‘That limitation makes the photography exciting’. This is deep for me. Im chasing more and more gear to find happiness in photography and in this point of my photography journey after lot of money goes away for changing camera, lens, switching system... I say, no it’s exactly opposite to approach happiness in photography, just like what you say. Limitation is key one of my gate to be gratitude in photography. Love your content.
Thank you! It took a little bit of time for me to come to that conclusion as well. For the longest time I stopped taking photos or videos because I felt like my "stuff" could never match up to everyone else's so that meant my art would never match up either. I stopped taking photos/making videos for a little while because of it too, but luckily my love for it never went away and I came back to it.
I got here from this video: ruclips.net/video/AxGh6UKqGus/видео.html At around the 18:00 mark, he said something in congruent to what you said. He said "When you have an expensive camera you expect great results, of course, thats why you paid much money. But when you pay little money and get great results, its something very very interesting you get a really great feeling" I think its the challenge, that even with the limitations of the camera, you still get great results, at a low price, is what makes it exciting.
Great video and analysis ...You're not weird at all but you nailed it. Going retro simplicity is where it's at. There's something exciting about going backwards in tech especially in photography.
@@akaKhanhsame thing happened to me!!! Now I bought a Sony A100 (my first camera) for 50€ with lens, and a Nikon D40 for 35€ (both cameras from 2006) and I'm happier than ever, just focus on taking pictures. My next goal is to get a 5D to go full frame.
Although I sold all my canon gear years ago and switched to Fuji, I kept the 5d because there was just something special that no other digital camera has like this camera. I’m so glad I never sold it. I kept it for a reason and you’re right with everything you say! Honestly it’s the most film like digital camera ever made IMO
My favorite camera, after being a Mark 4 owner I decided to go with it as my second body I would just drag around.. Few months later I bought a second one and thinking to sell my mk 4. The colors are amazing, especially for portraiture, the camera is so easy to use. I love this minimalistic approach it gives you. You only have a few color profiles and one menu. The monochrome is also really really good and contrasty sooc. I think the reason why the colors look so nice is that back in 2005 they were trying to compete with film photographers, they were trying to convince people over to digital so they had to make something that looked as good as film - hence base the emulsion on film stocks (probably Kodak) while it still being digital. And they made it!
and I'm forever grateful to whoever made that decision! The 5D is easily going to be in the rotation for me in the foreseeable future just because of it!
@@akaKhanh Having got the 550D myself for several years now (and honestly, getting a bit bored with it), I have recently looked at the pictures the 5D can output, and fell in love instantly. I found one here under 200 USD (after conversion) and already got the f 1.8/50 mm lens from earlier, plus a Carl Zeiss Sonar 135 mm from the 60s and a Helios 44-2...so what could possibly go wrong? I am sure it will be a thrilling experience (and yes, I love to have limitations to overcome).
Same !!! Used to have the MK1, then upgraded each time. MK2, MK3, and MK4. Used all of them, sold all of them. Looking to buy the MK1 again lol. There is just a certain soul and energy in that sensor and camera, I also...can't explain it lol.
Yes! I actually like 5D so much I have two of them! :D I used them for shooting a wedding last summer - no problems whatsoever despite age, and the client was really happy with the results :) I think if you can't make great pictures with 5D Classic, no camera is going to help you with that ;) But for me I love how simple these cameras are: no extra (useless) features or even video. Just great working tools for any photographic task you might throw at them. Except maybe pro sports haha. I have to disagree though on one thing - you mentioned EF lenses being expensive. In reality (used) EF lenses are among the cheapest you can find and there's lots of them available! So definitely not expensive. I have the Canon EF 70-210mm f4, which everyone seems to hate, but I just love it. Super sharp and can be had for pennies! I actually got mine for free with a another camera! But like you, I use the 50mm 1.8 for almost anything: it's just that good and the focal length is so useful. Thanks for the nice video, let's stay connected us 5D lovers! :D
That's a fair disagreement! Coming from the T3i, I could always get EF-S lenses on the "cheaper" side (only photographers could call a $250 lens cheap haha) compared to those nice red ring lenses :)
Pretty lovely when I see the person who still use canon 5D classic. Its sexy camera and make a quite good image quality. I have been using it. I love it a lot. My body 5d is not perfect as yours. Finally , i love your camera. Sorry for my English is not so good. P/S : Chào bạn. Bạn là người Việt Nam ah.
Same here!!My Father passed away few months ago,And he had ALOT of cameras!!AND Video cameras because he owned a Photo business.Some of his cams were NEVER USED!!I gave the 5D away to my Sisters BF(He begged)LOL.But I kept A never used Nikon D300 AND a barely used Nikon D90 And a Canon XSI EOS Rebel=An that one is still n the box!!I have atleast 10 lenses for the niks and 5-6 for the canon!I love photography too!I kno exactly how you feel!Be proud and LOUD!!I used my fathers 5D a bit&It is awesome beautiful//Well built,FUN TO USE!!Stay creative My friend I just subbed!And yes 12+mega pixels is more than enough,Even in 22!Unless your making huge posters!Haha....Take care an keep shooting!
I bought the 5dc and a 50 1.8 stm (300$!) and it’s honestly amazing. Love the colors of every single shot I’ve taken. I’ve been shooting Nikon ff for years.
Excellent video. I'm 74 years old and bought my 5D in 2006 while I was still flying for the airlines and it went everywhere with me. I loved it then, but as phone cameras got more sophisticated and certainly more convenient and I got more lazy, my poor 5D sat in the closet for about 12 years. I just recently got the bug again. I broke it out of jail, bought some new batteries and a new button battery for the date/time and am back shooting with it. I still have the Canon SpeedLite 420EX flash I bought with it and several L lenses that are phenomenal.
it's 2021 and I still got two Canon 5d Mark 1s. The photos it creates are just amazing. I have a 3k dollar mirrorless camera with all the bells and whistles but nothing beats the canon 5d mark 1 color straight out of the camera. It's film-like.
Absolutely. I've gotten way more value out of the 50mm 1.8 than the $100 that I paid of it. I've also rented the 85mm 1.8 for headshots and if I did more portraiture/headshots, I'd have purchased it already.
