Canon EOS 5D Mark II Specs, Sensor Size & Crop Factor

Q: What is the crop factor of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II has a crop factor of 1.00× relative to 35 mm full frame (diagonal 43.3 mm vs 43.3 mm).

1.00×

Crop factor

36.0×24.0 mm

Sensor size

864 mm²

Area · 100% of full frame

21 MP

Resolution

6.41 µm

Pixel pitch

f/9.6

Diffraction-limited aperture

2008

Release year

Specifications#

Brand: Canon
Model: EOS 5D Mark II
Camera type: DSLR
Released: 2008-01-01
Lens mount: Canon EF
Sensor size: 36.0 × 24.0 mm (Full frame (35 mm))
Crop factor: 1.00×
Resolution: 21 MP (5,616 × 3,744 px)
Continuous shooting: 3.9 fps
Weight: 810 g (28.6 oz)
Storage: CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II)
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism
AF points / area: 9 user points + 6 assist points
Metering: TTL, full aperture, 35 zones
Exposure modes: Full auto, programmed, shutter priority, aperture priority, manual
Shutter: Electronically controlled focal-plane
Battery: Li-Ion LP-E6 Rechargeable (1800 mAh)
Dimensions: 152 *
Lens: Interchangeable
Predecessor: Canon EOS 5D
Successor: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Launch price: US$2699.00
Drive: up to 3.9 frame/s.

Specifications merged from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Lensfun and openMVG. Spot an error? Tell us.

Sensor size compared#

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II sensor (highlighted) drawn to scale against common formats. Its area is 100% of a full-frame sensor.

Focal length equivalents & field of view#

Multiply any focal length by 1.00 to get the full-frame field of view. Angles are for a rectilinear lens focused at infinity.

Lens on this camera	Full-frame equivalent	Horizontal	Vertical	Diagonal
10 mm	10 mm	121.9°	100.4°	130.4°
12 mm	12 mm	112.6°	90.0°	122.0°
14 mm	14 mm	104.3°	81.2°	114.2°
16 mm	16 mm	96.7°	73.7°	107.0°
18 mm	18 mm	90.0°	67.4°	100.5°
20 mm	20 mm	84.0°	61.9°	94.5°
24 mm	24 mm	73.7°	53.1°	84.1°
28 mm	28 mm	65.5°	46.4°	75.4°
35 mm	35 mm	54.4°	37.8°	63.4°
40 mm	40 mm	48.5°	33.4°	56.8°
50 mm	50 mm	39.6°	27.0°	46.8°
56 mm	56 mm	35.6°	24.2°	42.2°
70 mm	70 mm	28.8°	19.5°	34.3°
85 mm	85 mm	23.9°	16.1°	28.6°
100 mm	100 mm	20.4°	13.7°	24.4°
135 mm	135 mm	15.2°	10.2°	18.2°
200 mm	200 mm	10.3°	6.9°	12.3°
300 mm	300 mm	6.9°	4.6°	8.2°
400 mm	400 mm	5.2°	3.4°	6.2°
600 mm	600 mm	3.4°	2.3°	4.1°
800 mm	800 mm	2.6°	1.7°	3.1°

Depth of field table#

Total depth of field at each subject distance, using a circle of confusion of 30.0 µm (the 0.030 mm full-frame standard scaled by the crop factor). Detailed tables: 24 mm f/1.8, 24 mm f/2.8, 35 mm f/1.8, 35 mm f/2.8, 50 mm f/1.8, 50 mm f/2.8.

Focal	Aperture	50.0 cm	1.00 m	2.00 m	3.00 m	5.00 m	10.0 m	Hyperfocal
22 mm	f/1.8	5.3 cm	22.1 cm	92.8 cm	2.24 m	8.03 m	∞	8.98 m
22 mm	f/2.8	8.4 cm	35.0 cm	1.56 m	4.23 m	34.1 m	∞	5.78 m
22 mm	f/4	12.0 cm	51.5 cm	2.58 m	9.74 m	∞	∞	4.06 m
22 mm	f/8	25.1 cm	1.27 m	103 m	∞	∞	∞	2.04 m
43 mm	f/1.8	1.3 cm	5.6 cm	22.9 cm	52.2 cm	1.48 m	6.35 m	34.3 m
43 mm	f/2.8	2.1 cm	8.7 cm	35.8 cm	82.1 cm	2.37 m	11.4 m	22.1 m
43 mm	f/4	3.0 cm	12.5 cm	51.6 cm	1.20 m	3.59 m	22.2 m	15.5 m
43 mm	f/8	6.0 cm	25.2 cm	1.09 m	2.70 m	11.0 m	∞	7.75 m
73 mm	f/1.8	0.4 cm	1.9 cm	7.8 cm	17.8 cm	50.1 cm	2.03 m	98.8 m
73 mm	f/2.8	0.7 cm	2.9 cm	12.2 cm	27.7 cm	78.1 cm	3.21 m	63.5 m
73 mm	f/4	1.0 cm	4.2 cm	17.4 cm	39.7 cm	1.12 m	4.71 m	44.5 m
73 mm	f/8	1.9 cm	8.4 cm	35.0 cm	80.5 cm	2.33 m	11.2 m	22.3 m
120 mm	f/1.8	0.1 cm	0.7 cm	2.8 cm	6.5 cm	18.3 cm	74.2 cm	267 m
120 mm	f/2.8	0.2 cm	1.0 cm	4.4 cm	10.1 cm	28.5 cm	1.16 m	172 m
120 mm	f/4	0.3 cm	1.5 cm	6.3 cm	14.4 cm	40.7 cm	1.66 m	120 m
120 mm	f/8	0.6 cm	2.9 cm	12.5 cm	28.9 cm	81.9 cm	3.39 m	60.1 m

Equivalent aperture#

Exposure is identical at the same f-number on any format; equivalence only describes depth of field and total light.

