new canon EOS for wife
Nov 13, 2011, 9:12 am
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new canon EOS for wife
a year ago i got her a 400 mm L(non is), i just got her a beautiful 600 mm L(non is). the new 35-40 lb tripod is on the way. she shoots wild life at about 100-300 feet. she is currently using a canon T1, which i would like to upgrade. no need for high speed video, i don't think. we move up to a 60D or a 7D, which for some strange reason seem to be available on the street for the same price. then we get to a 5D mk II which is the start of real money(at least to me).
although she is not shooting now(no wildlife), activity will start with the geese and the foxes in dec, tnen the bluebirds in feb. she shoots over 1000 images a year.
all advice please.
although she is not shooting now(no wildlife), activity will start with the geese and the foxes in dec, tnen the bluebirds in feb. she shoots over 1000 images a year.
all advice please.
Nov 15, 2011, 7:02 pm
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Perhaps, and when the MkIII comes out soon, I bet the prices of the current model will plummet.
The problem is that her 600 mm lens is just that on the 5D, where it's equivalent to a 960mm when mounted on a crop sensor body. That's a lot of reach she will be giving up
The problem is that her 600 mm lens is just that on the 5D, where it's equivalent to a 960mm when mounted on a crop sensor body. That's a lot of reach she will be giving up
Nov 15, 2011, 9:50 pm
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Same reason why they used to make separate 1D and 1Ds series, until the new 1D X. Maybe for the next generation, they'll unite the 5D and 7D series like they did with the 1.
Nov 16, 2011, 1:36 am
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The 5D Mark II is just superb, and in a different league from the crop-sensor cameras. It can handle any kind of photography, in my opinion (speaking as an ex-pro who worked on diverse stuff). It's really quite fairly priced at the moment. I picked one up last month from Amazon.com for about $2400, no sales tax. My only regret is not buying one years ago.
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Nov 16, 2011, 11:14 am
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With that 3.9 fps continuous shooting speed, I think a lot of folks would disagree with you. The 5DMII IS a superb camera and used by many top pros - just not for sports or bird (or really any wildlife) shooting.
Nov 16, 2011, 7:07 pm
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By crop body they mean that the camera has a censor that is smaller than 35mm equivalent. In the case of the 7D (and the non-pro Canons) the effective crop--or magnification factor, if you will--is 1.6 times. Thus, a 100mm lens on a 7D produces essentially the same image as a 160mm lens on a full frame camera like 5D.
Great for people who want to get "closer to the action"; bad for people like me who want to get back from it to photograph buildings and landscapes in very wide shots.
Great for people who want to get "closer to the action"; bad for people like me who want to get back from it to photograph buildings and landscapes in very wide shots.
Nov 16, 2011, 8:17 pm
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Nothing bad who wants the wider shots. Just need to get an appropriate lens. Well, unless you cannot find a good enough quality (or specific-featured) lens that wide.
