In 2005 a pigeon landed on Lin ZeXu's head :-)

This was one of the first shots out of my then "new" Canon EOS 5D.
The original 5D is today known by enthusiasts as the "5D Classic."

When the 5D first came out, it caused quite a stir. Why? Well, it was a 12.8mp
digital slr, it cost $3299 and it was "Full-Frame."

Now today, that money buys you a 36mp Nikon D800e. Plus for that money, you have other
full-frame choices such as the slightly lower cost "plain" Nikon D800, the Nikon D600, the Sony A99,
the Canon 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, Canon 6D, as well as a bunch of older full-frame cameras such as the
Nikon D700, D3, D3X, Sony A900/A850 and a few Kodak bodies as well.

But in 2005, your only real choices were the $8000 1Ds Mark II or $3299 5D.
Yes, the Kodak Pro 14n was available, but it was $5000 and was considered pretty
horrible at all but the base ISO setting.

The original Canon EOS 5D in my opinion is perhaps the most important and influential camera
of the past ten plus years of digital. The reasons are: 1) 35mm Full-Frame 2) "Enthusiast Affordable" Price
3) Great (for its time) high ISO performance.

All three points are STILL to this day being worked on by Canon and other manufacturers.
It can therefore be said that the success of the original 5D gave rise to the high quality
full-frame cameras we are using today. And if you're not into DSLR's or think they're passe,
the hot rumor is that Sony will be coming out with a full-frame mirrorless soon!

The 5D Classic on the used market today is worth around $500-900. In my view, it still delivers
the goods, and still capable of amazing photos making it a digital bargain and a true classic of
the current digital era.