Holy moly I love the sound of the 5D shutter clicking. Bought a used one in 2013 and used it for 5 years professionally. I like it better than the Mk II. I miss mine.
Great vid! I picked up a 5d classic a few weeks ago, and was also previously using a 600d (t3i). My only lens that i had that would fit was the f1.8 50mm, but i don't think i'll need another lens with how versatile the 50mm is. Despite having less megapixels than the 600d, the images from the 5d looked far richer and less digital, which I love. I got one of the earlier models with the low res display which means i have to rely more on my own intuition when it comes to exposure and focusing, but i also love that because it means i spend more time taking the right photo instead of taking heaps and deleting most of them. Keep up the great work :)
Whenever I think I want to sell it, I'll watch the power of this camera on youtube. I canceled it four times already. I'll make money in other ways besides selling it. 😃 Thanks Google Translate 😁
Thank you, that means a lot! Life gets in the way sometimes, but I've been trying to make more time for RUclips recently. Encouraging words like yours makes it a lot easier to keep at it!
That sound is so damn classic ❤! I also sew on a treadle machine and is so classic, organic and relaxing. It is also a pleasure to look through a glass viewfinder, the real world, not an electronic image. So classic and nostalgic. Great video thanks ❤
Great review! You can hear the excitement in your voice that you have for this camera. I bought one in 2009 and I still enjoy using it to this day. It is so simplistic compared to modern digital cameras but for me, that is part of the appeal. The camera with prime lenses like the 50mm and 85mm is fantastic. Attach the 135L and the magic factor goes up even more.
What a joy to see that a young person like you manages to appreciate the colors offered by one of the noblest cameras ever made. I like everything you say, congratulations.
You can plug the camera via USB, but I would recommend a cheap card reader. I have a USB C mini card reader so I can use my iPad to transfer RAW, JPEGs when I'm on the go.
Hi Khanh, finally I got a 5D Classic yesterday after a long search. It was worth the wait as it's in excellent condition. The main reasons I bought it for are eye-soothing colors and the unique film look. Took some test shots in RAW and processed in DPP. Those justified my choice. Yeah, the shutter sound is sweet.
I just found this one your video. Love it. I am a guy from Nikon’s club, but after many years when I have such a nice new cameras and enjoy that, i just want to try my dream old camera and buy Nikon D300. I have got similar feeling like you. Love it for its inconveniences and for the simpecity. Thaks for the video, send greetings from Slovakia.
To bad most things i need to do i need to be able to do video... I used my T3i (w/ Magic Lantern) since 2012 until last year when i got a G85. (mostly doing video)
Yep, I felt the same way. I would have totally been hesitant to get the 5D if I hadn't already had my RX100 for video. (with the T3i as backup) ... I'm eyeing the EOS R, as a jack of all trades camera though...
Love your enthusiasm =D. I recently got a second had 5D Mk 4 and absolutely love it. But, I am thinking of getting a mk1 or mk2 for a secondary camera, just for photo.
I bought a Canon 5d a couple of years ago and instantly fell in love with the images it produced. To this day I still think its an amazing camera, especially for the price you can pick one up for these days. The lack of features makes photography fun again!
+1! I also found myself in a place where I wasn't going out just to take pictures for fun anymore, the limitations "challenged" me to go out and take some pictures! A photographer's dream :)
I owned also this Canon 5D few months ago,and i need to say it,that picture quality is really solid,even you don't have to edit so much photos,is heavy,maybe is not the demon of speed when it goes to FPS,ISO is up to 3200 in extended(you can check this option in menu)and got it with the same lens 50mm.But would be nice to get some zoom lens with wider angle,to capture some landscapes. I would recommend this camera for anybody who love photography. Anyway,good video,greets from Poland !
Thank you so much! It's so exciting to know that I have a viewer from Poland! Glad that you're enjoying the camera as well! I agree that the 50mm is a great all around lens but variety of lenses for specific use cases would be wonderful. I've been considering a 24-70 myself!
@@akaKhanh Yes i heard that this particular lens is pretty universal for a daily use,with 2.8 F can be use as a lens for o portrait and with 24mm even for a landscapes.Also looking for adapter from my old sovie Kiev camera to connect lens from it to my 5D :)
Goodness! A 5D classic and all you have is a Nifty 50 Plastic Fantastic lens. I feel like I want to send you some of my old EF L series that I don't use anymore. Great review, thanks and keep up the good work. :-)
I'm really not sure if I should get the 5D classic or the MKII. Idk if the 5D mkii captures the same strange render the classic captures, which is the look I am looking for.
The ISO capability gap isn't as big as you might think. A lot of modern cameras have a very misleading definition of ISO (the irony when ISO standards for International Organisation for Standardisation). With film, it was standardised after the 70s, but starting to become de-standardised again with more modern cameras in order to inflate "ISO performance" metrics for marketing purposes. Basically every camera will have a slightly different exposure profiles for the same ISO number. e.g. A Sony, at ISO 3200 will be completely different to a Fujifilm (sometimes even by a whole stop of light!). There is a good video on Fstoppers which explains why ISO is basically fake. But my point is, the 5D was from a time when the ISO was actually standardised and calibrated closely to what film would have been. So a ISO 1600 on the 5D classic might be equivalent to an ISO 3200 on a more modern camera, hence why its not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
im trying to get the 5D mark ii....ive been so focused on resolution and the contrast...but of course there are other things to focus on to improve my skills....a bit confused....cos ive been recommended to get the 6d mark ii,.... but this helped even though it is not a 5d mark ii.... anyone using the 5d mark ii and can share some review on it....
I don't personally own a Mark II, but if you're even slightly thinking about potentially filming video - definitely get the Mark II! This Classic doesn't even have video recording capabilities.
Just came across this! I'm not a Canon user, but I agree in terms of image quality! I recently moved from Nikon D610 (released in 2013) to Z 6II, but I don't see any noticeable difference in image quality (particularly sharpness) shooting the same view using the same lens. A bit disappointed, to be honest. Of course, overall, there are a lot of improvements like video capabilities, touch panel, etc., but those aren't as important as image quality...
