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01/26/2012 08:26:28 PM · #1 |
So, I've handed down my 20D to my son who is starting to get into photography and need a new one for myself. Other than it being Canon I'm open for suggestions. Currently leading towards a used 50D as it's within my budget and it seems to be the obvious upgrade path from what I've been using. It's currently about $650 on Amazon.
Current gear is:
24-105 f/4 L
50 1.8
430 ex II flash
Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod with ball head
Hope to get a 50 1.4 soon for low light/portraits.
I mostly like shooting nature. Waterfalls and landscapes etc so I'd love a full frame but it's not in the budget anytime soon. Will also be taking family portraits and various random stuff.
Things I hope to improve from my 20D would be low light performance/high iso with less noise.
So any suggestions on something better in my price range or would I be good going for the 50D? |
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01/26/2012 09:02:05 PM · #2 |
I think the 50D would be a significant upgrade. Another option is a good used 5D "classic." If you hunt around a bit, you might score one for $850, certainly for $900.
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01/26/2012 09:20:50 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
I think the 50D would be a significant upgrade. Another option is a good used 5D "classic." If you hunt around a bit, you might score one for $850, certainly for $900. |
This! There are many-a-5D's going around out there. Was tempted a few times to get that and use the savings on glass, but really REALLY wanted the 5D2. The FF world is marvelous, the only downside is it switches your whole lens paradigm (to the expensive side of course) and makes you rethink what you need/want. But yeah, I've seen plenty of 5D's in the 850 range on fredmiranda just today even.
Message edited by author 2012-01-26 21:35:42. |
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01/26/2012 09:36:28 PM · #4 |
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01/29/2012 02:29:32 AM · #5 |
Thanks for the replies so far. I think you've convinced me that I'd rather have the 5D even though it means I need to save a bit more, which means more time without a camera. :( Hopefully by the end of February I'll have enough. Been reading a lot on the benefits of full frame since I posted this initially.
One more question I had though, does the sensor size have any effect on focus speed? From what I've been reading, since the "pixels" on the FF sensor are bigger, they gather light easier than a crop would, (in the same way a bigger telescope gathers more light than a smaller one) which is why you get better high iso/less noise on a full frame. So I'm wondering if that would also make a lens focus better in low light. My 50 1.8 seems to hunt forever on the 20D in low light, which is why I wanted to upgrade it to the 1.4 with USM. So I'm wondering if the 5D would be better, or if the focusing is purely in the lens itself? |
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01/29/2012 11:11:19 AM · #6 |
I've been pretty darn happy with my 50D going on 3 years now. Some better low light performance would be nice, but I can't justify the price and increased size/weight for that upgrade. Maybe some day when the 50D dies.
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