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
(89%)
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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
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...
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...
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Published: 2009-02-23, Author: Ben , review by: techworld.com
Like its predecessor, Canon's EOS 5D Mark II is a great camera that offers exceptional image quality and a great interface. We'd like to see a few additional features (better auto bracketing and an intervalometer, for starters) but these are quibbles....
Great image quality; expanded ISO range; HD video; great interface.
New RAW modes have a slight color shift; cheaper cameras available with larger feature set.
Like its predecessor, Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II is a great camera that offers exceptional image quality and a great interface. I’d like to see a few additional features (better auto bracketing and an intervalometer, for starters) but these are qu...
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