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Hi all,
Several years ago, my father gave me an old 1100d he had kicking around to see if it gave me the bug.
It did.
And now, years later, with some glass and experience under my belt i'm starting to wonder what else is out there.
My budget is low, really low. I have a family with 3 kids to look after and i make a lowly chefs wage, leaving no spare money each month. I do however have a few assets, such as about £400 of telescope and eyepieces. If i sell all that i'd like to keep half of it to start an engagement ring fund, so i guess i'd have whatever i can get for the 1100d plus £150-200.
Looking around, the few bodys i like the look of are the 550/600d for a boost in resolution plus some whimsicle extra features whilst maintaining a decent high iso noise performance (which is actually ok on the 1100d due to the relatively low pixel count). The articulated screen seems handy for astro, macro, and other wierd angles. Plus a self cleaning sensor is nice.
Or there is the 50d. Quite an upgrade in terms of fps and build, plus dual controls and top lcd. However, the older tech suffers with more noise and the 50d in particular had the banding issue and i don't know if it was fixed.
As far as noise goes, i currently never go above iso 1600 and very much prefer less than 800, 1600 is really borderline, and i gather these other models will either be much the same or slightly worse.
My lenses are the 18-55 kit which will sell with the body, a 50mm 1.8, a 70-200 f4L, and a samyang 14mm 2.8 which i intend to swap for a tamron 17-50 2.8.
So i guess i'm just looking for advice. Will the 600d blow me away? Will the 50d's features make up for the slightly older tech? Any other options for my £300-350 budget? I'm not expecting a 1ds, and although in this hobby a couple of hundred quid could easily get lost in an old camera bag somewhere, i am hoping for a significant upgrade if i inject £200 or so, and if i cant get it, i'l stick with the 1100d until i can afford a 6d in about 10 years...
Several years ago, my father gave me an old 1100d he had kicking around to see if it gave me the bug.
It did.
And now, years later, with some glass and experience under my belt i'm starting to wonder what else is out there.
My budget is low, really low. I have a family with 3 kids to look after and i make a lowly chefs wage, leaving no spare money each month. I do however have a few assets, such as about £400 of telescope and eyepieces. If i sell all that i'd like to keep half of it to start an engagement ring fund, so i guess i'd have whatever i can get for the 1100d plus £150-200.
Looking around, the few bodys i like the look of are the 550/600d for a boost in resolution plus some whimsicle extra features whilst maintaining a decent high iso noise performance (which is actually ok on the 1100d due to the relatively low pixel count). The articulated screen seems handy for astro, macro, and other wierd angles. Plus a self cleaning sensor is nice.
Or there is the 50d. Quite an upgrade in terms of fps and build, plus dual controls and top lcd. However, the older tech suffers with more noise and the 50d in particular had the banding issue and i don't know if it was fixed.
As far as noise goes, i currently never go above iso 1600 and very much prefer less than 800, 1600 is really borderline, and i gather these other models will either be much the same or slightly worse.
My lenses are the 18-55 kit which will sell with the body, a 50mm 1.8, a 70-200 f4L, and a samyang 14mm 2.8 which i intend to swap for a tamron 17-50 2.8.
So i guess i'm just looking for advice. Will the 600d blow me away? Will the 50d's features make up for the slightly older tech? Any other options for my £300-350 budget? I'm not expecting a 1ds, and although in this hobby a couple of hundred quid could easily get lost in an old camera bag somewhere, i am hoping for a significant upgrade if i inject £200 or so, and if i cant get it, i'l stick with the 1100d until i can afford a 6d in about 10 years...