Click the picture to see LaForet’s first impressions of the still and movie modes of the 5D Mark II.<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/LaForetBlog.jpg\")
<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nWhen a great commercial photographer extols the image quality of a camera, (“The 5D MKII camera produces the best stills in low light that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve 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>“) 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?<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The intriguing thing about his blog entry is that he seems most enthused with the movie<\/i> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading Vince LaForet on the Canon 5D Mark II<\/span>