5DMk2 blog

5D Mark II vs 7D ISO comparison

The 5D Mark II takes on the Canon 7D in an ISO comparison series as part of Roland Lim's just posted 7D review. Comparisons go through the whole ISO range! FF vs APS-C! Check it out!

Canon 5D Mk II vs 7D and 50D in noise comparison

The Canon 5D Mark II is taking on co-EOS DSLRs 50D and 7D as part of a cropped but full-range ISO comparison at CameraLabs.com. Check it out!

Canon 5D Mk2 takes on the Canon XL H1A

It's Canon vs Canon in this comparison at Italian website LucaMoglia. The 5D Mk2 is compared in charts to the Canon XL H1A whose day-time job is to take video! (via FotoActualidad).

5DMk2 takes on the Nikon D3X in high-ISO and beyond

CameraLabs.com has just posted a 5DMk2 vs D3X comparison on their website. The series of tests includes a high-ISO comparison, along with a resolution test chart, and some real world comparison. Be sure to also check out the other pink tabs towards the top of their website for the other parts of their test!

Can you eat ISO 12800?

Photographer Richard Wong takes his 5DMk2 with the ISO set to 12800 and goes inside a restaurant! He takes some pictures and puts them through the noise-processing software. So, what does he find out? Are the ISO 12800 pictures edible?

Testing the 5DMk2 with the new firmware

Japanese camera website DC Watch has put the 5dMk2 thru the paces after installing the latest firmware updates. Of interest to this test were the various settings of the highlight-tone priority mode. The example pictures are available at full-size for your own evaluation.

ISO Comparisons: 5DMk2 takes on the D90 and E620

Neutral Day has just posted an ISO comparison shootout between the 5DMk2 and the Nikon D90 and Olympus E620. As they mention in the post, the goal of these is to show comparative ISO performance between these cameras. We all know that these cameras belong to different camera-market segments.

ISO 1600 shootout: 5DMk2 vs D3x/D3 vs 1DsMk3

ProPhotoHome has posted what we call the Nutella ISO 1600 shootout, squaring off the 5Dmk2 versus the Nikon D3X and D3 and the Canon 1Ds Mark III, at ISO 1600.

We won't spoil the findings, but the 5DMk2 is associated with the Corvette. What does that mean and how do you put that in the context of the whole shootout? Read the shootout post to find out!