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Have any of you had a closer look at the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II photo camera? If you`re planning on taking professional photos this really looks like an amazing camera for the price.
Plus, it is the first Canon D-SLR camera that can record full-HD (!) videos at 1920x1080.
Here is a little movie that star-photographer Vincent Laforet filmed with his Canon 5D (and various Canon lenses).
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Definitely for the professional photographer and not for someone just taking holiday snaps of the kids! Pretty impressive. The $3,500 price tag keeps that out of my reach for things I need, but I'm sure some of you guys here would put that to good use. 21 mega pixels... wowza!
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I am seeing it, but I am not believing it. This is the most crystal clear stream I have seen and looks way too professional to be comming from a still camera, or at least with the aid of pro lighting....
If you get one Hal, show us what you can achieve or give us a demo and then I'll consider it. I can be a sceptic at times, and with a hefty price tag like this, I would have to think twice. ....
(As If I would get one ).. The pro cameras of yesterday are within' arms reach in price now So I'd have to wait a couple years before I can afford this monster pixel colossus.
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Very impressive! Technology is advancing at an alarming rate!
quote:Originally posted by FootLongSub Zero:
(As If I would get one ).. The pro cameras of yesterday are within' arms reach in price now So I'd have to wait a couple years before I can afford this monster pixel colossus.
Just think what the pros will be using by the time any of us can afford to use something like this! Wow!
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The video itself is astounding, but I'm not really surprised. The video capabilities of digital cameras has advanced spectacularly, over the past five years - to the point where even $300 point-n-shoots yield good results these days.
There are also pocket cameras (from Pentax, for example) that record video straight to Divx and even the low-life "aipteks" of the world are now capable of HD recording (albeit, with poor optics and barely passable fundamentals).
This is typical Canon excellence and they do have a lesser version (if you can call THAT lesser), the EOS 40D for about half the price. One thing is certain - if I should win the lottery anytime soon, that EOS 5D MK II is probably one of the first five things I'd score.
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