My Autopano Pro forum

Hi Bo,

Do you think there's that much difference?  I'm planning on investing any "spare" money into "L" Glass and waiting for either the 5DMIII or the 1DMIV

My biggest issue is that the AF points are not changed.  And you get two more f-stops.  So you can take pictures in the dark, but how do you focus? 

On the other hand, the 1080p at 30fps video feature is very interesting.

It would have been nice if the 5DMII had better bracketing (up to 2 stops per step, as many steps as RAW images in a burst, AFIK 14) and if the mirror would lockup when you press the shutter button for a burst, so you would take the bracketed shots without slapping the mirror, and as fast as the CCD allows (eg 30fps if you have enough light.)

Or even better, an AAEB feature (auto-auto esposure bracket) where the camera uses aperture priority and brackets in xx stop increments up and down until the brightest pixel isn't blown and the darkest pixel is at half bright (gets the dark images out of the noisy range of the sensor.)  Again, no mirror motion between shots.   And the DIGIC chip could do HDR to give an HDR file.

Last edited by hankkarl (2008-09-23 15:21:57)

Well... to each his own.

I don't shoot as professionally as most of you guys. I've never had a problem with AF points, and I seldom use bracketing. No shots in the dark - mostly landscapes, some interiors. I don't own expensive lens (some Sigma EX) and I don't plan on investing in such for now.

The new sensor/processor combo is enough for me, along with the sensor cleaning, which, currently, is a huge pain in the rear.

That being said, I'm not made of money and I'm considering a 5DMkII only because I've found another use for my trusted 5D.

I am going to be gathering my pennies and dimes and sell my video camera to get this   I do not own a full frame camera yet and I need it to stay competitive.  I almost always use manual focus anyway.

Last edited by Castillonis (2008-09-25 07:10:01)

I watched that video too many times

i had 5d mk2 in my hands last week(preproduction- one of five bodies in europe) and saw samples(snowy/rainy day) printing on new noritsu qss-37hd(640dpi)-printer. fantastic. btw: the same videochip is implemented in sx1 IS(sx100 IS).
michael przewrocki

30fps is most likely taken of the CCD as part of the Live View on the screen, rather than the shutter.