Canon EOS 5D Mark II Review: 4 and Half Mice

Ben Long reviews the Canon EOS 5D Mark II for Macworld:

The camera’s high ISO performance is exceptional, and Canon has expanded the range all the way to 25,600. The EOS 5D had a 3,200 option, but it produced very noisy images; on the EOS 5D Mark II, ISO 3,200 is very usable, and even ISO 6,400 is quite acceptable. The bad noise doesn’t start until around ISO 12,800, and you may even find that to be quite useful, depending on your aesthetic and your final needs.

-Ben Long/Macworld

This is one of the things I like about the 5D2. I find the noise pattern to be quite nice, and on occasion I find myself using it to creative advantage. On the other hand, at lower ISO the 5D2 can take some really clean images too, so I’m often torn on clean or noise. Anybody else like to add noise, or specifically have an aversion to “smooth” images?

Get the Canon EOS 5D Mark II at Amazon body only $2700 (Order from Amazon, not 3rd party), Adorama body only $2699, or from B and H for $2699.95.

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