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- autoflavour0
Save some pennies, buy an L lens.. but make sure its F2.8
the F4 are nice, but if you are serious, F2.8 is a must
- nthkl0
I'd get rid of those cheap lenses and grab an L series lens and try it with your body. Personally I feel like it's more about the glass than the sensor. You can do a lot with an economy dslr body.
- teh0
- vaxorcist0
6D would be nice.. but spending time making a great portfolio is better than spending time and $$ reading and lusting after gear all day long....
- i wont buy something like this in 2min. You need info before making a choice.benfal99
- but i see what you mean. but you know.benfal99
- +1 vax.
Go out, shoot, shoot and shoot some more.Continuity
- benfal990
I think the Canon 6D would be a good camera for my needs. Its full frame and since its dated from 2012, the prices are interesting. I can find reburbished from Canon for 1500$
- And it leaves you some extra dosh for good glass.Continuity
- benfal990
- manual only! you will learn how stuff works, and learn how to bounce and block and diffuse...vaxorcist
- You get what you pay for. I use the remote control on my Nikon flashes all the time.formed
- I also use the TTL all the time as well...just stuff to be aware offormed
- once you understand manual flash, TTL makes a lot more sense, and you have backups...vaxorcist
- and if you ever use studio lights, monolights/pack-head... you will learn much faster...vaxorcist
- vaxorcist0
K3 looks Interesting... but there's always another camera! .... and wait a few months, there will be another one!
For the op, he has a bunch of Canon .... and doesn't so much shoot in low, low, low light it seems....
but here's a comparison... Pentax K3 vs Canon and Nikon:
- craigatkinson0
Pentax K3 with HD lenses
- Continuity0
In all fairness, I've been rocking the 1-lens set-up for almost a year (7D/50 1.4) and I really like it for the reasons stated above: it makes me focus on and work for the shot. The limitations of the focal length (and crop factor) are really a blessing, insofar that they force me to be more creative within the confines.
That said, yeah, I'm going to want a couple of new L primes in the future to cover both wider and longer focal lengths. The full-frame body will come later.
- vaxorcist0
The 40mm pancake lens is nice, and would do nicely for the types of compositions you showed in the black and white series above.... it is, like all non-zoom lenses a prime lens, but it is not that piricey or glamorous. It is very small and may cause you to go minimal and carry your camera more with just the 40....
Just one prime lens can help a photographer grow by learning how to see clearly and previsualize and work fast within limitations...
Also the 40 is enough wider on a 60D to be more forgiving tgan the 50
- SimonFFM0
If you sometimes feel like the 60D is too heavy and big with a lens mounted, just buy a 40mm pancake. It's not a prime lens but the quality really is decent. I own it and have used it for several productions. It's great for travelling. With the crop factor of the 60D, it gives you a clipping equivalent to 64mm which is still ok. Plus you can go much closer to your subject which makes the lens versatile.
So my recommendation would be the 40mm pancake rather than the cheap 50mm lens. They are similar in weight but the 40mm will please you more.
(If you plan to play around with bokeh a lot than the pancake is not the lens for you.)
- vaxorcist0
Honestly, I'd get the 50mm 1.8, a tripod, a generic manual flash, and the infamous black foamy thing:
and shoot a TON of photos for the next 5-6 months, then maybe get a $$$ camera... it's more about the your evolving eye, and your pictures than the gear!
- and then, in 6 months,maybe save up and go buy the 24-105 or 5D mark whatever or tons of lighting gear....vaxorcist
- formed0
Sony A7! Sony A7!!
- "The Sony A7R is the most significant new camera launch of 2013. There, we said it" - digitalcameraworld.c...akrok
- I had a play, the shutter is clunky and loud, and it feels very "sony" computer like. Not for me.inteliboy
- It is loud, but I don't think I've ever, ever payed attention when shootingformed
- Continuity0
Akrok, my dear boy, the _only_ reason you're recommending a Sony DSLR is because you work for Sony. Doesn't actually mean they're any good. :)
- akrok0
- dpReview not dppreview.akrok
- here's a sample image. at it's original size 6000x4000px. >> https://s3.amazonaws…akrok
- benfal990
Thanks all for the infos and suggestions! I will analyse all that and take a decision.