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<p>I used 3200 on my 5D (original) last week because I was in a dark smokey Hmong house in Northern Vietnam. And still required 1/25, f4. Got a few decent pics. Greg<br>

<img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/ggl103/hmong0010.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>28-80mm. I traveled around a lot with a 50mm on a 1.6 crop before and it worked ok but I had to pass up lots of photo opportunities because I was just too close to the subject. Luna</p>

<p>Getting dizzy looking at the dense AF section. Better work some OT over the summer.</p>

<p>p.s. - out-of-warranty Canon sensor cleaning: $209 + $14 shipping. yes, i will learn to clean my camera sensor in the future.</p>

<p>well I lied guys, I picked up an inexpensive used 40D rather than a 50D to join my 5D in the camera bag. i guess i'm one of the few downsizing megapixels. which probably doesn't matter since i'm learning the in and outs of photography. the 40D feels so dainty compared to the 5D. the shutter requires just the lightest touch compared to the torque on the 5D. the 5D may be a dust magnet but I love the feel and output of the beast. thanks for your 5D sensor cleaning input to the OP and my excessive chatter on this thread.</p>

<p>Thanks Randall, I always seem to make it worse with a t-shirt wipe or an eye-glass wet one. After seeing all those spots on some of my digital images, I found myself unscrewing my clear filter when it looked too dirty. What a nut! Glad to know that the dust on that end is relatively harmless. Anyway, I'm really happy with the 5D and I probably notice things like dust more since I started shooting Raw with that nice big sensor regardless of it being a dust magnet. I enjoy finding useful information on these forums.</p>

Bummer! Guess I'll have to learn some maintenance cleaning after the professional cleaning. Especially since I just spent $37 just to FedEx the camera from PA to NJ! Still going to get the 50D for convenience and flexibility of adding the 1.6 camera and it has interchangeable batteries/grip/remote shutter/etc.

<p>I just boxed up my 5D to send off to New Jersey for a sensor cleaning. I bought it used a couple months ago and was a bit horrified by the dirty sensor when I reviewed my small aperture landscape photos while traveling in Mexico. I'm guessing that it was probably not cleaned by the previous owner. I used to change lenses all the time with my old Rebel under very rough field conditions (archaeology). I've decided to avoid lens changes in the future with my 5D when I'm in the field or traveling. I'm even set on picking up a 50D so I can have multiple camera/lens set ups while I'm out and about. I kind of miss those days of paranoia free photography. Maybe the 5D is a magnet, even my lens/filter seem to be dusty whenever I inspect them.</p>

<p>I was in Mexico City on Wednesday and I shot a photo of this guy painting a mural on a plywood wall hiding new excavations at Tenochtitlan. 5D, f/8, 1/125, ISO100, 24mm.<br>

<img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/ggl103/Luna_Feb_photo.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>I got mine in 1995 and used it as my walk around lens until recently. Probably not ideal but it was the only decent lens I had until recently. Beat it up under archaeological field conditions and it keeps on going. Used it this afternoon.</p>

<p>Shot this on Thursday on Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City. +/-2 f-stops and merged with photoshop hdr plug-in. It was a rainy, cloudy day so it has that dramatic fake look. 5D 17-40L (27mm).<br>

<img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/ggl103/photo_thurs.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>My homework for a beginning digital photography class was to shoot a Winter photo. We haven't had much snow this Winter in State College, PA but did get an inch on Sunday night. So I headed out to a reserve called Millbrook Marsh located about a mile from my house. It was already 9:30am on Monday but only rabbits and a four legged animal had been on the boardwalk before me so it was an enjoyable outing. Using ISO 100 and aperture priority f/14, 1/160 (Canon 5D, 17-40mm [24mm]) here was the photo I picked for my homework.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/ggl103/Bye_JoePa_2_25_12.gif" alt="" /><br>

Saying bye to JoePa outside Beaver Stadium on 2/25/12.<br>

Canon 5D, EF 17-40mm L (25 mm), ISO 500, 1/100, f/10.</p>

<p>I just chose a second-hand 5D that was babied over a new 60D. It has only been a few weeks but I'm pretty happy with my choice even though I gave up some sports and wildlife benefits (more so compared to the 7D). One thing I found out is that there are no drivers for computer systems such as Win7 64Bit. I wanted to update my name on the camera (the previous owner's name was stored in the camera) and to change it with Canon's EOS Utility I had to install Virtual PC and Windows XP on my machine so I could load the Canon 5D Win XP driver. It worked and my 5D now has my name but I did spend 4 hours googling and installing software to figure it out. With the latest firmware 1.1.1 (2008) you can use 16 and 32GB CF cards. I also got an excellent condition battery grip that allows you to shoot vertical and run off 6 AA batteries. Which is nice if you do fieldwork in remote places and can lug AA batteries but not an electrical source. In the back of my mind, my 5D will last me a good long time. When it dies I'll probably be so addicted to the full frame that I'll want a 5D II or whatever latest version is around at that time. Good luck. I hope you get a healthy camera if you go the 5D route. GL</p>

<p>oh and Dr. Path stated that:<br /> "The 5D doesn't do live view, auto iso, movies, or RAW+JPG."<br /> It does shoot RAW+jpg in any other setting besides full auto.</p>

<p>I just went through the decision-making process of a used 5D or a new 60D. I thought the 5D would be good for international street scenes, landscapes, archaeological sites, etc. However, I also like sports and wildlife photography. I was leaning towards the new camera until I handled the used 5D and it was in excellent shape and relatively easy to use. So I went with the 5D and picked up a 17-40 L. I had turned off the beep and the first time I used the set-up I wasn't sure if it was working because it focused so quickly and silently. I think the old school camera has motivated me to develop my manual setting and general photography skills. Off to Mexico in a few weeks and Vietnam in a few months so I should know soon enough if I made the right choice.</p><div></div>