The EOS 5D Mark II was also one of the first mass-market cameras to use the 'Mark II' naming system. In an era of R5 IIs, K-3 IIIs and a7RVs, this has become the norm, but it wasn't standard practice at the time. Just five days after the arrival of first Mirrorless camera, and 16 years ago today, Canon revealed a camera that would help define the final years of DSLR dominance: the EOS 5D II. This was no simple upgrade to the original EOS 5D, though in a move from 12.8MP to a better performing 21...
The EOS 5D Mark II was also one of the first mass-market cameras to use the 'Mark II' naming system. In an era of R5 IIs, K-3 IIIs and a7RVs, this has become the norm, but it wasn't standard practice at the time. Just five days after the arrival of first Mirrorless camera, and 16 years ago today, Canon revealed a camera that would help define the final years of DSLR dominance: the EOS 5D II. This was no simple upgrade to the original EOS 5D, though in a move from 12.8MP to a better performing 21...
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