Thanks for the great video. It's nice to see younger photographers discovering this magical camera! I have a 5D classic and also a Sony A7 III, but I use the 5D more. My favorite lens for the 5D is the 40 mm 2.8 "pancake" lens. It is super sharp and it's the perfect lens for street photography and outdoor events. I have a 50 MM 1.8, but I hardly ever use it since I got the 40 mm. I also use the 5D exclusively for all my portrait work, using a 80-200 F4 L IS.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I've had the 40mm 2.8 at the top of my list for so long and you just made such a good case for it haha Might have to pull the trigger on it now XD Do you find the f/4 limiting? I always compare 70-200 f/2.8 and f/4 and wonder if the weight & price difference is justified.
@@akaKhanh Hello Khanh - The 70-200 F4 L IS lens is the only lens I use for portraits. I also use it for outdoor shots where I need to zoom in. I don't find it limiting. I have done indoor portraits with it where my subject is lit only by light coming in from a window with great results. I never felt I needed a 2.8. I borrowed one from a friend for a while, but I felt it was too big and heavy, and I didn't get any shots that I couldn't have gotten with my F4. For the price, you really can't beat the 70-200 F4 L.
@@pcc678 Hi Paul, thanks for the update! I was looking at the 70-200 F4 L actually. Another perk is the weight! I've heard that the F4 version is night and day lighter than the F2.8 so also good for our backs!
Hey, Never commented a Video before. I bought a 5d a week ago and I loved it immediately. Concerning the shutter sound: Satisfying is true for me, too. I would add the word „natural“. It’s so good. Love the way you talk about you and photography :) best wishes :)
I loved your video and I am really concerning it, I guess I gonna buy it. I made my online order now and I guess this video is very useful for anyone, keep going 👏🏻 برافوا... شكرا
Canon shooters, am I right? I wouldn't be caught dead with a Canon 5D. Probably because I don't take my 5D out much, and if I die, I probably won't have it with me. I use a 300D (the very first Rebel) for casual street photography and the 5D for serious street photography/festivals. I'm right about Canon shooters, yes? If I am, would you be so kind as to tell me exactly what I am right about? I subscribed as a result of this video. Good work and engaging presentation.. I look forward to viewing other videos of yours.
You got me convinced out of all the You Tube reviews I've watched concerning the Canon 5D camera. I bought one also from KEH. Thanks! Now let's see if I can take photos as good as this Camera.
Perhaps it's time for you to update the video. I've been using 5D Classic for the last three years and never want to part with it. This is my Digital Film Camera.
If you LOVE the feel/sound/look of the camera and the pictures it makes when it comes to the 5D which I think you said was $300 I would highly suggest checking out a BRAND NEW (grey market) or used 5Ds which I've seen for around $900. 1. It has what long time Canon shooters would call "old school canon colors" which the 5DIV and on-wards are quite a bit different (still good and preferable and can be matched up to older canons but takes a bit of tweaking). 2. Don't believe the common wisdom of 50 megapixels is some how going to make your lenses and pictures "worse"... ummm no in fact it makes every lens you have better you can just see lens flaws (at high magnifications better than you could). Yes you can see camera and subject movement more (again if you look at it under a microscope but it doesn't somehow make smaller versions worse). And it's way better iso, noise, and dynamic range than the 5D1, 5D2, and 5D3. In fact if you produce pictures of the same size it's on-par with the 5D4. In other words it's fine. 3. Barring dual pixel autofocus it has the best focusing system out there in a 5D style body and it's better than the 5D3 and even the 1Dx and prior 1D style bodies in my own use. It's just as good as the 5D4. 4. It's actually better in terms of sharpness/lack of vibration in a few ways than lower mega pixel bodies in that the shutter is SO SO SO smooth and shock free there is a visible difference hand held with certain shutter speeds, even on the tripod it's shutter smoothness blows that crap out of the Nikon 850 in terms of vibration. The only downside is that you will have to get a good system/method for calibrating / fine tuning your wide aperture lenses as it REALLY counts if you want pixel level sharp at 100% magnification. All of my EF glass needed NO fine tuning except my 50/1.2 and my 85/1.2
I love this camera so much, but all of the sudden my computer won't recognize the camera and therefore I've not been able to upload my photos. Does anyone know a solution for this? I love this camera and have had it for 10 years - I don't want to upgrade! Thanks in advance!
I learned photography in high school, used medium format and 35mm, gave them up reluctantly. The 5D classic gives me film-like images and I love it. I'm 57 and your observations are spot on; you sound like older photographers who went from analog to digital. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! That's so awesome that you learned photography on medium format AND 35mm! I admire every single photographer who's able to shoot film. I've tried it myself and realized very quickly that you really have to know your stuff. Not having a display to peep at and set exposure from was a huge learning curve!
I buyd a 40d new condition ,given it 342 shots. and im horrofied off the quality over 200mm.(the data transport also i dont use raw jepeg L - , get the 10 Mega not Handelt i can say at moment
I used this camera to take the best photographs of my daughter in fact the last photographs of her before she left us for ever R.I.P Hanna the 5d mk one is still one of the best cameras canon ever made my 1d mk4 is only a little better
one of these came up for 25000jmd which is about 170usd give or take and I'm looking into if its a good buy for that price, i have little to no interest in video for now and i had the chance to use a T7. so when u say it sounds so analog if that's the right word to use, yes yes it is since that part of the camera is still gears and levers and actuators
My first digital camera was a Canon Power Shot G1 and I think I purchased it in 2000. In those days the CF cards available were not of a large capacity so I purchased an 340 MB IBM micro drive for around $200 along with the camera. If you think the CF card seems odd, imagine having an actual hard drive in its place. LOL
Hi, I am buying a used 5d classic body. I am a beginner photographer. Which lens should I buy along with it that might prove to be versatile, but also click sweet potrait photos?
Any resolution higher than a 5D Mk III is more camera than most people will ever need and all the gadgets on lesser cameras don't make up for the outstanding and spectacular colors and image quality of the 5D series. It's too bad Canon doesn't still make the 5D, 5D Mk II, and 5D Mk III sensors, hands down the best image sensors ever put in a camera, and don't forget the price tag every camera in the 5D line started out at, they're definitely the deal of the century on the used market.
i personally use this 5D with 40mm for everything. maybe you should give a 40mm a try. this camera will push you with your creativity with its limitation. love your energetic reviews.
