Fucking Nikon fanboys!

PERIOD!

You people are all whinners…

Not photographers.

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3 years + 3k dollars = 15 cross type + 30 line type AF

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GO GET FUCKED. 5D Mk II is the biggest pile of SHIT ever. It’s not about bad AF. It’s about this:

-> 3 years + 3k dollars = 1 cross type + 8 line type AF 3 years + 3k dollars = 15 cross type + 30 line type AF <-

Pull the head out of your shit hole if you don't agree with this article.

If the 5d sucks ass leaking diarhiah then I guess that means the 1d, 60d, 7d sucks dripping diarhiah ass from Hilary Clinton’s own body

Red Scarlett
Canon c300 4:4:4:
Canon 5dmkii with a ziess cp2, or Nikon and nd filter or a panavision 35mm any combination will be between the same price.

Even the video cameras with all the bells and whistles cost between the same and more.

The 5d mkii with magic lantern and certain lenses that have fast auto focus can fix the focus issues on the 5dmkii when shooting videos, sometimes it’s also good to add a nd filter on certain lenses. You see it’s stops autofocusing at a certain point depending on the lens and amount of light,

Most important point to remember is he results, the 5 d is still the cheapest route to capture videos at full HD out, has a sensor the size of a vistavision, so for video it’s very promising, BT by the time to rig this piece of shit up with all the lenses to eat around the bitch’s AF issues you could just buy a canon c300, shoots at 4:4:4 and you can smell the fotos, very clear crisp videos, but then you will still want other lenses, maybe the solution is around the corner

Don’t get me wrong I ain’t racists but he is as Racists as they cum, joined up with the world dominant drug addicts

5Dmk2 was the camera that was used to take the first official portrait of Obama. It is not “shit”, it is a great piece of equipment.

There are professionals, and there are those who think they’re professionals. I know which one you are, can you guess which one am I?

bunch of dickheads

This 2011 i was thinking about jumping from the compact size, to the attractive world of full frame cameras (crop of dx technology keep me distant from dslr world in the past). I first think on a nikon gear, because i own 2 slr 35mm bodies, and a couple of old nikon prime lens. I read a lot of discusions and comparative stuff, and finally by a friend suggestion decided to move to canon because of the 5dMKII, a camera supposed to be the direct competition to nikon´s d700, with some pros and cons, but basically with a 21million pixel sensor (almost twice a d700 WTF!) and the posibility to shoot full HD video with it.

I sold many stuff, my video cam, some other gear, and move all my energy to buy a 5DMKII and some canon lenses, flash, etc.

Finally a friend who is comercial pilot brought me by hand my wondering equipment. All this was a whole effort. I´ve owned this marketing gear for only two weeks to realize what a really really nasty piece of excrement it is. I love the title of this post because gave my smile back after 3 days of suffering and thinking: what the hell is this? and what im supposed to do now??

Im not a technician or a person who aspire to have in hands “the best of the best” to do a good job or to satisfy his technical expectations. I think in terms of equipmet, that sometimes with a little you can do a lot, and with a more than decent quality level. With a bigger tool you could do even more and the challenge is also bigger. But the response of this camera -CANON EOS 5DMK2- is UNACCEPTABLE. I definetely dont want to drop that mount of money and energy in a “supposed to be” piece of camera.

I ve read many things about the bad AF system, i m not an AF photographer so that was not extremely relevant for me, but after testing i can say, the AF of 5DMKII does really fails. But the real reason that made me fell to the ground WAS THE RESPONSE OF NOISE IN SHADOWS AT LOW ISO (100 OR 200), THAT SHITY BANNDING EVEN AT DAYLIGHT WITH ISO 100!!!!!!!!!??????

Have been two weeks taking photos every day, some of them testing-playing with my new camera, and some other part of my work. THAT DIGITAL ABERRATION OF THE SENSOR IS UNACCEPTABLE!! My Lumix LX3 has a better response by far, sounds like a joke. And it is, but a very bad one from CANON company.

I´ve test my 5D2 with a friend photographer that owns the same, and it is the same shit, even the banding lines are similar. This has no way to be a coincidence, this is crap technollogy sold as gold one.

Now i know there are plenty of reasons but, that final test + all that i ve read about including this excelent post, are far more than enough reasons to understand that i must replace this bag of fraud quickly, and get as soon as posible a nikon gear, as it was my original idea. I took a sight in hell but now im back to life, specially thanks to you people and your honest research and advices. I join john to salute Karel and all other cheated photographers.

CANON=FRAUD
destined evolution my ass!! That was excellent!
greetings!
Ricardo Portugueis

Camp 4 Collective seem to disagree. They are one of the most successful mountaineering/climbing film companies in existence. All shot on DSLR.

*Disclaimer* Before I get slated for linking a pro company that shoot almost solely on DSLR, it is important to note that this (I imagine, as an adventure cameraman) is primarily due to weight and how replaceable cameras are. It’s very easy to break them in those environments, and they are also light enough to take on technical climbs.

http://camp4collective.com/

Photographers have been cheated out of their hard earned money by a once reputable company who’ve taken to releasing inadequate equipment instead of producing quality tools for our trade. I used to trust Canon but not anymore.

For years they’ve marketed lie after lie after lie. The conduct of their behaviour is simply unacceptable.

