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    30D Upgrade - Options and Thoughts?

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    I use the 5D for my kids sports and it works great in ai-servo. Those 6 invisible points really do a great job of tracking. High ISO pics are great too. Timing and postioning are bigger factors to me than fps. However, if you've used the 1dM2, it's hard to use anything else. Buy a good used one, and sell it after a year.

     

    What you have done is test drive a Mercedes, then went home to your Honda Accord. Nothing wrong with the Accord, but the brakes and steering are just different enough that the Mercedes is forever planted in your memory.

     

    That's the problem I have with crop body viewfinders. Nothing wrong with the cameras, but I just love the full frame finder so I'm forced to improve my timing at sporting events.

    5D improved focusing

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    I noticed my LCD screen improved. Colors are more neutral. Others have mentioned it too. As for AF improvement, I'll double check. I do use manual focus with EE-S screen so it was great already.

     

    I did shoot my sons basketball practice last week with a slow zoom in ai-servo and I had a lot of keepers. More than usual with that lens actually. I thought maybe my timing and technique were improving, but maybe you are on to something. :)

    XSI or 40D?

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    IQ should be very close to the point you can't tell a difference. In the long run, the 40D has better ergonomics if you have larger hands. What I like however, is the ability to change the focusing screens on the 40D. It's also faster for sports (6.5 vs 3.5 fps) if you have bad timing.

     

    The Rebel is/will be an excellent body with great glass, however.

    Same price - 40D or 5D?

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    Coming from film to digital, the 5D would be my choice. The viewfinder is basically the same, and if you have EF lenses, then it's all the same. The 40D is a great camera, but now you have to deal with a viewfinder that is half the size and your lenses need to be adjusted for the crop factor sensor (100mm=160mm).

     

    If 3 frames per second is fast enough and you do not shoot in the rain, then the 5D is the one. Welcome to digital!

    Canon 400d vs. Nikon d80

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    Look at it this way...unless your camera or lenses are defective in some way, improve your skills before buying anything.

     

     

    I could have been a professional bowler many years ago and stopped bowling completely for 5 years until my father asked me to bowl with him. A lot has changed during that time equipment wise. My stuff was considered ancient. Well, my ancient stuff won many tournaments and I even used a ball that was 30 years old and won two tournaments with that one. My father and others couldn't believe what I was doing, because they were using 250 dollar balls and mine cost 50 bucks. I was winning because (1) my timing came back (2) I had great technique and coaching growing up (3) I knew how my balls (camera to you)would react under different oily conditions (like having the right lenses for the job).

    Canon 400d vs. Nikon d80

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    Are you having ergonomic issues with your rebel? Or is it IQ? Do you have an assortment of high quality Canon lenses?

     

    The Nikon D80 is a great camera for the price. And if Nikon has the lenses you use most often, then it's something to think about. However, I put lenses first, and Canon has a broader range of USM ones.

     

    You may want to wait for the new rebel or a 30D (great price right now) before switching systems. The ergonomics will be better on these bodies as well.

     

    Finally, I would learn as much as I could about your current rebel - it's strengths and weaknesses. Re-read the manual... Then shoot a lot to improve your eye.

    "L" Lens or 70-300mm IS

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    Joe, you never mentioned how you plan to use this focal range.

     

    70-300 has very nice IQ. The 70-200L's have great IQ and build quality. I was in the same situation until I rented these lenses and put them to the test. I found the 70-300IS to have a cheap/toyish feel and mechanically lacking. Circular polarizer to difficult to use. Focusing is slow. This lens just slowed me down for street photography. The 70-200 f/4IS was great except I missed the 200-300 range. Sure, with a 1.4 TC you can get the range but now it's not as wide on my 5D (98mm-280mm). Also, the white color drew to much attention, and the lens was noticeably heavier than the 70-300.

     

    I passed on them both and got the 70-300DO which is black and the same size as 100 prime with ring USM. It comes with hood and case and is with me all the time. Circular polarizer works great and focus is lighting quick. IS works great and for street photography I can zoom in to 300 f/5.6 instantly. You do need to increase ISO to increase shutter speed, but noise is not a big deal on my 5D anyway.

     

    Just some added thought...

    28-300L lens..

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    Thx Andrew, I was also looking at the Tamron VC b/c of it's size, range and cost. I have 15 fisheye, 50 1.4 and 70-300 DO. They are light weight, fit in a small bag and work great on my camera. However, at times my 70-300DO is not wide enough or 50 not long enough or 15 to wide.

     

    With the 28-300, I could just carry one lens and have a great range of focal lengths. There may be less IQ, but it beats not getting the picture.

    Crop Sensor "benefit"

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    The only advantage I see for crop bodies is frames per seconds (fps), and now Nikon with the D3 has changed that. FF is all about getting/having the best IQ on 35mm format (Bokeh). Crop is about lower cost.

     

    I really like Canon glass and with FF I can use them all as intended. However, crop offers lower cost and much better IQ than a point and shoot..

     

    Horses for Courses..

    28-300L lens..

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Thinking about purchasing the 28-300L lens. Feel as though I can get more

    spontaneous shots quicker for street, kids on playground etc. Will be using on

    5D body. Anyone using this lens and if so how is the push/pull design and

    weight?

    Looking to buy Digital SLR

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    Current Rebel or new one (that should be out soon) with a 28 f/1.8 prime lens. Grab a 4gb compact flash card for 30 bucks and sit back and see how your dad takes to it all in. He should be familiar with primes after using cameras in the 70's, and the 28 1.8 will give him a normal perspective on the crop body Rebel.

    Why would you want to buy a Full Frame DSLR Camera?

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    Canon sells over 60 Full Frame Lenses and about 7 Crop Lenses. Their full frame glass ranges from 14mm-1200mm. If you go full frame you can use all of these full frame lenses as designed. And people do not realize that BOKEH is much better with full frame bodies and lenses which improves image quality. People also think that a 50mm magically becomes a 80mm on crop body..well, it's still a 50mm lens with 50mm bokeh characteristcs and only your field of view is longer. A 85mm full frame lens with a full frame body has different bokeh quality and the image will look better/smoother than a crop body with a 50mm lens.

     

    Look at prices for crop vs full frame lenses. A 10-22 crop lens costs the same as a 17-40L full frame lens that is faster, weather sealed, comes with hood and case and is mechnically and optically superior. Yet, people buy the 10-22? Not only that, this is the ONLY wide lens for a crop body. Why limit yourself to one lens when you could use a 14mm, 15mm, 16-35, 17-40 or 20-35mm full frame lenses with full frame body. On the telephoto end, all one has to do is crop the full frame bodies image to the same fov in post processing to have the same image as a crop body.

     

    So, your question should be, Why would you want to buy a Crop Body DSLR?

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