Very good video. I bought a 5D Classic six months ago for the same reasons. Tbh, I much prefer to use the 5D over the 80D for portraits. Also, I recently bought a SD-CF card adapter. This allows me to use an SD card instead of a CF card.
I have both Canon 5D MKiii and 80D. I would say I love the convenience of 80D and I had taken many Portraits with it but something about 5D which made Photos a bit more depth.
I love your Speech and your review is top I have this camera too 5 D 1 1️⃣ Awesome great for shooting pictures, can you make another picture how to set his Camera 5D 🙏 , I was surprised too this camera doesn't do videos... But great, I don't know what wrong my I took it to take a picture at night the resulting picture is buried,
Thanks! To make sure I'm not misunderstanding, I assume you mean the resulting night photo is blurry? If that's the case perhaps you can try a tripod or increasing the shutter speed? The latter is a bit harder to do with the low light performance on this camera, though :)
If I remember correctly, you can expand the capability of this camer's ISO to 3200. You just simply unlock it in the menu like the other cameras. Also, if you get an image stabilized lens you can use lower shutter speeds to get better low light shots.
My first DSLR camera. Got it from ebay. I had zero knowledge in using one but with just trial and error technique, then BOOM! First shot was so magical. The melted background was so yummy and the subject popped out like 3D which I never achieve in my point and shoot and smartphone. I paired it with 50mm 1.8 STM like yours. My profile picture here was one of my first shots in manual mode.
Trial and error is the best way to learn photography, after all :) "Magical" is SUCH a good word to describe the photos from this camera. Love that you're rocking the 50mm 1.8's shallow depth of field in that photo!
I think the words you might be looking for when referring to the images is "creamy" and "film-like'. That is how it was explained to me which was one of the reasons I picked mine up. It's affordable, it makes you work for your images and it never disappoints. I've had the latest and greatest right up to the 5D4 and a 1DX, both of which I sold because they were too much camera for what I shoot. Mine is also paired with the Canon 50mm STM and it's like they were made for each other. This is an awesome video and you rock the 5D!!!! Great job!
are the colors accurate real life on this camera compared to mark 2? looking for camera that can give good photo reference for painting from life as back up
‘That limitation makes the photography exciting’. This is deep for me. Im chasing more and more gear to find happiness in photography and in this point of my photography journey after lot of money goes away for changing camera, lens, switching system... I say, no it’s exactly opposite to approach happiness in photography, just like what you say. Limitation is key one of my gate to be gratitude in photography. Love your content.
Thank you! It took a little bit of time for me to come to that conclusion as well. For the longest time I stopped taking photos or videos because I felt like my "stuff" could never match up to everyone else's so that meant my art would never match up either. I stopped taking photos/making videos for a little while because of it too, but luckily my love for it never went away and I came back to it.
I got here from this video: ruclips.net/video/AxGh6UKqGus/видео.html
At around the 18:00 mark, he said something in congruent to what you said. He said "When you have an expensive camera you expect great results, of course, thats why you paid much money. But when you pay little money and get great results, its something very very interesting you get a really great feeling"
I think its the challenge, that even with the limitations of the camera, you still get great results, at a low price, is what makes it exciting.
Great video and analysis ...You're not weird at all but you nailed it. Going retro simplicity is where it's at. There's something exciting about going backwards in tech especially in photography.
@@akaKhanhsame thing happened to me!!! Now I bought a Sony A100 (my first camera) for 50€ with lens, and a Nikon D40 for 35€ (both cameras from 2006) and I'm happier than ever, just focus on taking pictures. My next goal is to get a 5D to go full frame.
She just said "I love sound of shutter in this camera" means she really love it.
True story. 😊
@@akaKhanh is it still sounds like this 06:20 ? my 5D shutter sound changed a lot, now its loud :(
@@korosiur Yes it does! To be honest, I might just have gotten lucky with mine, it is a 16 year old camera after all!
@@akaKhanh Yeah, if it ain't broke, Why upgrade?
It really is a magic camera. I have every 5D and you’re right there’s something special about the classic’s colors
Magic is exactly the word to describe it! I don't think there's a better word for it :)
Yeah, built for snapping. Not upgrading every few years.
That crunchy shutter sound
It's such a calming sound...
Although I sold all my canon gear years ago and switched to Fuji, I kept the 5d because there was just something special that no other digital camera has like this camera. I’m so glad I never sold it. I kept it for a reason and you’re right with everything you say! Honestly it’s the most film like digital camera ever made IMO
It's a shame you stopped making videos they were entertaining and enlightening.
My favorite camera, after being a Mark 4 owner I decided to go with it as my second body I would just drag around.. Few months later I bought a second one and thinking to sell my mk 4. The colors are amazing, especially for portraiture, the camera is so easy to use. I love this minimalistic approach it gives you. You only have a few color profiles and one menu. The monochrome is also really really good and contrasty sooc. I think the reason why the colors look so nice is that back in 2005 they were trying to compete with film photographers, they were trying to convince people over to digital so they had to make something that looked as good as film - hence base the emulsion on film stocks (probably Kodak) while it still being digital. And they made it!
and I'm forever grateful to whoever made that decision! The 5D is easily going to be in the rotation for me in the foreseeable future just because of it!
@@akaKhanh Having got the 550D myself for several years now (and honestly, getting a bit bored with it), I have recently looked at the pictures the 5D can output, and fell in love instantly.
I found one here under 200 USD (after conversion) and already got the f 1.8/50 mm lens from earlier, plus a Carl Zeiss Sonar 135 mm from the 60s and a Helios 44-2...so what could possibly go wrong?
I am sure it will be a thrilling experience (and yes, I love to have limitations to overcome).
Same !!! Used to have the MK1, then upgraded each time. MK2, MK3, and MK4. Used all of them, sold all of them. Looking to buy the MK1 again lol. There is just a certain soul and energy in that sensor and camera, I also...can't explain it lol.
