what lens did u use in this? love the pics so much

It's so interesting to listen to people talk about the capabilities of cameras these days. When I started photographing weddings in the 1990's with film, our maximum shutter speed was 1/1000 sec, and the flash sync speed was about 1/160 sec., and the entire wedding would be shot on ISO 100 speed film. When we got our hands on these digital cameras with shutter speeds of 1/8,000 sec and sync speeds of 1/250, or more with High Speed Sync, PLUS variable ISO, you can only imagine the possibilities that unfolded in front of us. To me, the 5D Mark II is a VERY capable camera that can accomplish astonishing results. Thank you for posting this and keeping these incredible machines alive! Photography isn't about your gear, it's about your vision.

Great video and some great shots. Love the beach looks. It's kinda unbelievable that one can buy a 2300$ semipro full frame camera like this for 300-500$ now. This was my dream back in the day in 2009. With the right lens and some practice it produces stunning results. Thank you.

came across your channel randomly and really love the calm commentary you give with the clever quips on the subtitles. your shots are motivating me to go out and shoot again. earned a new sub!

Pair it with the 85mm f1.8 or the 50mm f1.4 the you get some amazing image quality!

I wish I lived somewhere as photogenic as this! Canon 5d mk2 is a masterpiece of a camera, always will be! Loved this video, subbed!

I like the way you answered your own questions in post on video. Giving me inspiration about my purchase of the same camera. My first full frame. Thanks

thanks for the effort and the sharing. really enjoyed your insights (and the pix!). i've been using a Canon 6D as my current walkabout and really enjoying the images and the experiences. thumbs up.

Excellent video and not at all ‘boring’. Really enjoyed it and some great shots with that low budget combo! Nice.

I'm a photojournalism major starting from scratch. I bought one of these used, with 4 used lenses, a Lowepro Bag, cards, reader, batteries, etc for the same price as the A74 body I was looking at before tax. This is so much better than my phone I'm not complaining, but I'm pretty sure it would be even better if I wasn't running around on full auto. Thanks for posting, you just earned yourself a subscriber!

Thank you for that - I feel like I got my daily dose of vitamin D from watching it! The shots of the surfers from the pier are just lovely. Greetings from a very grey Berlin.

I was gifted with 5D II a couple of years ago and now want to use it more after watching your video. Nice choice for your walk! Love San Clemente!

Nice chilled vibe to this video with some lovely shots. I’ve just bought the 5D Classic, having heard so many good things about them. Man, the camera is so good. It’s everything I want… no extra gubbins getting in the way like video, EVF, IBIS etc…. Just turn on, set exposure and just shoot. Bought it crazy cheap too. The Mark II is a tempting option as it’s only a bit more with an extra push on resolution. Paired my old Olympus lenses to the body and it’s a great budget full frame setup.

I bought a used one on Facebook market place this summer with a 50mm 1.8 off of a wedding photography who upgraded to mirrorless. The body's shutter count is high, but the lens is mint. I almost passed on it but she kept dropping the price 😂. Ending up only spending like 160 on the body and 80 on the lens. It still works fine! I was still using my rebel T3 from high school, nice upgrade. Make more of these videos!

I bought my 5D Mark II last March, it's just a phenomenal camera. The previous owner had used it mainly for video, the shutter count was less than 5k, I anticipate using it for years. I've also got a Canon 7D and plan to add a 5D Classic and 6D in the near future, after which I don't expect to buy another camera body for the rest of my life! Any of these cameras paired with good glass will give you world class images on par with or better than anything new or anything likely to come out for the foreseeable future, and for a fraction of the price. Great video, I hope you keep the 5D Mark II, I would have nothing but regret if I got rid of any of my cameras.

Some of the greatest images in the last 20 years were taken on the Canon 5D and 5D2. Great cameras don't stop being great just because technology moves on. You need to ask yourself "Why did these cameras take great images?". There's no question that Sony came along and raised the technology bar but then people spent hours trying to get their Sony images to look like Canon images. Nothing in photography is more important than the images, and the images from these early Canons look amazing (throw the Canon 6D in there as well). Today you can buy a Canon 5D + Canon 5D2 + Canon 6D + 50mm 1.8 .. for the same price as the latest iPhone. 300 dollars for an immaculate 5D2!!! I mean what are people waiting for?

I actually love this post edit monologue captions thing! Really creative

I used the 5D MK2 for years as a profesional portrait photographer. Then I moved on with the MK3 and 4 and so on. I had to give the profesinal part up because of health problems. So I was left with a 70D, a 6D, an old EOS M and a Panasonic with an electronic wievfinder. I HATE the electronic wievfinder, and I hate touch screens. I have now bougth a secound hand 5D MK2, for 180 USD!!! I love it! One thing I don't like that much is when people are putting the 50 mm "plastic fantastic" on it. I found out that the lens is everything on the MK2. When I put aside the EF 24-105 Canon L-lens for a Sigma Art 24-105....my GOD what a difference. Or the EF 85 F 1,8.

