A real user – that I trust.
I haven written before of the exceptional commercial photography of Vince LaForet.
Click the picture to see LaForet’s first impressions of the still and movie modes of the 5D Mark II.
When a great commercial photographer extols the image quality of a camera, (“The 5D MKII camera produces the best stills in low light that I’ve ever seen – what you can see with you eye in the worst light (such as sodium-vapor street lights at 3 a.m. in Brooklyn) – this camera can capture it with ease.“) I tend to be somewhere between belief and skepticism. Is the writer conflicted? Does the manufacturer pay him with free gear or hard or soft dollars?
In LaForet’s case I trend to the belief end of the scale. He has too much great work out there to risk his reputation.
The intriguing thing about his blog entry is that he seems most enthused with the movie mode of the new camera. Who would have thought it? If he is right, then it is indeed a game changer – 1080p HD video from a DSLR! I don’t make movies (though the genre fascinates me) and don’t need the awesome low light capability, but for many these facets of the new body may put them on the upgrade path.
They have you now!
The film is impressive. And low light performance is a key feature for many people – anyone shooting indoors, in churches for weddings, at events.
The new 5d looks fantastic to me and I’m torn between this and a 2nd hand 5d…
I’ve been waiting to upgrade my 10D since the 5D first came out (but wasn’t prepared to till the sensor cleaning appeared on a full frame model) – I guess now I have no excuses left not to. Bring it on!