Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Awesome, love it.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

I recently revived an interest in photography as a hobbyist,yet I also use it for work. I own a Sony HD Hi Def Video camera for extended video recording, but I wanted this camera for the RAW photography and High Dynamic Range shooting. The bracketed shots work extremely well with normal, under, and over exposures automatically queued up in the camera.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

I sought the best possible image quality, heavily weighted toward low-light photography. I do a lot of indoor events, and flash just doesn't cut it. I was not unhappy with my cropped-frame results from a 30D (though the pics got rave reviews) but you always have to seek the edge. When they came out with the MkII, I thought the choice was made, but didn't want to drop the bucks. However, something didn't seem quite right about the "MkII" designation. I thought something else might be on the horizon.

Then Canon released the 7D, and I had to start agonizing all over again. After a lot of research and comparisons, everything pointed to the 7D except the native noise characteristics in the higher ISO ranges, which is a pale difference. I knew a couple of people who bought the 7D and were very happy with their results. I didn't have the opportunity to do a hands-on comparison between the 7D and MkII, but delved deeply into the comparisons available on the 'Net. There is only a whisker's difference between the two.

However, I blow a shot every once in a while by not zoom-cropping "the right stuff". Having the extra RAW pixel headroom of full-frame vs. 1.6 crop can make the difference between a usable shot and a missed opportunity. I love the full frame. I keep wanting to try my old A1 again, to see if the 35mm film was really as good as I remember. I don't think it is. I don't know if you can get any better than the results the 5D MkII delivers.

I have a job on a large industrial development and can see the difference between the 30D and the 5D. The 30D is "Good", the 5D is "Brilliant" I now have a local friend with a 7D, and we can do some detailed comparisons between the 7D & 5D MkII bodies with the same lens. I think I will be happy with my choice.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

An excellent camera that takes great high quality pictures. Some aspects, including taking video are less intuitive, on an otherwise easy to use camera. Pictures can be quite grainy at high ISO (no built-in flash) but perfectly sharp at the lower levels.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Canon 5D Make II is excellent.
Everything is good except for design such as power switch is not convenient.
Excluding these little things, it is an awesome camera.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

This camera is great. I bought it for its full frame sensor and its ability to create virtually noise free images at high a high ISO. I would recommend this camera to a person that is serious about their passion for photography and wants to have an abundance of creative ability at their finger tips. Enjoy!!!!

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Main camera for my biz

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

If you're considering a full frame digital camera, this could be the one for you. Absolutely beautiful color and contrast along with high resolution, make for a fantastic landscape, portrait, event, and macro camera. While not the best choice for sport or wildlife, if any of these are areas you've wanted to explore, this is IMHO one of the best choices you could find for the money.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

I use this camera for food photography. The full frame sensor makes narrow depths of field easier to achieve, and everything lives up to my high expectations. I'm now able to take pictures that make good food look delicious.

Basically every criticism I've heard about the camera has been addressed in firmware updates. I'm sure I would be happy with many high end cameras, but I'm really glad I chose this one.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Love this camera, buy it now!

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Things that are great about it

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

Excellent piece of equipment!

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

I found the 5Dii to be a noticeable upgrade from my 5D. The image quality and high iso improvements are well known from other reviews. What I wanted to focus on was the small secondary improvements. I shoot with a lot of manual focus lenses and live view is a huge benefit. The anti-dust system seems to work well. AF microadjust turned my 24-105L from a good to a great performer with a +9 adjustment. The video is gorgeous and blows away my HV20 HD camcorder. An external microphone is essential and getting good shots is difficult but that is not this cameras main function. All in all highly recommended. This was almost as nice an upgrade as when I moved from my 20D to 5D three years ago.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

This camera is worth the money if you want to produce professional images. It takes consistently high quality pictures, resolution is great and the image depth and quality is exceptional.

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

If you're looking at this camera, there's probably a 90% change you're coming from a video background. I was a bit hesitant about purchasing this camera for use in video since it doesn't have a lot of the standard functions of a video camera. There's always going to be trade offs regard price and functionality. With this camera, I don't miss any of the functionality --the image looks fantastic on this thing.

If you end up playing around with a demo unit before deciding to buy, you'll end up falling in love with it. You've been warned!

Comments about Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera w/ 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens:

For the price, there is no other camera on the market that can compete with the features of this professional camera. The image quality is superb.