Canon 5D Mark II: 16 Years Later

It’s been 16 years since I first picked up the Canon 5D Mark II, and in that time a lot has changed. Me mostly. I’m the thing that’s changed. I guess camera technology has as well. The amount of debt I’m in has certainly changed. Watch me inch closer and closer to the decision to sell my mirrorless gear, one video at a time. I don’t need it. And increasingly, I don’t even want it. Perhaps a smattering of classic DSLRs is / was all I ever really needed. The 5D Mark II isn't my favorite camera, in terms of fun, in terms of nostalgia, but it IS the best, objectively the best DSLR that I've ever owned. I therefore present: a video that could only exist by virtue of my having gotten old. Patreon, not much here, but feel free to pay me for, you know, some reason: https://www.patreon.com/NicholasHornbrook I have two IG accounts, one is for people photography, the other, non-people: https://www.instagram.com/NicholasHornbrook https://www.instagram.com/NickHornbrook CHAPTERS: 0:00 Raw + Jpeg 0:29 Why Buy Old? 2:48 Find your Passion 4:11 Raw Flexibility 4:47 Autofocus 5:45 High ISO 6:35 Megapixels 7:40 5D Mark II Colors 8:57 On Obsolescence 11:45 Aesthetics of Old 12:49 My Case for the 5D2 14:39 Favorite vs Best 16:16 DSLR vs Mirrorless Video: DJI Pocket 3, iPhone, DJI Mini 4 Pro Stills: Canon 5D Mark II Extras: Shimbol M5 Field Monitor Llano Portable Camera Battery Charger Music by Me