The weight never ever bothers me. I use my 5D and 5D ii almost daily. I take one wherever I go. I recently purchased a 1DX ii to replace my 1D ii, and I couldn't be happier with any of these cameras. All used of course. The 5D cameras are perfect for anyone. Excellent video.
I've only recently realized that the early Canon DSLRs are now perceived as vintage, simplistic slow-you-down gear. Because, when I purchased my first DSLR it was a brand new 20D and I wasn't able to afford the 5D with all its whistles and blows. Yes, nowadays you say, that you can't see anything on the back screen of a 5D, but back when I started shooting digital on the 20D I created a habit of constantly checking the preview of the picture I just shot. Of course, it wasn't as good as the final result - I mean back then I was working on a Mac and a CRT 21-inch screen that was a solid glass block and weighted a ton to get a feeling of how colors would look when the stuff got printed because LCDs were screens you use on a digital watch in monochrome only 2 years before. And it was such a relief as opposed to shooting film which took hours or even days until you saw your results. So, it is funny and refreshing, that DSLRs are now taking the same route Film Kameras did when I was young. And it will not take too long, before mirrorless cameras will get replaced by a new technology that will very suddenly appear and everybody will become nostalgic about the good old days when you were shooting through digital viewfinders 🙃 About your technical issues: parts like complete shutter assemblies and back screens are very cheap to obtain and there are a lot of tutorials of how to fix this camera available. Regarding CF-Card readers, you don't necessarily need a reader. Just connect the camera through a USB cable. If you are using a Mac, open Image Capture and directly download from the camera. Did this with macos Sequoia and my 5D mkII and 20D yesterday.
''And it will not take too long, before mirrorless cameras will get replaced by a new technology'' that one i think couldnt be further from truth. you have to understand how technological advancement works and how the world around a certain niche works. in fact... photography as a whole is incredibly stagnant for years already. a camera is not a glorified tech demo. its about the final result and creating awesome photos. and matter of fact is: even if you print big, they are almost identical compared to lets say something like a D850 or even older cheaper stuff. its mostly QoL changes really, as most of the features are not needed to take a great photo to begin with. and here it gets interesting and mobile phones are a great example for this too as its in a similar spot. technological advancement or progression in general is 1. NOT endless and 2. NOT linear. you hit diminishing returns at some point. and we are at that point for a while. take this example: you are... a diver. and you practice every day to increase the time you can hold your breath... you know... if you would do that long enough and get better and better and better and better it would mean at some point you can hold your breath for 16 hours right? this is not how the world works. you can not improve ENDLESSLY. you will hit a wall at some point where its pretty much impossible to improve more or the curve of progression will be so steep that it will take an insane amount of effort to only get a tiny amount better at something. its the same with phones. phones are already way too good for everything people do with them. they dont NEED more. and you cant do much more either because you will hit physical limitations. you can not go faster and faster and faster and faster because the reality is: faster and faster means more and more heat that needs to go somewhere and more and more energy drain you need to provide with. in a compact form factor of a mobile phone however there is only so much space to work with to do that. its the same reason desktop PC will allways have more power than laptops have for example because it is physically impossible to do otherwise. what about TVs? can you hear the new 1024K screen in 20 years? you ll hit limitations of a human eye not even able to see that anymore or how do you expect a 1024K TV screen to make sense if you dont have a screen thats like 50meter wide in scale? it is the same with cameras too... you can only improve so much. at some point you ll hit lenses and iso performance thats basically night vision so it can see in the dark and it has 8000MP of resolution so that you need an entire nas server to store a single raw file and... you do realize we live in a world where 99% of the people only watch photos on their phones where instagram has a barely 1MP resolution right? improving further would literally MAKE NO SENSE. and improve what exactly? having some harry potter like photos where the people in the photos can walk around? magic? AI taking photos on their own so i dont even need a camera anymore to begin with? there is almost no improvement left. especially since human beings who will use a camera will hit their limits at some point. when a camera is so much better than everything a human brain can even process or handle... what exactly do you want to improve on that? and with all of that improvement... how comes... 98% of the people owning a camera like this still take completely sht photos because they lack any sort of creative mindset, eye or vision whatsoever?
I bought a 5d back in the day for the princely sum of £1350 (and that was on a very sweet deal). Was then too shy to use it much, as I was afraid to damage it. Recently rediscovered it, so now it's out of stasis I've got a mint 5d for free (I didn't pay for it, old me did!). It's a big, clunky, chunky beast, but give it enough light (it can be a bit of a shocker in low light situations) and that gorgeous, filmy quality makes it always, always worth it. Also, total banger of a tune at the start! Nice vid chief
I have the 10D and 40D and just bought the 5D Classic. A friend of mine had the 5D for weddings a decade ago. I did the post processing for him. I was mighty impressed with the image quality. I can't believe today's prices. Give it another 10 years and they'll be collectable.
I had to shoot a wedding not too long after I migrated from Canon DSLR to a Fuji system, and wasn’t feeling confident enough with the new kit to stake a big gig on it. Rented a 5D IV and a few L primes for the weekend and almost reversed my entire decision - all because it was just so pleasurable to hold and use. It felt like a REAL camera. No regrets about the Fuji after a few years but it took that amount of time.
Well, the Fujis are wonderful cameras but their ergonomics aren't that conducive to whole day shooting of such events. The reason why Canon stayed at the top of the wedding game so long (and still somewhat does) is because their cameras are, for the most part, convenient workhorse cameras that make such jobs easier. They aren't necessarily better than anything on the market, but they are well-rounded as a whole package. I see a lot of wedding shooters still mainlining DSLRs.
When I bought my 7D in 2010, I really wanted a 5D, but I could not justify the price as I was not making money taking pictures. I finally bought that 5D in 2024, an almost new one in terms of its condition and shutter count. No regrets. Full frame is fun, and has its place. The 5D is easy to use, can take any EF or EF-S lens, and is basically bulletproof.
Camera from 2005, with tech and ''Rules'' from 2005, focus points, screen quality, other issues, dont matter at the time. The camera is perfect for 2005, and for today still perfect to do things from 2005. Good video, disagree the cons.
I often find myself going through old photographs and thinking, “Wow, I used to be such a better photographer!” And it’s always, always the photos taken during the time I had the 5D. When I think about it more, I can confidently say that this camera taught many of us what photography truly is. It taught us patience, how to read light, how to chase good light-which, in the end, is the essence of photography. It taught us dedication, and it taught us how to handle failure and not to give up easily! Simply put, because of all its limitations, this camera made you become a good photographer, and in return, it delivered unreal results. Most of us have now moved on to modern toys which, let’s be honest, can do it all. But here we are, spending our time watching videos about the Canon 5D, feeling nostalgic, while our fancy toys collect dust. That says everything there is to say about the 5D...
