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markhbfindlay wrote:
I like the look of this camera. In fact, it looks seriously tasty and only the high price puts me off for now. It's got some particularly good points for a photographer moving up from a 40d:
It takes my old EF-S lenses, in particular the 17-55, 10-22 and 55-250, while using my big 100-400L to the max crop advantage. All advantages over the 5d2, which I was also considering.
The image quality looks very good, even at high ISO, judging by the Rob Galbraith samples.
Video is certainly something I would like to experiment with, although I have always been a stills shooter.
19 focus points - should be good - I would like to see some proper reviews though.
It's cheaper than a 5d2
That electronic level gizmo. I get things in focus. I am not too bad judging exposure. Composition - OK but can I hold a camera straight? Nope. I'm the king of sloping oceans
Downsides -
it's heavy. At 53, your back will soon tell you that! I'm keeping my 450d 17-85mm combination for walking (I might look at the 15-85 if the reviews are good) and my G10 for cycling - actually my 40d/17-55 stays at home a lot for that reason. It really needs a car to lug it all around, especially with the 100-400mm which is BLOODY HEAVY!!
1699 quid is a lot of money. No doubt about it, and with the pound being low I'm not sure whether it will really come down in price by much after the launch. But I might buy before the end of the year when Gordon Brown's minion sticks VAT up to 17.5%.
I bought a used 24-105L a while ago, thinking that I would get the 5d2 sometime and wanted something sharper than the 17-85 meanwhile. It might get sold now as everything else covers its range and the 17-55 is wider and faster (I bought that for a wedding and it gave good results).
Everything else - the reinforced body, video, 19 focus points, lens compatibility etc etc sound just too tempting. Only my partner who frowns when I spend anything over about 50p stands in the way ......Show more →
i was going to say why are you calling it expensive when it not much more than the 50D had been and then I noticed you live in teh UK.... That's a rough price there! wow, sorry.
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