I love my 5D MK2. Used the same camera house for years when I was shooting for a lical studio. I had to go out and get one after I had to give up photo as a job. But I bougth one for myself. I now have a 5D MK2, a 6D, a 70D and one from the first series of the EOS-M. I LOVE cameras that are sort of "first of their kind". :)
This is such an incredible resource. Thanks for doing this for complete noobs like me (and repeating things a bunch of times). I feel like I went from, staying at a Holiday Inn last night, level to knowing enough to speak conversational 5D2 in under an hour. Thanks Tom!
A little bit repetitive 😄but I don't care sometimes we need to repeat. Had so much fun listening to you. No "guru talk". Just plain and simple. Was just gifted a sed 5D Mk II. Appreciated the info
Yes, this is a great camera. Takes awesome video and fantastic pictures and it’s 15 years old and it works like a charm. Thanks for watching your camera.
I just bought that camera used yesterday. I have been using a M50 mirrorless however, I wanted to learn to use a full framed camera also. I loved your video and just subscribed. Thank You!
You will love this camera. It’s an oldie but a goodie, but it takes phenomenal photos and video even though it’s not 4K it’s still a just amazing video. Canon was way ahead of their time with this one. Enjoy your camera. Thanks for watching.
Great video! I needed this and I appreciate how you started from the very basics. this is my first camera so I had no idea what I was doing at all. Thanks for sharing ☺️
Call M glad it helped. Enjoy your canon 5D Mark two it is a great camera shoot unbelievable video and the one I have is almost 15 years old and it still is good as anything that they make today.
Tom, thanks for your Canon 5D Mark II videos. I'm a Panasonic Lumix user with a G9, but I always have a backup camera. I found I wasn't using my old Lumix GH1 and I had two Canon EF lenses including the Nifty 50, so I traded it to mpb and got a Mark II in good condition for $217! Amazing. Your videos walked me right through the basics. Glad to see you're closing in on 50K subscribers.
Thanks that’s a great deal. 217 bucks. Wow, you really made out on that one and it’s a great camera. The video on this thing is phenomenal. Good luck with your camera. Have fun and thank you for watching.
I bought a Canon 5D mark II 2 years ago and it takes great photos. Although the maximum technically acceptable sensitivity is 1600, it is enough for me. You can add a modification to the magic lantern software, but the classic one is enough for me. Thank you for a great guide. Greetings from Poland
Great tutorial for a great camera! I have four of these and looking to add more as I'm building a multicam RUclips studio using these cameras. I always have a 5D Mk II with me for stills too.
You can try the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM. It's an all-purpose lens albeit expensive. However, its predecessor EF 28-135mm IS is an old gold lens. Get one if u can find it with the old gear sellers' shops.
Thanks a lot for the useful instructions! I bought one used very recently and it was suprisingly cheap. Now i got some basic knowledge when i try it out for the first time. Probably in a day or to. Will check around at your channel for more stuff. Thanks again!
Good luck with your new camera. These things are awesome. They shoot great video and take phenomenal pictures. I think you’re gonna really like it. Mines over 15 years old. It’s still great.
@@TomLeeman And you know, I realised that I had a old Canon 28-80mm usm lens! (First generation of a older kit-lens system). Very dusty and nearly forgotten back in a shelf where I store the old ones. Was supposed to be one of the better ones and it is ment for full frame. A great start I think. Thanks for the wellwishing , 'm sure I will enjoy this camera very much!
I can see the video was posted in June 2022, fourteen years later than the first introduction of the legendary DSLR. Yet it doesn't seem irrelevant at all rather; very relevant and necessary for many photographers. I own it since 2018 after buying it in almost mint condition with only 5k shutter count. I'm a hobbyist and this is my main camera along with another legend, it's predecessor the 5D Classic. Use them for landscape and street photography purposes. The 5DII also shines in wildlife photography if used for selective or even all purposes. Just love this camera. Thank you for the video.
Yes, I would have to agree with you. This is a fantastic camera. That shoots amazing video and photography. Canon was way ahead of its time when they introduced it. Thanks for watching.
This is such an awesome video - thanks! I'm halfway through right now, at the videoing section. One questions - when I click auto-focus, the red dots don't appear on my screen at all. I hear the clicking sound but no red dots. Any ideas how I can activate this or does it not matter? 🙂
On the new versions, you can connect to your phone and load the pictures directly through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi but I’ve never done it with this phone. Thanks for watching.
@@TomLeeman Got it thank you. I have the 5D Mark II just like you in this video but Mark II doesn't have bluetooth or Wifi connectivity so I was curious how you managed to connect it to the phone. Did you use a cable of some sort? Here: 40:52 Thanks
In the old days, we could use a memory card with wifi capability. Or we can use a USB card reader connected to your phone. Otherwise we have to get pictures to our phones via computers.
