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Has help up well through 80+ weddings and is still going strong - has been replaced by the Mark II but my 2nd shooters still use this camera and enjoy it.
This makes for wide angle capabilities there are beyond the realm of possibility for most DSLRs which have a small sensor sitting in the middle of a large lens projection. If you are one of them, just buy a 5D Mk I. In bright light, zillions of little pixels are fine, since noise is not dominant. The reason 2 is important is because it effectively makes your lens 3X brighter by soaking up light with 3X the sensor surface area per unit time. The reason 3 is important is because you get the largest possible rectangular crop (36mm x 24mm) out of the circular lens projection, meaning you get a much wider field of view. The sensor is full frame, 3X larger than low cost DSLRs3. The pixels are larger than any other professional-caliber camera2.
Wide angle capableThe reason 1 is important is because the more electronics (Megapixels) you cram onto the silicon, the more noise you get. More pixels is worse in this respect, not better. Most people really don't understand photography. The 5D's large pixels allow you to capture lots of ambient light, so harsh light from the flash doesn't dominate the scene. This allows gorgeous bright-light scenes with fill flash, and also beautiful ambient exposures in settings as dim as a candle. High quality fast glass is incredibly expensive, so don't waste that light by projecting it around (off of) a small sensor. Both of these bodies merit strong consideration from pros and beginners alike. I also perfer Canon's digital color rendering.
Get a 5D Mk II if you want to take great movies too.The 5D MkI is better than every other DSLR for a few reasons:1. You can buy a whole set of wider lenses for those cameras, but you lose optical quality and pay the same money in the end. But in low light, which is basically every picture with a shutter speed slower than 100th of a sec or so, noise is the primary quality consideration with digital. The 5D takes fantastic low light pictures, because it has such a large sensor without too many MPs, and that gives you huge, light-gathering pixels.As all good photographers know, you need a flash almost all the time, especially in full sun. Small sensors are commonly thought to give a zoom advantage on the tele end of the lens line, but of course they don't because you can crop any picture you take with a full frame camera for the exact equivalent of what the cheaper DSLRs are doing.Nikon has countered with a full frame 12MP DSLR which meets all of the above criteria above, but I personally favor the rich colorful glass of the Canon L line.
Great camera, great results, nice dynamic range and RAW files are really sharp and give a lot of details. i have chosen this camera for the price/performance and also the 12mpx that are more than enough and do not require the usage of the most expensive Canon lens such as the 5DII. I have been using it for some time. I am using a 17-40 , 100 f2.8 and a 70-200f4 L IS. Still a small issue with sensor dust at f16-f22 but a blower takes most of the ugly spots :)A great tool for impressive results in a nice package
it's impressive for a camera more than 3 years old. i was waiting to get the upcoming canon 7d to replace my rebel xti, but when i realized that it was not full frame and with 18 mp, i decide to get a 5d before it gets out of stock. hi. probably still on the top 5. i got mine 5 days ago. i used it for the last 3 days and i am amazed with the image quality. highly recommended. get one before out of stock and price goes crazy.
This camera was the first "pro" camera I purchased a year ago and I LOVE it. There is a newer version of the camera available now but this is perfect so I won't be upgrading for awhile. My mom has the Canon 50D which is also an incredible camera if you are trying to decide between the two, you just have to decide if you want the crop sensor or not, that's essentially the biggest difference.
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