Characteristics:-High digital image quality even compared with today's standard.-Long lasting battery life (almost for ever).-A bit bulky and heavy.-Sensor cleaning must be performed regularly (hand sensor cleaning is the only posible option).-Mirror sound louder than aps-c cameras.-Menus and ergonomics are way behind with today Canon's offering in all of the posibles aspects.

An ugrade that I dont regret one bit

The 100-400 and the TS-E fall a bit behind on sharpness, but the others are just

I own a Canon EOS 1Ds, 11.1 mp camera and it is without a doubt a fine piece of equipment but a bit on the heavy side for an old man like me

This is a great camera and brings Canon's top of the range Pro line a bit closer to amateurs

I quibble a bit about the location of some of the controls

LCD on the back is a bit smaller and dimmer than thenewer more expensive models, so if you have sight issues like I do thenyou might rethink this camera

Sounds a bit strange, but that's my experience

I cann't imagine better resolution then this.[At least not in a camera I can afford!]I recently purchased the Canon 9500 printer and have done a couple of 13&19 prints with no grain

I have a 50mm F/1.8 Mk I on both of my 5Ds (metal mount), and they do just fine as a walk around lens.

The 100-400 and the TS-E fall a bit behind on sharpness, but the others are just