5d Ii Vs D700 - Topic

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Sep 24 2010 07:10am

Quote (bialator @ Sep 24 2010 01:07am)

I know the pros anc cons, but I prefer a light lens in case I go to Nikon, it would also be a walk around sharp lens!

My 100 canon is great, but heavy and long as I am not a professional, size counts!

And don't you want to be swinging the bigger bat?

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Sep 24 2010 07:33am

SIZE DOES COUNT. Bigger is better

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Sep 24 2010 11:25am

Quote (Futurama @ Sep 21 2010 02:36pm)

haha I see we are in the same boat

Well since I already have a few Canon lenses it's really a no brainer for me.

How about you?? What lenses do you have?

If you want to talk about specs, well the D700 has much more advanced AF system and high FPS
while 5D mk2 is perfect for portraits and landscape. If you are rich, I mean filthy rich you should
get both and get a bunch of pro Canon and Nikon lenses to go with them

Also the 5D mk2 seems to be the best DSLR video cam on the market with which they have shot
movies and TV series (one of the episodes of House was shot with it)

EDIT:
specifications
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/page2.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond700/page2.asp

I am surprised the viewfinder of the D700 only covers 95% of the frame

I don't know about you but in the future I do plan on using a FF for portraits and landscape and of course low light high ISO shots
while having a lower end APS-C camera, hopefully a 7D for everything else that way I get the best of both worlds

While we're on the subject of size.

Actually, screw the MK2 for portraits. Check out the Mamiya DM33 -----------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwsZYCWWE6g

And if you are insanely rich: http://www.adorama.com/HSH3D2K.html

Insanely broke but want to try medium: http://www.adorama.com/CZHN.html

This post was edited by Solarves on Sep 24 2010 11:26am

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Sep 24 2010 12:06pm

Quote (Solarves @ Sep 24 2010 01:25pm)

That Hasselblad cost almost as much as my next car

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Sep 24 2010 12:09pm

I could spend less, not more

If I had unlimited budget I would go for Leica 50 mm 1:0,95, that is insane, more light than our eyes!

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Sep 24 2010 06:28pm

Quote (Eek @ Sep 24 2010 12:06pm)

That Hasselblad cost almost as much as my next car

it costs a little more than twice as much as my current car...

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Sep 24 2010 08:27pm

Yeah... I think you guys are having a wet dream or something :lol:

To be realistic and affordable for most of us poor peasants a 5D mk2 with a few high quality fast primes and zooms are more than enough.
I don't know about you guys I am not a huge fan of studio photography and the size of those super expensive medium format DSLRs are
enough to scare me away from even considering them even if I somehow manage to obtain 20 grand.

@mr bialator:
Well if you want high quality lenses with large apertures it is really hard to avoid the extra weight besides the Canon EF 35 f1.4L at 20.5 oz / 580 g and
EF 50 f1.2L at 19.2 oz / 545 g are not really that heavy...

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Sep 24 2010 08:47pm

Quote (succulentdesire @ Sep 24 2010 08:28pm)

it costs a little more than twice as much as my current car...

Well.. let's put it this way. The hassleblad is worth a little over 10 times the car that I'm replacing.