Philip Harle comparing the EOS 5D/24-105 f4L IS combination with its precedessor, the EOS 20D with Canon 17-85mm f4-5.6 and wrote:

“The 5D and “L” lens, as might be expected, is a little better, but the chromatic aberration is still fairly minging. At 3200ASA, it’s a different story. Both results are softer and noiser, but the 5D is clearly the better of the two.

The 5D and 24-105L combination is better than the 20D and 17-85. No surprise there. Really, the results of my tests are that there are no surprises. The 5D is as good as I expected it to be, and I expected it to be amazing. For my travel purposes, it is better than the chunky EOS 1Ds, making it the best camera currently available, indeed the best camera ever.”

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Terje has just posted some of his new samples from his new Canon 5D with various lenses. His first samples of Canon EOS 5d and Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L can be found here

More pictures of Canon EOS 5D VS Canon 1DS MKII testing by Eirik can also be found here

Michael Reichmann has just posted his field report on a pre-production Canon EOS 5D at Luminous Landscape and wrote:

“The 5D produces images essentially as good as those from the 1Ds MKII – and that’s about as good as it gets. It has slightly lower resolution, of course, but with some theoretical advantages associated with larger pixel size and more recent sensor chip design.

The bottom line then is this – the Canon 5D is an immensely satisfying camera. In a physical size, weight and form factor it is little different than the mainstream of 5 – 8 Megapixel APS sized cameras. But Canon has, with the 5D, provided photographers with a full-frame 35mm of sufficient resolution – 12.8 Megapixel – to meet the print and reproduction size needs of the vast majority of serious photographers. Image quality, whether at normal or at high ISO, is as good as it currently gets. “

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Doug Harman from Pocket-Lint.co.uk had his first look on Canon EOS 5D and wrote:

“What we have here is a very highly specified machine indeed, but given its professional bent, there are a couple of surprising omissions. There’s no water or dust resistance and there’s no sound memo feature. While the latter is a minor omission, the former may be off putting, particularly for any professional that regularly shoots outdoors. However, given the projected pricing of the new camera of around £2540 it is still very temping, we’ll just have to wait until the review sample arrives to see just how well it performs in earnest rather than the hands on look we got while at the launch. ”

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New sample of photos shot with Canon EOS 5D pre-production has been posted here
Shots are taken using Canon 70-300mm f/5.6 DO IS lens..

Canon EOS 5D reviews, full specifications, sample pictures, related documents and press release

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Three great DSLR cameras with great prices.. Which one should I buy ?

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With the latest three great DSLR cameras from Canon, lots of people are now questioning…
” should I buy Canon EOS 5D or Canon EOS 20D or Canon EOS 1D MkII N ?”

Bob Atkins compared the Canon EOS 5D, Canon EOS 20d and Canon EOS 1D MkII N and wrote:

“Tough choice. The price difference is $2000 which isn’t insignificant! Though the 5D is a breakthrough in pricing for a full frame camera, it’s still out of the reach of many photographers at $3300. For those doing studio work or landscape and editorial shooting, the 5D will be a great camera and I’m sure it will sell very well indeed. For anyone shooting a lot of action, the slightly more expensive ($3999) EOS 1D MkII N, with it’s 8.5fps frame rate and 48/22 JPEG/RAW buffer will still probably be the camera of choice. For penurious amateur wildlife shooters who never have a lens long enough to capture their subjects, the 20D probably remains the camera of choice due to its higher pixel density and significantly lower price. The 1Ds Mk II will still command the attention of those wealthy enough to buy it and who need the durability of a fully weather sealed camera with the ultimate in full frame image quality. However I’d guess that the 5D might well eat into 1Ds MkII sales as the $4700 price difference is more than a lot of people will be able to justify”

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Besides Canon EOS 5D, Canon also has released the successor to the Canon EOS-1D Mark II

The EOS-1D Mark II N: an upgrade of the award winning EOS-1D Mark II. Still featuring 8.2 Megapixel performance at 8.5 frames per second, the upgraded camera has a higher performance buffer to deliver a 48 frame burst in JPEG and 22 frame burst in RAW. LCD monitor size increases from 2.0” to a 2.5”, and dual CF and SD memory card slots provide for separate RAW and JPEG recording.

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This camera is the successor to the Powershot S1 IS which was released last year. In a nutshell, S2 feastures including a big 12x optical zoom lens (with Image Stabilizer!!), 5.0 megapixel image sensor and 30 frames per second video shooting which can be used for up to 60 minutes video with stereo sound! Not only that, this camera can shoot still images at up to 2.4 images per second at shutter speeds of up to 1/3200 of a second.

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Canon has just released firmware version 2.0.2 for the EOS 20D. The firmware will fix the bug that prevented the EOS Capture application from operating correctly when the camera’s image quality setting is RAW+JPEG. This phenomenon only occurs in the Version 2.0.0 firmware

Please Click here to download the firmware update version 2.0.2