This camera is a probably 15 years old but it works like a dream back then they did not have touchscreen but now they do so if you buy a new one you’ll be good thanks for watching
What is your opinion of this camera for photos? I have a modern Canon APSC EFS camera and some nice EF lenses. Looking for a cheap full frame camera for possibly better images. I found a 5Dmkii for sale for $300! Low shutter count. Thanks!
use the cable from the usb reader to put it into the camera, after accidently bending a pin in my 5dm2 i will never take the cf card out. Costs me 140€ for the repair, 5€ for replacement parts
The Camera is set up to use the 24h clock 02:×× is 2AM. 2PM would be 14:×× So instead of playing footsie with the CF card for 10 minutes, you could figure out how to use (for yourself), the 12h Clock instead?
Yes it does. It has auto focus if you do a half depression on the actuation button it will auto focus you’ll see the dots, turn red in the eye viewer that means you’re ready to go and snap your picture
This particular camera, you’ll need a CF card which is a very large card the later iterations take smaller Estes in MicroSD’s but this one you’re gonna need the big card. Good luck thanks for watching.
You would be better served by native CF Cards. 64GB cards which at last glance can hold 1620 RAW+JPEG Images are like 20-30€s over on ScAmazon. In a pinch you could use an SD to CF Adaptor, but, sadly no native SD 4U. But the good news is the Mk III is currently at were this Camera was just 18 Months ago. Pros Dual SD, and 61 Point AF points vs the singular CF, and the Holly sum of 9 AF Points on the MK II. The Cons? New Button / Control layout, over the older 1xD and xD Series Bodies.
@@TomLeeman Oh god no not Garbage Tier MicroSD... cause if that shi... on all my past Phones hasn't taught me nothing. I JUST LOVE losing all of my Data, and or the Card itself. Full size SD ftw...
I only got 6 minutes in and had found that so many assumptions had been made that I unfortunately lost trust in the information being relayed. For example, not all card readers will be correct way with label up when sat on your desk. Some are label down. You need to refer to the keyway Channels down each side of the card... One of which is a wider channel than the other. These should prevent incorrect insertion, but don't always. A visual check is best before it becomes habit. Not all of us use Made either. Sorting that you US residents have mains sockets in your bathrooms too. Best wishes from the UK. 😉
Why explain about 5 times how to get the card out? (In my opinion, one who buys such a pro camera, surely knows how to charge the batteries, open the battery compartement and read a flash card...)
@@TomLeeman Sounds like the type of Person that shouldn't be trusted to use Safty Scissors. Let alone High-tec precision photographic equipment. The Mk II might be what 200-400€s these Days, but the Glass sadly remains the same.
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I have one and the 5D Mark IV and I still like going back to this one on occasion.
This camera is 20 years old and it still shoots fantastic video and photos
Just got my 5D Mark 2 to learn photography.
This video has really , with setting up , keep up the great work Tom.
Good to hear enjoy your Canon 5D it’s a great camera that takes awesome pictures and video. Thanks for watching.
Me too
I love my 5D MK2. Used the same camera house for years when I was shooting for a lical studio. I had to go out and get one after I had to give up photo as a job. But I bougth one for myself. I now have a 5D MK2, a 6D, a 70D and one from the first series of the EOS-M. I LOVE cameras that are sort of "first of their kind". :)
Yes, the 5D mark two is an awesome camera. It shoots the greatest video ever love the camera. Thank you for watching.
This is such an incredible resource. Thanks for doing this for complete noobs like me (and repeating things a bunch of times). I feel like I went from, staying at a Holiday Inn last night, level to knowing enough to speak conversational 5D2 in under an hour. Thanks Tom!
Good to hear the canon 5D is such a great camera. Have fun. Enjoy your photo and video production and thank you for watching.
A little bit repetitive 😄but I don't care sometimes we need to repeat. Had so much fun listening to you. No "guru talk". Just plain and simple. Was just gifted a sed 5D Mk II. Appreciated the info
It is a great camera you’re going to love it
I like it,repeat,repeat,did you hear me ?,repeat, he makes it so simple to navigate through the 5D Mk II.
Very nice tutorial. Went old school 😂. Old cameras have nicer colours compared to new ones.
Yes, this is a great camera. Takes awesome video and fantastic pictures and it’s 15 years old and it works like a charm. Thanks for watching your camera.
I just bought that camera used yesterday. I have been using a M50 mirrorless however, I wanted to learn to use a full framed camera also. I loved your video and just subscribed. Thank You!
You will love this camera. It’s an oldie but a goodie, but it takes phenomenal photos and video even though it’s not 4K it’s still a just amazing video. Canon was way ahead of their time with this one. Enjoy your camera. Thanks for watching.
love your enthusiasm. makes it so easy to follow for someone with a short attention span . great job
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video! I needed this and I appreciate how you started from the very basics. this is my first camera so I had no idea what I was doing at all. Thanks for sharing ☺️
You're so welcome!
