Comments on: Canon 5D Mark II and microstock http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/ Photographing the Earth, one millimeter at a time… Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Calevphoto http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Calevphoto Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:32:50 +0000 http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/#comment-661 Strange. Perhaps there is an issue with your camera? I don't use AV mode, but I have taken a number of movies and haven't had any issues yet. Strange. Perhaps there is an issue with your camera? I don’t use AV mode, but I have taken a number of movies and haven’t had any issues yet.

]]> By: nathan thomas http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/comment-page-1/#comment-642 nathan thomas Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:06:10 +0000 http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/#comment-642 i have owned a 5D Mark 2 for about a month and although im generally impressed with the camera I am having a few issues with it. Mostly the problems I am having is down to getting blurred shots when shooting outside in AV mode and this dosent seem to happen when I use the camera for inside studio shots which the camera is connected via a flash sync lead in M mode. Having being used to a 5D I shoot alot of portraiture outside and am familiar with the best shooting practices when in AV mode and setting the aperture value to around f4.0. The AF point was set to the top to focus on the subject eyes or head and despite this the shot is still blurred. This is not being caused by a slow shutter speed since the shutter is coming back with around 1/250th sec. I did not have this problem with the 5D. Usually when i shoot in AV mode with a F value of 4.0 I compose the shoot and make sure that the focusing point is pointing at the subjects eyes/head. I take the shot and even at the point at which the camera focused (or should have) that region appears out of focus and blurred. I have also increased the F value to F6 to F8 and I occasionally get the same problem in AV mode! I did a series of test shots over the weekend and I found the original 5D to produce far sharper tests under the same conditions and with the same lens so no idea as to why the 5D mark 2 is behaving like this. Im not sure if this is something related to shooting in AV mode since shooting in P mode seems to be far more reliable. As for the movie mode I am using a Scandisk ultra III and IV cards and sometimes the camera crashes while trying to record in Full HD mode and the battery has to be removed to reset the camera. Overall though I am very impressed with this camera despite having some teething issues. i have owned a 5D Mark 2 for about a month and although im generally impressed with the camera I am having a few issues with it. Mostly the problems I am having is down to getting blurred shots when shooting outside in AV mode and this dosent seem to happen when I use the camera for inside studio shots which the camera is connected via a flash sync lead in M mode. Having being used to a 5D I shoot alot of portraiture outside and am familiar with the best shooting practices when in AV mode and setting the aperture value to around f4.0. The AF point was set to the top to focus on the subject eyes or head and despite this the shot is still blurred. This is not being caused by a slow shutter speed since the shutter is coming back with around 1/250th sec. I did not have this problem with the 5D. Usually when i shoot in AV mode with a F value of 4.0 I compose the shoot and make sure that the focusing point is pointing at the subjects eyes/head. I take the shot and even at the point at which the camera focused (or should have) that region appears out of focus and blurred. I have also increased the F value to F6 to F8 and I occasionally get the same problem in AV mode!

I did a series of test shots over the weekend and I found the original 5D to produce far sharper tests under the same conditions and with the same lens so no idea as to why the 5D mark 2 is behaving like this. Im not sure if this is something related to shooting in AV mode since shooting in P mode seems to be far more reliable.

As for the movie mode I am using a Scandisk ultra III and IV cards and sometimes the camera crashes while trying to record in Full HD mode and the battery has to be removed to reset the camera.

Overall though I am very impressed with this camera despite having some teething issues.

]]> By: calevphoto http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/comment-page-1/#comment-573 calevphoto Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:36:13 +0000 http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/#comment-573 I did not submit any images from the 16-35-II lens, but I have used it often with the Mark II. The quality looks to be very good and I did not see any resolution problems. I did not submit any images from the 16-35-II lens, but I have used it often with the Mark II. The quality looks to be very good and I did not see any resolution problems.

]]> By: michael http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/comment-page-1/#comment-572 michael Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:20:26 +0000 http://calevphoto.com/2009/03/12/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-microstock/#comment-572 Did you have a chance to test 16-35mm-II lens? Did this lens resolve 21mp? Did you have a chance to test 16-35mm-II lens? Did this lens resolve 21mp?

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