The Canon 5D Mark II really stands for quality and flexibility – excellent for land- and cityscape and for macro photography.
The Canon 5D Mark II is my primary camera and was the camera that made me switch from Nikon (D300) to the Canon system. It appealed to me because of the advantage of the full-frame sensor. The full-frame sensor and high mega-pixel count gives the camera excellent low light performance and the ability to produce images for large prints.
The camera was not the only think that made me switch from Nikon to Canon, the main reason was the lenses. I was in love with Canon’s 16-35mm f/2.8L lens and Nikon really didn’t have an equivalent for a long time, and then Nikon released the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens with very limited ability to use filter. This was the drop. I use filters for most of my photographs often I use a UV-filter but really depend on graduated filters and neutral density filters.
Now I a Canon user and have geared up with the Canon 5D Mark II and a bag full of lenses and a bunch of other stuff for the Canon system. Check out my camera gear.
Personally I think the camera is really excellent for land- and cityscape and for macro photography. So far I have had this camera on several trips around the globe with no problems what so ever.
The image above was captured in Blokhus during winter with the Canon 5D Mark II together with the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. I used slow shutter speed from a low angle to get the desired images. For more images of the Canon 5D Mark II have a look at these vintage images from a trip in a VW camper van.
Have a look on this site for a more in-depth review of the Canon 5D Mark II.
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Martin Bay
In full agreement with you. I also use Canon 5DII for landscape photography. I’m an enthusiast and use EF 17-40mm f/4L for this purpose. Filters are must for this genre of photography. I use polarizer and GND filters for my landscape images.
Other purposes served by this DSLR are lifestyle/street photography and occasional indoor portraiture. Human portraits is not an area of my interest and therefore, this camera doesn’t find much use for this purpose though, I know this is great in that genre as well. I also do a lot of wildlife photography and use two 7Ds for this purpose. This is 2021 and I would like to continue using these 3 legends for as long as they keep clicking.
However, contemplating a Canon EOS R sometime this year because that body offers options for longer reach by stacking extenders and maintain AF. Canon must be congratulated for achieving great success in maintaining seamless compatibility of their EF and EF-S lenses with MILCs via adapters.
Thank you.
Hello Sanjeed, thank you for your input. I appreciated that you take time to comment on my article. I currently use the Canon 5Ds and it is brilliant. I love the resolution for landscape photography. Have a wonderful day. Cheers, Martin Bay