03-28-2012, 04:28 PM
tahoedrew wrote:
[quote=pRICE cUBE]
Now if you shoot low light sports/action then the 5D and 5D Mar II are not going to keep up. If you are already locked into Canon, a 1D Mar 2 or Mark 3 would be better for low light action.
Yep, my 1D MkIIN still beats the pants off a 5D MkII in low-light and AF speed.
I'll upgrade to a 5D MkIII this year since the AF is finally the same as the 1D.
~A
The main reason the 5d mark 2 sold as well as it did was the 1080p full frame video mode to allow fr shallow depth f field. The 22mp helped ove the d700. The 5d mark 2 af was is woeful. The nice thing is the 5d3 has the 1dx af system the latest and best canon has to offer with multiple cross sensors. The 5d mark 2 af was from a system that was already 5 or 6 years old when introduced. Canon was lucky that nikon was so slow to counter and the video mode was in demand. Nikon let the 5d mark 2 full frame 35mm sized sensor a 1080p go unchallenged for 3 years. Yes the d3s had full frame 35mm video but it was 720p and $5500 and in short supply.
5d2 is fine for most things, just don't try to shoot low light action with it while using shallow depth of field.