Obama’s official portrait was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II. Trump’s with a Canon 1Ds Mark III, which is even older

Here is an argument that may shut the race for new gear. President’s Trump’s official portrait was taken with a Canon 1Ds Mark III. Now, it’s a great camera, but it’s also almost a decade into the market. It was announced in august, 2007. President Obama’s portrait, on the other hand, was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II. (Obama was also the first president to have his portrait taken with a digital camera – and we owe that to Pete Souza).  Obama’s second portrait, by the way, was taken with a 5D mark III (Announced March, 2012)

Here is the interesting thing though, the 5D mark II was announced on Sep, 2008, it’s actually a year newer than the 1Ds Mk III that was used to photograph president Trump.

While there may be some debates on the artistic choices of the photographer, it does not look like the camera has failed to perform its job.

Just for fun, here is a comparison of the three portraits EXIF

Portrait	Obama (2009)	Obama (2013)	Trump (2017)
Camera	Canon EOS 5D Mark II	Canon EOS 5D Mark III	Canon 1Ds Mark III
Lens	??	EF85mm f/1.2L USM	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal length	105mm	85mm	145mm
ISO	100	200	640
shutter speed	1/125	1/125	1/320
aperture	f/10	f/7.1	f/8
Flash	Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode	Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode	Not fired
Software	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.5.1 (Macintosh)

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[via reddit, photos via whitehouse.gov]