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Explore 94 sample photos taken by the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
differences
Advantages of the Canon 5D Mark II
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Pentaprism vs Digital
1,815 ISO vs 1,555 ISO
400 ms vs 700 ms
156 lenses vs 123 lenses
850 shots vs 500 shots
3" vs 3.1"
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Advantages of the Sony SLT-A99
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Phase detection vs None
Yes vs No
89.0 vs 79.0
1,229k dots vs 920k dots
14 EV vs 11.9 EV
Sensor shift vs None
Yes vs No
Yes vs No
25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
25 bits vs 23.7 bits
Yes vs No
6 fps vs 3.9 fps
127 ms vs 206 ms
11 vs 1
24 MP vs 21 MP
2 vs 1
19 vs 9
100% vs 98%
$1,998.00 vs $2,485.00
812 g vs 850 g
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent pro DSLRs, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent DSLRs
Common Strengths
| Above average viewfinder size |
| 0.71x |
 | Weather sealed |
| Shoot in extreme weather |
 | Fast max shutter speeds |
| 1/8000 of a second |
Common Weaknesses
 | No built-in flash |
| Professional |
| Heavy | |||
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| Very expensive | |||
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| No focus motor |
| Won't autofocus with all lenses |
| Large | |||
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 | Very small screens |
| 3.0" |
Compared to recent pro DSLRs
Common Strengths
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Common Weaknesses
| Few focus points | |||
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| Slow continuous shooting | |||
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| Few cross-type focus points | |||
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon EOS 6D
Pro DSLR
$1,378 - $1,799 body only
$2,199 - $2,399 with 24-105mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Slightly higher boost light sensitivity |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Has much more shutter lag |
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Pro DSLR
$3,099 body only
$3,849 with 24-70mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Has a significantly larger screen |
| Is slightly more expensive |
| Is slightly heavier |
Canon EOS 7D
Pro DSLR
$999 - $1,041 body only
$1,099 - $1,562 with 28-135mm lens
| Shoots faster continuously |
| Slightly more lenses available |
| Takes slightly lower resolution photos |
| Significantly smaller viewfinder |
Canon EOS 70D
Pro DSLR
$899 - $999 body only
$1,069 - $1,149 with 18-55mm lens
 | Has a touch screen |
| Has slightly less shutter lag |
| Is thicker |
| Has slightly more startup delay |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Pro DSLR
$1,699 - $1,799 body only
$2,149 with 18-135mm lens
| Shoots faster continuously |
| Slightly more lenses available |
| Is thicker |
| Significantly smaller viewfinder |
Sony A7
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
$1,298 - $1,698 body only
$1,500 - $1,998 with 28-70mm lens
| Is slightly less noisy at high ISO |
| Has much more focus points |
| Much fewer lenses available |
| Users slower contrast detection autofocus |
Nikon D7100
Entry-level DSLR
$997 body only
$1,170 - $1,297 with 18-140mm lens
| Has a significantly larger screen |
| Slightly more lenses available |
| Has significantly more shutter lag |
| Significantly smaller viewfinder |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon D700
Pro DSLR
$3,882 body only
| Lower noise at high ISO |
| Many more focus points |
 | Does not take movies |
| Much lower true resolution |
Canon EOS 60D
Pro DSLR
$699 - $1,000 body only
$949 - $1,299 with 18-135mm lens
| Has a flip-out screen |
| Higher resolution screen |
| More noise at high ISO |
| Significantly worse image quality |
Sony SLT-A99 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Sony SLT A77 II
Pro DSLR
$872 - $998 body only
$1,598 - $1,599 with 16-50mm lens
| Shoots much faster |
| Many more focus points |
| More noise at high ISO |
| Worse image quality |
Sony SLT A77
Pro DSLR
$600 with 16-50mm lens
 | Takes 3D photos |
| Shoots much faster |
| Much more startup delay |
| More noise at high ISO |
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much better camera than the 5d mark ii?. I think you are taking that
conclusion based on the price only, because the a99 has a much better dynamic range, higher true resolution, a better color depth, a larger viewfinder (who cares if it's digital, it is very sharp though), a much better hybrid autofocus system, has more storage slots, shoots faster,
has GPS, etc... the 5d is better than the a99 only in low light
performance, but for 0.2 f-stops?? c'mon!!! and who cares if canon
already has much more lenses available, you are not gonna buy more than 5
lenses anyway. I believe there's something wrong with this review, I
used to trust a lot in this page, but until now I don't rely on you any
longer. there must be somthing wrong with this page and DxO.