Where was that? SoCal? Never seen that kind of mist/haze, beautiful! Picking up one of these any day now as my first real camera. Thanks for the demonstration of the camera, getting more stoked the more videos i watch.

The 5D II and even the SD Classic are still plenty capable these days. I shoot with a Fuji S5 Pro and a Nikon D200. Both screens are awful, especially in bright light. You really have to know how to read your histogram. That will really only let you know if its properly exposed though. So I take my iPad and a card reader with me. Take a few shots and upload to my iPad where I can get a much better look at how the photos are turning out and what adjustments need to be made. Its almost a must when using older DSLRs with low quality LCD screens in conditions where lighting is changing.

I agree with what you said about chimping. Back in the day the film elitists used to hate on photographers for chimping. But now mirrorless cameras force you to perpetually chimp even before you take the shot 😅 it's interesting now how "in the moment" we can feel by going back to old tech, even if it wasn't too long ago.

Fortunately, I own three iterations of this great camera, Classic, Mark II and Mark III. Only the Mark II was bought new, the other two used. All are in working in good conditions. I must admit, each of them possess unique attributes. I love them and won't ever part with them. Hope to continue using them as long as they continue clicking. I'm a hobbyist, don't need the latest. Had I been a pro, would be using the same cameras with confidence. Because, they perform all the tasks I need from them. Thank you for the video.

For anyone thinking about this camera, look up the film “Meru” by Jimmy Chin. He used this camera for a lot of that video, alongside a Panasonic camcorder.

Picked one up for $500 with a shutter count under 10k and in perfect condition. Great video very fun to watch ❤

I love the video so relaxing but also very interesting for me because I am thinking about buying a 5d mark ii as my first fullframe dslr

Hello and congratulations for this video and for you channel! I have to started to learn professional photography on this camera in 2017 and I still own one that just over 100.000 shutter count and it works great. I want to share some of my experience with this camera. The camera is great, the RAW files are gorgeous and a pleasure to post process them, the JPEG files if you want to shoot JPEG are just fine and you can use them straight out of the camera. I am using this camera for outdoor photo sessions with my prime lenses Canon 24mm 1.4L MK II, Canon 35mm 1.4L MKII, Canon 85mm 1.4L IS and Canon 135mm f/2L lenses for weddings or fashion or corporate photography and I just love it. It is not my main camera but backup or secondary camera but I still use it professionally and I use it personally when travelling all the time in my backpack. My main camera is Canon 1DX (first version) which is out of this world superb (but I wont get into describing that camera here) but I wouldn't shy to take only the 5D MKII with the prime "L" lenses to a professional contract. The one major thing I don't like about this camera in this day and age is that it has only ONE card slot and I want always redundancy for my photographs in case something bad happens to a card or to a card slot. I have also started to film some small footage 2K with MagicLantern software and its amazing how much quality you can get from it. In my personal experience I believe that the highlight recuperation is not that terrible nor the dark area recuperation but you have to keep working with a low ISO. I am not using this camera handheld professionally at night for example, at the restaurant during the wedding party ceremony I would use it only by day professionally at an event. I wouldn't go pass ISO 1600 maybe 2000. The focus points in low light on moving subjects such as for a party or during wedding at the restaurant are not great, the center point works well but you have to be careful. The central focus point I find it great and workable. My obvious choice of upgrade and more logical would be Canon R6 in the future because it has that small 20 Mpx file which can be easily be processed and delivered to the customer. Personally I find the 18Mpx of the 1DX and the 21 Mpx of the 5D MKII ideal for my workflow.

Nice video man😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

My first DSLR camera that I purchased recently (early this year, 30k miles in 14 years). I spent a very long time choosing between crop and full frame, settled on this camera and did not regret it. Yes, it’s old, and it’s hard to take pictures, but I no longer have enough of a phone and this is a conscious choice, the result of the photographs is impressive.

Great Job John! I love your POV. I shoot a lot of portrait with analogue equipment/film and found the 5D2 to have the colours I need straight from jpeg. I am so impressed with the 5D2 I ended up buying 3!

Traded in my b-cam (Lumix GX85) and a Sigma MFT lens for one of these to get into full frame photography. Was able to trade those two things for the body with a 200k shutter count, a Canon battery grip, 2 batteries, a 50mm 1.8 II and a small camera backpack. Been loving it so far.

I still have 5D2...I love it! :) I used it when I was working in a studio many years ago. So I bougth one last year, in box for 180 USD. I have many other cameras....but there is something special about the 5D MK2. :)

Purchased mine a couple years ago, also got me a 24-105f/4 L. i've paired it with an 85mm f/1.8, the 50mm f/1.8 STM, and currently about to drop on an 70-200 f/4 or f/2.8. the 50mm i have lives on the camera, it takes amazing shots. a person could do a lot worse than this combo. the one body i would consider updating to this one is the mark III if you dont have this one and the price isnt too steep for you, or... im setting my sights on a 6D mark II... or keeping this one and picking up a used 1Dx model. but if you have this or even the mark I.. just spend your money on glass.. get whatever L series that fits your range of shooting and send it..

