DS Forums

 
 

Canon 5D Mark II


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 14-05-2009, 00:04
Biffo the Bear
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 24,419

I've resisted and resisted for a long time, but my will is growing weak.

Every day, someone's posting more of their HD footage taken with this beauty, and equally beautiful snaps.

I'd be upgrading from a 400D - I use it for work and as a hobby - has anyone made a similar upgrade, and was it worth it? It's getting so that every day is a battle now. It's my birthday soon and I keep thinking of the old 'present to self'
Biffo the Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 14-05-2009, 09:54
Biffo the Bear
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 24,419
Hmm.. having had a bit of look around, would it perhaps be more cost effective to get myself an HF100 with 2x8gb cards? Comes in cheaper than the HF10 and does all the recording that the 5D Mk2 would do.. hmm..
Biffo the Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2009, 11:39
The Sack
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,327
If you go for a 5D MkII you will have to match it with L lenses, its full frame and therefore vignetting becomes an issue.

You could always go for the new 500D, this also records in HD but you have to remember on a DSLR there is no autofocus in video mode.

Your 400D will takes images approaching the quality of the 5D MkII providing you put the right glass on the front, glass is everything.
The Sack is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2009, 13:41
Biffo the Bear
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 24,419
Well, I've got the 70-200 4.0L and 24-70L; pic quality is fine. I think there'd be mad vignetting with my Siggy 10-20 on the 5D MkII, but the nifty fifty should be okay. It's more for the HD video capability really, and the additional quality you'd get with that with the L glass. An HF100 would match it for 'HD-ness', but would the lens provide as good a quality?
Biffo the Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2009, 15:21
The Sack
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,327
The 24-70 should be ok wide open with it being f2.8 but the 70-200 f4 may (not will, but may) struggle with very soft edges.

To me no matter how glorious HD would look though an L lens the lack of AF makes it utterly pointless.
The Sack is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2009, 17:05
Biffo the Bear
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 24,419
Well, that is another kicker. Sacrificing AF for image quality would be okay if you intended on using fixed shots, but it'd be a nightmare if you tried to anything on the move.

I think it's looking more and more like the HF100
Biffo the Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-05-2009, 19:08
The Sack
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,327
With the 5D MkII there is also the problem (if you can call it that) of the sensor heating up as you use it for video and it going noisy and the file size limit.

(I own 2 Canon DSLR bodies and a selection of L lenses BTW so i aint saying all this cos i hate Canon or owt)
The Sack is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-05-2009, 00:32
Biffo the Bear
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 24,419
With the 5D MkII there is also the problem (if you can call it that) of the sensor heating up as you use it for video and it going noisy and the file size limit.

(I own 2 Canon DSLR bodies and a selection of L lenses BTW so i aint saying all this cos i hate Canon or owt)
You know, I've seen some problems alluded to over the last few days (I've been doing the usual pre-big buy intensive research). I know there was a firmware fix for a pixellation problem that was occurring through all ISO ranges, but I'd not heard of this.

I've been checking out test films of the HF100 and comparing it with the 5D MkII. The only major difference I've noticed is in one the the dSLR clips, they're used a 1.4 50mm and the bokeh comes through incredibly. There's also a tilt-shift shot which looks kind of weird.

However, given the AF and heating issues.. hm... camcorder is definitely looking more of a prospect by the hour
Biffo the Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 16:38.