Seventeen year old camera: Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt...

crappiefever Loc: Central Pa

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

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robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

crappiefever wrote:

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

I does a good job.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

crappiefever wrote:

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

Ourspolair

Great images from the D5. I think the major difference between the older cameras and the new is mostly in the dynamic range of the sensors.
We have also got excellent tools to improve dynamic contrast these days, so most good captures seem "crisper", perhaps unnaturally so, since we can only pull detail out of the area which we are focused on with the human eye.
I have almost completely stopped adding darkening vignettes on my landscapes, although many consider this to be "de rigeur".
Modern optics and algorithms to correct lens irregularities are so good these days that we can get almost perfect edge-to-edge sharpness and correct for fall-off.
Thanks for sharing.

crappiefever Loc: Central Pa

Well said . Thank you !

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Sure it is. I shoot with cameras over twice that old, a few are 50-60 years old.
--Bob

crappiefever wrote:

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

If you didn't tell us no one would know.
Very nice photos.

crappiefever Loc: Central Pa

Thanks !

fjdarling Loc: Mesa, Arizona, USA

If it still works it's still "good". Some of us shoot for the pure fun of it and to see what we're capable of creating. Occasionally I run into new photographers on the street who almost apologize for the age of their camera or its low-level status (think Nikon D3000 or Canon T3). This is what I tell them: "I feel that a camera is still relevant if it gives you pleasure in its use and its results. What matters is that you enjoy using it".

IMHO, use it, enjoy it, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks about it.

crappiefever Loc: Central Pa

Bottom line is image Quality !

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

crappiefever wrote:

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

Beautiful - nothing wrong with that

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

crappiefever wrote:

Is a seventeen year old camera any good today ? As I shoot mostly Nikon now I dug out a old Canon 5D just for fun . My thoughts if it was good then it hasnt changed any . Just not all the bells and whistles ! Sometimes I think it has a more natural look

I like the covered bridge.

MDI Mainer

crappiefever wrote:

Bottom line is image Quality !

Only if by that you include the overall artistic merit of the image and not just its technical aspects.

malawibob Loc: South Carolina

Those images should relieve a lot of gas, they look great.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice scenics. Sometimes all those new bells and whistles just get in the way.