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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Roger Cicala wants to buy a camera system and is blogging about it | |
Roger, I look at your second blog post...and I quote...
Nearly Absolute Requirements I have a few requirements for my new system. (Focal lengths I use below are full-frame equivalent.)
Lenses
A reasonably lightweight 400mm telephoto lens (zoom or prime)
A high-quality macro lens (I prefer 100mm but am flexible)
A high-quality 24-70 f/2.8 (I might consider f/4 with stabilization)
A standard to slightly wide focal length, wide-aperture prime lens
A wide-angle to ultra wide-angle lens (20mm acceptable, 14mm preferred)
Camera
At least 16 megapixels resolution
A viewfinder (optical preferred, good EVF acceptable)
Shoe-mount flash
Excellent ISO 800 performance
Accurate Live View or contrast-based focus assist
3 frames per second minimum in RAW
Microfocus adjustment
Things I Would Like Lenses
A tilt-shift
A true supertelephoto (300 f/2.8 minimum, 500 f/4)
A selection of reasonably-priced, high-quality prime lenses
Good 70-200 image stabilized zoom Camera
At least 20 megapixels
Excellent dynamic range
Excellent ISO 1600, adequate ISO 3200 performance
5 frames per second in RAW
Excellent single shot AF performance (realizing this is somewhat lens-dependent within each system)
In your "Nearly Absolute Requirements" your very first item is something (a lightweight 400mm lens) that ONLY Canon has a clear advantage. Everything else under "Lenses", and "Camera" could be any manufacturer.
In your "Things I Would Like Lenses" section the very first thing you list is "A tilt-shift" lens...that, again Canon clearly has the advantage. Everything else under this section could be any manufacturer.
I'm equipment agnostic, and I shoot with both Canon and Nikon, but - my very first thought was you want, require, would like to have the Canon 5D Mark III. You seemed to make a set of criteria that aims directly at that camera and model. Problem is, you have objective facts and data points slapping you in the face. My advice is to ignore the objective facts and get the camera - you already know you want....the 5D mark III. All your potential choices are great equipment, and all of them can meet your needs. However, you are in the unique position of applying a little balm should regret strike, and you can get a fix from your business of one of the other choices.
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