to use. Also new and shared with the EOS-1D Mark II N camera is the Picture Style approach to the management of image characteristics, which users will appreciate for its ease of use and more coherent set of controls.
Trim and convenient size and weight are important parts of the EOS 5D camera’s character. At 810 grams, the 5D model is unusually easy to carry and to hold, especially when its resolution and full-frame sensor are taken into account. It is roughly the size of the original EOS 1 film SLR sans booster. When combined with compact new top-quality lenses such as the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM or the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, the result is a unique tool: a lightweight, high performance camera with outstanding optics at a modest price. If 1-Series heft is required, the optional BG-E4 Battery Grip is available. It provides a comfortable vertical shooting grip and doubles shooting capacity.
At an estimated selling price of $3,2991, the Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR has actually invented a new category: the mid-price, high-end DSLR or, as Canon prefers to say, the first Premium DSLR camera.
1Actual selling price will be set by dealers and may vary.