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epirb wrote on 6/11/2009, 7:43 AM
this is most excellent !
LarsHD wrote on 6/11/2009, 10:27 AM
Wow! Thanks for letting us know. Just did the update. Wow again! This camera is amazing and today it got a lot better! This is great! /Lars
UlfLaursen wrote on 6/11/2009, 11:00 AM
Yes - it's very popular :-)

We sell it at work, and it is constantly in backlog from Canon.

/Ulf
epirb wrote on 6/11/2009, 11:20 AM
yeah try and get a spare battery or charger , I left my charger on a shoot 2 hrs away from my house. and didnt realize till later. Looked around local places and online. next to impossible and $$$ too.
LarsHD wrote on 6/11/2009, 11:29 AM
Spare batteries and lots of CF cards. I actually bought two chargers and also an adapter so that I can charge batteries while on the road in the car driving. Though I have to say that it doesn't consume that much. I have 3 batteries for mine and that has always worked out fine. I thought video would consume more than it does. (But that's pobably because shooting requires good planning with a 5D2 so you just simply don't have the camera rolling as much as a "normal" video camera I think. Planning shots is essential to get someting good of this great camera I think. Long 300-400mm with lotsof IS activity seems to be the worst in terms of battery consumtion.

Lars
Joe White wrote on 6/11/2009, 12:07 PM
I did the upgrade over the weekend and it is truely amazing. Thank goodness I did not invest in a bunch of Nikon lenses to do the workaround. For the image quality it is well worth any slight headaches in workflow dealing with the files.
LarsHD wrote on 6/11/2009, 12:31 PM
I had Canon for many years, then 3 years ago I went Nikon and D2Xs etc, wasn't really happy, too ISO-noisy and other things. The

Bought the 5D, got happy again... the the 5DII. And truly wonderful stills! And got a great videocamera for free at the same time. The concept and basic idea is really strange and weird - but it works, it's a very creative tool.
apit34356 wrote on 6/11/2009, 6:00 PM
Nikon and D2Xs work in difficult conditions, but the canon 5DII is a very interesting camera. With the latest Canon firm update, I'm adding it to my list of "must" haves.
jabloomf1230 wrote on 6/12/2009, 9:17 AM
Here's a helpful message board, if you are interested in hybrid DSLRs, like the Canon 5D MKII, etc:

http://cinema5d.com/index.php

The members of that message board are always eager to hear about PC workflows that might make their life easier.
LarsHD wrote on 6/12/2009, 9:30 AM
http://store.zacuto.com/DSLR-Sharp-Shooter.html