[DonaldG]

I have a Canon EOS 20D and a range of lenses for it. I love the 20D, it has taken some cracking shots. :smile:

However, updating my knowledge of whats available from the Canon stable, I spent some time drooling over the new EOS 5D Mkll...

This was shot entirely with the 5D MKll

21.5Mp AND full frame HDVideo Capture....

Dream on, Donald, dream on... :sigh:

 

[McNinja]

That makes me drool!

The image quality is just breathtaking!

Once the technology bugs hits, its hit hard and you'll never have the beast rest again. Its inside and a roar shatters your will, for it roars no less than I want, I crave, I , need.

 

[DonaldG]

My wife has just ordered one for for me for my birthday! - WOW! :grin:

 

[McNinja]

You must have one awesome wife!

 

[DonaldG]

I have! Bless her.

 

[zuluclayman]

lucky lucky man - i'm jealous (not of your wife but the camera silly!)
have seen some excellent video footage from this camera on Vimeo (as well as the Panasonic GH1) either would do me :grin: hmm better find a wife first then work on her to order it for me......

 

[DonaldG]

lucky lucky man - i'm jealous (not of your wife but the camera silly!)
....
hmm better find a wife first then work on her to order it for me......

It has taken 40 years to get to this advanced state of manipulation! :grin:

Actually it is my big seven oh in September & I have a wedding to cover the day after. I didn't want to do it with a new camera that I am still learning to use.
She (I) decided that it would be a neat idea to get it now so that I can practice with it. Hopefilly it will arrive on Wednesday.

 

[McNinja]

40 years eh...

better late than never!

 

[Done_Fishin]

have fun Don .. lets face it, we need things like this to keep us young in heart and spirit as Father Time leads us along his merry path

 

[DonaldG]

My new shiny Canon 5D mkII has arrived :grin:
Complete with a 28~300mm f/3.5 L IS USM lens...wide angle to super Zoom Image stabilised.

21Mp and full HDvideo

I will upload a couple pics as soon as I can figure out on how to switch it on! The manual is over 200 pages...

 

[Done_Fishin]

have fun, don't get lost !! :laugh:

 

[zuluclayman]

:laugh: yep - sometimes wonder if we really need all the stuff in the menus and submenus and sub, sub menus of newer cameras - takes me ages to remember where things are sometimes.
The more I see of these, though, the more I want one - hmm choices are hard - I want to travel (my son and his wife are about to move to Tasmania so I want a holiday there to see them later this year) and there are always other things to spend $$$ on around the house - maybe I should go live in a tent and buy the camera :grin:

 

[Done_Fishin]

you'd have nightmares, the camera wouldn't be very secure .. when would you sleep ?? :laugh:

 

[zuluclayman]

What is this sleep you speak of?

 

[Done_Fishin]

it's a state between being aware one moment and being aware at a later moment

only you don't remember it except for a stiff neck and vague nodding movements with an abrupt awareness that your head tried to fall off of your shoulders :4-thatsba

 

[DMA_Dave]

I'm sure you'll enjoy your new 5D Mk II! My new Canon SX1 IS isn't nearly as exotic, but I've been having fun shooting HD video with it. Now, if I could only edit those videos, and be able to play them on less than a state of the art PC.

I guess I'll stick with my D300 for a while, although the D90 and D700 are tempting. I'm hoping by the next generation or two they will have models able to auto focus while shooting HD video.

 

[DonaldG]

Hello Dave - welcome to TSF & a special one to the Photographer's Corner.

I too am wondering about editing the video - But that is low on the priority of things at the moment...

I have taken the 5D2 for two outings so far - Very pleased with the results (& so I should be too!)

The only down side is the huge file loading on the CF card & Computer. Shooting full size JPGs, Raw & HD Video = Gb of files ...