#1 Canon5D MK II - Top Ten Cameras of the Digital Age

The Canon 5D Mark II, as you might have guessed, sits at the top of this list as the most influential camera of the digital age. Filmmakers, cinematographers, and image-makers have always desired the look of a shallow-depth-of-field, and before the Canon 5D Mark II, in order to achieve it, they had to shoot with a film camera or use a monstrous lens adaptation solution. The 5D mark II achieved this look, with relatively good low light performance for the time, at an amazingly low price point. So the story goes, Vincent Laforet got his hands on a Canon 5D Mark II, and was astounded at what Canon created. Canon added a video function to their DSLR. They thought it would be a useful tool for photojournalists that needed to shoot video on the fly. What Mr Laforet quickly discovered was that the Canon 5D Mark II allowed you to pick up a camera and start shooting video with filmic look right out of the box with all of your still photo gear and photo lenses wide open which allowed a new generation of cinematogr