@@TopshelfJunior This camera 5D is wonderful, amazing the colors
You said 'the colors are amazing': did you mean in JPEG? (SOOC)
Yes! I actually like 5D so much I have two of them! :D I used them for shooting a wedding last summer - no problems whatsoever despite age, and the client was really happy with the results :) I think if you can't make great pictures with 5D Classic, no camera is going to help you with that ;) But for me I love how simple these cameras are: no extra (useless) features or even video. Just great working tools for any photographic task you might throw at them. Except maybe pro sports haha.
I have to disagree though on one thing - you mentioned EF lenses being expensive. In reality (used) EF lenses are among the cheapest you can find and there's lots of them available! So definitely not expensive. I have the Canon EF 70-210mm f4, which everyone seems to hate, but I just love it. Super sharp and can be had for pennies! I actually got mine for free with a another camera! But like you, I use the 50mm 1.8 for almost anything: it's just that good and the focal length is so useful.
Thanks for the nice video, let's stay connected us 5D lovers! :D
That's a fair disagreement! Coming from the T3i, I could always get EF-S lenses on the "cheaper" side (only photographers could call a $250 lens cheap haha) compared to those nice red ring lenses :)
Pretty lovely when I see the person who still use canon 5D classic. Its sexy camera and make a quite good image quality. I have been using it. I love it a lot. My body 5d is not perfect as yours. Finally , i love your camera. Sorry for my English is not so good. P/S : Chào bạn. Bạn là người Việt Nam ah.
Phenomenal camera! No worries, your English is fantastic! Chào!! Proudly Vietnamese-American :)
@@akaKhanh Thanks for reply me. Nice to meet you. Good days mateys. Enjoying with your camera. Can you speak Vietnamese ?
As a photographer myself, I watched this video smiling. Totally get the love and weirdness when you talk about cameras.
Haha I'm glad I'm not alone! My friends are always looking at me like I'm crazy when I talk about my love of cameras ;) Thank you for watching!
Same here!!My Father passed away few months ago,And he had ALOT of cameras!!AND Video cameras because he owned a Photo business.Some of his cams were NEVER USED!!I gave the 5D away to my Sisters BF(He begged)LOL.But I kept A never used Nikon D300 AND a barely used Nikon D90 And a Canon XSI EOS Rebel=An that one is still n the box!!I have atleast 10 lenses for the niks and 5-6 for the canon!I love photography too!I kno exactly how you feel!Be proud and LOUD!!I used my fathers 5D a bit&It is awesome beautiful//Well built,FUN TO USE!!Stay creative My friend I just subbed!And yes 12+mega pixels is more than enough,Even in 22!Unless your making huge posters!Haha....Take care an keep shooting!
I was about to bought the mrk iii but saw this one! Damn I’m happy with classic 5d right now! Thanks anyway!👍🏻
I just bought a Canon 5D but really my Canon 7D takes better photos.. Or it just me... But Awesome Video...
Recently bought one in Georgia. Very cheap. Around 300 GEL (100$). Equiped with nifty-fifty, it's jus outrageous.
Only $100?? That's an amazing deal! I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a second one at that price, just to have as a back up...
Hi where exactly in georgia? :)
I bought the 5dc and a 50 1.8 stm (300$!) and it’s honestly amazing. Love the colors of every single shot I’ve taken. I’ve been shooting Nikon ff for years.
Same here. I don't use this camera for professional work, only for fun. I just take .jpg and never adjust anything and I'm sooo happy with the result.
Right? It continues to blow my mind how the colors are already amazing straight out of camera without any editing!
Excellent video. I'm 74 years old and bought my 5D in 2006 while I was still flying for the airlines and it went everywhere with me. I loved it then, but as phone cameras got more sophisticated and certainly more convenient and I got more lazy, my poor 5D sat in the closet for about 12 years. I just recently got the bug again. I broke it out of jail, bought some new batteries and a new button battery for the date/time and am back shooting with it. I still have the Canon SpeedLite 420EX flash I bought with it and several L lenses that are phenomenal.
it's 2021 and I still got two Canon 5d Mark 1s. The photos it creates are just amazing. I have a 3k dollar mirrorless camera with all the bells and whistles but nothing beats the canon 5d mark 1 color straight out of the camera. It's film-like.
EF 50mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.8 are true bargains
Absolutely. I've gotten way more value out of the 50mm 1.8 than the $100 that I paid of it. I've also rented the 85mm 1.8 for headshots and if I did more portraiture/headshots, I'd have purchased it already.
Holy moly I love the sound of the 5D shutter clicking. Bought a used one in 2013 and used it for 5 years professionally. I like it better than the Mk II. I miss mine.
Can I use 5d for landscape photography?
@@yusufal-kathiri3693 Yes. Just couple it with a wide angle lens. You'll get gorgeous colors out of it.
No better time than the present to get another 5D :)
@@yusufal-kathiri3693 Sigma EX-DG 15mm & 24mm. : )
Great review. I bought one off of eBay last week and it comes in the mail today. Thank you. I’m excited.
Thanks! Hope you love it as much as I do!!
Great vid! I picked up a 5d classic a few weeks ago, and was also previously using a 600d (t3i). My only lens that i had that would fit was the f1.8 50mm, but i don't think i'll need another lens with how versatile the 50mm is. Despite having less megapixels than the 600d, the images from the 5d looked far richer and less digital, which I love. I got one of the earlier models with the low res display which means i have to rely more on my own intuition when it comes to exposure and focusing, but i also love that because it means i spend more time taking the right photo instead of taking heaps and deleting most of them. Keep up the great work :)
Thanks! I absolutely second that! It's a totally different (amazing) experience taking photos with the 5D and both its limitations and strengths.
Always focus through the optical viewfinder.
Whenever I think I want to sell it, I'll watch the power of this camera on youtube. I canceled it four times already. I'll make money in other ways besides selling it. 😃
Thanks Google Translate 😁
If you sell it, you'll always wonder why you let it go :)
I love your straight forward authenticity, its refreshing amongst all the hot air photographic channels. Please keep on making more videos :-)
Thank you, that means a lot! Life gets in the way sometimes, but I've been trying to make more time for RUclips recently. Encouraging words like yours makes it a lot easier to keep at it!
