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Is this real 5D Mark II

letbrofas
Apprentice

Hello guys, so I just bought the Canon 5D of my friend and I noticed that the buttons look different from other 5D. it was matte not glossy and all buttons are like that. Please see attached pictures.

thank you I cant sleep thinking about it cause its my first full frame camera..28959432_10211211356344453_1126928117718319104_n.jpg28872193_10211211364144648_6501174361095929856_n.jpg28870755_10211211362424605_738733283990306816_n.jpg28958499_10211211356304452_8207631701782822912_o.jpg

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letbrofas
Apprentice
The EXIF says Canon 5D Mark II and the Shutter count of the camera is 8265 only..

OK, get along with life.  Get over it and just use it like any 5D Mk II.

EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!


@letbrofaswrote:
The EXIF says Canon 5D Mark II and the Shutter count of the camera is 8265 only..

Well, something serious (and probably conspicuous) must have happened to that camera, to cause the previous owner to go to the trouble of refinishing it. Like it fell into a campfire or had acid spilled on it.

 

One other possibility: Is it conceivable that there was once an aftermarket option to have the camera refinished that way? There may be applications for which you'd want the camera to be as non-reflective as possible.

Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

TCampbell
Elite
Elite

My old 5D II didn't get much use and was also aroud 8000 shutter cycles when I sold it.  But that's because I had put-off buying a 5D series body because everyone kept telling me (for more than 2 years) that the 5D III was going to come out "any day now".   So after 2 years, I gave up and bought the 5D II.  Naturally witin 2 months, the 5D III came out <sigh>.  So I bought the 5D III... the 5D II got very little use (I didn't sell it immeidately... it was a backup camera) and then finally sold it. 

 

But at 8000 clicks... it should look fantastic.  Unless it was really abused, it should hardly look like it was used.

 

I realize everyone is picking on the fact that the body doesn't have a Canon finish (not even close)... but I can't get over that grip.  I don't see any close-ups of the grip... but it looks terrible... like it was peeled off the camera and someone did a terrible job of sticking it back on.

 

 

Tim Campbell
5D III, 5D IV, 60Da
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