Upgrading my 450D

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What body would you recommend that would actually make a difference to the quality of my pictures? ideally no more than 1k?

i dont do it professionally, just for a bit of fun, is it really worth it?

thanks
 
the thing thaty would make the most difference would be a great lens such as 10-20 sigma or 70-200 L lens depending on the photos you take. spend more on the glass than the body
 
andy182 said:
the thing thaty would make the most difference would be a great lens such as 10-20 sigma or 70-200 L lens depending on the photos you take. spend more on the glass than the body
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Thats very good advice, and one that should really be considered..... however, I upgraded from the 400D to the 7D and have never looked back...... Love it !
 
I too would tend to lean towards spending on glass first, The Standard kit lens is for the money a very good lens but you will notice a massive difference with better glass.

A lot depends on what kind of photography you are into as well. If you are only shooting landscapes and the odd family occasion then the 450 is fine. The 450D is a really nice camera for the money and can turn out some fantastic images. Have you found your self using high ISO levels a lot or needing better AF tracking etc..?
This all counts towards what kind of of upgrade would be best.

the other thing to look at is if you go down the line of glass instead of a body are you intending to go full frame at some point or will you be stopping with APS-C format camera's?
 
appletart said:
What body would you recommend that would actually make a difference to the quality of my pictures? ideally no more than 1k?

i dont do it professionally, just for a bit of fun, is it really worth it?

thanks
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Go for glass. Treat glass as an investment. Bodies are disposable. When you have good glass and find that the quality of your pics *could* be better then it is time to consider a body upgrade.

£1k will fund some very nice glass.

Where are you? Someone might let you use their glass for testing. I'm happy to.
 
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Agree I'd get glass. I am happy with my 450D, but do have temptation to upgrade to a 5D. IMO, if upgrading to better camera then you need good glass. So I agree that if you get good glass first - EF if you can - then that's also a good investment for future for when / if you upgrade your body.
 
I was convinced I needed a 5D mk2 for photographing my daughters first christmas, as the indoors snaps my 500d with 50mm f/1.8 were producing were either noisy or out of focus, but I managed to get a 28mm f/1.8 and it's transformed the camera, taken some of the best photos I've ever taken and it's such a good lens that anyone can pick it up and take good shots with it (if I set the settings). I vote glass too, preferably fast primes :thumbs:
 
As above, 1k worth of lenses can get stunning results on a 450D, but a 1k body with rubbish glass on the front and you won't notice any difference at all. What do you currently have?

Chris
 
chris321 said:
As above, 1k worth of lenses can get stunning results on a 450D, but a 1k body with rubbish glass on the front and you won't notice any difference at all. What do you currently have?

Chris
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Hi, at the moment I am using a sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3 and a tokina 12-24 f4 dx.

I'm going to be honest, and dont know a massive amount about glass, so any advice would be appreciated

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I think the people on here are right. The 450D is a good camera and it's the glass that makes the difference especially if you take time to think about your photography and what you are actually doing.

I looked back at all my images and found the best lens I used was the Canon 24-105mm f4L. It suited my photography well and gave very high quality images. I had to sell it as at the time i had no job but i'm gainfully employed once more so am saving up for another. For landscapes where I'll be using a tripod I'm going to save up for a Carl Zeiss 18mm canon fit manual lens. These are just in another league!!!
 
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appletart said:
Hi, at the moment I am using a sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3 and a tokina 12-24 f4 dx.

I'm going to be honest, and dont know a massive amount about glass, so any advice would be appreciated
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First bit of advice, get rid of the 18-250! As a general rule, you always have to compromise between flexibility, and performance. Primes are least flexible, but can give stunning sharpness and speed, superzooms like yours are very useful in some situations, but trade off optical performance as a result.

What I'd do is get a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8, and a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, and perhaps a x1.4 teleconverter if you're missing the extra length. That'll replace the focal length with much faster, sharper lenses, and that really will make a difference (used correctly of course). Second hand that'll set you back about £600, or £700 with the teleconverter. Always leave a bit of your budget left over for those extras you haven't thought of yet! Or if not, then you could probably find a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 (non-IS) which would take your right up to your limit.

If you tell us exactly what you shoot though, that could have a big effect on recommendations, this is a sort of general-purpose suggestion, if you're really into one particular type then it could be very different!

Chris
 
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