Loved this video, but cannot find any of your other videos.
That sound is so damn classic ❤! I also sew on a treadle machine and is so classic, organic and relaxing. It is also a pleasure to look through a glass viewfinder, the real world, not an electronic image. So classic and nostalgic. Great video thanks ❤
Love your enthusiasm for the camera.
Interesting review.
Thanks!
I refuse to believe 2020 was 4 years ago :(
you don't really need the card reader, you can use a USB cable to transfer the photos to the computer.
That was my first thought too. Unfortunately, I didn't have a mini usb cable anywhere!
Great camera,I love Canon 5D classic ❤️
It's the best!
Thank you so much! I am just about to get one.
Woww love this video, and you are great on camera 🎥 thank you for sharing this with us 🙏🏽
Thank you for your kind words! It's my pleasure :) Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great review! You can hear the excitement in your voice that you have for this camera. I bought one in 2009 and I still enjoy using it to this day. It is so simplistic compared to modern digital cameras but for me, that is part of the appeal. The camera with prime lenses like the 50mm and 85mm is fantastic. Attach the 135L and the magic factor goes up even more.
What a joy to see that a young person like you manages to appreciate the colors offered by one of the noblest cameras ever made. I like everything you say, congratulations.
can you plug in the camera directly to a computer to get your files? or do you need a card reader?
You can plug the camera via USB, but I would recommend a cheap card reader. I have a USB C mini card reader so I can use my iPad to transfer RAW, JPEGs when I'm on the go.
Hi Khanh, finally I got a 5D Classic yesterday after a long search. It was worth the wait as it's in excellent condition. The main reasons I bought it for are eye-soothing colors and the unique film look. Took some test shots in RAW and processed in DPP. Those justified my choice. Yeah, the shutter sound is sweet.
My cousin said the same thing to me as he turned his fishing reel... it sounds satisfying...
Hobbies are a weird thing haha
I just found this one your video. Love it. I am a guy from Nikon’s club, but after many years when I have such a nice new cameras and enjoy that, i just want to try my dream old camera and buy Nikon D300. I have got similar feeling like you. Love it for its inconveniences and for the simpecity. Thaks for the video, send greetings from Slovakia.
To bad most things i need to do i need to be able to do video... I used my T3i (w/ Magic Lantern) since 2012 until last year when i got a G85. (mostly doing video)
Yep, I felt the same way. I would have totally been hesitant to get the 5D if I hadn't already had my RX100 for video. (with the T3i as backup) ... I'm eyeing the EOS R, as a jack of all trades camera though...
Love your enthusiasm =D.
I recently got a second had 5D Mk 4 and absolutely love it. But, I am thinking of getting a mk1 or mk2 for a secondary camera, just for photo.
I bought a Canon 5d a couple of years ago and instantly fell in love with the images it produced. To this day I still think its an amazing camera, especially for the price you can pick one up for these days. The lack of features makes photography fun again!
+1! I also found myself in a place where I wasn't going out just to take pictures for fun anymore, the limitations "challenged" me to go out and take some pictures! A photographer's dream :)
slapped a sigma 35mm 1.4 and let me tell you its a workhorse !!
I have the 35mm is on my wish list! Think it would be great for street photography.
The sound is very relaxing!! Love mine. Great vid btw keep it up
Thanks!!
I owned also this Canon 5D few months ago,and i need to say it,that picture quality is really solid,even you don't have to edit so much photos,is heavy,maybe is not the demon of speed when it goes to FPS,ISO is up to 3200 in extended(you can check this option in menu)and got it with the same lens 50mm.But would be nice to get some zoom lens with wider angle,to capture some landscapes.
I would recommend this camera for anybody who love photography.
Anyway,good video,greets from Poland !
Thank you so much! It's so exciting to know that I have a viewer from Poland! Glad that you're enjoying the camera as well! I agree that the 50mm is a great all around lens but variety of lenses for specific use cases would be wonderful. I've been considering a 24-70 myself!
@@akaKhanh Yes i heard that this particular lens is pretty universal for a daily use,with 2.8 F can be use as a lens for o portrait and with 24mm even for a landscapes.Also looking for adapter from my old sovie Kiev camera to connect lens from it to my 5D :)
Goodness! A 5D classic and all you have is a Nifty 50 Plastic Fantastic lens. I feel like I want to send you some of my old EF L series that I don't use anymore. Great review, thanks and keep up the good work. :-)
Hahaha I have to save up for those dang L lenses! They're so expensive! Thank you so much for the kind words :)
I'm really not sure if I should get the 5D classic or the MKII. Idk if the 5D mkii captures the same strange render the classic captures, which is the look I am looking for.
I' am personally love this 5D, the color tone and simplicity menu
Agreed!
5D+ Sigma EX-DG 15mm, & 24mm, 50mm. Snap with vintage lenses with no crop factor.
The ISO capability gap isn't as big as you might think. A lot of modern cameras have a very misleading definition of ISO (the irony when ISO standards for International Organisation for Standardisation). With film, it was standardised after the 70s, but starting to become de-standardised again with more modern cameras in order to inflate "ISO performance" metrics for marketing purposes. Basically every camera will have a slightly different exposure profiles for the same ISO number. e.g. A Sony, at ISO 3200 will be completely different to a Fujifilm (sometimes even by a whole stop of light!).
There is a good video on Fstoppers which explains why ISO is basically fake. But my point is, the 5D was from a time when the ISO was actually standardised and calibrated closely to what film would have been. So a ISO 1600 on the 5D classic might be equivalent to an ISO 3200 on a more modern camera, hence why its not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
Been looking at this camera. You’ve sold me completely! Definitely getting me a 5D!
Man, Canon should really give me a commission, huh? 😆 Hope you love it!!
im trying to get the 5D mark ii....ive been so focused on resolution and the contrast...but of course there are other things to focus on to improve my skills....a bit confused....cos ive been recommended to get the 6d mark ii,.... but this helped even though it is not a 5d mark ii.... anyone using the 5d mark ii and can share some review on it....
I don't personally own a Mark II, but if you're even slightly thinking about potentially filming video - definitely get the Mark II! This Classic doesn't even have video recording capabilities.
love this video, keep doing what you're doing, you've got the goods to make it on here
Thank you for your kind words! I've been trying to put up more videos recently and really appreciate the encouragement!
