I'm looking to upgrade, this is what I have:
1) Canon 1D mark II (8 megapixel 1.3x crop sensor from 2004)
2) Canon 50mm F1.4 USM lens
3) Tamron 28-75 F2.8 (which has a decentered lens element or something else causing blurry images in the left one fifth of the frame).
A local camera reseller (here in Croatia) is willing to accept trade-ins, so I thought I'd get something from his lineup.
I'm kind of torn between a number of options and concepts, so I thought I could use your input.
The two basic directions are as follows:
1) Keep my 1D and spend money on lenses... then upgrade to a full frame camera one day in the future (this means putting up with my 1D for some time longer)
2) Jump to 60D APS-C and get some APS-C glass and I could be set right away (this option gets me video now).
Option 1: Trade in defective Tamron, keep 1D and get:
Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM (without IS)
[dead autofocus] Sigma 17-35mm 2.8-4 HSM EX Aspherical - for the wide end
Canon 430 EX flash
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
So I'd be covered from 17mm to 200mm and have a flash.
Option 2: Trade in defective Tamron and 1D and get:
Canon 60D
Tamron 17-50 F2.8 VC
Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Canon 430 EX flash
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
Covered from 17 to 300mm and have a flash.
Option 3: Trade in defective Tamron and 1D and get:
Canon 60D
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM (without IS)
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
Covered from 18mm to 200mm but no flash.
There are so many other options and combinations...
Two other lenses which are the same price as the 70-200 are:
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon 17-40mm F4 L USM
TLR
Which one of the three options above (in bold) sounds best?
Somehow I feel that being patient (option 1), and collecting some full frame glass, will pay off in the future when I decide to get a full frame camera.
For now... learn how to use a flash properly and work with the mentioned lenses.
1) Canon 1D mark II (8 megapixel 1.3x crop sensor from 2004)
2) Canon 50mm F1.4 USM lens
3) Tamron 28-75 F2.8 (which has a decentered lens element or something else causing blurry images in the left one fifth of the frame).
A local camera reseller (here in Croatia) is willing to accept trade-ins, so I thought I'd get something from his lineup.
I'm kind of torn between a number of options and concepts, so I thought I could use your input.
The two basic directions are as follows:
1) Keep my 1D and spend money on lenses... then upgrade to a full frame camera one day in the future (this means putting up with my 1D for some time longer)
2) Jump to 60D APS-C and get some APS-C glass and I could be set right away (this option gets me video now).
Option 1: Trade in defective Tamron, keep 1D and get:
Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM (without IS)
[dead autofocus] Sigma 17-35mm 2.8-4 HSM EX Aspherical - for the wide end
Canon 430 EX flash
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
So I'd be covered from 17mm to 200mm and have a flash.
Option 2: Trade in defective Tamron and 1D and get:
Canon 60D
Tamron 17-50 F2.8 VC
Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Canon 430 EX flash
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
Covered from 17 to 300mm and have a flash.
Option 3: Trade in defective Tamron and 1D and get:
Canon 60D
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM (without IS)
I already have a fast prime - Canon 50mm F1.4 USM
Covered from 18mm to 200mm but no flash.
There are so many other options and combinations...
Two other lenses which are the same price as the 70-200 are:
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon 17-40mm F4 L USM
TLR
Which one of the three options above (in bold) sounds best?
Somehow I feel that being patient (option 1), and collecting some full frame glass, will pay off in the future when I decide to get a full frame camera.
For now... learn how to use a flash properly and work with the mentioned lenses.