Canon EOS 5D

The Canon EOS 5D is a DSLR camera launched on 11/12/2005.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 5D ranks in the average of its category, scoring 49 overall. The Canon EOS 5D weights 895 gr and spans 152 x 113 x 75 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

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

• Image Quality - Score 64, ranks in the category best 18%.

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

• Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 36, ranks among the worst 9% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 46, ranks among the worst 37% 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 57, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Canon EOS 5D is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Canon EOS 5D is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Canon EOS 5D works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 16% in its category. Canon EOS 5D is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 16% in its category. Canon EOS 5D does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon EOS 5D sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 4828.0 CAD and 4828.0 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon EOS 5D is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.