This camera is what made me my first 5 digits in 2005 money so it will always have a place in my heart. Nothing but fond memories of it, but things have changed so much it's one of those cameras I have on the shelf for sentimental value but refuse to turn on not because of the image quality (which is still good, I still look at photos from it 20 years later) but because the interface was so archaic. Don't want reality to kill the nostalgia :)
@@Criticalhitkoala interesting! I love how simple the menu is. I suppose it’s quite limited compared to a new camera. The physical buttons on the camera are also a welcome addition.
@@grainybrews Oh button wise it's okay on a physical standpoint since it has easy access to controls via the nipple. The double tier control on top was interesting. It's mostly the software and ui features that I'm skeptical to go back to. 20 years of UI updating going from when Canon was first learning to create a digital UI is pretty crazy. It doesn't make the 5d unusable (hell I'm using a film Elan7 that doesn't even have an interface :)), but it just makes it clunky. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 5D series though, so about 6 months ago went ahead and just got the 5DSr for super cheap to still use for fun and honor the line despite moving to full mirrorless a few years ago.
This is one of the very few cameras I had "back in the day" that I keep thinking of every once in a while. It also looked just nice. Also funny how we have to call it the 5D Classic nowadays cause people forget there were cameras without "Mark XYZ" in the name :P
The mirror problem is actually common for the earlier 5D models. There are tutorials on YT on how to fix it. When I was researching it I read in a forum somewhere that you have to go with a later serial number (that starts or ends with "2"? I can't remember). I forgot the details because I bought the 5D Mark II instead. The Mark II RAW colors SOOC reminds me of slide film, you might wanna have a look at it. Love the portrait photos you took bro!
Yeah, the later serial numbers didn’t have the issue; Canon had sorted it by then. My first one was an very low serial but had been fixed. It had two strips where you can see the mod Canon made. My current one, the serial starts with a 3. By this point they were all ok, as far as i know. Just try and get a higher serial model.
the mirror issue was a "known fault" and was serviced by any official Canon affiliate shop for free for years, but since the 5D is such an old camera now, Canon ended support a couple years back. my 5D around 2015-16 had the same issue and was fixed for free by Canon.
It's absolutely mental to be talking about the Canon 5D as "prehistoric". You may not have been around 20 years ago but in the grand scheme of things it's still a relatively modern camera. 20 years ago I was going around with a 3.3 MP Nikon 990 and everyone thought the photos that came out of it were amazing. Then I got a D200 (a contemporary of the 5D) and the photos were night and day better. But the thing is that quality imaging isn't necessarily about image quality, and the 5D surpasses most amateur's needs and could easily still be used professionally today. It was a stunning camera then and it still is now. Just because sensors have more pixels and autofocus has more points today doesn't make the photos that come out of the cameras any better. Someone who knows what they're doing with a 5D could still outshoot someone will all the gear and no idea to this day.
@@grainybrews I did indeed watch the whole video! But I thought you spent far too much time saying how ancient it was and how you could barely make out anything on the LCD screen!
A batch of 5d classic had mirror problems you should still be able to find the serial no’s online . Canon back then replaced them if they fell off with the the new type of fixing
Mine fell off 3 times. The first time I brought it in for repair. It was supposedly "reinforced" but about a year later it fell off. Maybe predictably so because the glue Canon was using was reported to be very sensitive to humidity, and I was down in a sort of a gorge by a river in high humidity. Since the only service repair shop in the country capable of handling that was in a different city to my own, and it happened late in the evening (luckily I just shot a few test shots in my room so it fell off while at home), and I needed it on the next day, I went to a 24/7 store and bought a tube of super-glue and just glued it. It held on for a while, then fell off again, but this time I had time to find a more suitable type of glue, because as some people have suggested to me, if you get a glue that turns stiff when dried, it doesn't absorb the mirror shock well. But if you get one that stays sort of "rubbery" when it dries it will act as a shock-absorber. Worked well enough and didn't fall off again.
Its a great camera. The mirror thing is a known issue and many of them have been repaired (mine has a reinforced mirror). The images are very good, and my back screen is working fine.
I own some Canon cameras and a good bunch of lenses... 3x5d/5d2/6d/7d/1d2/1d4/1ds2/700d/2x10d/2x20d/40d/50d. They were unbelievible cheap in these days. I really love shooting with them. I don't think to sell any of them. ❤
Hey buddy If your sensor is dirty.... just get on and clean it. They are designed to be cleaned. You can easily do it yourself. It really isn't something to sweat over. Give it a go. 5D - had mine about a month. Boy am I in love with it. Even 1600 ISO images look great and unique. Im drawn to acquiring a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 g2 for it. I think that would be my perfect combo. 😎📷👊👍
@grainybrews plenty of vids here on RUclips. Get yourself the full frame swabs. Some kits come with wet swabs and dry swabs. Use them in that order. The main thing to know is that the pixel sites are all covered by flat glass so you are not cleaning pixels, you are cleaning flat glass. Sometimes you need to repeat the process as with anything you clean. 🙂👍
The mirror fix is super simple, just four tiny drops of superglue and press on it for 30 seconds allow to dry 24 hours and all done. I fixed mine several years ago, when after 13? years it fell off. I had no problem with focus afterwards, in fact, the viewfinder looked shaper. You don't drench the glue all over in some thick globs, just a tiny drop in each corner. As for the sensor, it is first generation and does catch dust but can be easily cleaned, you need a sensor cleaning kit for that a good light and magnification, I've done that too, with good results. As for your rear screen malfunction, that is down to your particular unit. Probably someone dropped it and something is a bit lose, may be cheaper to buy a replacement camera, or send it off. The back screen is fairly useless due to low resolution, but good to check the framing and histogram, poor for judging focus. Use only the center focusing point, focus and recompose as needed, which was a normal and common technique for every camera for years. You can buy brand new CF cards if you are worried about it; also, larger CF cards require a firmware update to I think, the second, or last version. I think there was only one firmware update. If you don't have that update, then you may have issues with more modern, recent card sizes. I was able to hunt down a copy of the last firmware on the internet and it installed fine and I have had no problems with larger cards. I have found my 5D, which I bought new, completely reliable, excepting for the mirror which fell off after some many years, maybe 12 or 13 years. The fix was not hard, and, as I said, no focusing or viewfinder issues at all, maybe even an improvement. So, were I you, I would look for a working copy and take it from there. The images are unique as is the experience, worth any hassle because you can't get anything quite like the look of those images, and it is a fun thing. Lots of EF glass out there and other 5D models as well.
"When was the last time you used a camera that only shot photos" When I owned this exact same camera :D....it was as late as 2015. And I loved it. I just had to move on from it. Might actually get it again, either that or the Mark II. I miss the old colors.
@@grainybrews I do have 3 EF lenses that I use for my R6 II so I would be covered on that front :) The R6 II, while being a great camera overall, is giving me headaches when it comes to editing to my liking. It just doesn't have the vibe at all.
@ that’s a common sentiment these days. Modern camera sensor tech favours true to life colour rendition and sharpness, so I find myself using the clarity slider very often, even in my Fujifilm cameras.
