Help complete my bundle...

[Ginger Jay]

Thanks for the help everyone. Here is what I decided for my purchase:

Canon 6D ($1600)
Canon 600EX speedlite ($500)

Both were purchased from an authorized Canon Dealer.

After reading numerous reviews and CR's member Dustin Abbott review on the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC lens, I am leaning towards that. Just seems like an awesome lens for the money. Found it for around $1100.

So that will complete my bundle for around $3000. Very excited to get out there and start trying it out.

For the future I am looking at Canon's 70-300 f4-5.6L. That will give me a wide range of focal lengths.

 

[sunnyVan]

Thanks for the help everyone. Here is what I decided for my purchase:

Canon 6D ($1600)
Canon 600EX speedlite ($500)

Both were purchased from an authorized Canon Dealer.

After reading numerous reviews and CR's member Dustin Abbott review on the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC lens, I am leaning towards that. Just seems like an awesome lens for the money. Found it for around $1100.

So that will complete my bundle for around $3000. Very excited to get out there and start trying it out.

For the future I am looking at Canon's 70-300 f4-5.6L. That will give me a wide range of focal lengths.

Sounds like good choice. Have fun shooting. Tell us how you feel about the Tamron after you use it for a while. This lens has been on my mind for a while but I couldn't quite convince myself to buy a zoom from third party. The reviews are pretty good though.

 

[mrsfotografie]

Thanks for the help everyone. Here is what I decided for my purchase:

Canon 6D ($1600)
Canon 600EX speedlite ($500)

Both were purchased from an authorized Canon Dealer.

After reading numerous reviews and CR's member Dustin Abbott review on the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC lens, I am leaning towards that. Just seems like an awesome lens for the money. Found it for around $1100.

So that will complete my bundle for around $3000. Very excited to get out there and start trying it out.

For the future I am looking at Canon's 70-300 f4-5.6L. That will give me a wide range of focal lengths.

A sensible choice by all means, enjoy your new kit

 

[bholliman]

I agree with Zv, with a little care the 7D can be good up to ISO 3200.

Have any of you nay sayers actually used a 7D??

I own a 7D and love it for shooting wildlife and sports, but I don't like to go above ISO 800 or possibly 1200 in extreme instances. I use Lightroom 4.4 which can clean up quite a bit of the noise, but not completely. I started using flash after frustration with the noise on the 7D in low-light situations. The 7D with flash is terrific. As Zv pointed out, the pop-up flash is very useful as a wireless transmitter or as fill flash.

I bought a 6D in December and its high ISO / low-light capabilities are much, much better. In my opinion, ISO 6400 on the 6D = ISO 800 on the 7D.

 

[bholliman]

Thanks for the help everyone. Here is what I decided for my purchase:
Canon 6D ($1600)
Canon 600EX speedlite ($500)

Congratulations! I bought my 6D for $600 more when it first came out, but am glad I was an early adopter, its a great camera. Enjoy!

 

[adhocphotographer]

Enjoy your kit...

 

[Click]

Thanks for the help everyone. Here is what I decided for my purchase:

Canon 6D ($1600)
Canon 600EX speedlite ($500)

Both were purchased from an authorized Canon Dealer.

After reading numerous reviews and CR's member Dustin Abbott review on the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC lens, I am leaning towards that. Just seems like an awesome lens for the money. Found it for around $1100.

So that will complete my bundle for around $3000. Very excited to get out there and start trying it out.

For the future I am looking at Canon's 70-300 f4-5.6L. That will give me a wide range of focal lengths.

Congratulations on your new equipment acquisition. Have fun!

 

[Ginger Jay]

Thanks everyone!! The camera, flash and lens arrive on Monday. How am I going to make it through the weekend?! Alcohol??

 

[killswitch]

Thanks everyone!! The camera, flash and lens arrive on Monday. How am I going to make it through the weekend?! Alcohol??

Haha, congrats on the purchase. Awesome moment after a long wait is when you see a UPS/Fedex truck pulling up in front of your house, and the delivery person is taking out your box. You get all giddy! Even better when you have it in your hands and start playing with it! ;D ;D ;D

 

[bleephotography]

Thanks everyone!! The camera, flash and lens arrive on Monday. How am I going to make it through the weekend?! Alcohol??

Haha, congrats on the purchase. Awesome moment after a long wait is when you see a UPS/Fedex truck pulling up in front of your house, and the delivery person is taking out your box. You get all giddy! Even better when you have it in your hands and start playing with it! ;D ;D ;D

"That's what she said."

Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm so immature... :-[

 

[pedro]

6D + 50mm f1.4 + 85mm f1.8 or 135L

I'd go this route. Fast primes first. But depends on your type of photography.