03-26-2011, 09:30 AM
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1301093890' post='7095']
I am not vollframe, but since I have shot both, and still have the 5D II <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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My experience is that it is very good, be it not the fastest around. But then, shooting at 400 F/5.6, with stuff racing at you at 40+ mph, in dusk conditions, it does get a little tricky regardless.
However, when objects are moving slower, it works very well. I use it for (serious) low light photography all the time. Does it get it wrong sometimes? Yes, any camera does, if you don't use additional illumination below the official levels where the AF system is supposed to operate.[/quote]
Are you referring to the outer AF points as well?
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1301093890' post='7095']
As with any camera, it is a matter of learning to know how it reacts, and adapt accordingly.[/quote]
Undoubtedly, but after extensively using the outer AF points of the 40D and 7D the performance of those of the 5D were simply pathetic.
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1301093890' post='7095']
BTW, contrary to popular belief, it does not have the same AF system as the 5D. It is similar, as in, it has the same number of AF points, but the specs and internals have changed considerably, and it generally works a lot more precise and also much better under difficult lighting consitions (mixed light, low light, etc.). [/quote]
I thought it was only the processor. In [url="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/reviews/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-dslr-digital-camera-review.aspx"]TDP[/url] Bryan states that "The AF system in the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the same as that in the 5D (which I also found to be accurate) but now with a DIGIC IV processor driving it".
Also, In DPR's what's new pages [url="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/page3.asp"]here[/url] and [url="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/page4.asp"]here[/url] the only AF changes mentioned are the ones related to LV, which of course was not present in the 5D Mk I.
I am not vollframe, but since I have shot both, and still have the 5D II <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />....My experience is that it is very good, be it not the fastest around. But then, shooting at 400 F/5.6, with stuff racing at you at 40+ mph, in dusk conditions, it does get a little tricky regardless.
However, when objects are moving slower, it works very well. I use it for (serious) low light photography all the time. Does it get it wrong sometimes? Yes, any camera does, if you don't use additional illumination below the official levels where the AF system is supposed to operate.[/quote]
Are you referring to the outer AF points as well?
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1301093890' post='7095']
As with any camera, it is a matter of learning to know how it reacts, and adapt accordingly.[/quote]
Undoubtedly, but after extensively using the outer AF points of the 40D and 7D the performance of those of the 5D were simply pathetic.
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1301093890' post='7095']
BTW, contrary to popular belief, it does not have the same AF system as the 5D. It is similar, as in, it has the same number of AF points, but the specs and internals have changed considerably, and it generally works a lot more precise and also much better under difficult lighting consitions (mixed light, low light, etc.). [/quote]
I thought it was only the processor. In [url="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/reviews/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-dslr-digital-camera-review.aspx"]TDP[/url] Bryan states that "The AF system in the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the same as that in the 5D (which I also found to be accurate) but now with a DIGIC IV processor driving it".
Also, In DPR's what's new pages [url="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/page3.asp"]here[/url] and [url="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/page4.asp"]here[/url] the only AF changes mentioned are the ones related to LV, which of course was not present in the 5D Mk I.