11-29-2010, 10:13 PM
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
The majority of shots I actually take with my Eos 350D and 18-55 are at either end of the zoom range.[/quote]
When I first got my DSLR I naturally did a very thorough analysis of my favourite fields of view on my P&S but after getting my DSLR I found myself taking very different shots. So a change of camera, when it's significant enough, will change the way you shoot too. The 5D2 will be massively better than the 350D in terms of low light and resolution and even the focusing... those things could change the way you shoot.
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
I have a 24mm sigma f2.8 (early nineties vintage) which does at a push, so am I barking mad to consider a Eos 5DII, along with an 85mm f1.8, a combo which I can just about afford, (I hope the missus doesn't read this forum). I can use the 75-300 while I save up for a higher quality telephoto, and a faster wide-angle.[/quote]
Sounds reasonable. The good thing is you're headed in the right direction (the wrong direction would be, for example, getting another APS-C).
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
a further thought on the Lens speed debate, it seems to me once you have a daylight filter on, you are losing another stop, and for flash you are just gobbling up the guide numbers, to the point that the cheap studio flash kit I bought many moons ago is useless.[/quote]
Unless it's a really cheap daylight filter it shouldn't be 1 stop. But CPLs typically reduce light by 1 stop or more. If you're shooting in a studio, not sure why you'd use a daylight filter... plus I'd be shooting manual.
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
Another thing is that the 5d is 2 years old, is it due an uplift soon? it seems to be getting heavily discounted at the moment.
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There will always be something better later... the question is how much are the shots you're missing right now worth? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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GTW
The majority of shots I actually take with my Eos 350D and 18-55 are at either end of the zoom range.[/quote]
When I first got my DSLR I naturally did a very thorough analysis of my favourite fields of view on my P&S but after getting my DSLR I found myself taking very different shots. So a change of camera, when it's significant enough, will change the way you shoot too. The 5D2 will be massively better than the 350D in terms of low light and resolution and even the focusing... those things could change the way you shoot.
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
I have a 24mm sigma f2.8 (early nineties vintage) which does at a push, so am I barking mad to consider a Eos 5DII, along with an 85mm f1.8, a combo which I can just about afford, (I hope the missus doesn't read this forum). I can use the 75-300 while I save up for a higher quality telephoto, and a faster wide-angle.[/quote]
Sounds reasonable. The good thing is you're headed in the right direction (the wrong direction would be, for example, getting another APS-C).
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
a further thought on the Lens speed debate, it seems to me once you have a daylight filter on, you are losing another stop, and for flash you are just gobbling up the guide numbers, to the point that the cheap studio flash kit I bought many moons ago is useless.[/quote]
Unless it's a really cheap daylight filter it shouldn't be 1 stop. But CPLs typically reduce light by 1 stop or more. If you're shooting in a studio, not sure why you'd use a daylight filter... plus I'd be shooting manual.
[quote name='bigf' timestamp='1291049144' post='4572']
Another thing is that the 5d is 2 years old, is it due an uplift soon? it seems to be getting heavily discounted at the moment.
[/quote]
There will always be something better later... the question is how much are the shots you're missing right now worth? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />GTW