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<p>I am surprised by all in favor of the 5D, I have owned both and I think the 5D MarkII is way superior camera to 5D. Yes the 5D IQ is going to be very very close, but your going to be able to make a lot larger print without enlarging the image. Gives you a lot larger image to start with, crop a image in half you and still got about 10MP image. Feature wise the 5DII is in different league. The old 5D was basically a 30D body with a excellent high quality FF sensor. If you shoot landscapes or use a tripod much, the 5DII LCD with live view is a god send. Menu system is greatly improved, much improved battery, sensor cleaners work awesome, I think the 5DII is by far the best DSLR I have ever used or owned.</p>

<p>One thing to consider is what kind of photography do you shoot mostly. Then choose the camera that supports the features that would benefit you the most. Either one is going to be an outstanding camera and produce excellent images.</p>

<p>Impressive isn't it, the 5DII IQ is outstanding to say the least. It was funny when they first announced the 5DII everyone was putting the camera down before they even saw what it could do, because increasing the MP on that body was going to for sure result in lower IQ (noise) than the original 5D. Boy were they all wrong, hat's off to Canon for increasing the MP from 12.8-21 and actually producing lower noise images at high ISO than the original. Love my 5DII and will be holding on to it for some time.</p>

<p>From your sample images I find what you are showing is that the digital image is better than MF scan. Film shot is lot more grainy, not as sharp, terrible fringing and not as much dynamic range. Color differences could be easily fixed in PS on the 5DII image. I'm not sure that the examples you posted really get across the point you were trying to make, just the opposite.</p>

<p>The 17-40L is going to be a much better landscape lens, so you need to really think about what it is going to be used for mostly. The 24-105L might be a better choice if you shoot mostly general purpose and landscapes once in a while. But if it's the other way around then I say the 17-40L.</p>

<p>Here is an article on a forum I found very interesting for anyone that has a 5DII and wants to edit and play videos.<br>

<a href="http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=42801&CGISESSID=b3e5b211a4487089da4546b090e1f26b&u=1658">http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=42801&CGISESSID=b3e5b211a4487089da4546b090e1f26b&u=1658</a></p>

 

<p><em>"Do you mean that I need a cf reader that connects to firewire".</em><br />Yes that is exactly what you need. I was using a older CF card reader with USB 2.0 connection and then upgraded to a newer SanDisk Extreme IV Compact Flash Card I & II Reader / Writer, with FireWire 800/400 and wow what a difference. It use to take me about 30 minutes to download a 8GB card with my old reader and now it takes about 5-6 minutes with my new SanDisk.<em> </em>They Cost $60 at Adorama and is worth every penny of it. Keep in mind that the CF card you use matters as well. Older CF cards don't usually transfer images as fast as the newer cards do now. I am using the newer SanDisk Extreme III cards to get that type of download time. I run 3GB of RAM with about the same processor as you.<br>

If you have a firewire connection free on your computer, use it and get a firewire card reader, trust me you won't regret it.</p>

<p>I use my 5DII with the 580EX and get great results.</p>

<p>I agree with Matthijs, your idea is dead on. Go for it and enjoy, don't forgot to post some images when you get done.</p>

<p>Not every camera will expose an image the same. Cameras meter scenes differently and therefore produce different results. From the images you posted it looks like to me that your 5D is right on, I don't see any blown highlights and they are exposed to the rights which will give you the cleanest images. Exposing your images so your histogram is as far to right without any blown highlights is the best method, then lower the exposure in the RAW converter to taste and you will get the highest quality images with the least amount of noise.</p>

<p>There will be some additional expenses but how much is up to you. Memory is CHEAP, I have 5DMKII and use Extreme III cards and they work great, I like the 8GB size. As for lenses you definitely want to get the most out of that 21MP sensor by using the best glass you can afford. The 17-40L performs really well on the 5DII from about 20-30mm range when stopped down to f/8-11. I use a 35mm f/2 lens because it out performs 17-40L by a significant margin and only cost $225 new. Another great lens is the 50mm f/1.4 USM and is only about $325 new. Not sure about how 70-300 IS will stack up, but I know the 70-200 f/4L performs very well and can pick them up used for descent price. Your computer will definitely have harder time with these files, they are large. I don't have a Mac so I can't comment to much, but have 3GB of Ram and it still doesn't seem like enough. Your computer will work, but will be probably a little slow. You are right that this camera will be keeper for years to come, I feel same way with mine. Wait until you see those big beautiful images on your computer when shot with really good glass correctly.</p>

<p>I have to agree with the other Eric, I bet if you asked SmugMug these same questions that they would answer each one in detail for you.</p>

