Comments on: Canon 5D Mark II compared with Nikon D700

By: Harish Sharma

Harish Sharma — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:32:01 +0000

Great Article.
What I like about D700: Great AF system, and fps for shooting action. It’s an all-rounder even in low light.
What I like about 5d II: Superior IQ and noise reduction, its ability to get detail, esp. using ‘L’ glass.

If my current gear had nikon glasses, I would have gone with D700.

But I have several superior lenses in Canon, 17-40 f4L, 85mm 1.8, 28-70mm f2.8L (old version of 24-70), 200mm f2.8L, and the cheap 50mm f1.8 too (apparently gives me sharp images). (I have an old 1D II)

I would upgrade to 5d mark ii being in this situation. But, “IF” 3d comes out, I would turn my face away from both 5d2 & D700.

But I still think Nikon bodies outperform Canon any day. Thanks to Sony for sharing its sensor technology to majority of the Nikon product line up (except the top range ones I think). Canon has to do this part themselves.

So, two great companies in its own way.

By: Jessica Shepard

Jessica Shepard — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:43:25 +0000

Thanks so much for the article! It’s great to hear the thoughts behind the pros and cons.

By: Joe Fish

Joe Fish — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:59:42 +0000

Good review. The D700 vs. 5D II debate is a great one. If the D700 came with the 24 Mpix sensor of the D3X, this all might not be such a big debate.

By: C. Harvey

C. Harvey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:04:58 +0000

Good review. The D700 vs. 5D II debate is a great one. If the 5D II came with the new AF system of the 7D, this all might not be such a big debate. Each system has its advantages as you pointed out nicely.

By: brain waves

brain waves — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:32:36 +0000

From what I read, there is a figure of different views on this. I mean you only have to surf the miscellaneous Internet forums and that gets starkly obvious. Yet the problem is, numerous people don’t appear to look that deeply into this.

By: Brett Maxwell

Brett Maxwell — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:51:46 +0000

thanks for the comment Bruce, the 24-70 was a large part of the reason I was considering Nikon.

By: Bruce Stenman

Bruce Stenman — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:44:14 +0000

With Nikon’s Auto ISO the minimum shutter speed works so long as a flash is not being used. The camera has a “My Menu” grouping where anything can be added. I put Auto ISO at the top so it is easy to switch off when using flash. With flash the Auto ISO will keep cranking up the flash output instead of increasing the ISO setting.

When I shot two weddings with the D3 and a Mark III the difference in flash exposure accuracy was often dramatic. In large dark reception venues the D3 would still be dead on while the Mark III was way off the mark.

Although Nikon does not provide anything like the Canon 24mm f1.4 prime, Canon provides nothing close to the 14-24mm f2.8 lens which is significanly sharper than Canon’s 14mm f2.8 and 24mm f2.8 primes. I also like the autofocus accuracy of the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens which is consistent shot to shot and not something one finds with most Canon copies of the 24-70mm f2.8 lens.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:44 +0000

Thanks so much for this!

I am considering changing from Nikon to Canon just to get those fast primes that I love. Plus Canon is not as expensive so I thought that I could perhaps get more bang for my buck (I was comparing the D3 to the Mark 5D, but now I see that I should be comparing the 5D with the D700 and that makes it a little better). I think I will just stick with my Nikon for now and hope that Nikon comes out with some faster lenses! Come on Nikon…

By: Jimmy Ho

Jimmy Ho — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:45:46 +0000

Thanks for posting this!

By: Josh Mitchell

Josh Mitchell — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:13:35 +0000

A very interesting read. I wish I had a friend who had an all Canon setup to try out. I wonder if you’d prefer the AF on the D3 as opposed to the D700. Granted they aren’t in the same price category, but I’ve found that the D3 as primary and D700 as back up makes a nice system. Hopefully Nikon will listen to their customers and produce the fast wide angles everyone is after. Ultimately I don’t think it’s very cost effective to completely jump ship, but I have thought about being cross platform on more than one occasion.