Camera Advice
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- mirrorball0
anybody recommend a good wide angle lens for a Canon 350D, ancient yes but thinking of upgrading soon (6 months or so) but need something compatible if I get a 700D etc...
- Hombre_Lobo0
You could get 1 camera which meets both purposes -
Sony RX100.
Video is as good as the Canon DSLR's in terms of sharpness and detail. low light is not far off either. Sony are a dark horse of compact quality video which stems from their HX9v (more on that here - http://www.eoshd.com/content/293…).And when it comes to stills its incredible. of course its a compact camera so DOF is not gonna be great, but it will be much better than other compacts due to its larger sensor size. You do pay a premium for it though.
Has all the fancy stuff, 1080p 60fps, 10fps stills etc.
The image quality and noise at high iso is insanely good (you can even do decent astronomy photography). The next best camera to the rx100 is a big step down, its incredibly good.
the hx9v is still a good option for a cheap pocket video camera, the video is very good. But the stills arent great, low light it struggles slightly its a small aperture (ty zoom lens) + smaller sensor, but the worst thing is the bad white balance and color tones.
Hope thats helpful.
- there is an mkII model out now too btw.Hombre_Lobo
- http://www.qbn.com/t…ORAZAL
- Hombre, it took you two pages to post!!! Son, I'm disappointed! ;)goldieboy
- Haha goldie! You know i love my cams! Been a bit busy :(Hombre_Lobo
- utopian0
Whatever you do...
Don't purchase and or use the shitty POS iPhone 4/4s/5/5c camera to capture the event.- get the lumia. it's for proper photographers ;)hans_glib
- You're a terrible father if you don't use a top-of-the-line SLR with a lens that costs at least $3,000.monospaced
- sea_sea0
i would listen to hombre, he knows things or get that canon S95.
but whatever you do please don't record the actual birth. no one will want to see that, not even the child one day. plus being there to support your wife and actually experience the birth of your child can not be replaced by any photo or video. don't miss it.
- oh and congrats for the new baby! :)sea_sea
- Thank pal!
Lol don't record the birth, wise words!!Hombre_Lobo
- cruddlebub0
right gents, advice is needed.
i want to upgrade my camera and am seriously looking into getting a 6D. does anyone on here use one?
and what are the pros of full frame?
i will be shooting weddings mainly.
- pinkfloyd0
I heard the 6d performs well with low light, and a good autofocus system. A full frame is a large sensor so better image quality.
- its a step up for sure, im using a 40d at the mo, and i've vertually run it into the ground.cruddlebub
- Continuity0
'and what are the pros of full frame?'
Err ... the big one off the top of my head is not having your field-of-view cropped. So that, you know, 50mm — for example — is actually 50mm framing and not, say, 1.6x smaller.
But yeah, other than that minor niggle, I can't think of any other pros.
- WhiteFace0
I bought a 'Nikon 1' recently as a point and click type ting, love it, really portable, the body's as big as an iphone and has detachable lens' which are pretty cheap. I'm no expert but it takes nice pics too in my opinion.
- Hombre_Lobo0
I dont have any experience using full frame, but I know that you will get shallower depth of field due to the larger sensor (when at the same aperture as a crop sensor found in the likes of the 7d, 60d, 700d etc). Which give a very 3d look when using a wide aperture lens.
As continuity said, 50mm on full frame is 50mm, which also means you get less reach with your lenses.
So if your preferred lens is say, a 100mm on a 7d, you'll need a 160mm on a full frame camera, which may be an issue depending on what you shoot. Thats why most wildlife photographers choose a 7d over a full frame. In fact for wlid life photography micro four thirds is a great combo of image quality and reach as it has a 2x crop factor vs the canon 7d 1.6x. (a 100mm on the 7d is 160mm, a 100mm on micro four thirds is 200mm.)
Then you have to consider all available full frame lenses vs your current gear. The full frame 24-70mm L series is built like a tank, you can really see why its at the price it is when you have a look at one.
The full frame nikons are meant to be great also so I'd consider those too, although if video is your thing canon is decent, but then again if video is your thing you should consider the Lumix GH range.
Also the new full frame sony A7 looks great, its high iso video is pretty mind blowing, but has a limited selection of lenses as it uses the nex e mount, but they do have some high quality zeiss glass.
I dont know your level of cam knowledge or your shooting purposes (and i dont know much about full frame), but hope that helps in some way.
- i have sigma 17-50 2.8f and sigma 70-200 2.8f lens'scruddlebub