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Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice on what sort of kit I should be looking to upgrade to...
I've been doing ad hoc bits of photography work for a couple of years (while also being a full-time mum to twins!) but I've only recently decided to try to go pro full-time. Until now I have just been doing family photo shoots but have started to get some work doing interiors and also commercial stuff. I have no formal training and am still very inexperienced.
I have been using the following kit... Canon EOS 500D + bundled EFS 18-55mm + EFS 55-250mm + Canon 50mm prime f1.8 II + Canon Speedlite 430EX II (on loan from a friend) + Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 DC HSM (also on loan). Now I am starting to do some more commercial stuff I'm really starting to feel it's limitations. In particular, I am finding that noise is a problem and general sharpness. The focus speed seems a bit slow and inaccurate (or is that just me!) and while the Speedlight is brilliant in certain situations, I have had shoots where it is almost useless (high and dark ceilings etc.) and have therefore really struggled with action shots.
As I am just starting out I have a very limited budget. I would ideally like to get a good basic kit that I can expand on in the future. I would love to get a camera with a full-frame sensor but I know this puts the price up a lot. I'm guessing its worth every penny? I am happy to buy second-hand but not sure how something higher-end a few years ago compares with something lower-end now?
Any suggestions welcome!
Thanks.
I've been doing ad hoc bits of photography work for a couple of years (while also being a full-time mum to twins!) but I've only recently decided to try to go pro full-time. Until now I have just been doing family photo shoots but have started to get some work doing interiors and also commercial stuff. I have no formal training and am still very inexperienced.
I have been using the following kit... Canon EOS 500D + bundled EFS 18-55mm + EFS 55-250mm + Canon 50mm prime f1.8 II + Canon Speedlite 430EX II (on loan from a friend) + Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 DC HSM (also on loan). Now I am starting to do some more commercial stuff I'm really starting to feel it's limitations. In particular, I am finding that noise is a problem and general sharpness. The focus speed seems a bit slow and inaccurate (or is that just me!) and while the Speedlight is brilliant in certain situations, I have had shoots where it is almost useless (high and dark ceilings etc.) and have therefore really struggled with action shots.
As I am just starting out I have a very limited budget. I would ideally like to get a good basic kit that I can expand on in the future. I would love to get a camera with a full-frame sensor but I know this puts the price up a lot. I'm guessing its worth every penny? I am happy to buy second-hand but not sure how something higher-end a few years ago compares with something lower-end now?
Any suggestions welcome!
Thanks.
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