I think you are the first person that has this camera and is not afraid of talking his thoughts. I mean, I feel most people just are afraid to not say other than "it has a very like film qualities of its images, the display is bad, the shutter sound is satisfying" which probably are true, but leaved doubt if they really have been using the camera as it is notorious from your observations that you did. I purchased one from Japan through eBay but the seller told me it wasn't working, a nice seller; and I got meanwhile a Canon XS as film is too expensive to use my Canon Eos 7. As the controls are the same it feels even more analogue than the Fujifilm X100 I had.
@@suzukitaka4470 a quick google search does not reveal much, but there are a few forums that suggest that the sensor was in part made with Kodak. If anyone has links to a source, please share!
@@suzukitaka4470 Canon makes their own sensors now, but over 20 years ago Kodak was still a thing, many medium format backs had Kodak sensors, so I'm not surprised Canon had some help in the beginning
I purchased 1 of these babies from KEH, and I’m so upset that I slept on it for so long. It’s amazing. I don’t think it’s too heavy. I have a Nikon F5, and I love a big camera. If you want a simple camera as a first time photographer, then this is a good option.
I shot the 5D Classic as wedding photographer. The back screen showed warmer than the images on my PC and that's because the 5D screen was made by Samsung at that stage.
Just goes to show, nothing is obsolete if it does what you need it to do. I still have my original 300D, bought back in 2003, and it still does well, even though these days I'm mainly in mirrorless land (R5, R5 Mk II, and R6 Mk II). Similarly, my favorite synthesizer of all time, the Ensoniq TS-12 (made in Malvern, Pennsylvania, of all places) lasted me from the early '90s all the way up to the summer of 2020. When it finally gave up the digital ghost, it was like losing a member of the family. 😢
It's absolutely hilarious that I use THE EXACT SAME SET UP, 5D classic and a 90's 35mm f2.0. Yet the photos I take look absolutely and completely different to anything you showed. Some stuff I can say: The highest ISO is 3200. It's the H, it's a FULL STOPE extra of grain (but it's literally usable, I've used the 5D for night/social club photography and it's absolutely usable) My viewfinder also looks out of focus when stuff is actually in focus, but I think it might have to do with the dioptrics that I never knew how to like... Set up. Talking about how filmic the camera is... I don't have a PC, do I do all my postprocessing on my phone, for which I rely heavily on using the micro SD card slot. So... To keep my workflow, and because CF cards are expensive AF, I bought a CF to SD adapter which I use with a SD to micro SD adapter (it never fails making people cringe. Ik, I'm literally Frankenstein and her monster). When I tried the set up I found that the camera won't read SD cards higher than 1GB. 1GB is about two rolls of film. When I'm shooting I treat my SD cards as rolls of films. I also kinda carry anywhere between 2 to 13 SD cards on me (finding so many SD cards was a challenge). I recommend this camera SO much!
So here is my digital camera journey: Canon 40D->Canon 50D->Canon5D->Canon 6D->Leica M240->Sony A7RII->Fuji X-PROII->Leica M9-P->and in 2020 I again bought a 5D and here I am. The 5D for me is the Tool i love to make Photos the most with. I don't bother to convert raw anymore. JPEG straight out of cam that's it for me. My lenses: EF 20 2.8 USM, EF 50 1.4 USM, EF 100 2 USM, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Tamron 180 3.5 macro.
@ I’m not mad, I just think it’s funny. It’s an endless cycle. The 90’s are now what the 90’s were when I was a kid.. someday people will look at the Nikon z9 and go “woah, retro” lol
12,8mp on a large sensor makes the difference. Each pixel must be very big. Todays cameras have 45mp and more on the same area. This is why the pictures look so different to other cameras.
Struggled to like the images of digital cameras after years with film, and wasted a fortune flitting from Sony (A6000, A7R2, A7R3), Fuji (XE2 & 3, XT2, XHi, XCF and XT5 - sent back as the viewfinder gave me epilepsy!), Nikon (D200, D90), Leica (M8, TL2, CE) and Canon (5DSr, 6D, 5Dii and now 5D). By FAR the best colour palette (reducing so much messing with hue per channel etc. in PP) are the 5Di and ii and 6D). Ridiculous losses each time I swapped but sticking to the 5D now for good.
Sorry to hear that about your 5D. You probably purchased a well used model, or one that was sitting on the shelf too long. Yes, some cameras deteriorate when sitting too long. I paid $2200 band-new for mine back in 2006 which to me was a lot of money for a camera, it still is BTW !! At the time I was using my trusty 30D which I had purchased a few years earlier and had become accustomed to it. As far as my experience with the 5D, it was not overwhelming. First of all, I was a little resentful that after paying all that money, the camera was practically feature-less. It reminded me of an old Kodak Brownie which was just a box with a lens in the front. Unlike the clakity-clack shutter sound of my 30D, the 5D made a deep clunk sound. it's as if the camera was struggling to move the mirror up and down. The shutter was not as responsive as the Nikon D200 which was also out around that time. Picture wise I did make some great pictures with this camera, but often what I saw on the back LCD did not match with what I saw in reality. Thank goodness things straightened out when I downloaded to my computer, or made a print. I remember that I was a little hesitant taking this camera out because of the cost, so in most situations I felt more comfortable carrying my 30D. i did buy some lenses for it. Such as the Holy Trinity 16-35mm f2.8 vs1, 24-70mm f2.8 and the 70-200mm f2.8. Unfortunately, times got hard and I had to sell both the 5D and my 70-200 f2.8. A few years later I recovered and purchased the 70-200mm f4 which is much smaller less intrusive and CHEAPER and the Canon 6D. To tell you the truth I miss my 70-200mm f2.8 sometimes, but I really don't miss the 5D. The 6D takes better picture has more features and the shutter sounds way better in my humble opinion(IMHO). Would I get another 5D ? NOPE !! The newer, more modern DSLR's are so much better. Although I did take some fabulous photos with my 5D, I also took a lot of bloopers that were no better than the images from my 30D. Thinking back, a lot had to do with which lens I was using and other factors. The camera performed great with the 'L' series lenses, but not so great with non-L regular Canon lenses if I remember correctly ?
A hack for the back screen, which somehow most people never realized (I had to show it to a few owners), is to inscrease the sharpness under the Picture Style settings to the max. It's a shitty screen either way, but for some reason the camera defaults to the lowest value, which means you're looking at a blurry mess. Even that shitty screen can be alright for evaluating sharpness when you have that turned all the way up. There are also no negative side-effects since this won't affect RAW files.
@ oh yeah, one last thing - the screen colors were mismatched between different units. I had them viewed side by side with other units that my friends owned and some were cooler, some warmer, some had a magenta cast, some had a green cast. Nothing you can do about that, the screen was just terribly calibrated out of the box.