Old pro DSLR as a first camera? That's balsy 😁
Good decision for your first camera 😊
Thank you for this!! So helpful and chill vibe 🤙🏻
Call M glad it helped. Enjoy your canon 5D Mark two it is a great camera shoot unbelievable video and the one I have is almost 15 years old and it still is good as anything that they make today.
Tom, thanks for your Canon 5D Mark II videos. I'm a Panasonic Lumix user with a G9, but I always have a backup camera. I found I wasn't using my old Lumix GH1 and I had two Canon EF lenses including the Nifty 50, so I traded it to mpb and got a Mark II in good condition for $217! Amazing. Your videos walked me right through the basics. Glad to see you're closing in on 50K subscribers.
Thanks that’s a great deal. 217 bucks. Wow, you really made out on that one and it’s a great camera. The video on this thing is phenomenal. Good luck with your camera. Have fun and thank you for watching.
Thank you so much! This got me ready to start shooting, being a newb this video made it easy to set up the basics. Subscribed!
Glad to hear it. Enjoy your Canon and thanks for watching.
Great video - picked up some lovely little tips!
Glad you enjoyed it enjoy your canon 5D thanks for writing
Thank you SO MUCH!! I just bought my first one. Liked and subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
Great informative video Tom. You're a great teacher! All the best!
Thanks, you too! enjoy your camera!
I bought a Canon 5D mark II 2 years ago and it takes great photos. Although the maximum technically acceptable sensitivity is 1600, it is enough for me. You can add a modification to the magic lantern software, but the classic one is enough for me. Thank you for a great guide. Greetings from Poland
Glad to hear it enjoy your camera and thanks for watching from florida
Great tutorial for a great camera! I have four of these and looking to add more as I'm building a multicam RUclips studio using these cameras. I always have a 5D Mk II with me for stills too.
This is an awesome camera. I love mine enjoy thank you for watching.
Great camera. I bought myself one too. Now I dream of a good lens. Thanks for the video, and greetings from Ukraine!
Enjoy your camera get some good pictures thanks for watching
You can try the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM. It's an all-purpose lens albeit expensive. However, its predecessor EF 28-135mm IS is an old gold lens. Get one if u can find it with the old gear sellers' shops.
Thank you. It was very helpful
Glad I could help. Enjoy your Canon D and thanks for watching.
Great video Thank You for your time
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! actually I also learned how to present to teach something clearly and efficiently.
Great to hear! Thank you for watching. Enjoy your camera.
Absolutely brilliant
Hope you enjoyed it and enjoy your camera. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for the useful instructions! I bought one used very recently and it was suprisingly cheap. Now i got some basic knowledge when i try it out for the first time. Probably in a day or to. Will check around at your channel for more stuff. Thanks again!
Good luck with your new camera. These things are awesome. They shoot great video and take phenomenal pictures. I think you’re gonna really like it. Mines over 15 years old. It’s still great.
@@TomLeeman And you know, I realised that I had a old Canon 28-80mm usm lens! (First generation of a older kit-lens system). Very dusty and nearly forgotten back in a shelf where I store the old ones. Was supposed to be one of the better ones and it is ment for full frame. A great start I think. Thanks for the wellwishing , 'm sure I will enjoy this camera very much!
I can see the video was posted in June 2022, fourteen years later than the first introduction of the legendary DSLR.
Yet it doesn't seem irrelevant at all rather; very relevant and necessary for many photographers. I own it since 2018 after buying it in almost mint condition with only 5k shutter count. I'm a hobbyist and this is my main camera along with another legend, it's predecessor the 5D Classic. Use them for landscape and street photography purposes. The 5DII also shines in wildlife photography if used for selective or even all purposes. Just love this camera.
Thank you for the video.
Yes, I would have to agree with you. This is a fantastic camera. That shoots amazing video and photography. Canon was way ahead of its time when they introduced it. Thanks for watching.
Thank you, this is really useful for a new comer like me
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!!❤
You're welcome 😊
thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks
Enjoy your photography
This is such an awesome video - thanks! I'm halfway through right now, at the videoing section. One questions - when I click auto-focus, the red dots don't appear on my screen at all. I hear the clicking sound but no red dots. Any ideas how I can activate this or does it not matter? 🙂
Yes you can!
@@TomLeeman Fab! Any ideas how I activate them?!
👍 thanks 🙏
You’re welcome. Enjoy your canon 5D.
Great video. How did you connect the mobile phone to the camera?
Thanks a lot
On the new versions, you can connect to your phone and load the pictures directly through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi but I’ve never done it with this phone. Thanks for watching.
