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I have moved these to the correct section. I am the proud owner of a new 5D Mkii and put he machine through it's paces tonight at a niece's birthday party, in low-ish light with difficult subjects eg kids that won't keep still. I shot mainly at ISO 3200 and here's a few images. I am pretty impressed with the AF ability of this camera.









(Added some silly photoshopping here just for the fun of it)

Hey Ozi,
I swear I have seen these images in another thread??

I am glad you are happy with the AF. Do you let the camera choose the AF point?

Yes, I had them in the Canon section but thought they belonged here instead, so I moved them.

I picked centre focus point only. I have read where the 5D AF is antiquated etc etc but I for one am very happy with it. I was only using the 24-105, and will be very interested to see how things go with the 70-200 2.8 with it's instantaneous focussing.

The first is a stand out for me.. its great.. the off centre composition and the way it shows you some of the background while not taking the focus off the foreground really makes you feel like I was there.. (and no I was not peeping through your windows!)..

Btw you will adore the Canon 5D Mark II.. I bought it a few months ago and am soooo in love it I'm thinking about proposing..

Thanks Bindii, I am just trying to learn how to use it. It is quite amazing not having to worry about flash any more (I sold my 580EXii along with the 10-22 to help fund the purchase).

I am helping to shoot an Indian wedding tomorrow at the local Seikh temple, and am looking forward to seeing lots of colours and culture through the lens.

Images are looking pretty good!!!

Wish Santa would bring me on of these 5Ds

I am actually relieved to hear someone say something good about the AF of the 5D. I am kinda sick of hearing bad reviews. I have only used one in a imaging expo so can't make a good judgement. I agree about the weight though, it felt like a brick indeed!

craig.rohse wrote:Wish Santa would bring me on of these 5Ds

I am waiting for the 12 megapixel 60D with ISO 51000. No wait, Latest is that canon will release it at 21 megapixels making diffraction a problem even at f2.8; noise a problem at ISO 50.

Just kidding.

Actually I bet they will do something about these issues in the 5D replacement someday.