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Airvoid said:
I moved from the 100mm non-L to the L for the same reason. However, afaik the 17-55 is especially prone to collecting dust, but that is said to be a non-issue as far as iq is concerned.
Airvoid said:So it seems that the consensus is to go with the 5d mk iii. I will definitely look into that once they are restocked. If its 3 months from now maybe I can get both a lens and the body
You are in the same situation as I am, and my conclusion is also that at some point, top lenses are wasted on a crop, and esp. something like the 70-200ii really isn't made for it. The only drawbacks are less reach when shooting sports or macro, and that lenses keep their value while bodies do not - but you don't seem to be on a tight budget, so go for a ff body.
edit: just saw you already got the 5d3 - please let us know how you feel about it once you used it for a couple of days more, do your lenses really feel "as new"?
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Airvoid said:So i bought the 5d mk iii yesterday. I just wanted to show the pictures i took with it so far. Nothing fancy. I havent done any adjustments or anything just straight out of camera HDR mode. I dunno if i love it yet, but I do love the AF speed. It's really fast to focus
Thanks again everyone for the input!
Good choice, congrats and enjoy your new camera. Everything should feel much wider now, you may want to try the 16-35mm f/2.8 II out.
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If you got the cash, I'd get the 5DIII and sell the 7D. I suspect (maybe someone can confirm) that you will be able to take shots from the 5DIII and crop it in post to something quite similar to what the 7D will make for you. Otherwise, the 7D makes a great backup or secondary camera, and you have enough lenses to be shooting on two cameras with plenty of options. Also great if you do video, you can have two video cameras and great glass. Benefits aside, I'd rather have the extra cash if you don't specifically need/want 2 bodies.
What I can't quite understand is why you would want to buy a 24-70 and a prime 35L at the same exact time. Your doubling up on the 35mm focal length which sits not quite but closer to the middle of the zoom you are looking at. I'd get the body, then later get one or the other lens and only later, get the other lens if it suits a specific purpose (walk around/low light/DOF). Buying too much stuff at once is always going to confuse things, I've done this twice with photo great and if you can avoid it, do, it's a mistake. If I had to start over from scratch (I started with 7D too), I'd have gotten just a body (probably an old used FF) and pair that FF with a 24-70 and shoot on that for a year or better with some weekend rentals of various gear thrown in. Rent whats needed if you get a gig, and only buy more gear if it specifically will make you profit vs. renting it. Otherwise it's just tossing money away. But I can barely follow my own advice, anyways, good luck, you have some amazing kit.
What I can't quite understand is why you would want to buy a 24-70 and a prime 35L at the same exact time. Your doubling up on the 35mm focal length which sits not quite but closer to the middle of the zoom you are looking at. I'd get the body, then later get one or the other lens and only later, get the other lens if it suits a specific purpose (walk around/low light/DOF). Buying too much stuff at once is always going to confuse things, I've done this twice with photo great and if you can avoid it, do, it's a mistake. If I had to start over from scratch (I started with 7D too), I'd have gotten just a body (probably an old used FF) and pair that FF with a 24-70 and shoot on that for a year or better with some weekend rentals of various gear thrown in. Rent whats needed if you get a gig, and only buy more gear if it specifically will make you profit vs. renting it. Otherwise it's just tossing money away. But I can barely follow my own advice, anyways, good luck, you have some amazing kit.
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