To review or not to review, that is the question.

I just picked up my 5D Mark II body – getting it earlier than I anticipated - after an unexpected surplus

at a local camera store. Due to recent time constraints, I think this is the first tie that I've bought a new camera where I've been able to completely avoid the hype / buzz / early reviews / criticism on the forums so I'm coming into this very fresh and unbiased.

The main question I have now is whether to take advantage of some of the time off over the Xmas break and perform a review of the camera. It's a reasonably time consuming affair but can be fun when looking at a camara that offers something revolutionary / unique. I guess my biggest issue is whether I will be prepared to go out and shoot the wide varity of subjects that my reviews demand (as I'm not exactly the typical studio / lens chart reviewer). If you feel particularly strongly about wanting to see some thoughts on the camera, drop me a note or post a comment to let me know.

In any case, sample shots and anecdotal thoughts will definitely be coming thick and fast after this so stay tuned for more.

In the meantime, here are a couple of obligatory early images fresh out of the camera .

ISO 1600 with all default settings:

100% crop (slight unsharp mask but no additional NR):

And a couple from this morning (I know, all of my boy – more serious stuff coming soon):