Canon EOS 5D

Just wow. What a camera. I bought this a year ago as an upgrade to my previous entry level 350D. I had started getting paid for my photography and so decided that I needed something more reliable to take me across that daunting gap between amateur and professional. This was really the cheapest option available to me, I grabbed a bargain at just over £1000 for just the body only. What a step up it was from my previous camera. The images just scream quality. The bigger full frame sensor not only means that you can shoot true 35mm wide angle, but also means that the interference from nearby light receptors on the sensor is far less ...  Read the complete review

The Canon EOS 5D is bridges the gap between consumer and professional DSLR cameras. Its price reflects this, retailing at around 1500GBP for the body. As a kit, it is offered with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM lens for around 2000GBP. (It is probably worth declairing at this point that I am on the consumer side of the fence, and so this review will be most useful for consumers, not professionals.) The headline feature of the 5D is the 'full frame' digital sensor. Most digital cameras have a sensor that is smaller in area than a 35mm negative. This leads to a focal length multiplication factor that is greater than one. For example, the Canon EOS 30D ...  Read the complete review