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I have a dilemma and I don't know whether I want advice or reassurance. For the past year I have had a theoretical £500 burning a hole in my pocket by way of a long service award at work. I have a Canon 450D owned from new in 2008 and have the following set-up: Sigma 17-70, Canon 10-22, Canon 70-300, Canon 50mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4, Canon 430 EX flash plus a tripod and a couple of polarisers.
I was pretty certain I wanted to upgrade to the 70D, but a year ago it was still quite expensive so I was waiting from the price to fall. I can now get it for £605 at HDEW so will only have to put £105 towards it. What appealed over the 450D? Well, articulated screen, higher fps (for when I shoot airshows, although TBH I don't find the 450D lacking much in that respect) and better focussing. I am not a serious airshow photographer though and only go to a couple a year. My main interest is railway photography, but generally I am able to pre-focus where I want to take the shot.
However, something has stopped me from buying the 70D up until now, and I think I have had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind that maybe I should get something smaller, not bigger, that I would carry with me more, leaving the smaller compact for regular use and keeping the 450D for when I go out with a camera bag.
I have never been much of a video shooter, but I have a toddler who I would like to get more videos of as she grows, and that is something my 450D cannot do, although I have a Samsung S4 that isn't too bad at video. I imagine the RX100 would be better than the phone at video but possibly not as good as the 70D.
So what would you do in my position? Upgrade to a 70D knowing that it will only go out at certain times, or get the RX100 (or similar - any alternatives considered) that I would be more likely to carry with me? My issue with compacts is using the LCD as a viewfinder and shutter lag. I note you can get an external flash for the RX100, so that would be good for daughter pics, leaving the 450D for pics in good light and at home when I have time to set it up ready for some shots. Would I find shutter lag on the RX100 an issue or would video be lacking much compared to the 70D?
Help me get out of my year of indecision please!
I was pretty certain I wanted to upgrade to the 70D, but a year ago it was still quite expensive so I was waiting from the price to fall. I can now get it for £605 at HDEW so will only have to put £105 towards it. What appealed over the 450D? Well, articulated screen, higher fps (for when I shoot airshows, although TBH I don't find the 450D lacking much in that respect) and better focussing. I am not a serious airshow photographer though and only go to a couple a year. My main interest is railway photography, but generally I am able to pre-focus where I want to take the shot.
However, something has stopped me from buying the 70D up until now, and I think I have had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind that maybe I should get something smaller, not bigger, that I would carry with me more, leaving the smaller compact for regular use and keeping the 450D for when I go out with a camera bag.
I have never been much of a video shooter, but I have a toddler who I would like to get more videos of as she grows, and that is something my 450D cannot do, although I have a Samsung S4 that isn't too bad at video. I imagine the RX100 would be better than the phone at video but possibly not as good as the 70D.
So what would you do in my position? Upgrade to a 70D knowing that it will only go out at certain times, or get the RX100 (or similar - any alternatives considered) that I would be more likely to carry with me? My issue with compacts is using the LCD as a viewfinder and shutter lag. I note you can get an external flash for the RX100, so that would be good for daughter pics, leaving the 450D for pics in good light and at home when I have time to set it up ready for some shots. Would I find shutter lag on the RX100 an issue or would video be lacking much compared to the 70D?
Help me get out of my year of indecision please!