Love the Classic 5D. Just bought my 2nd.
By the way, you can just use a SD-CF card adapter (like £5 on eBay) works fine!
Please make a video on how to setup Back Button Autofocus on 5D Classic. That would be extremely helpful.
I have the 5D and the 50mm f1.4 and it's so enough, i am loving it too. Best!
It really is!
Just came across this! I'm not a Canon user, but I agree in terms of image quality! I recently moved from Nikon D610 (released in 2013) to Z 6II, but I don't see any noticeable difference in image quality (particularly sharpness) shooting the same view using the same lens. A bit disappointed, to be honest. Of course, overall, there are a lot of improvements like video capabilities, touch panel, etc., but those aren't as important as image quality...
Thanks for the great video. It's nice to see younger photographers discovering this magical camera! I have a 5D classic and also a Sony A7 III, but I use the 5D more. My favorite lens for the 5D is the 40 mm 2.8 "pancake" lens. It is super sharp and it's the perfect lens for street photography and outdoor events. I have a 50 MM 1.8, but I hardly ever use it since I got the 40 mm. I also use the 5D exclusively for all my portrait work, using a 80-200 F4 L IS.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I've had the 40mm 2.8 at the top of my list for so long and you just made such a good case for it haha Might have to pull the trigger on it now XD Do you find the f/4 limiting? I always compare 70-200 f/2.8 and f/4 and wonder if the weight & price difference is justified.
@@akaKhanh Hello Khanh - The 70-200 F4 L IS lens is the only lens I use for portraits. I also use it for outdoor shots where I need to zoom in. I don't find it limiting. I have done indoor portraits with it where my subject is lit only by light coming in from a window with great results. I never felt I needed a 2.8. I borrowed one from a friend for a while, but I felt it was too big and heavy, and I didn't get any shots that I couldn't have gotten with my F4. For the price, you really can't beat the 70-200 F4 L.
@@pcc678 Hi Paul, thanks for the update! I was looking at the 70-200 F4 L actually. Another perk is the weight! I've heard that the F4 version is night and day lighter than the F2.8 so also good for our backs!
Hey, Never commented a Video before. I bought a 5d a week ago and I loved it immediately. Concerning the shutter sound: Satisfying is true for me, too. I would add the word „natural“. It’s so good. Love the way you talk about you and photography :) best wishes :)
I bought a Canon D30 in 2000, 5D in 2005 and 5D Mk II & Nikon D3 in 2008. However, color science wise, I prefer Nikon. Of course, horse for courses. 🙂
I have a 5D M1 that's broken.... but after watching your enthusiastic review I think I'll fix it.
- Thank You for this video!
I'm going to get a Canon 5D Classic, so watching this video was very useful!
😃😃😃
I loved your video and I am really concerning it, I guess I gonna buy it.
I made my online order now and I guess this video is very useful for anyone, keep going 👏🏻
برافوا... شكرا
Thank you so much! I hope you love the camera as much as I do!
Canon shooters, am I right? I wouldn't be caught dead with a Canon 5D. Probably because I don't take my 5D out much, and if I die, I probably won't have it with me. I use a 300D (the very first Rebel) for casual street photography and the 5D for serious street photography/festivals. I'm right about Canon shooters, yes? If I am, would you be so kind as to tell me exactly what I am right about?
I subscribed as a result of this video. Good work and engaging presentation.. I look forward to viewing other videos of yours.
Maybe you found out in the meantime but you can simply buy a CF-SD adapter...........
You got me convinced out of all the You Tube reviews I've watched concerning the Canon 5D camera. I bought one also from KEH. Thanks! Now let's see if I can take photos as good as this Camera.
Perhaps it's time for you to update the video. I've been using 5D Classic for the last three years and never want to part with it. This is my Digital Film Camera.
I love that You have noticet the Fantastic sound of that 5D classic SHUTTER :)
If you LOVE the feel/sound/look of the camera and the pictures it makes when it comes to the 5D which I think you said was $300 I would highly suggest checking out a BRAND NEW (grey market) or used 5Ds which I've seen for around $900.
1. It has what long time Canon shooters would call "old school canon colors" which the 5DIV and on-wards are quite a bit different (still good and preferable and can be matched up to older canons but takes a bit of tweaking).
2. Don't believe the common wisdom of 50 megapixels is some how going to make your lenses and pictures "worse"... ummm no in fact it makes every lens you have better you can just see lens flaws (at high magnifications better than you could). Yes you can see camera and subject movement more (again if you look at it under a microscope but it doesn't somehow make smaller versions worse). And it's way better iso, noise, and dynamic range than the 5D1, 5D2, and 5D3. In fact if you produce pictures of the same size it's on-par with the 5D4. In other words it's fine.
3. Barring dual pixel autofocus it has the best focusing system out there in a 5D style body and it's better than the 5D3 and even the 1Dx and prior 1D style bodies in my own use. It's just as good as the 5D4.
4. It's actually better in terms of sharpness/lack of vibration in a few ways than lower mega pixel bodies in that the shutter is SO SO SO smooth and shock free there is a visible difference hand held with certain shutter speeds, even on the tripod it's shutter smoothness blows that crap out of the Nikon 850 in terms of vibration.
The only downside is that you will have to get a good system/method for calibrating / fine tuning your wide aperture lenses as it REALLY counts if you want pixel level sharp at 100% magnification. All of my EF glass needed NO fine tuning except my 50/1.2 and my 85/1.2
Hmm I hadn't considered the 5Ds before. I was planning on going mirrorless (R6), but I'll have to do some research on the 5Ds!
I love this camera so much, but all of the sudden my computer won't recognize the camera and therefore I've not been able to upload my photos. Does anyone know a solution for this? I love this camera and have had it for 10 years - I don't want to upgrade! Thanks in advance!
Before high ISO there was tripods :D
but then I'd need to carry the tripod with me! haha
which one you prefer JPEG hi / RAW files for the 5d classic? great shots anyway !