The color tint on the bach display being off is usually because of the picture style setting in the camera. The preview image is a jpeg rendering of the raw file with the picture style applied in camera. Set the style to Standard and set color temperature to auto. The occasional posterized color on the back display is generally a corroded electrical connection. I've run a couple 5D classics into the ground in excess of one million shutter cycles. The 5D still is a viable camera today, even at 12.5mp. Remember, pros were shooting outstanding photos 29 years ago and 12.5 is perfectly sufficient for current editorial shots and prints.
I'd absolutely love if they had packaged this into a small 300-500g compact at some point in time. Something like the EOS M200. Since I don't mind all the age-based technical shortcomings at all, but they're much easier to overlook when it's a bit more casual use. I don't think they would have ever dabbled in compact mirrorless before the Pentax Q and Nikon 1 though. This and the old 1D are really nice cameras, just a bit too much work.
I personally never owned 5d but I had a canon 400d it is about the same age but has APS sensor. Recently I decided to upgrade to mirrorless and sold my canon 400d because I thought I have superior camera now. Don't sell your old stuff it is dirt chip and doesn't do any difference. Now considering to buy 5d camera to bring magic back.
@@grainybrews I thought I'd add that you should turn on the RGB histogram for checking your exposures. The screen always showed photos too bright to know when it was underexposed, so the histogram was the way to go there. I don't recall peaking being thing yet... but it might have been able to show blown highlights. It was never great for color accuracy, although believe me, the screens on other DSLRs from when it first released were far worse. It can't believe the 5d is 20 years old now... I guess I'm getting old too.
DO NOT CLEAN THE SENSOR OF THIS CAMERA WITH SOLVENTS LIKE LENS CLEANING FLUID, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL OR SIMILAR IF YOUR SERIAL NUMBER STARTS WITH 0. YOU WILL RUIN THE COATINGS ON THE LOW PASS FILTER AND TOTALLY WASTE THE CAMERA. Also avoid overusing the AF you can burn the PCBs with intense use.
In the cons you neglected to say that anything above about ISO 400 is noisy as all hell. I used to love my 5D, but the technology moves on. It also doesn't have auto ISO mode which I know a lot of people are a fan of. I think it was great in it's day but I wouldn't recommend it any more. I'd say to go for something like a 6D instead. Still really affordable but has a lot more features and better image processing. It might not have the same look but you could just get that in post anyway.
@@diluteduk to each their own! Depends on what you’re looking for in a camera and what features matter to you. I own a lot of modern cameras and I wanted to find out what it’s like shooting with a camera from 2005. That sensor is great, and yes it can be replicated in post processing… but I’m not using an old camera to mess around in the back end too much. I want it to give me a look that an old camera is known for giving without much trickery. Just my thoughts 🫡
I like the ergonomics on it, the shutter sounds sweet as well. The images feel artificial and plasticky. I tried all sorts of lenses on it, without much success. In my experience, not worth the hype.
''when has been the last time you used a camera that only takes photos?'' ...uhm.. yesterday? i mean even if i would use a modern body, i wouldnt even touch the video once either...jesus i wish they would give an option to have a stills camera without all the video stuff but in return more affordable nowadays. i am a photographer. not a videographer. i couldnt care less about video
@@heli0s2003 I’m aware it’s not touchscreen. Think of “taping the screen” as something more like this: ruclips.net/video/dEkOT3IngMQ/видео.htmlsi=FpDdnOFjK0GFkdGv
Well not to hate, but honestly the cons are just simply your problem. Fixing the mirror yourself, not getting a pro to clean the sensor, well ok the screen posterize is not fun but like none of these mean anything at all about the camera model itself. You simply got one that wasnt in top condition, thats it...
@@isktuna7077 I felt it was worth sharing since most folks will be buying these off eBay without the benefit of testing first. Finding 20 year old cameras in top condition these days is certainly a challenge!
One of the greats 😍😍😍
@@CanonEurope you guys made a banger
@@grainybrews 🙌
The weight never ever bothers me. I use my 5D and 5D ii almost daily. I take one wherever I go. I recently purchased a 1DX ii to replace my 1D ii, and I couldn't be happier with any of these cameras. All used of course.
The 5D cameras are perfect for anyone. Excellent video.
I've only recently realized that the early Canon DSLRs are now perceived as vintage, simplistic slow-you-down gear. Because, when I purchased my first DSLR it was a brand new 20D and I wasn't able to afford the 5D with all its whistles and blows.
Yes, nowadays you say, that you can't see anything on the back screen of a 5D, but back when I started shooting digital on the 20D I created a habit of constantly checking the preview of the picture I just shot. Of course, it wasn't as good as the final result - I mean back then I was working on a Mac and a CRT 21-inch screen that was a solid glass block and weighted a ton to get a feeling of how colors would look when the stuff got printed because LCDs were screens you use on a digital watch in monochrome only 2 years before.
And it was such a relief as opposed to shooting film which took hours or even days until you saw your results.
So, it is funny and refreshing, that DSLRs are now taking the same route Film Kameras did when I was young. And it will not take too long, before mirrorless cameras will get replaced by a new technology that will very suddenly appear and everybody will become nostalgic about the good old days when you were shooting through digital viewfinders 🙃
About your technical issues: parts like complete shutter assemblies and back screens are very cheap to obtain and there are a lot of tutorials of how to fix this camera available.
Regarding CF-Card readers, you don't necessarily need a reader. Just connect the camera through a USB cable. If you are using a Mac, open Image Capture and directly download from the camera. Did this with macos Sequoia and my 5D mkII and 20D yesterday.
Yeah, buy USB connection is soooo slooow on the 5D. I also prefer to use a reader.
''And it will not take too long, before mirrorless cameras will get replaced by a new technology'' that one i think couldnt be further from truth. you have to understand how technological advancement works and how the world around a certain niche works. in fact... photography as a whole is incredibly stagnant for years already. a camera is not a glorified tech demo. its about the final result and creating awesome photos. and matter of fact is: even if you print big, they are almost identical compared to lets say something like a D850 or even older cheaper stuff. its mostly QoL changes really, as most of the features are not needed to take a great photo to begin with.
and here it gets interesting and mobile phones are a great example for this too as its in a similar spot. technological advancement or progression in general is 1. NOT endless and 2. NOT linear. you hit diminishing returns at some point. and we are at that point for a while. take this example: you are... a diver. and you practice every day to increase the time you can hold your breath... you know... if you would do that long enough and get better and better and better and better it would mean at some point you can hold your breath for 16 hours right?
this is not how the world works. you can not improve ENDLESSLY. you will hit a wall at some point where its pretty much impossible to improve more or the curve of progression will be so steep that it will take an insane amount of effort to only get a tiny amount better at something.
its the same with phones. phones are already way too good for everything people do with them. they dont NEED more. and you cant do much more either because you will hit physical limitations. you can not go faster and faster and faster and faster because the reality is: faster and faster means more and more heat that needs to go somewhere and more and more energy drain you need to provide with. in a compact form factor of a mobile phone however there is only so much space to work with to do that. its the same reason desktop PC will allways have more power than laptops have for example because it is physically impossible to do otherwise.
