5D Classic Admirers Assemble (7)

Canon 5D - Rokinon 24mm T1.5 (shot at T2.0, ISO 100, 1/800)

It's 3D! Cool shot!

Dillan_K wrote in post #18778882
It's 3D! Cool shot!

Thanks Dillan. I don't use this lens near enough, but for the price, it's a fantastic piece of glass!

River Kwai Bridge Kanjanaburi Thailand

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2b6F​kab

Candid shot of my wife, enjoying her coffee on this chilly Saturday morning.

Self portrait done with the 5D & Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 XR. Shot at 28mm, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 1/50.

The 5D and the Tamron make a great combo!

Boats gently rocking with the choppy water, on this chilly morning.

Canon 5D - 135mm f/2 L

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Testing out the AI Servo with the 5D and the 135mm f/2L. Gotta say, it works pretty well!

Our lil' Shih Tzu, "Max", feeling lazy on this Friday morning, in mid-yawn on this photo.

Canon 5D -135mm f/2 L

OverclockGT3 wrote in post #18780090
River Kwai Bridge Kanjanaburi Thailand

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This is actually one of the photo's that sold me on the 5DC. I'm coming from a mirrorless nikon, which is a smaller sensor with a huge focal range. It can do a bit of everything, but it doesn't do anything particularly well when it comes to IQ. I had been mulling over A7's, some APSC's, etc for a while now. And with the potential for an A7000 coming soon, I still bought the 5D. Hasn't arrived yet, but got the 85mm 1.8 coming for it too. Did my research, got as good of a one as I could from usedphotopro, almost pristine. They sell like hot cakes there because they price them all at $278, almost regardless of condition or any extras included like batteries or battery grip. But they generally at least come with a battery/charger/cap. I was going to order one a few weeks ago, it was in very pristine condition, was snatched up before I could even check out. Then they had a couple rough ones. In any case, they're better than the prices you see on ebay from shoddy looking sellers that give you virtually no information.

What I learned to look for is the serial number (starting with 2 and above) to get the ones without the mirror or screen issue found in earlier models, and I won't touch anything that is beat up significantly in any way. A good one can still fail, but I feel like it's an overall better chance to get a good one, and the availability of good ones is generally dropping drastically over time. Also won't buy one that doesn't show with the cap off, or doesn't show the serial, or the viewfinder, or if the damper foam for the mirror is worn/misaligned. I've seen a few that clearly had black gunk on the shutter. Even with all that care to search for a good one, the real moment of truth is if the sensor itself is damaged in some way or not that would drastically affect the photo, or if it has some quirky issues that aren't readily apparent. But usedphotopro looks like they give the camera's a good look and cleaning before they sell them, as the pictures are dust free. And they generally puts notes if something specific is wrong with them.

I'm just a hobbyist, but I know enough about camera's to use a DSLR manually, despite its aging technology. I'm sure I'll miss an EVF a bit, I've been spoiled with soo many modern features and the ability to use virtually any focal length. But am giving it up for the quality the 5D delivers.

The 5D can use any focal length lens made for the Eos system, less those made for the crop sensor cameras. It's the largest collection of lenses available for any system, I believe. No, the range of adapted lenses is not as wide as it would be with a mirrorless camera, but, because the EF lens collection is so large, it's not too much of a burden.

I've shot for many years with a 5D. It is a very capable camera. The auto focus isn't great, but other than that, I have no complaints. I hope you like yours as much as I like mine.

Dillan_K wrote in post #18785584
The 5D can use any focal length lens made for the Eos system, less those made for the crop sensor cameras. It's the largest collection of lenses available for any system, I believe. No, the range of adapted lenses is not as wide as it would be with a mirrorless camera, but, because the EF lens collection is so large, it's not too much of a burden.

I've shot for many years with a 5D. It is a very capable camera. The auto focus isn't great, but other than that, I have no complaints. I hope you like yours as much as I like mine.

Of course, but I could go from 24-1440 on a single lens. That's what I was getting at, it was really convenient, just not amazing IQ from a tiny sensor. Not to mention the minimum focus distance was really short, even at super long zooms.

I'll add lenses as needed if they become necessary. I really only want to stick with decently sharp and wide aperture primes, and as minimal amount of them as possible. 85mm 1.8 should be enough for 90% of what I want to shoot right now.

I rarely used my 85 1.8, and still rarely use it. On my 5d, the 35mm f2 IS was the lens almost always on the camera. The image stabilization is REALLY nice on a camera that will only go up to 3200iso.