Salutations and Farewells
Say hello to my new camera! Someday. Earlier this week Canon introduced (finally) an update to the incredible 5D from 3 years ago. Simply called the 5D Mark II, it has an impressive array of new features that I’m pretty stoked about. Everyone understand megapixels and this one weighs in at a huge 21; that’s one big picture. Aside from updating the processor and a few cool features, I’m most excited about the extended ISO range, from 50 all the way up to 25,600. To put that in simple terms, it doesn’t take much light at all to take a good picture without the flash. So, shooting at dusk, or inside with low light (like a wedding reception) this camera will do awesome.
The really cool feature that could prove to be ‘industry changing’ as one seasoned professional points out is it’s ability to do full, 1920×1080 (1080P) HD video. While 1080P camcorders have been out about a year now, none of them in the price range could even come close to matching the optics and low-light capabilities of this camera. Using Canon’s top L glass, especially a fast Prime lens, could allow you to make some very beautiful videos. A fast Prime lens would allow you to shoot with a very shallow depth-of-field, or in other words, you can really focus just on the subject while the background just melts away to infiniti. That same affect in photography can be carried over into consumer videography now.
Weighing in at a decent $2800 it’s no cheap camera, but I’ll be scraping my pennies to buy this camera as soon as possible.
And for a farewell, I have a pretty good payday coming in in the next few days, so I went online and did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time; I setup payments to pay off my Credit Card balances. Zero them out. No more bills. I’m so excited to take care of it. By the middle of October they should all be gone and done. It felt so good, and it will feel even better to have them gone!
