Testseek.com have collected 148 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 5D Mark 2.
January 2009
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality
With a good lens (though see below)
Low noise levels through ISO 1600 in low light
And ISO 6400 in good light
Exceptionally well built body
With limited weather sealing
Beautiful 3inch LCD display
Plus a nice
Large viewf...
Movie mode
Fullframe sensor
21.1megapixel resolution
Selfcleaning sensor
Excellent image quality over a range of lighting conditions from bright sunshine to dimly lit tunnels
One of the best cameras weve seen for shooting in low-light at high ISOs
Particularly strong at ISO 6400 which looks like ISO 400 in some older competi...
Narrow DOF
Lownoise sensor
External mic inputs
"Affordable" fullframe
High resolution camera
Full feature set
Excellent high ISO performance
Live View with 3 AF modes
HD video capabilities
Excellent image quality
Solid construction
Well-placed controls
Large viewfinder
3 comprehensive status displays
14-bit Analog to Digital conversion
Wide ISO range
Faster frame rate than its predecessor
Large
Hi...
Incredible image quality. High resolution. Low image noise at high ISOs. Jaw-dropping video capability. Live view. AF adjust.
Good ergonomics and build
Menu system
Comprehensive feature set and customisability
Info panel
Responsive
HD Movie capture.
21.1MP full-frame sensor
Fine still and videos
Solid 3.9 fps shooting
Nose-bleed 25
600 ISO
Excellent 3-inch LCD
Excellent performance and photo quality
Good video capture capabilities and quality.
Excellent resolution
Very close to Sony Alpha 900 (and essentially the same as EOS-1Ds Mark III)
Very good High ISO performance
Almost as good as Nikon D700 / D3
Wide range of ISO settings from 50 to 25600 (with ISO Expansion enabled) and useful auto...
Simple user interface. Selfcleaning sensor. Terrific highISO images. Peripheralillumination correction eliminates vignetting to keep brightness consistent across the entire image. Auto lighting optimizer boosts shadow detail. Full manual control over vide...
Great image quality
Expanded ISO range
HD video
Great interface.
Excellent still image and video quality. Solid design and great interface. Accommodates Canon’s best glass
In addition to a variety of other accessories. ...
Good noise control
Colour rendition
Great LCD screen
Usable video
The editors didn't like
Soft images straight out of the camera
Requires a good lens for best results
Some detail smudging from noise reduction
Even at low ISOs
White balance accuracy disappointed in several photo tests
Very slow contrast detect AF in live view mode
Even...
No builtin flash
Not ideal for fast action shots
Movie mode not easy to access
Hard to hold steady for movies
Pokey
Old autofocus system has trouble focusing in extreme low-light/low-contrast conditions
Annoying issue of "black dots" in some overexposed point lights still a problem at the time of this review
Some Chromatic Aberrations in certain high contrast...
No audio control
No manual video control
No 24p setting
Relatively slow burst mode
Autofocus a little slow in low light
Which is not a big deal but an onboard flash could be useful
On board microphone is fairly weak and monaural (an accessory mic is required for stereo recording)
JPEGs are slightly soft
Camera may be too large for those with smaller hands
Doesnt accept EF-S lenses
No pop-up flash
Only single cross-type AF sensor
AF array is small compared to overall image area
Relatively slow frame rate of 3.9 frames per...
Video can be cumbersome to control and is limited by short duration clips.
Excellent image quality
Good ergonomics and build
Menu system
Comprehensive feature set and customisability
Info panel
Responsive
HD Movie capture.
Expensive
Extensive noise at highest ISOs
Terrible audio recording
Flimsy doors covering jacks
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No built-in wireless controller
Large spot meter
No built-in flash
More direct controls would be nice
AF system could use an update.
AI Servo (continuous AF) not as good as EOS-1 series or Nikon D700
Default noise reduction quite heavy at anything over ISO 400 (can be turned down though)
JPEG output a bit soft when viewed at 100%
Still pretty average automatic white balance in artif...
Autofocus system is not as fast as
Say
Nikon's.
New RAW modes have a slight color shift
Cheaper cameras available with larger feature set.
Records to CF cards
Which are slowly becoming extinct. Not terribly feature-rich. 21-megapixel RAW images eat memory like its their Birthday. ...
ISO 25
600 unusable
Banding at high ISOs
Chromatic aberrations fail to be removed
Users may have preferred faster burst rate and/or more advanced focusing system to the inclusion of video mode
Abstract: An increasing number of digital SLR cameras are adding video recording. Canon's 5D Mark II is notable because it blends very sophisticated photography features with 1920 x 1080p video recording. Note that this is not a review of the 5D's photo features...
Abstract: The 5D Mark II produced an excellent video image. The picture was sharp, colors were strong and accurate, and motion was very smooth. The camera also managed the least amount of artifacting weve seen from the video-capable DSLRs weve tested so far. W...
Excellent still image and video quality. Solid design and great interface. Accommodates Canon’s best glass, in addition to a variety of other accessories. ...
Records to CF cards, which are slowly becoming extinct. Not terribly feature-rich. 21-megapixel RAW images eat memory like its their Birthday. ...
There arent many DSLRs that can compete with the Canon Eos 5D Mark II. This 21-megapixel professional DSLR has burrowed itself into a rather unconventional hole within the pegboard of the advanced DSLR market, courtesy not only of exceptional still ...
Abstract: The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a 21.1-megapixel, full frame, professional-level digital SLR with 1080p HD video capture. It has pretty much all the bells and whistles you’d expect of a professional camera that sells for over $2,500, including a hig...
Incredible image quality. High resolution. Low image noise at high ISOs. Jaw-dropping video capability. Live view. AF adjust.
Video can be cumbersome to control and is limited by short duration clips.
For those with big ambitions--and a budget to match--it’s hard to go wrong with the 5D. It offers professional features and image quality in a prosumer body, and as an added bonus, you get incredible, if sometimes tricky-to-use 1080p video capabilit...
Excellent image quality, good ergonomics and build, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability, Info panel, Responsive, HD Movie capture.
Excellent image quality, good ergonomics and build, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability, Info panel, Responsive, HD Movie capture.
The EOS 5D Mk II had tough act to follow in the 5D and it has some tough competition with Nikon’s D700 and Sony’s Alpha 900 being its primary targets. However, it almost pulls it off, offering Alpha 900-alike resolution and D700-alike high ISO perfor...
Abstract: A word of explanation…So why did I agree to review a DSLR camera for an audience of filmmakers? Because the specs of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II match the main features that most Microfilmmakers want. Microfilmmakers ideally look for five features in a vi...
Abstract: Replacing the very popular EOS 5D, the Mark II multiplies its pixels to reach a definition of 21.1 MP allowing shooting at an expanded sensitivity from 50 up to 25,600 ISO. It comes with a full HD video mode driven by a DIGIC IV processor. Fast, relia...
"Affordable" fullframe, high resolution camera, Full feature set, Excellent high ISO performance, Live View with 3 AF modes, HD video capabilities,
Relatively slow burst mode, Autofocus a little slow in low light, No builtin flash, which is not a big deal but an onboard flash could be useful, On board microphone is fairly weak and monaural (an accessory mic is required for stereo recording),
When the original 5D was introduced, Canon made it possible for photographers with relatively modest budgets to purchase a full-frame DSLR. Now, for about the same price, photographers can easily put their hands on a full-frame, high resolution camera ...
While the camera is not without its flaws, the 5D Mark II is by far the best bang-for-buck DSLR that Canon has ever produced. Unfortunately, the achilles heel of the flagship camera is its dated autofocus system. It’s great to have low noise at high ...
