Canon EOS 5D Mark II

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a spiegelreflexkamera camera launched on 13.02.2009.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 88 of all cameras in our database) scoring 59 overall. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II weights 850 gr and spans 152 x 114 x 75 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 66, ranks in the category best 12%.
• Versatility - Score 79, ranks in the category best 32%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS 5D Mark II is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 47, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 62, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Canon EOS 5D Mark II is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 64, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Canon EOS 5D Mark II is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Good, score 56, ranks in the best 27% of its category. Canon EOS 5D Mark II works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Canon EOS 5D Mark II works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 57, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Canon EOS 5D Mark II works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.