I salute Karel and the other dissatisfied photographers here for their honesty and integrity. It’s refreshing to see photographers looking out for other photographers.

Thank you for helping me make an informed decision. I wish you all the very best of luck

So endeavoring to change his mind is pointless. He clearly loves to hate the 5d Mark II

I sympathize with him and the other frustrated photographers here. They’ve wasted thousands on a piece of equipment which has failed to live up to their expectations. They’re well within their rights to express their disappointment and I’m glad they have.

However, I’m inclined to agree with Allans message completely. I was going to offer a similar opinion myself.

I own a 5d Mark II. I agree, it does have a poor AF system but fortunately for me, I don’t need it. I focus manually. I don’t need it’s video mode either because I’m not Steven Spielberg.

Personally, I feel the 5d Mark II is the greatest DSLR I’ve ever used (but that’s because it meets my needs and approach to photography perfectly)

I’m sorry the rest of you feel let down, it’s very disheartening to feel as though you’ve wasted money.

Nothing could make me hate this camera, it’s perfect for me and what I do.

Once some of you learn how to shoot manually, perhaps you’ll learn to love it too.

If the equipment is not meeting your expectations get rid of it and use something else that works. The costs of cameras today are a drop in the bucket compared what Professionals spent in the past on film and processing. I as many other working Professionals easily spent the cost of a current DSLR each month. Today’s cameras are throw away or disposable when a comparison is made to film and processing costs of the past. Each year my film and processing bills ran in excess of $50,000 per year. Working on movie sets required shooting black & white and color film, both wide and tight and may I add my four cameras were in soundproof camera housings or “blimps” I also had a camera around my neck often a Leica rangefinder for rehearsals and grab shots. Keeping at least five cameras loaded and ready certainly added up quickly to my hefty film and processing bills. In comparison today, image capture costs have never been so economical.

I managed over the years to produce acceptable images shooting at 1/60 of a second at f4.0. Yes I missed focusing, setting my exposure and without image stabilization even shook my camera and produced unacceptable images but all in all overall success was achieved.

There are many reasons for soft focus, poorly exposed or noisy images. A true Professional’s job is to correct or remedy the problem. Camera bodies and lenses may be out of alignment due to impact. Camera shake, photographer error or poor choices usually accounts for most unacceptable results. Determine what is causing the problem and find a remedy. If buying additional software, a new lens or camera to replace suspect equipment is the answer, do so and move on. Stop making excuses and blaming the equipment and take responsibility for the problem. Are you a professional photographer or professional crybaby?

My 1Ds finally got retired this week after four years and 60K exposures. I paid $3,000 on eBay. I shot with a 5D and 5D Mark II from time to time when a second camera was necessary and my results were excellent. I shot with a 300mm 2.8 AF non IS lens with the models running straight at me; my exposure was f5.0 with shutter preferred selected. To my delight my images were tack sharp and only when they ran closer than minimum focus my images were soft.

Had I shot at f2.8 some of the images may have been soft, however, my “Professional” decision to shoot at f5.0 insured all of my images were acceptable.

Yesterday I made another “Professional” decision and ordered a Canon EOS 5D Mark II body with grip and extra batteries from Samy’s Camera. At the moment the 5D Mark II is available, priced right and my two lenses 24-105 and 70-200 2.8 fit. I expect no problems but if for some reason it does not meet my needs, I’ll put it on eBay, take the hit and buy something that works. If that requires me to change brands, I’ll do so.

The only criticism here worth warranting is the camera’s auto focus ability – I agree – it’s not as good as it should be for a camera in this range – but focus MANUALLY – like a professional – then you get to focus on any object you desire and create very sharp images – this is a great camera – perhaps only for those that know how to use a camera and not rely on lazy features like auto focus.

Custom firwares were popular in the beginning but Canon’s updates have pretty much obviated the need for those. It’s easy to find any accessory to add whatever ‘missing’ functionality a pro might require. Please tell me you aren’t going to complain that all these things aren’t already built in to the camera after you just pointed out that this is “afterall primarily a still camera”…

I totally contest your assertion that “You have to jump through all kinds of hoops in post production to get acceptable image quality”. Not true. If shot properly, quality is great right out of the camera, and positively phenomenal after doing post. And I can assure you my standards are extremely high.

I’ve worked on quite a few productions using the RED and while it is an unbelievably awesome camera, it’s not w/o some pretty serious issues of its own. It’s also not always the best tool for the job. The DP I frequently work for in NYC owns, and uses, both the RED and Canon DSLRs (often employing both in conjunction on a given project). I will direct him to your comments which instruct that if he “really want(s) to shoot video” he shouldn’t be using his Canon cameras; I’m sure he will be grateful to you for the correction.

And come on, what are you saying to everyone who can’t afford to make their movie w/ a $100K+ RED system (i.e. pretty much everybody)? Don’t bother doing it on a Canon? That if you do, it will be sub-standard? I think we’ve all seen that is not the case.

Finally: everyone here knows that a $2500 camera is a CHEAP camera, right? Right?? Anyway, enjoyed your comments, back to work for me now…

I agree that Canon should have taken care of a *lot* of things on this camera.. but again, knew that going in, and acquired it for the end result, which has never disappointed.

As for fashion photogs, in my *personal* experience this is a very popular camera with that set, but I’m sure they’re not *all* enamoured with it.