what about TVs? can you hear the new 1024K screen in 20 years? you ll hit limitations of a human eye not even able to see that anymore or how do you expect a 1024K TV screen to make sense if you dont have a screen thats like 50meter wide in scale?
it is the same with cameras too... you can only improve so much. at some point you ll hit lenses and iso performance thats basically night vision so it can see in the dark and it has 8000MP of resolution so that you need an entire nas server to store a single raw file and... you do realize we live in a world where 99% of the people only watch photos on their phones where instagram has a barely 1MP resolution right? improving further would literally MAKE NO SENSE. and improve what exactly? having some harry potter like photos where the people in the photos can walk around? magic? AI taking photos on their own so i dont even need a camera anymore to begin with?
there is almost no improvement left. especially since human beings who will use a camera will hit their limits at some point. when a camera is so much better than everything a human brain can even process or handle... what exactly do you want to improve on that?
and with all of that improvement... how comes... 98% of the people owning a camera like this still take completely sht photos because they lack any sort of creative mindset, eye or vision whatsoever?
I bought a 5d back in the day for the princely sum of £1350 (and that was on a very sweet deal). Was then too shy to use it much, as I was afraid to damage it. Recently rediscovered it, so now it's out of stasis I've got a mint 5d for free (I didn't pay for it, old me did!). It's a big, clunky, chunky beast, but give it enough light (it can be a bit of a shocker in low light situations) and that gorgeous, filmy quality makes it always, always worth it. Also, total banger of a tune at the start! Nice vid chief
I have the 10D and 40D and just bought the 5D Classic. A friend of mine had the 5D for weddings a decade ago. I did the post processing for him. I was mighty impressed with the image quality. I can't believe today's prices. Give it another 10 years and they'll be collectable.
I had to shoot a wedding not too long after I migrated from Canon DSLR to a Fuji system, and wasn’t feeling confident enough with the new kit to stake a big gig on it. Rented a 5D IV and a few L primes for the weekend and almost reversed my entire decision - all because it was just so pleasurable to hold and use. It felt like a REAL camera.
No regrets about the Fuji after a few years but it took that amount of time.
Well, the Fujis are wonderful cameras but their ergonomics aren't that conducive to whole day shooting of such events. The reason why Canon stayed at the top of the wedding game so long (and still somewhat does) is because their cameras are, for the most part, convenient workhorse cameras that make such jobs easier. They aren't necessarily better than anything on the market, but they are well-rounded as a whole package. I see a lot of wedding shooters still mainlining DSLRs.
"This old camera is actually pretty good"
- Every camera video ever
@@myself3209 hence why I don’t want to do too many of these… but they get the views!
Weird it's almost as if obsolescence is arbitrary
i swear 99% of camera videos are just "is x camera still good in x year??". and the answer is literally always yes.
And yet, I click on so many of them 😂
@@GatorGamerDude These videos are pure fan service.
When I bought my 7D in 2010, I really wanted a 5D, but I could not justify the price as I was not making money taking pictures. I finally bought that 5D in 2024, an almost new one in terms of its condition and shutter count. No regrets. Full frame is fun, and has its place. The 5D is easy to use, can take any EF or EF-S lens, and is basically bulletproof.
Just bought a 5D2 on late November. From Nikon D5200 to Canon 5D2, this is a huge difference
Canon 6D ii - also a great Camera, similar colour science & tilting screen
@@Stop-All-War I do like a tilty screen.
Literally slaps. That mirror box sound is just awesome.
i just started with photography roughly half a year ago with a super cheap eos 7D and the handfeel is just crazy, feels like a tank, amazing
Camera from 2005, with tech and ''Rules'' from 2005, focus points, screen quality, other issues, dont matter at the time. The camera is perfect for 2005, and for today still perfect to do things from 2005.
Good video, disagree the cons.
Thats what im tryna say! This camera is slept upon by everyone
@@TrueKyanite such a banger hey
I sold my 5d Mk II at one point... but I still have my 5d... something about it being a pure photography camera made me want to keep it.
@@billxciii I also had the 5D Mark ii. Both cameras are great… but there’s a special sauce with the Classic that you can’t get on the Mark ii.
I often find myself going through old photographs and thinking, “Wow, I used to be such a better photographer!” And it’s always, always the photos taken during the time I had the 5D. When I think about it more, I can confidently say that this camera taught many of us what photography truly is. It taught us patience, how to read light, how to chase good light-which, in the end, is the essence of photography. It taught us dedication, and it taught us how to handle failure and not to give up easily! Simply put, because of all its limitations, this camera made you become a good photographer, and in return, it delivered unreal results. Most of us have now moved on to modern toys which, let’s be honest, can do it all. But here we are, spending our time watching videos about the Canon 5D, feeling nostalgic, while our fancy toys collect dust. That says everything there is to say about the 5D...
This camera is what made me my first 5 digits in 2005 money so it will always have a place in my heart. Nothing but fond memories of it, but things have changed so much it's one of those cameras I have on the shelf for sentimental value but refuse to turn on not because of the image quality (which is still good, I still look at photos from it 20 years later) but because the interface was so archaic. Don't want reality to kill the nostalgia :)
@@Criticalhitkoala interesting! I love how simple the menu is. I suppose it’s quite limited compared to a new camera. The physical buttons on the camera are also a welcome addition.
@@grainybrews Oh button wise it's okay on a physical standpoint since it has easy access to controls via the nipple. The double tier control on top was interesting. It's mostly the software and ui features that I'm skeptical to go back to. 20 years of UI updating going from when Canon was first learning to create a digital UI is pretty crazy. It doesn't make the 5d unusable (hell I'm using a film Elan7 that doesn't even have an interface :)), but it just makes it clunky.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 5D series though, so about 6 months ago went ahead and just got the 5DSr for super cheap to still use for fun and honor the line despite moving to full mirrorless a few years ago.
It's the sensor... IMO produces the best colors, I have 3 of them.
This is one of the very few cameras I had "back in the day" that I keep thinking of every once in a while. It also looked just nice.
Also funny how we have to call it the 5D Classic nowadays cause people forget there were cameras without "Mark XYZ" in the name :P
Love my 5D, if it weren't so heavy, I'd be carrying it everyday. It takes pictures like nothing else I've ever owned.
The mirror problem is actually common for the earlier 5D models. There are tutorials on YT on how to fix it. When I was researching it I read in a forum somewhere that you have to go with a later serial number (that starts or ends with "2"? I can't remember). I forgot the details because I bought the 5D Mark II instead. The Mark II RAW colors SOOC reminds me of slide film, you might wanna have a look at it. Love the portrait photos you took bro!
@@Rangefinder48 thanks! I have since learned I’m not the only one with mirror issues. I had the Mark ii years ago, that’s a banger of a camera.
