With Canon recently announcing its latest 50.6 megapixel 5DS and 5DSR, I thought this would be a good time to look back on the 5D Mark II. Resounding YES! For the price and the quality and features, YES, you would have to spend $$$$$ on RED + accessories to get the quality with not all of the features (no photos), or double on Black Magic Cinema and get a cropped lens coverage with less features (no photos).“The Mad Duck” 2015. Shooting Raw video in full hot sun temp issues 11 minutes of video per 64GB better know what you want and not waste time rolling Sometimes flaky (video recording errors, pink frames, slow to start recording) No audio sync, all separate and external (Zoom H4N)

Raw video post processing steps/time (Rawanizer -> After Effects/Camera Raw-> Premiere) Upgrades fixed pink frames but removed audio Setup/install/update of Magic Lantern not for the weak (hard to find and know the instructions are correct) zoom, mixed with 70-200 IS II L, amazing 600mm Zoomed video at F2.8 color depth 14bit amazing dynamic range , focus speed, FPS photos, auto-focus settings

MLV format, ISO less HDR video (14 stops of dynamic range), compressed RAW, Sound, stabilized features/bugs 24fps 14bit raw video that blows away 8bit compressed video and competes with RED at least at 1080P Mega pixels, focus, no headphone jack, but GPS, Wifi, didn't have the video quality of the 5D Mark III.Ĭompared to 5D Mark III and the Cinema series C300, C500 to get to 4K $$$ and missing features Lens purchase decisions fork in the road (crop vs full frame)Ĭompared to the 7D, the 5D Mark III is better at everything, higher quality build, built for video, full HDMI out. Reasons why I was looking at the 5D Mark III to replace my 7D.Ģ. For a very informative and very helpful review for anyone looking at the decision to buy the Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera, watch the video.įor those that like to read, here is a summary text of the review.

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