Aperture on this camera	Full-frame equivalent (depth of field)	Hyperfocal at 43 mm
f/1.2	f/1.2	51.4 m
f/1.4	f/1.4	44.1 m
f/1.8	f/1.8	34.3 m
f/2	f/2.0	30.9 m
f/2.8	f/2.8	22.1 m
f/4	f/4.0	15.5 m
f/5.6	f/5.6	11.0 m
f/8	f/8.0	7.75 m

Diffraction & pixel pitch#

With 6.41 µm pixels, diffraction starts to soften pixel-level detail around f/9.6. For maximum sharpness keep landscapes between f/5.3 and f/10; stopping down further trades detail for depth of field.

Aperture	Airy disk diameter	Spread over	At 100% view
f/2.8	3.8 µm	0.6 px	sharp
f/4	5.4 µm	0.8 px	sharp
f/5.6	7.5 µm	1.2 px	sharp
f/8	10.7 µm	1.7 px	sharp
f/11	14.8 µm	2.3 px	slight softening
f/16	21.5 µm	3.3 px	visibly soft
f/22	29.5 µm	4.6 px	visibly soft

Maximum print sizes#

At 21 MP the Canon EOS 5D Mark II produces 5,616 × 3,744 pixel images. See the 20 megapixel guide or the print size calculator.

Resolution	Typical use	Inches	Centimetres
300 DPI	Photo-lab quality	18.7 × 12.5 in	48 × 32 cm
240 DPI	Fine-art inkjet	23.4 × 15.6 in	59 × 40 cm
200 DPI	Wall print	28.1 × 18.7 in	71 × 48 cm
150 DPI	Poster, viewed from 1 m+	37.4 × 25.0 in	95 × 63 cm

Night-sky exposure limits#

Longest exposure before stars trail. The NPF rule accounts for pixel pitch and is stricter than the classic 500 rule — use it for pin-sharp stars on high-resolution sensors.

Focal length	500 rule	NPF f/1.8	NPF f/2.8	NPF f/4
14 mm (14 mm eq.)	35.7 s	18.2 s	20.7 s	23.7 s
20 mm (20 mm eq.)	25.0 s	12.8 s	14.5 s	16.6 s
24 mm (24 mm eq.)	20.8 s	10.6 s	12.1 s	13.8 s
35 mm (35 mm eq.)	14.3 s	7.3 s	8.3 s	9.5 s
50 mm (50 mm eq.)	10.0 s	5.1 s	5.8 s	6.6 s

Open the NPF / 500 rule calculator →

Handheld shutter speed guide#

The reciprocal rule uses the equivalent focal length. High-resolution sensors may need one stop faster than this for pixel-sharp results.

Focal length	No stabilisation (1/equiv. focal)	With 3-stop IS	With 5-stop IBIS
24 mm	1/25 s	0.3 s	1.3 s
50 mm	1/50 s	1/6 s	0.6 s
100 mm	1/100 s	1/13 s	0.3 s
200 mm	1/200 s	1/25 s	1/6 s

Lenses for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II#

Native Canon EF lenses in our database (267 total). Also adaptable: T-mount (T2), M42 screw mount, Deckel (DKL), Tamron Adaptall, M39 / LTM (Leica thread).

Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye CS 8 mm
Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS 10 mm
Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D 12 mm
Samyang 12mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye ED AS NCS 12 mm
Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM 14 mm
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 AE ED AS IF UMC 14 mm
Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 14 mm
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM | A 14 mm
Laowa 15mm F/4 Wide Angle Macro 15 mm
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM 16–35 mm
Samyang 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS 16 mm
Samyang 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC 20 mm
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM 24 mm
Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC 24 mm
Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC 24 mm
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A 24 mm
Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 28 mm
Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 XF 33 mm
Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 40 mm
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 50 mm
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM 50 mm
Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.4 XF 56 mm
Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro 60 mm
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 70–200 mm
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | S 70–200 mm
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 IF UMC Aspherical 85 mm
Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C 100–400 mm
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C +1.4x ext. 100–400 mm
Sigma 105 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art 105 mm
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC 135 mm
Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM circular fisheye 4.5 mm
Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM 8–15 mm
Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM 8–16 mm
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG circular fisheye 8 mm
Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 10 mm

Similar cameras#

Other Full frame (35 mm) cameras from around the same time.

Frequently asked questions#

What is the crop factor of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II has a crop factor of 1.00× relative to 35 mm full frame (diagonal 43.3 mm vs 43.3 mm).

What size is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II sensor?

36.0 × 24.0 mm (Full frame (35 mm)), an area of 864 mm² — 100% of full frame.

Is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II full frame?

Yes — its sensor is the same 36 × 24 mm size as 35 mm film.

How many megapixels does the Canon EOS 5D Mark II have?

21 megapixels (5,616 × 3,744 pixels), enough for a 19 × 12 inch print at 300 DPI.

What lens mount does the Canon EOS 5D Mark II use?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II uses the Canon EF (flange distance 44.00 mm).

How long can I expose the night sky with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II?

With a 20 mm lens (20 mm equivalent) the 500 rule gives 25 s and the stricter NPF rule at f/2.8 gives 15 s.

Sources & licences#

Wikipedia: Canon EOS 5D Mark II — CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata Q64962 — CC0
Lensfun camera database — CC BY-SA 3.0
openMVG sensor width database — MPL-2.0

Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources