travisball

Also be sure to consider the 6D or the forthcoming 6DII. Personally I don't think you need a 5D III or IV for this kind of work. The 6D in particular is a great camera for what you want to do, and probably slightly better image quality than the 5DII and III too.

Hadn't considered that. Will add that to my comparison shopping. Thanks!

- Travis

Great info to think about! Thanks Marcus!

As you are currently shooting w/ a 7D, I suspect you may find the AF system of the mk2 a bit limiting - as well as it's substantially slower speed (even though FPS isn't usually a big deal for the stuff you state you regularly (or 'on 'ocasion'' ;) ) do). While the high ISO difference between a mk2 and mk3 output is minimal (perhaps a bit more than that, but NOT huge regardless) as far as noise goes, the mk3 has the ability to AF at -2EV (whereas the mk2 can only reliably focus at -0.5EV - and that's somewhat optimistic IME), so working concerts/festivals is easier - as well as dark receptions. For weddings, I have found myself becoming a fan of the 'quiet shutter' mode... especially in ultra-conservative locations... Those are the reasons I chose to not replace my old mk2s w/ newer mk2s, and went w/ mk3s instead. So far the move has added to my photographic capabilities...

Hey all,

I've been out of the equipment game for at least a few years for financial and other reasons. I would really like to get out and start shooting again and wanted to come back here for the advice of those in the know.

My current body is a 7-year old 7D which I upgrade to from a rebel way back when. I have some good glass and would like the canon line but want to upgrade to a full-frame camera. I do NOT shoot professionally. I have shoot on occasion here and there for a small side income and would like to start doing so again. I do mainly event and travel type stuff such as conferences, panels, and the rare wedding or production still gig. This does include concert/festival photography so I need something good in a low light situation. However, since I'm not shooting full time, I don't know that I can justify the expense of a Mark IV.

I've read through some of the threads on here already, but the discussion I've seen on upgrading is old or discusses a push from the 3 to the 4. I don't even have a 2.

Would love to get thoughts from the galley to incorporate into my purchase plan.

Thanks in advance!

- Travis

<p>Hey all,<br>

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<p >I am currently on holiday and was working on getting some good shots of the sunset when I ran across my current problem. I’ve been having a problem with what I suspect is dirt, but I can’t seem to figure out where the dirt is. It only really shows up in a few specific types of shots, such as the one labeled “dirty1.jpg” here. I have taken my blower/brush to the front of the filter, the back of the filter, the lens and the back of the lens. I can’t seem to figure out what the issue is.</p>

<p >If it were dirt on the sensor, it’d show up in all my photos, right? </p>

<p >The lens is a cannon 24-70mm 2.8 L series.</p>

<p >I’ve also included another picture from the same set with the dirt seemingly gone. </p>

<p >What’s going on?</p>

<p ><img src="http://www.travisball.com/photography/dirty.jpg" alt="" />Here is the dirty image. You can see the dark spots scattered around.</p>

<p ><img src="http://www.travisball.com/photography/dirty2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p >Here's a similar image taken with the same lens, but seemingly without the same issue.</p>

<p >I am in a somewhat remote part of spain so taking it to get professionally cleaned isn't exactly an option. I'm hoping to find a solution that I can do myself from here.</p>

<p >Any help/advice is much appreciated.</p>

<p >Thanks!</p>

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