Two cameras??

[pwp]

It really depends on how and what you shoot. Seems a bit overkill to buy a second FF just to not change lens all that much. Kinda defeats the purpose of an interchangeable lens camera if you just buy more cameras.

Your first statement in the above paragraph trumps the two that follow. Not only how and what you shoot, but also where and in what environmental circumstances. Try changing lenses in dusty or wet conditions, and the value of that other lens you want to shoot with already being mounted on its own body will become glaringly obvious. Not to mention the time required to change lenses possibly causing you to miss the shot.

+1

Wind + Dust/Sand... no bueno !!!! Probably the biggest reason why 2 bodies rule IMO. A little sand will ruin your day for sure. That and the inordinate amount of time to swap out a lens like a 70-200 II with a (?) when you're chasing a shot.

+1 for sure. This is the exact reason I will go to a job with up to four bodies if required. There are places particularly in mining plus some industrial and manufacturing situations where there is no way you'd take a lens off. Another is shooting aerials. I'm not a landscape or wildlife shooter, but I imagine they would often be shooting in situations where lens changes are seriously not a good idea.

-pw

 

[RGF]

I use primarily FF bodies but have a 7D M2. I use this when I need extend the focal length range with having bigger / additional glass. Easier to add 7D M2 to my kit (with the 100-400) than to lug the 600. Of course when I need the big guns, the 600 comes out.

 

[Hjalmarg1]

Unless you are a pro photographer who needs a backup camera for various assignments (in which case you might want two of the same camera) then I would get a crop body for your second. I use a FF for landscapes and a Crop for most everything else. It depends on what you shoot, of course. I do a lot of flower pics where the reach and especially the greater DOF makes the crop camera a much better choice for me.

+1

 

[Zv]

It really depends on how and what you shoot. Seems a bit overkill to buy a second FF just to not change lens all that much. Kinda defeats the purpose of an interchangeable lens camera if you just buy more cameras.

Your first statement in the above paragraph trumps the two that follow. Not only how and what you shoot, but also where and in what environmental circumstances. Try changing lenses in dusty or wet conditions, and the value of that other lens you want to shoot with already being mounted on its own body will become glaringly obvious. Not to mention the time required to change lenses possibly causing you to miss the shot.

+1

Wind + Dust/Sand... no bueno !!!! Probably the biggest reason why 2 bodies rule IMO. A little sand will ruin your day for sure. That and the inordinate amount of time to swap out a lens like a 70-200 II with a (?) when you're chasing a shot.

+1 for sure. This is the exact reason I will go to a job with up to four bodies if required. There are places particularly in mining plus some industrial and manufacturing situations where there is no way you'd take a lens off. Another is shooting aerials. I'm not a landscape or wildlife shooter, but I imagine they would often be shooting in situations where lens changes are seriously not a good idea.

-pw

Hmmm of course sand, good point, definitely wouldn't wanna be changing lens in that situation. However, I was referring to OP who from the looks of it just takes pics of his kids and what not. Is this a two body situation? Was all I was asking.

I'm just going through a less is more phase. Trying to keep my GAS in check!

Seems straightforward though, if someone needs two (or more) bodies and have the means to do so then they should probably get them. That sounded better in my head ...

 

[kaptainkatsu]

I have two 7diis, one with a grip and one without. I usually keep a 70-200 f2.8 ii on the gripped and a 16-35 f4 on the other. The 16-35 makes a lot more sense than the 24-70 on crop. I'll probably be buying a 5d4 or 1dxii to compliment the two once we know the specs of the 5d4. I shoot sports so I need the speed so really depends if the 5d4 will be fast enough but I need a FF for product shoots I'm doing at work so I may just get work to bug a 5d4 and buy a 1dxii with my own money.

 

[Insider]

I think having one FF and one APS_C would be a good choice too.
Be honest, nowadays when you no longer do any printing, sensors no longer a major issue to concern. I would rather consider about af speed, fps and iso.