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Yeah, the later serial numbers didn’t have the issue; Canon had sorted it by then. My first one was an very low serial but had been fixed. It had two strips where you can see the mod Canon made.
My current one, the serial starts with a 3. By this point they were all ok, as far as i know. Just try and get a higher serial model.
@@grainybrews Also, the 5D Mk II is sometimes cheaper than the 5D classic.
the mirror issue was a "known fault" and was serviced by any official Canon affiliate shop for free for years, but since the 5D is such an old camera now, Canon ended support a couple years back. my 5D around 2015-16 had the same issue and was fixed for free by Canon.
I found one in near mint condition. I love the files, already shot some of my favorite photos with this puppy.
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It's absolutely mental to be talking about the Canon 5D as "prehistoric". You may not have been around 20 years ago but in the grand scheme of things it's still a relatively modern camera. 20 years ago I was going around with a 3.3 MP Nikon 990 and everyone thought the photos that came out of it were amazing. Then I got a D200 (a contemporary of the 5D) and the photos were night and day better. But the thing is that quality imaging isn't necessarily about image quality, and the 5D surpasses most amateur's needs and could easily still be used professionally today. It was a stunning camera then and it still is now. Just because sensors have more pixels and autofocus has more points today doesn't make the photos that come out of the cameras any better. Someone who knows what they're doing with a 5D could still outshoot someone will all the gear and no idea to this day.
@@thesushifiend did you watch the whole video? That’s basically what I was trying to say 😂
@@grainybrews I did indeed watch the whole video! But I thought you spent far too much time saying how ancient it was and how you could barely make out anything on the LCD screen!
A batch of 5d classic had mirror problems you should still be able to find the serial no’s online . Canon back then replaced them if they fell off with the the new type of fixing
Mine fell off 3 times. The first time I brought it in for repair. It was supposedly "reinforced" but about a year later it fell off. Maybe predictably so because the glue Canon was using was reported to be very sensitive to humidity, and I was down in a sort of a gorge by a river in high humidity. Since the only service repair shop in the country capable of handling that was in a different city to my own, and it happened late in the evening (luckily I just shot a few test shots in my room so it fell off while at home), and I needed it on the next day, I went to a 24/7 store and bought a tube of super-glue and just glued it. It held on for a while, then fell off again, but this time I had time to find a more suitable type of glue, because as some people have suggested to me, if you get a glue that turns stiff when dried, it doesn't absorb the mirror shock well. But if you get one that stays sort of "rubbery" when it dries it will act as a shock-absorber. Worked well enough and didn't fall off again.
Its a great camera. The mirror thing is a known issue and many of them have been repaired (mine has a reinforced mirror). The images are very good, and my back screen is working fine.
Somewhat disturbing that the 5D which I bought new in 2005, and I still have in my cabinet is referred to as "classic". I guess that makes me "old".
you're not "old", you're VINTAGE ;)
I own some Canon cameras and a good bunch of lenses... 3x5d/5d2/6d/7d/1d2/1d4/1ds2/700d/2x10d/2x20d/40d/50d.
They were unbelievible cheap in these days. I really love shooting with them. I don't think to sell any of them. ❤
Hey buddy
If your sensor is dirty.... just get on and clean it. They are designed to be cleaned. You can easily do it yourself. It really isn't something to sweat over. Give it a go.
5D - had mine about a month. Boy am I in love with it. Even 1600 ISO images look great and unique. Im drawn to acquiring a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 g2 for it. I think that would be my perfect combo.
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@@fujishoot I’ll have to google some info before trying it out after my mishap with the mirror 😅
@grainybrews plenty of vids here on RUclips. Get yourself the full frame swabs. Some kits come with wet swabs and dry swabs. Use them in that order. The main thing to know is that the pixel sites are all covered by flat glass so you are not cleaning pixels, you are cleaning flat glass. Sometimes you need to repeat the process as with anything you clean.
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@@fujishoot Cheers, I'll give it a go!
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The mirror fix is super simple, just four tiny drops of superglue and press on it for 30 seconds allow to dry 24 hours and all done. I fixed mine several years ago, when after 13? years it fell off. I had no problem with focus afterwards, in fact, the viewfinder looked shaper. You don't drench the glue all over in some thick globs, just a tiny drop in each corner. As for the sensor, it is first generation and does catch dust but can be easily cleaned, you need a sensor cleaning kit for that a good light and magnification, I've done that too, with good results. As for your rear screen malfunction, that is down to your particular unit. Probably someone dropped it and something is a bit lose, may be cheaper to buy a replacement camera, or send it off.
The back screen is fairly useless due to low resolution, but good to check the framing and histogram, poor for judging focus. Use only the center focusing point, focus and recompose as needed, which was a normal and common technique for every camera for years.
You can buy brand new CF cards if you are worried about it; also, larger CF cards require a firmware update to I think, the second, or last version. I think there was only one firmware update. If you don't have that update, then you may have issues with more modern, recent card sizes. I was able to hunt down a copy of the last firmware on the internet and it installed fine and I have had no problems with larger cards.
I have found my 5D, which I bought new, completely reliable, excepting for the mirror which fell off after some many years, maybe 12 or 13 years. The fix was not hard, and, as I said, no focusing or viewfinder issues at all, maybe even an improvement.
So, were I you, I would look for a working copy and take it from there.
The images are unique as is the experience, worth any hassle because you can't get anything quite like the look of those images, and it is a fun thing. Lots of EF glass out there and other 5D models as well.
One of the best cameras of all time. Great video.
@@RossRadcliffe thanks mate!
"When was the last time you used a camera that only shot photos"
When I owned this exact same camera :D....it was as late as 2015. And I loved it. I just had to move on from it. Might actually get it again, either that or the Mark II. I miss the old colors.
@@Mikri90 never been a better time to jump back in!
@@grainybrews I do have 3 EF lenses that I use for my R6 II so I would be covered on that front :)
The R6 II, while being a great camera overall, is giving me headaches when it comes to editing to my liking. It just doesn't have the vibe at all.
@ that’s a common sentiment these days. Modern camera sensor tech favours true to life colour rendition and sharpness, so I find myself using the clarity slider very often, even in my Fujifilm cameras.
I think you are the first person that has this camera and is not afraid of talking his thoughts. I mean, I feel most people just are afraid to not say other than "it has a very like film qualities of its images, the display is bad, the shutter sound is satisfying" which probably are true, but leaved doubt if they really have been using the camera as it is notorious from your observations that you did. I purchased one from Japan through eBay but the seller told me it wasn't working, a nice seller; and I got meanwhile a Canon XS as film is too expensive to use my Canon Eos 7. As the controls are the same it feels even more analogue than the Fujifilm X100 I had.
@@ReinoldFZ I’m only interested in being honest. Glad you got something out of it!
Kodak developed two sensors for Canon…FF in 5DC and 1D2. Everything that came after was simply a lame interpretation of the original soup.
