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| Image Quality | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 8.8/10 |
| Features | 9.3/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8.3/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.3/10 |
| Overall rating | 9.3/10 |
By ukbaldwm on 13th Dec 2006
| Time Digital Camera Owned | 1 - 4 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Image Quality | 9/10 |
| Battery Life | 8/10 |
| Features | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 9/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 ukbaldwm's recommendation | |
Build quality is excellent, I particularly like the finger profiling below the shutter button, making it a firm steady grip in my large hands. I have been using the 20D up to now so I find the camera easy to use. Picture quality is stunning (the 20D is good) and I have found that my RAW images need little adjustment so the light meter is particularly good (noticably so compared to the 20D). Bought as a kit with the Canon 24-105 L IS USM lens this is a well balanced camera and the image stabilisation allows me to take hand held shots down to 1/4 sec. I'm very impressed and came close to giving the 5D a 10 score on image quality. My value for money score is really for the body and lens kit.
Its a heavy beast with any decent lens attached. At 3fps its slow for wildlife or sport but it does focus on moving subjects better than the 20D. Its expensive!
I am an amateur who got into digital photography 3 years ago. I bought the 20D this year but decided I needed a second camera when sat with a long zoom in a hide - action happens all over and I can't keep changing lenses. I'm a canon man because I now have their lenses and other EOS attachments, so I considered the new 400D and the 30D as second cameras. In the end I was impressed by the 5Ds write ups and the desire to be able to produce close to professional images. The 5D can produce the images but will I ever manage the holy grail of the perfect photo?
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