stuck at a fork, little help?

which way do I go

  • option 1 (5dII)

    Votes: 9 39.1%

  • option 2 (5dI)

    Votes: 8 34.8%

  • buy neither and stop spending money

    Votes: 6 26.1%
  • Total voters
    23
david1701

david1701

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I have 2 options here.

I can sell my 50d and tamron 17-50 to buy a 5dII (option 1)
OR
I can keep my 50d and tamron and buy a 5dI with a 28-70L (option 2)

option 2 gives me redundancy and good glass
option 1 gives me a shiny toy
 
What glass would you use on the 5DII?
 
If you had two bodies, how often would you use them? Would the 5dmkI take over from the 50D and that collect dust, in which case you will regret not going for option one.

Or will they get equal use and then it would be worth it?

What work do you do/enjoy?

Mike
 
I think 80+% of what I do the 5d is better for (portraits, events, music, landscape), but every now and again I take trips to the mach loop or shoot a rugby match for the paper.
Which leads me to think option 1

BUT I'm starting to get paid gigs in and the idea of having backup kit appeals to me a lot, so if I'm shooting something and the 5d dies I have the 50 in the bag to take over
 
get the 5DmkII and a cheap xxxD series body as back-up

You want the mkII, dont deny it, and i dont think you will seriously be happy with just a mkI
 
option one
new shiny kit
worthy of stock photos, high ISO quality. etc
then if you find that you need it, get a 40D for a backup later on for cropped, 6.3fps sports stuff etc
 
Or even an older 30D

Where did you get the 28-70L from?
 
You know that as soon as you buy a 5D Classic you'll start thinking of reasons why you need the 5dII don't you! That's the main reason stopping me from buying a 5D right now!
 
david1701 said:
friend of mine dropped it then insurance repaired it, but he bought a new one in the meantime. So kinda handy, also a good 200quid cheaper than the one in classifieds on here
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Ok, do you mean 24-70L or the older 28-70L, because i havent seen a 28-70L on here, and they are bloody hard to find as i want one :lol:
 
What do you really really need from a 5D Mk2 that a Mk1 doesn't provide ? is it really worth a 50D ?
 
SimonTALM said:
If you are looking at the Rugby / Mach Loop as occasional then the crop factor of the 50D coupled with the faster FPS and AF would be better for those anyway the option 1. So I think you know the sensible choice but I think you want the MKII
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is a 28-70 :D i want the iso and i use live view a lot
 
cheers guys, helped me make the decision... tht I need a 5dII and somat else. I might use my mates 7d as backup for now though and buy what I can in 30d/40d/50d/7d asap :D
 
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