New body for better focus system

[erickmoreno]

This is my first post here, even been around for a couple years.

I'm here to ask for help to decide which Canon camera body deserves my investment.

I'm a amateur photographer seen the things getting a bit serious. I'm starting to make some money with photography, mostly working as second photographer for a pro. In this cases, I use Nikon system (D700 plus a bunch of prime 1.4 lens), and everything works very well. But, when I need to work with my Canon equipment (650 + 50mm 1.4 + Sigma 18-35 1.8 ...) I feel that I need better equipment.

My main "issues" with my equipment are:
- Slow focus
- Less than ideal focus precision
- Slow burst
- Maybe the lack of a micro adjustment focus system

So, the options I can see, are:
- Canon 70D
- Wait for an possible 7D Mk II
- Go full frame.

The problems that I can see, are:
- 70D can be not enough to solve my "issues", I don't know how faster and precise it's focus system is, when compared with my 650D.
- A new 7D is just a rumor
- Go full frame can be out of my budget, if I need to by a 5D Mk III to achieve my needs. A 6D can be possible, but I don't know if his focus system is better than the one in 70D.

Any opinion about my case?

 

[RLPhoto]

Keep the 650D and add a 7D/70D. I was able to get clean files from the 7D at ISO 3200 for color and 6400 for B&W. The AF was very good and wanted for nothing AF wise from the 7D. The 70D would be very similar.

You can mount the 50mm on the 650D and the 18-35mm on the 70D/7D and your set for just about any kind of portrait or wedding photography. All that lacks would be a flash to aide with an assist beam but that can come later.

 

[localhost]

Better wait for 7D Mk II.
Going full frame is a big investment

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

Full frame will require more expensive, heavy and large lenses to display sharper images in the corners. The problems you describe could be resolved 5D mark iii, but the sum spent on body and appropriate lenses to replace its current, starts at something like $5000.

70D has more reliable autofocus, and AFMA to fix their lenses. 7D Mark II will be released in a few months with 99% certainty, but can cost up US2000, or perhaps only image quality equal to 70D.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

If you use a D700 that belongs to the Pro, and have a Canon 650D, why not get a used D700? They are cheap, and you already like it and know how to use it.


AF accuracy tends to be better on FF cameras, so stick with FF. You can also pickup used D800's for a song, even new ones have been around $2100 on sale.


You do not have to use Nikon lenses, they are badly over priced for the quality, so Sigma is a huge life saver for a Nikon user. Of course, Nikon is said to be trying to figure out how to disable their use via firmware updates.

 

[Don Haines]

The slow focus problems may be more lens related than camera related.

I shoot with a 60D and have noticed that some lenses, particularly Sigma and Tamron, are glacially slow compared to my 17-55 or my 70-200... changing camera body without changing lenses may not solve your problem.

I also find this a very hard time to recommend upgrading a crop body as the 7D2 is supposed to be "revolutionary" and none of us have a clue what is coming...

If it were me, I would wait for the 7D2 to come out before adding a new body, and if I were to get a new lens now, I would make sure it is also good with FF.... just in case that's the way you end up going.....

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

The slow focus problems may be more lens related than camera related.

I shoot with a 60D and have noticed that some lenses, particularly Sigma and Tamron, are glacially slow compared to my 17-55 or my 70-200... changing camera body without changing lenses may not solve your problem.

I also find this a very hard time to recommend upgrading a crop body as the 7D2 is supposed to be "revolutionary" and none of us have a clue what is coming...

If it were me, I would wait for the 7D2 to come out before adding a new body, and if I were to get a new lens now, I would make sure it is also good with FF.... just in case that's the way you end up going.....

Its true. That Sigma 18-35 is noted for very difficult focusing,