Canon 5D MII for Landscape Photography

Is the Canon 5D MII good for Landscape Photography?

Canon 5D MII Landscape Photography Score

AVERAGE

Canon 5D MII has a score of 49 for Landscape Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Canon 5D MII Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis

Live-view

Making fine focus adjustments using live view is more precise than doing it with a viewfinder.

Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Canon 5D MII ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensors, and it also provides higher pixel quality compared to smaller sensors.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 21.0MP

Canon 5D MII's 21.0MP sensor is perfect for landscape photography. It will capture a lot of fine details and let you print them larger.

Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Canon 5D MII Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Landscape Photography

Canon 5DS Compare 5D MII vs 5DS	51 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Canon EF Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #60 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #26
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon 5DS R Compare 5D MII vs 5DS R	51 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Canon EF Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #61 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #27
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Nikon D850 Compare 5D MII vs D850	46 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #10 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 93 Portability Overall Score 91	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A99 II Compare 5D MII vs A99 II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #14 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money 92 Portability Overall Score 90	Portrait Street 97 Sports 93 Daily Landscape

Nikon D800 Compare 5D MII vs D800	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #46 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #17
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon 5DS

Canon 5DS R

Nikon D850

Sony A99 II

Nikon D800