<p>Don't put to much weight on what some of the reviews might say, the 50D would be a nice upgrade from the 30D. True it doesn't have as clean of images at higher ISO's like say the 5D or 5DII, but it still has very, very good IQ. You also mentioned you would like FF, might want to consider a good used 5D. They are about same price as a new 50D and would be a improvement in IQ at higher ISO's. But the 50D is a much more feature rich camera then the 5D and so there is that trade off and you need to decide which is most important.</p>

<p>I can't think you would be serious about buying that 5D for $749 from them, when they are selling the 5D markII for $1749, go for the 5DII! Better yet, how about the IDs markIII it's only $4199, what a deal. LOL, stay away from these guys. A reseller ratings of .27 should tell you all you need to know.</p>

<p>They don't really. The 5DII HD video wasn't really designed to be used like a video camcorder. The camera is designed to be a excellent DSLR first but with the video added. But it has a lot of limitations and therefore a lot of care and thought needs to be put into making videos with it. Shoot short takes with fixed focal points and then splice it together with descent video software, like when they make a movie. Watch a movie sometime and see how many times they focus the camera during a take, not very often. Try shooting closer to subjects and use WA lens, will give you more DOF. If you can get a well made video from it, then the quality will be OUTSTANDING and that is what makes the video on it so attractive. When done correctly like Vincent Laforet did, the results can be incredible.</p>

<p>Canon T1i XSi. I'm little surprised you are jumping into that expensive of lens for a 400D body, but if you are going to be using MF lenses you might want to consider upgrading your body to at least the XSi or new T1i models. They both have live view with 3" LCD's and the T1i has the newest high resolution screen. It is worth the upgrade just for that feature alone. Focusing with live view on 10x is so easy, even with very wide angle lenses. They are a dream for MF lenses and TS lenses. Also you can see your DOF much better with the DOF preview. If you hand hold everything then and don't use a tripod, then it probably won't be of much use. I'm sure it will be a great lens, let us know if you get one.</p>

<p>I say sell it all and go with the 5D and for landscape go with the 17-40L and 70-200 f/4L with the 50mm f/1.4 for a gap lens. The 17-40L performs very will at 20-30mm when stopped down for landscape use. At 17mm it is soft in corners and edges and at 35mm it is little soft as well. But I look at it this way, you are basically getting three primes in one lens. The only primes that might out perform the 17-40L at the wide end is the 24 f/1.4L and only by a very small amount that only is probably noticeable when pixel peeping at 100%. Another really good lens to compliment that setup is the 35mm f/2, it is a very very sharp lens when stopped down and outperforms the 17-40L by a fair amount at the 35mm range.</p>

<p>You are correct on the setting. On the 5DII C.Fn IV you want to select #3, then your AF button will control your focus and your shutter button will now be AE Lock only. Which I believe is what you want, so I'm not sure why you can't get the results you want.</p>

<p>I think the live view is a Gods send, I use it like a mini view camera for my landscape work. Yes it works awesome to get perfect focusing every time. It is very useful for ND grad filters, you can see the filter line really well in Live View. I like how when composing an image you can see just how the camera will capture it, in terms of WB, color, etc. Plus I really like the grid lines in Live View, they break up the screen into perfect thirds. Wait until you see the image on that 3" high resolution screen. If you can afford it, get the 5DII, trust me you will not be disappointed.</p>

<p>Kind of depends on what you want, 40D is much more feature rich camera, but 5D will have the highest IQ, but not by a lot.</p>

<p>Well the 1DsII cetainly has better weather sealing, but I would opt for 5DII. For landscape work it is the perfect camera. There are inexpensive ways to help weatherize your camera if you feel you need to. You have to explore the advantages of that Live View with the 3" high resolution LCD for landscape tripod work. Use it like a mini view camera, adjusting focus, grid screen and for ND grad filters is a dream. I can't think of having a camera without that now that I do. Image quailty of those 21MP images are impressive to say the least.</p>

<p>For sure it will be manual focus, but it should meter just fine like any other Canon lens.</p>

<p>Mostly pleasant surprises, they tend to be conservative on their ratings. I have purchased a couple of lenses from them and been very happy. You can't think that all used lenses out there are bad copies people wanted to get rid of. There are a lot of reasons for people to sell lenses and buy different ones.</p>

<p>Just wanted to say I'm sorry about losing your lab, he was beautiful dog. Pets can be very special for sure. Here is my boxer Kadie, one of best dogs I have had and still going strong for 10 year old.</p><div></div>

<p>The site worked fine on my PC, I think you did a really nice job with the site. You definitely know what your doing. Only thing I would suggest for improvement is when viewing the gallery images and you click on a image for Pop-up, it takes to long to load the image, I would leave out the flash on those if you could. Also when you click the next arrow I wish it took you to the next image in the portfolio, not an indoor display on a wall. Other than that I think you did great job with the site.</p>