5D In Hand!
» 7 Oct 2005, 4:20pm in personal, photography - 1 comment
The title says it all! My Canon EOS 5D arrived this week and I just picked it up today at lunch. First impressions are:
- The magnesium body feels solid
- The fullframe viewfinder is huge and bright compared to the reduced frame Digital Rebel
- The new 2.5" LCD is an enourmous improvement, especially in regards to resolution and viewing angle
- The new soft-touch shutter release is terrific at minimizing camera shake due to pressing the button
- It is F-A-S-T! Power-on, image review, image browsing, zooming, etc. are all instant
So yes, I'm very, very impressed so far (it's been all of 15 minutes). My thoughts on image quality (12.8 megapixels!) will come later after I've had a chance to compare it to previous images.
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1 comment:
I have been looking at the 5D as an obvious upgrade as I have an extensive range of LEICA lenses. I am not impressed with the way Leica is addressing the DSLR market and now I have the option of purchasing a complete camera for less than the Leice digital back, with a full frame sensor, unlike the smaller one in the digital back. The Leice camera doesnt give any options for AF, so I will not loose anything, but still can use Canon AF lenses for sports etc.
BTW, what adapter are you using for the ZEISS lenses?
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