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Reviews of Canon EOS 5D Mark 2

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.
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2009
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

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  Published: 2009-03-10, review by: Cnetfrance.fr

  • Capteur plein format (24x36mm), qualité générale des photos, gestion du bruit, balance des blancs, ergonomie générale (en photo), infos batterie, qualité générale des images vidéo Full HD (...
  • Ergonomie en mode vidéo, AF non continue et utilisation fastidieuse en mode vidéo, variation sensibilité en mode vidéo, vignettage (plus important que sur 50D), isolation moyenne à l’eau et à la poussi&e...
  • Canon a vu grand en équipant l’EOS 5D Mark II d’un capteur plein format de 21 mégapixels. Associé à un traitement d’images performant, il veut combler les photographes très exigeants. Et mêm...

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  Published: 2009-01-21, review by: focus-numerique.fr

  • Sous une apparence assez anodine, le Canon EOS 5D Mark II est une belle évolution du 5D, premier reflex plein format "abordable". Hormis le système autofocus et de mesure de la lumière, toutes les fonctionnalités du 5D ont été revues à la hausse : cap...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-17, review by: 01net.com

  • Le boîtier tout temps, La capteur, Le nouveau processeur, Le mode Live View, La vidéo HD, La nouvelle batterie
  • Rien
  • Imaginez un appareil photo, suffisamment remarquable pour ne pas être mis à jour (physiquement) pendant trois ans. Vous obtenez le 5D, de Canon. Aussi, son successeur, le 5D Mark II, a-t-il une grande responsabilité. Satisfaire de grosses attentes. Il ...

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  Published: 2011-10-26, Author: Maurizio , review by: saggiamente.com

  • Abstract:  D'accordo, l'l'iPhone continua ad essere la "fotocamera" più usata su Flickr, ma non montiamoci la testa. Un paio di giorni fa l'affezionato utente Zsimon mi ha segnalato questo confronto chiedendomi cosa ne pensassi...

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  Published: 2009-06-25, review by: hwupgrade.it

  • Canon Eos 5D mark II è una reflex digitale professionale che non ha disatteso le aspettative di quanti attendevano il rinnovamento della vecchia Eos 5D. Le innovazioni su questa DSLR sono tante e di sostanza, possiamo dire senza mezzi termini che la lu...

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  Published: 2014-05-21, review by: player.de

  • Bildqualität Ein großer Sensor, geringes Bildrauschen, hohe Auflösung und tolle Rohdaten in 14 Bit mit bis zu 40 MB Dateigröße ermöglichen unendlich viele, fantastische Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten für den Fotografen. Da uns sehr an der Nachvollziehbarkeit...

 
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  Published: 2011-10-09, review by: magnus.de

  • Nach Punkten gewinnt die EOS 5D Mark II den Test vor der D700. Im Vergleich zur Nikon ist die höhere Auflösung der Canon entscheidend. Doch zeigen die besseren Texturwerte der Nikon, dass auch bei RAW-Bildern die Nikon-Signalverarbeitung besonders det...

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  Published: 2011-10-05, review by: magnus.de

  • Im Vergleich zur Nikon ist die höhere Auflösung der Canon entscheidend. Doch zeigen die besseren Texturwerte der Nikon, dass auch bei RAW-Bildern die Nikon-Signalverarbeitung besonders detailschonend arbeitet – dank doppelt so großer Pixel. Bei JPEG-B...

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  Published: 2011-09-27, review by: Chip.de

  • Sehr gute Auflösung, Geringes Bildrauschen, Full-HD-Video für beeindruckene Bilder mit geringster Tiefenschärfe
  • Die EOS 5D Mark II setzt bei der Bildqualität Maßstäbe - beachtlich im Angesicht eines Marktstarts in 2009 und immer ausgefeilterer Mitbewerber. Die Ausstattung hat Canon zwar konsequent auf erfahrende Fotografen ausgelegt, dennoch an eine "grüne Welle" g...

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  Published: 2010-08-13, review by: betabuzz.de

  • sehr gute Bildqualität, weitgehend rauschfreu, schnell, sehr gute VideoFunktionalität
  • teuer, weniger bedienunugsfreundlich, kein integrierter Blitz, mittelprächtiger Autofokus, zu weitläufige Spotmessung
  • Die Canon EOS 5D Mark II Spiegelreflexkamera ist angesichts ihres hohen Preises nichts für Hobby-Fotografen oder Fortgeschrittene. Hier werden ganz klar Profis angesprochen, die beispielsweise für Druckerzeugnisse liefern müssen. Diese werden weitgehe...

 
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