Jeff Nolten Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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When I read the title of your thread I thought it was another of those switch systems discussions. My opinion on that is that the expense and learning curve of becoming expert at a new camera system for some perceived but in reality marginal improvement in outcome is a fools errand.
Your question really is What would it take for you to upgrade?. The simple answer is I won't know until someone, in all likelihood Canon, offers it. I've had my 5D3 for four years and its been an entirely satisfying workhorse that has taken, in my eyes, perfect images in all sorts of lighting situations. I'm retired and travel to interesting places for culture or wildlife. I'm likely to be trying to capture anything. Very much a generalist and my 5D3 and collected L lenses serve me very well. If an image doesn't work the problem is mine, not my equipments'.
This year I purchased a 5D4 to add to my kit. I added it because I like using multiple bodies in the field and wanted a second FF body. It offers some feature improvements, better live view/video AF, more AF lattitude when using a teleconverter with my 100-400, more cropping resolution, perhaps better image quality in extreme lighting situations. I've only been using it for a few months and its a wonderful camera. However I've yet to take an image that I couldn't have done just as well with my 5D3.
So, what would it take to get me to buy a 5D5? I can't imagine. I think the technology curve has passed beyond my needs. I can't use 50 MP let alone 60. These cameras are better than I am. So the only scenario I can imagine is the physical or mechanical loss of one of my existing cameras. Not very satisfying for argument I know.
I am going to upgrade my SL1 to an SL2. The SL2 sensor, the same as in my 80D, is a technical improvement over the 18 MP sensors. And besides, my granddaughter wants my SL1 to supplement her cell phone. The SL system fills a different need than FF and supplements it. And to answer the next question, the Canon 24 MP dual pixel crop sense fills my needs quite well and I don't anticipate needing more than what it provides. I'd like some better crop lenses but not if they approach the size/weight of FF lenses. I don't see much room for improvement in the gears that are offered us today.
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