What do you like most about the 5D? - PhotoCamel

AlbertP · 11-09-2005

What's the best feature of the 5D, in your opinion?

CamelToe · 11-09-2005

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Originally Posted by AlbertP

What's the best feature of the 5D, in your opinion?

It takes pictures!

SensorDust · 11-09-2005

The viewfinder. My first DSLR is the 350D and now I can tell I was looking thru a long dark tunnel before. Still, the 350D now is a great backup and telephoto range camera.

The 5D viewfinder is large and bright. I use eyeglasses so having more eye relief is a pleasure. The shallow DOF is my next favorite feature. For portraits you can't beat using the 135 L f/2 and the 85 f/1.8 as they were meant to. As a matter of fact now I am considering upgrading to the 85 L f/1.2. The camera makes it worth it. I haven't printed any large pictures recently so I can't say about the quality versus the 350D.

The 5D is my camera for portrait photography now. Yeah, the 1DsMII was too much for an amateur like me.

Mr. Pickles · 11-10-2005

Before I wrote this, I thought it was really funny because I read the Title, and then the last poster.

"What do you like most about the 5D?"

"SensorDust"

ohenry · 11-11-2005

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Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

Before I wrote this, I thought it was really funny because I read the Title, and then the last poster.

"What do you like most about the 5D?"

"SensorDust"

now THAT's funny!

ctphotoguild · 11-17-2005

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Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

Before I wrote this, I thought it was really funny because I read the Title, and then the last poster.

"What do you like most about the 5D?"

"SensorDust"

I have used 10d's and 20'ds for the last 3 years and zero dust, the 5D is driving me mad with dust and I rarely change lenses

Kevin Barrett · 11-17-2005

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Originally Posted by AlbertP

What's the best feature of the 5D, in your opinion?

Price Point - It's a sign of things to come.

metalstorm · 11-17-2005

I like it because it's named exactly the same as another competitors model.

lordarka · 11-17-2005

The Easyshare direct to print button. Duh!

Arka C.

dc2 · 11-18-2005

The thing I like best is I dont think it had devalued my 1Ds2

Neil · 11-25-2005

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Originally Posted by JRS

The 5D viewfinder is large and bright.

I love its viewfinder, so much better than my 10D's viewfinder... but compared to my old Olympus OM-4T the viewfinder is not bright - but I'm not complaining: it's nice and big again and I no longer get a sense of tunnel vision...

dc2 · 11-25-2005

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Originally Posted by ctphotoguild

I have used 10d's and 20'ds for the last 3 years and zero dust, the 5D is driving me mad with dust and I rarely change lenses

Yes canon don't see this as a problem for some reason :

It might because we have to pay for it

PJW · 11-25-2005

You can't just blow it out?

dc2 · 11-26-2005

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Originally Posted by PJW

You can't just blow it out?

I did that once with one of those rocket air blowers instead of 6 little specs I ended 100 little specs ,so I rang canon and the lady I spoke to said oh no I would not recommend you blow it out
I said to her thats what the manual recommends . She replied not with your 1Ds2 I personally would not recommend anything but a service with a canon service dealer .
I took it to one and the technician there told me that this was a common thing to happen
with these blowers . I have been told by other photogs to only specialist sensor brush,s
so I will trying one of them .but they are not cheap I think about £100 + or I can take it to canon and they will happily do it for £50.00 each time its needed after your 1st free service .
How generous of them. Personaly I regard it as a fault in design that we should not have to pay for

ctphotoguild · 11-26-2005

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Originally Posted by PJW

You can't just blow it out?

No I can't just Blow it out, it came out of the box dirty, I have cleaned it with sensor swabs 3 times and its better, but is that really my job - NEW OUT OF BOX?

JDArt · 09-20-2006

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Originally Posted by lordarka

The Easyshare direct to print button. Duh!

Arka C.

LOL

MLaca · 09-20-2006

i sold my 1d mk2 for a 5d and never looked back. the ff format was the most desireable feature besides size. i loved the 1d but not the image quality. the 5d beats it hands down. i also like the handling: no more two hands for a feature-swich. the plus in resolution is also a nice feature.

Rense · 12-17-2006

and not to forget, the shutter sound. Not as harsh as my 20D.

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11-09-2005	#3 (permalink)
SensorDust Vicuna Location: Brentwood, MD Posts: 201 CamelKarma: 15 Gallery \| Blog	Re: What do you like most about the 5D? The viewfinder. My first DSLR is the 350D and now I can tell I was looking thru a long dark tunnel before. Still, the 350D now is a great backup and telephoto range camera. The 5D viewfinder is large and bright. I use eyeglasses so having more eye relief is a pleasure. The shallow DOF is my next favorite feature. For portraits you can't beat using the 135 L f/2 and the 85 f/1.8 as they were meant to. As a matter of fact now I am considering upgrading to the 85 L f/1.2. The camera makes it worth it. I haven't printed any large pictures recently so I can't say about the quality versus the 350D. The 5D is my camera for portrait photography now. Yeah, the 1DsMII was too much for an amateur like me.

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11-17-2005	#8 (permalink)
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11-17-2005	#9 (permalink)
lordarka Vicuna Posts: 238 CamelKarma: 33 Gallery \| Blog	Re: What do you like most about the 5D? The Easyshare direct to print button. Duh! Arka C.

11-18-2005	#10 (permalink)
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11-25-2005	#13 (permalink)
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09-20-2006	#17 (permalink)
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12-17-2006	#18 (permalink)
Rense Photocamel Master Location: Arnhem Posts: 7,951 CamelKarma: 2130 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: What do you like most about the 5D? and not to forget, the shutter sound. Not as harsh as my 20D.
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