5d2 officially discontinued.

[silverfirebird]

I just bought a 5D MkII last Thursday. I love it so far. I also have a T3i as well. I love the quality the 5D Mk II produces. It's mind blowing for me! I remember the time when it was released to the public in 2008, I bought a Rebel XS with my xmas bonus to get me started in digital photography. That brings back memories.

 

[persiannight]

Still love that "SNAP" of the 20d....

 

[DzPhotography]

Look on the bright side, now the 6D can drop in price

 

[cayenne]

Strange how the mk2 became so iconic when it is only a mk1 with 23 % increase in resolution ( which 90% of users didn't need ) and video ( which 90% of users didn't need ). When we got our first mk2 at Building Panos we thought the video was amazing, but very quickly found a proper video camera was much better for any casual video that we wanted. The video function on the mk2's hasn't been used for years in our case.

Obviously it's a very capable camera for many applications, but then so was the Mk 1.

The mk3 deserves to achieve this iconic status because it broad range of capabilities is truly impressive

I was about to pull the trigger on the 5D2 last year about this time...when I heard the 5D3 was due out soon...so, I held off.

I bought and use it primary for the video.....but I find more and more, I'm really starting to appreciate using the stills funcitons too, and am enjoying its full potential.

But the 5D2...was going to be bought primariy for video...but when I heard the 5D3 was soon coming out, I just hung around these forums to find out when it came out, and I pulled the trigger on that in May.

My first DSLR...and wow...how much fun it has been so far!!!

cayenne

 

[bdunbar79]

Does this mean that Canon will no longer service a discontinued item? Just bought mine as a backup a month ago and has a 1-year warranty. I'm sure they will honor the warranty, but what about after the year is up?

They'll service it for many years to come. It's just like lenses. You'll just have to pay, but they'll service it.

 

[verysimplejason]

Does this mean that Canon will no longer service a discontinued item? Just bought mine as a backup a month ago and has a 1-year warranty. I'm sure they will honor the warranty, but what about after the year is up?

They'll service it for many years to come. It's just like lenses. You'll just have to pay, but they'll service it.

+1. They even offer service for my friend's old 20D. As long as you have money, there'll be no problem.

 

[ddashti]

This body will always be a big part of DSLR history.

 

[DCM1024]

We have 2 5d2 bodies - love and will use them until they die