Canon 5D mkII... now?

[musickna]

A Canon lens / cameraRebate program including the 5D MK II starts Sunday March 7. You might want to look at the discounts and see if there is a camera / lens combo you want.

Very good advice. Beyond that though, I say buy the 5D II. It is an excellent camera. I've had one for a year, and still gasp at the amazing photos it delivers.


It's always difficult deciding whether to buy now or wait. However, if only to generate sales and keep up with the competition, all the camera companies upgrade their bodies at frequent intervals. There will always be a better camera in the future. What matters, though, is the present. Right now, you can get photographs that I seriously doubt will show any significant flaws looking back at them ten or twenty years from now using the 5D II. In truth, that's been the case for a while now with digital photography- you could say the same thing about the original 5D.


Ultimately, photography is about the photographer, not the equipment.

[hutchisonb]

Sounds like you have some great advice. I was considering waiting too, but no regrets on buying now. I'll get probably a year or more of great pics, won't be itching to overpay on the initial release, and when the time is right just sell the MkII and move up.