That explains a lot!
@@grainybrews is this true? I have never heard of this and I thought Canon made their own sensors.
@@suzukitaka4470 a quick google search does not reveal much, but there are a few forums that suggest that the sensor was in part made with Kodak. If anyone has links to a source, please share!
@@suzukitaka4470 Canon makes their own sensors now, but over 20 years ago Kodak was still a thing, many medium format backs had Kodak sensors, so I'm not surprised Canon had some help in the beginning
I purchased 1 of these babies from KEH, and I’m so upset that I slept on it for so long.
It’s amazing. I don’t think it’s too heavy. I have a Nikon F5, and I love a big camera.
If you want a simple camera as a first time photographer, then this is a good option.
I shot the 5D Classic as wedding photographer. The back screen showed warmer than the images on my PC and that's because the 5D screen was made by Samsung at that stage.
half life sound effects, hes one of us
Prepare for unforeseen consequences...
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Just goes to show, nothing is obsolete if it does what you need it to do. I still have my original 300D, bought back in 2003, and it still does well, even though these days I'm mainly in mirrorless land (R5, R5 Mk II, and R6 Mk II). Similarly, my favorite synthesizer of all time, the Ensoniq TS-12 (made in Malvern, Pennsylvania, of all places) lasted me from the early '90s all the way up to the summer of 2020. When it finally gave up the digital ghost, it was like losing a member of the family. 😢
It's absolutely hilarious that I use THE EXACT SAME SET UP, 5D classic and a 90's 35mm f2.0.
Yet the photos I take look absolutely and completely different to anything you showed.
Some stuff I can say:
The highest ISO is 3200. It's the H, it's a FULL STOPE extra of grain (but it's literally usable, I've used the 5D for night/social club photography and it's absolutely usable)
My viewfinder also looks out of focus when stuff is actually in focus, but I think it might have to do with the dioptrics that I never knew how to like... Set up.
Talking about how filmic the camera is... I don't have a PC, do I do all my postprocessing on my phone, for which I rely heavily on using the micro SD card slot. So... To keep my workflow, and because CF cards are expensive AF, I bought a CF to SD adapter which I use with a SD to micro SD adapter (it never fails making people cringe. Ik, I'm literally Frankenstein and her monster). When I tried the set up I found that the camera won't read SD cards higher than 1GB. 1GB is about two rolls of film.
When I'm shooting I treat my SD cards as rolls of films. I also kinda carry anywhere between 2 to 13 SD cards on me (finding so many SD cards was a challenge).
I recommend this camera SO much!
So here is my digital camera journey: Canon 40D->Canon 50D->Canon5D->Canon 6D->Leica M240->Sony A7RII->Fuji X-PROII->Leica M9-P->and in 2020 I again bought a 5D and here I am. The 5D for me is the Tool i love to make Photos the most with. I don't bother to convert raw anymore. JPEG straight out of cam that's it for me. My lenses: EF 20 2.8 USM, EF 50 1.4 USM, EF 100 2 USM, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Tamron 180 3.5 macro.
£114 for one on MPB just now,
£29 for a 50/1.8... lol...
I might just get one for the nostalgia.
DSLR's are the new hipster camera lol. We've come full circle
@@richardlucascronley5128 it’s a good though, I’m sure you can agree
@ I’m not mad, I just think it’s funny. It’s an endless cycle. The 90’s are now what the 90’s were when I was a kid.. someday people will look at the Nikon z9 and go “woah, retro” lol
It is very easy to clean a camera sensor, and since this is an inexpensive camera to start with it would be a good time to buy a kit an learn.
5D classic, XT1 & nikon d700 would be my top 3, XT1 is easily my favorite. ( fuji shooter here as well )
@@patrickcazer keen to try the D700 one day!
@@grainybrews eBay, OfferUp or marketplace brother 😎
12,8mp on a large sensor makes the difference. Each pixel must be very big. Todays cameras have 45mp and more on the same area. This is why the pictures look so different to other cameras.
Thanks for reminding us that you don’t need an expensive multi light studio setup your is very basic but the results look amazing.
Struggled to like the images of digital cameras after years with film, and wasted a fortune flitting from Sony (A6000, A7R2, A7R3), Fuji (XE2 & 3, XT2, XHi, XCF and XT5 - sent back as the viewfinder gave me epilepsy!), Nikon (D200, D90), Leica (M8, TL2, CE) and Canon (5DSr, 6D, 5Dii and now 5D).
By FAR the best colour palette (reducing so much messing with hue per channel etc. in PP) are the 5Di and ii and 6D).
Ridiculous losses each time I swapped but sticking to the 5D now for good.
The big problem was it was a dust magnet. I used to clean the sensor with swabs 3 times a month.
I use CF card to SD Card adapter on mine, easier than carrying around a dongle for the CF Card.
@@KevinRedder I may have to invest in one of these!
Sorry to hear that about your 5D. You probably purchased a well used model, or one that was sitting on the shelf too long. Yes, some cameras deteriorate when sitting too long. I paid $2200 band-new for mine back in 2006 which to me was a lot of money for a camera, it still is BTW !! At the time I was using my trusty 30D which I had purchased a few years earlier and had become accustomed to it. As far as my experience with the 5D, it was not overwhelming. First of all, I was a little resentful that after paying all that money, the camera was practically feature-less. It reminded me of an old Kodak Brownie which was just a box with a lens in the front.
Unlike the clakity-clack shutter sound of my 30D, the 5D made a deep clunk sound. it's as if the camera was struggling to move the mirror up and down. The shutter was not as responsive as the Nikon D200 which was also out around that time. Picture wise I did make some great pictures with this camera, but often what I saw on the back LCD did not match with what I saw in reality. Thank goodness things straightened out when I downloaded to my computer, or made a print.
I remember that I was a little hesitant taking this camera out because of the cost, so in most situations I felt more comfortable carrying my 30D. i did buy some lenses for it. Such as the Holy Trinity 16-35mm f2.8 vs1, 24-70mm f2.8 and the 70-200mm f2.8. Unfortunately, times got hard and I had to sell both the 5D and my 70-200 f2.8. A few years later I recovered and purchased the 70-200mm f4 which is much smaller less intrusive and CHEAPER and the Canon 6D. To tell you the truth I miss my 70-200mm f2.8 sometimes, but I really don't miss the 5D. The 6D takes better picture has more features and the shutter sounds way better in my humble opinion(IMHO). Would I get another 5D ? NOPE !! The newer, more modern DSLR's are so much better. Although I did take some fabulous photos with my 5D, I also took a lot of bloopers that were no better than the images from my 30D. Thinking back, a lot had to do with which lens I was using and other factors. The camera performed great with the 'L' series lenses, but not so great with non-L regular Canon lenses if I remember correctly ?
A hack for the back screen, which somehow most people never realized (I had to show it to a few owners), is to inscrease the sharpness under the Picture Style settings to the max.
