Since then the price has come down significantly, meaning almost a 30% drop yet, amazingly, with other market segments seeing many model changes since, the 5D remains available and has not been upgraded. I have no idea how sales of this model compare with Canon’s other offerings, and I suppose you could argue that they haven’t made a replacement because sales are very high …. or very low.<\/p>\n
I don’t care. It remains a quantum leap in making the picture taking process an easier one. Forget all the mind numbing choices in all those menus, the reality is that the chances of making a technically solid picture, sharp, properly focused and grain free have risen manyfold owing to this superb machine. Plus you can make a perfect print of any size you want from just about any frame. More time for seeing, less for worrying.<\/p>\n
Things I like:<\/b><\/p>\n Things I dislike:<\/b><\/p>\n But, taken as a whole, these really are minor gripes in exchange for the wonderful image quality.<\/p>\n The 5D will likely be updated\/obsoleted<\/a> any day now, but for this photographer it remains the bees’ knees. Would I buy it today in preference to anything else? Absolutely. The improvements in Mark II – sensor dust removal apart – will be visible to academics only. But the 5D (Mk. I or II) only makes sense if you like to make Really Large Prints<\/a>. For web display even a 2 megapixel P&S is fine.<\/p>\n What’s good and what rankles. It’s been some two years since I bought my Canon 5D, an appropriate milestone from which to reconsider what is good and bad about the decision. Since then the price has come down significantly, meaning almost a 30% drop yet, amazingly, with other market segments seeing many model changes since, … Continue reading Two years with the Canon 5D<\/span> \n
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\n5D and friends. Not a worthless lens hood in sight.<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n
\nThe Canon 5D. A new era in equipment.<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"