@@TomLeeman Got it thank you. I have the 5D Mark II just like you in this video but Mark II doesn't have bluetooth or Wifi connectivity so I was curious how you managed to connect it to the phone. Did you use a cable of some sort?
Here: 40:52
Thanks
In the old days, we could use a memory card with wifi capability. Or we can use a USB card reader connected to your phone. Otherwise we have to get pictures to our phones via computers.
@@No_Plastic he put the camera lense of the iphone over the eye view of the 5d
Can we get screen touch options in this camera…?
This camera is a probably 15 years old but it works like a dream back then they did not have touchscreen but now they do so if you buy a new one you’ll be good thanks for watching
You are my hero
Thanks enjoy your Canon and thank you for watching
What is your opinion of this camera for photos? I have a modern Canon APSC EFS camera and some nice EF lenses. Looking for a cheap full frame camera for possibly better images. I found a 5Dmkii for sale for $300! Low shutter count. Thanks!
It's good you will not be disappointed. It’s an amazing camera. That shoots amazing video also.
it's awesome ... but remember that you absolutely cannot try to use an EF-S lens with it ... EF lenses only
this is really a great camera body
use the cable from the usb reader to put it into the camera, after accidently bending a pin in my 5dm2 i will never take the cf card out. Costs me 140€ for the repair, 5€ for replacement parts
Ouch, that hurts. Good luck. Thanks for watching. Enjoy your camera.
The Camera is set up to use the 24h clock 02:×× is 2AM. 2PM would be 14:×× So instead of playing footsie with the CF card for 10 minutes, you could figure out how to use (for yourself), the 12h Clock instead?
OK
With the Ronin SC gimble work with this camera
I’m not sure I’ve never tried that
save bro so does the 5d mark ii have auto focus?
Yes it does. It has auto focus if you do a half depression on the actuation button it will auto focus you’ll see the dots, turn red in the eye viewer that means you’re ready to go and snap your picture
@@TomLeeman obrigado sempre procuro vídeos gringos vcs são bem atenciosos ótimo vídeo
Yes it has 9 AF Points + 6 Assistance points at the center. Unlike the mk III which has 61 AF Points.
Can i use 5D iii fo sport ? (Soccer) ?
Yes you can. It’s excellent for sports.
Can I use SD card for this device ? Or only Compact card ?
This particular camera, you’ll need a CF card which is a very large card the later iterations take smaller Estes in MicroSD’s but this one you’re gonna need the big card. Good luck thanks for watching.
You would be better served by native CF Cards. 64GB cards which at last glance can hold 1620 RAW+JPEG Images are like 20-30€s over on ScAmazon.
In a pinch you could use an SD to CF Adaptor, but, sadly no native SD 4U. But the good news is the Mk III is currently at were this Camera was just 18 Months ago.
Pros Dual SD, and 61 Point AF points vs the singular CF, and the Holly sum of 9 AF Points on the MK II.
The Cons? New Button / Control layout, over the older 1xD and xD Series Bodies.
@@TomLeeman Oh god no not Garbage Tier MicroSD... cause if that shi... on all my past Phones hasn't taught me nothing. I JUST LOVE losing all of my Data, and or the Card itself. Full size SD ftw...
It's not wise to insert the recharged battery immediately after completion of recharge while it's still hot. Better to wait a while to cool it down.
Another excellent tip
Great video but you seem to repeat functions several times. Would love to see apertures and shutter also.
I’ll have to make some more videos
Americans have plug sockets in their bathrooms
Yep, they certainly do
@@TomLeeman Bathrooms dont have plug sockets in the UK. Except for some low voltage type that looks like a Euro plug for shavers
I only got 6 minutes in and had found that so many assumptions had been made that I unfortunately lost trust in the information being relayed. For example, not all card readers will be correct way with label up when sat on your desk. Some are label down. You need to refer to the keyway Channels down each side of the card... One of which is a wider channel than the other. These should prevent incorrect insertion, but don't always. A visual check is best before it becomes habit. Not all of us use Made either. Sorting that you US residents have mains sockets in your bathrooms too. Best wishes from the UK. 😉
I was just in London in the Cotswolds. I love the UK. Good luck with your Canon and thanks for watching.
Why explain about 5 times how to get the card out? (In my opinion, one who buys such a pro camera, surely knows how to charge the batteries, open the battery compartement and read a flash card...)
You’d be surprised
@@TomLeeman amazing ;)
@@TomLeeman Sounds like the type of Person that shouldn't be trusted to use Safty Scissors.
Let alone High-tec precision photographic equipment. The Mk II might be what 200-400€s these Days, but the Glass sadly remains the same.
Do it this way because that's how I do it and its the best way ! How about a tutorial that is knowledge based and not an opinion.
Thanks for the tip
Great video
Dude. You showed us how to load and unload the CF card like 1,500 times.
1501
You read my mind😂