I like the images you came away with! Use it more I would say!!

If you are looking for a GREAT camera, a D5 Mk ii is an absolute steal at current prices!!

The digic processor is the best in the mark 2, along with the chassis.

You spend 10k plus dollars for a once in a life time trip to Antarctica, and you are going to wait until you get home to see if your "digital" photos turned out? Might as well shoot film, but for the cost. Even if you view them later aboard the ship, you are not going back to that location to try again. Even closer to home, you may never get back to place again, and if you do, the light will surely not be the same. Amazing that anybody who actually uses a camera would hold such an opinion as to not review your shots while you can do something about a mistake. I like this video, by the way, and the other things you shared on this outing.

Beautiful beach..,where is it? Nice shots also! I love older dslr's.

Nice video! Sorry what lens was this mate? Thanks!

I love my Mark D ii ❤😊

My hometown! Love San Clemente

Very few cameras since, if any, can match the colour rendition of the 5D mk1 or mk2.

The Classic 5D (mk 1) is still relevant in 2023. @ 12 MP and no video capabilities. It’s just a pleasure to shoot. Portrait, landscape photography are uncomplicated do to the design of the camera. Simple interface similar to my early Canon EOS 1N-HS. Maybe it’s because I am very familiar wit Canon cameras. JMO. I also shoot older Nikon cameras, F100 (film) and a D200, just because I had Nikon lenses leftover from shooting this Fujifilm Finepix S2 Pro 6.17MP camera which finally broke down.

I use this camera with full satisfaction and have no plans to replace it. However, in order to get the best results; I need to shoot in RAW and process it. It's not an action camera. I own 5DIII as well and find it better suited for shooting wildlife.

The D5 ii produces the best colours of any Camera Canon made and since. If you want to shoot video, get a video camera. Its up there with the D700, but its primitive focus points are not so good for moving subjects.

Nice photos I have this cam rarely used it I think I’m going to bring it back out, were you shooting wide open? White balance, iso?

I like it ❤

hello I wanna know what lens you used in the video thank you very much

Thanks for the vid! Are the photos edited or SOOC Jpegs? If the latter, what were your settings? What was your picture style? Cheers!

what lens were u using. i’m about to buy the 5d mark iii and have a sigma 70-300. i know you used a 50 mm prime but was the brand sigma/tamron,etc. thank you so much for making this video!!

thanks for sharing. what video camera you using and how is it mounted?

I like your camera strap. Where did you buy from?

This video made me buy the 5D Mark ii, just curious which lens are you using?

What is the camera’s lens?

In shooting live view does it really need to press the AF-on button to focus? Foes it not focus when pressing the half shutter button in live view?

Nice :) It's a cliche but it's the photographer not the camera. Just look at the greatest photographs ever taken in the history of the art form. They are on old cameras. Some way more basic than the Canon 5D mark 2. You also pay less for older cameras. Not always but usually. Unless you want to keep up the Joneses. The vast majority of people looking at your pictures won't know or care what you used. Question is, do you have the skill to use a camera that doesn't have, for example, 1,000 focus points and right-eye dominant autofocus. Good photographers do.

I just picked up mine in France for 100e. High shutter counts mean nothing on these..look up the one on 2.2 million! Im using m42 glass like the Takumars, wonderful. And actually..it’s the first time I’ve liked video on a DSLR. I changed the cf to a sd adapter as I have a bunch. And as always run Magic Lantern, I’m still amazed people don’t know it.

Be aware that the mkii has a big drawback if you want to shoot full manual - it is locked to ISO 400. In order to have Auto ISO you need to shoot with shutter or aperture priority.

Do you remember the camera settings?

What editing software do you use?

You can see it live in 'live view' mode.

I travel quite often. Where is this beautiful location?

save bro so does the 5d mark ii have auto focus?

how is the autofocus in 5dmkii ?

Pakai lensa apa bang?

Is this even better than the camera in something like an s22 uktra

This is probably a stupid question but is it a digital camera

is it good for 2023?

Where is this place?

Throw on a nice Sigma Lens

Well at least with all those buckets u have something to drink

11:34 You can set your exposure once check that its right then you should be able to (in relatively static lighting) either adjust relative to it or leave it alone. Most of the time the people that chimp are shooting in an assisted mode anyway not manual ... not to mention all modern DSLRs have multiple different light meters in them. Sorry but I disagree. Your job as a photographer is to concentrate on the subject not on the camera.

8000 is low for u lol

omg. He shoots on auto??? haha :D ok.. i thought he is photographer... Guess not... Just not worth watching further!!