It's a shitty screen either way, but for some reason the camera defaults to the lowest value, which means you're looking at a blurry mess. Even that shitty screen can be alright for evaluating sharpness when you have that turned all the way up. There are also no negative side-effects since this won't affect RAW files.
@@Mikri90 good to know! Thanks
@ oh yeah, one last thing - the screen colors were mismatched between different units. I had them viewed side by side with other units that my friends owned and some were cooler, some warmer, some had a magenta cast, some had a green cast. Nothing you can do about that, the screen was just terribly calibrated out of the box.
The color tint on the bach display being off is usually because of the picture style setting in the camera. The preview image is a jpeg rendering of the raw file with the picture style applied in camera. Set the style to Standard and set color temperature to auto. The occasional posterized color on the back display is generally a corroded electrical connection.
I've run a couple 5D classics into the ground in excess of one million shutter cycles.
The 5D still is a viable camera today, even at 12.5mp. Remember, pros were shooting outstanding photos 29 years ago and 12.5 is perfectly sufficient for current editorial shots and prints.
Noted on the picture style! I’m using Neutral with set white balance at 5000k so I’ll give your method a go.
The people want weekly uploads!
@@deanking1455 😂 touch base after my first sponsorship
Faaar out, great work man. Gotta crack out the ole 7D again 🤙
@@luciengraetz thanks mate! Do it!!!
I'd absolutely love if they had packaged this into a small 300-500g compact at some point in time. Something like the EOS M200. Since I don't mind all the age-based technical shortcomings at all, but they're much easier to overlook when it's a bit more casual use. I don't think they would have ever dabbled in compact mirrorless before the Pentax Q and Nikon 1 though. This and the old 1D are really nice cameras, just a bit too much work.
@@-grey the weight and size isn’t for everyone I will say. I just can’t get enough of the image quality 😍
Great video! The 1st mkii is the new/old pro 5d.
20yrs ago "Slaps" wasn't a saying.
Oh, and uber-Klutz as I am, I fixed the fallen out mirror easily with 4 spots of Superglue).
Its quite a beutiful camera, by Canon standard.
I personally never owned 5d but I had a canon 400d it is about the same age but has APS sensor. Recently I decided to upgrade to mirrorless and sold my canon 400d because I thought I have superior camera now. Don't sell your old stuff it is dirt chip and doesn't do any difference. Now considering to buy 5d camera to bring magic back.
@@dmytrohryshyn do it! You wont regret it.
FYI, There is no internal sensor cleaning on the 5d. You need to swab that sucker... at least if they still make sensor cleaning swabs.
@@billxciii so the sensor cleaning function in the menu doesn’t do anything? 🤔
@@grainybrews LOL! It flips up the mirror and opens the shutter so you can clean it yourself!
@ 😂😂 I guess things were less automated in 2005
@@grainybrews Yes, very much so! 😂
@@grainybrews I thought I'd add that you should turn on the RGB histogram for checking your exposures. The screen always showed photos too bright to know when it was underexposed, so the histogram was the way to go there. I don't recall peaking being thing yet... but it might have been able to show blown highlights. It was never great for color accuracy, although believe me, the screens on other DSLRs from when it first released were far worse. It can't believe the 5d is 20 years old now... I guess I'm getting old too.
Nice video man
@@alexposures thanks! Much appreciated.
DO NOT CLEAN THE SENSOR OF THIS CAMERA WITH SOLVENTS LIKE LENS CLEANING FLUID, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL OR SIMILAR IF YOUR SERIAL NUMBER STARTS WITH 0. YOU WILL RUIN THE COATINGS ON THE LOW PASS FILTER AND TOTALLY WASTE THE CAMERA. Also avoid overusing the AF you can burn the PCBs with intense use.
You don't have to use a CF card. You can buy an adapter and put an SD card in the adapter.....
@@georgianrooms good point!
In the cons you neglected to say that anything above about ISO 400 is noisy as all hell. I used to love my 5D, but the technology moves on. It also doesn't have auto ISO mode which I know a lot of people are a fan of. I think it was great in it's day but I wouldn't recommend it any more. I'd say to go for something like a 6D instead. Still really affordable but has a lot more features and better image processing. It might not have the same look but you could just get that in post anyway.
@@diluteduk to each their own! Depends on what you’re looking for in a camera and what features matter to you. I own a lot of modern cameras and I wanted to find out what it’s like shooting with a camera from 2005. That sensor is great, and yes it can be replicated in post processing… but I’m not using an old camera to mess around in the back end too much. I want it to give me a look that an old camera is known for giving without much trickery. Just my thoughts 🫡
I like the ergonomics on it, the shutter sounds sweet as well. The images feel artificial and plasticky. I tried all sorts of lenses on it, without much success. In my experience, not worth the hype.
''when has been the last time you used a camera that only takes photos?'' ...uhm.. yesterday? i mean even if i would use a modern body, i wouldnt even touch the video once either...jesus i wish they would give an option to have a stills camera without all the video stuff but in return more affordable nowadays.
i am a photographer. not a videographer. i couldnt care less about video
My mirror broke last week😭😭
@@mikeysfashion2646 check the comments! There are ways to fix the mirror apparently
In college we made an ashtray out of this camera, the ashes would go right into the sensor :D
@@skirtautasspokas1472 who needs film grain when you have cigarette ashes 😂
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Was it broken? Or are you actually that privileged?
@@mostlymessingabout says omar ... amen
@@bikesnotbushmost of these people with the latest gear are basically privileged or in severe credit card debt just to have the bragging rights.
I never minded the weight I just hate the grip I find it to be incredibly uncomfortable even the grip on my Nikon d700 and d300 is more comfortable .
5:40 what do you mean tap the screen? There's no touchscreen capability on a 5d classic. Either way, mine has no such issue
@@heli0s2003 I’m aware it’s not touchscreen. Think of “taping the screen” as something more like this: ruclips.net/video/dEkOT3IngMQ/видео.htmlsi=FpDdnOFjK0GFkdGv
@grainybrews haha ok sorry I totally misunderstood. That video was a great explanation lol
Well not to hate, but honestly the cons are just simply your problem. Fixing the mirror yourself, not getting a pro to clean the sensor, well ok the screen posterize is not fun but like none of these mean anything at all about the camera model itself. You simply got one that wasnt in top condition, thats it...
@@isktuna7077 I felt it was worth sharing since most folks will be buying these off eBay without the benefit of testing first. Finding 20 year old cameras in top condition these days is certainly a challenge!
what flash is that?
@@jpeg3933 I used a Leica SF20 flash for the party shots, in the studio I used a Godox strobe… not exactly sure what model though!
Good, but only for static, low ISO shooting...
Apparently my 5d rubber fail off but it is fine.
:D .. realistically, 5d is just not a good camera .. with approach like this you can make a video almost about any camera ...
Thanks for the engagement mate, much appreciated for the algo ❤️
Hah, kids these days.