The 5D is a fine photography tool. The screen is fine, put the preview showing the brightness histogram, good photographers know how to read a histogram. Photography 101. People that negatively talk about its dynamic range (so what) don't understand how to use the tool. The tool has an excellent bracketing tool in the custom functions. Good photographers know that you have to bracket certain scenes to capture your vision properly, photography 101. People also complain about the outer auto focus points suck. Well, not on all lenses. A good photographer will pre-check his lenses and see if the lens will perform on the various focus points consistently and If the lens struggles, just use the center point and recompose. Photography 101. The best thing about this 5D tool is its simplicity. The camera doesn't get in the way and allows you to display your creative skill.

Love the samples

Keep in mind that the Pany IBIS don’t work with Oly cameras. In Germany the Oly 45 is much cheaper than the Pany.

bravo Sir 🙂 so many "reviewers" (KZfaqrs really) don't review a camera but just regurgitate what Tony Norhrup or similar has told them because to do any different marks you out as a wrong 'un who clearly has no idea!! I've been told so many times that my camera (a Fujifilm) can't do this or can't do that, that I wonder how can I actually get a picture with it!!

a week after watching this video, i came back to note the super-fast-focusing lens you referenced + i had a very warm feeling as the video started playing, which made me realize how much i enjoyed the whole story you told in this video 👏🏽 🌹

The K5 is still great. The best value for money camera in the world.

Great video A bit weird how completely i agree.. ;)I have both cameras 5dc and 6d.

Even today its images have something I can’t ever explain. It’s my favourite camera.

I have a d700 and is very good and the pictures 😊

Bought mine about a month ago. I just love it!

I just love these personal videos and the back to basics vibe! I got a 5d mk2 the other day and I’m trying to figure out the exposure triangle and I want to master it but I find it to be a little difficult and don’t know what setting to use… is there a “default” setting when learning these things or is a more a personal preference kinda thing? I want to shoot nature/landscape and my daughters dance career with her new Spanish partner so I guess this will be my landscaping camera and I have to/want to invest in a 1dx later on 👍🏻

Only saw your shoutout just now - thanks so much Skyler! Very new to the game, glad to hear the content is resonating.

I'm shooting landscape with DP2 merill and I cannot agree more. sharpness, tonality color reproduction is beyond fantastic.

Hi, Nikon d700 vs d3S which one you recommend for photography? Is image quality same or different?

You are absolutely right. LCD has very limited role in photography nothing to do much other than setting up/accessing menus. The Dynamic range and ISO performance of latest cameras goes down when the ISO is cracked up. I can compare my 5D Classic and D700's performance with latest gears. I believe that if cameras like Canon 5D and Nikon D2X could produce stunning images back in 2005. Why can't they now? If someone cannot take great photos with these cameras, this is user's fault, not the camera. :)

I’ve just bought a 5D mk ii and a sigma 35mm 1.4 ART lens…received it yet and looking forward to seeing what it can do, of course limited by my photography skills! I bought mine body for £330 and it’s supposed to be in excellent condition…the lens is stated as like new at £454…I hope it all works well

One of the few persons who accurately described the strengths of the D700 handling and specifically in comparison to the 6D, which I own both and fully agree. I personally just love the control layout of the Nikons and also have a D3s, although one minor annoyance with it is the lack of ability to control auto-iso directly from external controls.

The close focus is the deal breaker for the Olympus. Nobody is pixel peeping bokeh balls when you print and/or share a good photo.

A great camera for a first full frame camera. A great camera period. How is your neice Penny?( just an inside joke)

I have a D3, 3s, D4 and D700. They just feel great in the hand. The output is awesome.

Love the D700, but for me ALL the buttons are not perfectly placed (i.e. the ISO button - which has a much better location on the D850, Z9, etc). The camera could also benefit from a better rear LCD. The monochromatic noise is special.

Is it worth buying in 2024? How much should it cost and should you pay attention to the mileage of the camera? What do you think - what is the maximum mileage it should be? And what lens would be the most universal at a low price, so that it could zoom several times? Maybe there are some other suggestions worth considering? I'm looking for a used camera for $250-400 and I'm wondering whether an older FULLFRAME or a newer APS-C one is better.

I have the 20d and it is an amazing camera, the photos look very like the 5d classic, I call my mini 5D, and since it is quite compact, i take it out the most

Still have the 5D mk1. Bought it used in 2009, 15 years ago, used it a lot and never upgraded. Still works great, no problems ever, still does the job. For me, the nicest lenses were the cheap and lightweight 50mm 1.8 mk2, 35mm f/2.0 non-IS and the not so cheap zeiss c/y 28mm 2.8, even though I own some L zooms. Probably the best digital camera ever produced.

Interesting you took the 5d over the d700 in low light. I have both and can’t decide which I like better.