Hey, apparently you can get SD to CF card converters instead of buying the old cards, this also saves from buying a CF card reader
Can you please upload more Canon 5D content. I could only rewatch this video so many times 🤣
I learned photography in high school, used medium format and 35mm, gave them up reluctantly. The 5D classic gives me film-like images and I love it. I'm 57 and your observations are spot on; you sound like older photographers who went from analog to digital. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! That's so awesome that you learned photography on medium format AND 35mm! I admire every single photographer who's able to shoot film. I've tried it myself and realized very quickly that you really have to know your stuff. Not having a display to peep at and set exposure from was a huge learning curve!
@@akaKhanh Pentax MX, LX & Hasselblad 503CX + 5D Mrk iii. : )
Get a 35 mm f1,4 from samyang if you're on a budget...it's a manual lens but you'll love it
I buyd a 40d new condition ,given it 342 shots. and im horrofied off the quality over 200mm.(the data transport also i dont use raw jepeg L - , get the 10 Mega not Handelt i can say at moment
I used this camera to take the best photographs of my daughter in fact the last photographs of her before she left us for ever R.I.P Hanna the 5d mk one is still one of the best cameras canon ever made my 1d mk4 is only a little better
one of these came up for 25000jmd which is about 170usd give or take and I'm looking into if its a good buy for that price, i have little to no interest in video for now and i had the chance to use a T7. so when u say it sounds so analog if that's the right word to use, yes yes it is since that part of the camera is still gears and levers and actuators
My first digital camera was a Canon Power Shot G1 and I think I purchased it in 2000. In those days the CF cards available were not of a large capacity so I purchased an 340 MB IBM micro drive for around $200 along with the camera. If you think the CF card seems odd, imagine having an actual hard drive in its place. LOL
hahahaha I remember I was so excited when my Dad got me a 2 GB Sony flash drive from Staples for $60. How quickly tech progresses always amazes me!
@@akaKhanh I sent you a pic of the two CF micro drives I still possess.
Hi, I am buying a used 5d classic body. I am a beginner photographer. Which lens should I buy along with it that might prove to be versatile, but also click sweet potrait photos?
Any resolution higher than a 5D Mk III is more camera than most people will ever need and all the gadgets on lesser cameras don't make up for the outstanding and spectacular colors and image quality of the 5D series. It's too bad Canon doesn't still make the 5D, 5D Mk II, and 5D Mk III sensors, hands down the best image sensors ever put in a camera, and don't forget the price tag every camera in the 5D line started out at, they're definitely the deal of the century on the used market.
5DII user here. I feel the shutter sound satisfying also. :)
Now where can we find batteries for this camera, but the genuine one or at least a quality one from a thrid party?
I still use my 5DMKII that I bought 11 years…. no need for a new camera
i personally use this 5D with 40mm for everything. maybe you should give a 40mm a try. this camera will push you with your creativity with its limitation. love your energetic reviews.
Thank you so much for the kind words! What a coincidence, the 40mm is actually next on my list!
Khanh Nguyen yea. Once you tried it. You can never go back. Well, that is my case. Idk yours. Haha.
Hello, I'm considering one of these as a second go to camera. Regarding aspect ratio. Can it be set 1 to 1, so I can shoot square images?
So, this is what it is about. when photogs say we love canon's colour, theyre talking about the fullframe cams.
Can you recommend me a budget speedlite for 5D classic?
When you talk about film-like color, is it in JPEG or RAW?
Got mine last week from local market. Loving it!
Hi
I just bought the canon 5d classic. But what grip is on your camera?
Very good video. I bought a 5D Classic six months ago for the same reasons. Tbh, I much prefer to use the 5D over the 80D for portraits. Also, I recently bought a SD-CF card adapter. This allows me to use an SD card instead of a CF card.
Thank you! Also, thanks for the tip on the SD-CF card adapter. I'll definitely have to look into those, I hadn't even thought about it!
I have both Canon 5D MKiii and 80D. I would say I love the convenience of 80D and I had taken many Portraits with it but something about 5D which made Photos a bit more depth.
I love your Speech and your review is top I have this camera too 5 D 1 1️⃣ Awesome great for shooting pictures, can you make another picture how to set his Camera 5D 🙏 , I was surprised too this camera doesn't do videos... But great, I don't know what wrong my I took it to take a picture at night the resulting picture is buried,
Thanks! To make sure I'm not misunderstanding, I assume you mean the resulting night photo is blurry? If that's the case perhaps you can try a tripod or increasing the shutter speed? The latter is a bit harder to do with the low light performance on this camera, though :)
Khanh Nguyen okay got you thanks I figure it reset the setting and settings back all options .
If I remember correctly, you can expand the capability of this camer's ISO to 3200. You just simply unlock it in the menu like the other cameras. Also, if you get an image stabilized lens you can use lower shutter speeds to get better low light shots.
Loved your vid, and your enthusiasm.
My first DSLR camera. Got it from ebay. I had zero knowledge in using one but with just trial and error technique, then BOOM! First shot was so magical. The melted background was so yummy and the subject popped out like 3D which I never achieve in my point and shoot and smartphone. I paired it with 50mm 1.8 STM like yours. My profile picture here was one of my first shots in manual mode.
Trial and error is the best way to learn photography, after all :) "Magical" is SUCH a good word to describe the photos from this camera. Love that you're rocking the 50mm 1.8's shallow depth of field in that photo!
Hey I have my photography and Filmmaking channel, you can check out if you want. And would love to connect with you
love your review and your enthusiastic with the 5D….
I think the words you might be looking for when referring to the images is "creamy" and "film-like'. That is how it was explained to me which was one of the reasons I picked mine up. It's affordable, it makes you work for your images and it never disappoints. I've had the latest and greatest right up to the 5D4 and a 1DX, both of which I sold because they were too much camera for what I shoot. Mine is also paired with the Canon 50mm STM and it's like they were made for each other. This is an awesome video and you rock the 5D!!!! Great job!
110% the words I was looking for! Also, thank you for such kind words. It means a lot! :)
are the colors accurate real life on this camera compared to mark 2? looking for camera that can give good photo reference for painting from life as back up
i love my 5D classic as well, no regret at all. visit my gallery on instagram too @kanaaka i shot with the 5D classic 😂