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Is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Really Sharper Than the Nikon D3?

Posted in 100% crop, 5D Mark II, Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark II Review, D3, DSLR, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark II review, ISO 100, Nikon, camera, photo, photography on 25 December, 2008 | 18 Comments »

After I published my review of the 5D Mark II, some people were quite surprised that the 100% crops of 5D Mark II photos looked significantly sharper and more detailed than those from Nikon D3 (see sample above, 5D Mark II on the left and D3 on the right). Rather than believing that the difference [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Review

Posted in 5D Mark II, 5D Mark II review, Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark II Review, DSLR, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark II review, ISO 100, ISO 12800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO 6400, ISO 800, camera, camera review, photography on 23 December, 2008 | 94 Comments »

Introduction
The long awaited replacement for the EOS 5D finally arrived on the streets end of last month. It took 3 years for Canon to replace the original 5D with the 5D Mark II. Most people would want to know how good the 5D Mark II really is.  For those who have read my EOS 40D [...]

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5D Mark II Review Still Coming

Posted in 16-35mm f/2.8L USM, 5D Mark II, Canon, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, DSLR, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM, EOS 5D Mark II, ISO 6400, Taiwan, camera, high ISO, photo on 15 December, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I am still working on my 5D mark II review. Unfortunately, it’s taking more time than I would like as there are just so much to write about. I have also been interrupted by a short trip to Taiwan during the last few days. However, I had a lot of chance to try and test [...]

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How High a Resolution is 21.1 Megapixels?

Posted in 100% crop, 21.1 MP, 5D Mark II, Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, DSLR, EF 50mm f/1.4, EOS 5D Mark II, ISO 100, photo, photography, photos on 7 December, 2008 | 4 Comments »

If you look at the 2 shots above, you may think that they are just some macro shots showing good details. However, those are not macros shots at all. Both were shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM at ISO 100. They are 100% crops  with no post-processing done. The [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II ISO6400 shots

Posted in 5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, DSLR, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, EOS 5D Mark II, IS, ISO 6400, camera, high ISO, photo, photography, photos on 5 December, 2008 | 11 Comments »

I am starting to test out different functions of the 5D Mark II tonight. Just shot some ISO 6400 pics, all jpg straight from the camera, in-camera noise reduction set to standard.The pics were resized in Photoshop to 20% original size and slight sharpening added. No other post-processing was done. I just took these shots [...]

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New Canon EOS 5D Mark II Finally in My Hands Now!

Posted in 5D Mark II, Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, DSLR, EF 50mm f/1.4, EOS 5D Mark II, ISO 6400, camera, high ISO, photo on 4 December, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I was supposed to get my brand new 5D Mark II last week, but due to unforseen circumstances, I only just got mine tonight. I bought a body with the battery grip and an extra battery. One of the batteries have been charged up already and now charging the 2nd battery. I will go through [...]

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My new Canon EOS 5D Mark II coming today!

Posted in Canon, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon Hong Kong, EOS 5D Mark II, Hong Kong, camera, camera shop, photography on 4 December, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have just been contatced by Mr Yip of Echo Photo & Audio that they have just received stocks of EOS 5D Mark II. I will be going to the shop after work today to pick up the new camera with battery grip. I will write an initial impression as soon as possible followed up [...]

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