Oh, I miss my D700. There have never been a true successor nor a replacement. D800s were different. Z6III maybe... Or Z8

this was great thanks for sharing

Your comments on the GX1 in the video really moved me, because you expressed the thoughts that have been in my heart for many years. From the day I first bought this camera, I have greatly enjoyed its performance, whether it's the feel, the image quality, or the responsiveness, and I even love the sound of the shutter. Five years later, fearing that it might break down and I wouldn't be able to find a replacement, I bought a brand new identical model. To this day, they remain my most beloved cameras to take out and shoot with. Of course, I've also accumulated more lenses over time, but the 14mm 2.5 lens is still the one I use the most. And in order to recapture more of the feel of photography, I also bought a digital viewfinder. At first it was just to satisfy a nostalgic feeling, but I found that using the DVF for composing shots is ultimately the best method for me, and it's also more power-efficient - I hardly use the rear LCD screen anymore. I believe I will continue using this camera until it can no longer take pictures. Thank you for your video.

You make a point that I tell folks at my photo club. that some of the greatest images in history were taken on this camera, and that great cameras don't stop being great, just because something technically better comes along. I had a 2.1Mp Fuji "Snap Camera". I have some nice snaps from it but it was never destined to be a GREAT camera. I paid £350 (UK) for that in 2001 and £50 for 256Mb CF card !!!! This week I just bought another 5D "classic" for £200 (23 years later!!) and I'll be using a 32Gb card I have lying around, in a CF adapter. To think I have a legendary GREAT camera for the price of a good evening out. It's just incredible to me. The 5D Mk2 is about £300. I bought a 6D for £400. All three cameras for the price of the latest phone. Come on people ... wake up to the opportunities out there. These three cameras have just about the best colour-science known to man. Everything looks beautiful on them, in slightly different ways. (FYI. The 6D is the most underrated camera in history). Agreed on the screen. The only REAL use of a modern screen is as a touch-screen. No professional photographer ever trusted a screen. That's what a Histogram is for.

If you put some of those Olympus cameras for sale keep posted. It was an amazing find. Thrifters dream come true all the finds.

I used a Canon 5D for a while back (1-2 years) when it was first released. It was one of my first cameras. I never liked the ergonomics of the 5D-how camera settings was displayed in the viewfinder and button layout of the camera. I really liked that Canon had a 50mm 1.2 L lens- and the 5D took really great pictures with that lens. I especially remember the color and bokeh of the 5D was really great with that lens. But in the end, due to the 5D ergonomics-and if memory serves the 5D's low-light performance (I remember it not meeting my expectations)-I gave it to an employee of mine and switched to Nikon. I purchased the D700 and never looked back since. No comparison ergonomic-wise between the two in my opinion-D700 blowed the 5D out of the water. The D700 shots also had a different look than the 5D shots. Kind of hard to explain; never really figured out what it was, but the D700 shots (to me) in general (all things being equal) just looked...more real(?) than the 5D. Better than the 5D? Not sure how to describe it but I liked the D700 better than the 5D back then.

Years back, my workshop had a lot of similar equipment in it too; so I can feel the excitement, and at a certain point in time I too would have been eyeing up the various items you have here for particular tasks (hehe) - but I also know what it is like to shut a business and sell all that off too. I would say, look for a way to make money using it rather than just selling it. Sell off some of it for sure, but if you can retain some and make money off it, or link a new business-in and get a cut (or create one of your own), then that would be a good/meaningful use for it. Are your boys interested in hands-on things yet?

Great video! What was the name/link of the fashion photographer on Flickr that you mentioned around the 22:10 mark that uses a 6D w/ a 24-105mm?

Just got one. Looks and feels like new, even the original silvery advertise-like sticker is still on. Problem is, I have no idea how to use the Wi-Fi-functions as the Samsung app is not a available anymore. Any ideas out there, what app could serve as an option!?

It's like finding the lost city of gold and knowing that there is no way to get any of the treasure back to civilization to cash in on it. The wheels were turning in my head about all of the cool ways to cash in on the haul. Too cool!

Start an Amazon shop

Mate that’s the biggest opportunity you will ever have. Ever. You could set up multiple businesses from the stuff there. There’s plenty of industrial salvage companies that would love to fly out and pick stuff. The chairs. A dollar each. The fans are ridiculously coveted. The cabinets. Stuff people just overlook.

Those blue fans are HIGHLY sought after in the salvage/commercial design world.

There is so much I could use (bench grinder, sand blaster etc.). Too bad I'm in Canada.

i love it. Amazing joob

You could financially set your self up for life with those tools.

I know some folks back here in the states who repair and mod point and shoot cameras. It wouldn't be a terrible idea to sell all the broken cameras as a lot for some enthusiast to take their chances with. Old point and shoots are becoming super popular right now.

That’s insane. The scale of what is left is just bonkers. There must be the options to gift items to the under privileged schools or charities.

They might have some high speed cameras.

You can distribute it to children who will know its value

Sounds like fun!

Thanks for this comparison! The cleaner bokeh balls at open aperture of the Olympus and the better sharpness (at least on screen, the close crop was clearly sharper with the Olympus, and the chromatic aberration not visible, even though I know from experience that it's there) let me keep my Olympus and save money. And regarding close focusing - I have an achromatic close-up lens in my bag for the few occasions I want to get closer (and I can use it with my 25 mm lens too), so that's no problem for me. Good to know where the differences are to make an informed decision. And in Germany the Olympus is quite cheap, even new (or at least it was).