D300Svs.7D vs D700vs.5DMkII
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- formed0
I am aiming at mostly model shots, with some landscapes for personal fun (no sports are high speed activities).
I've been planning on going for a 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 and some cheaper all purpose/travel lens (like 18-200 just for flexibility). We'll see how I start, but I want to get good glass, there have been enough times where I needed 2.8 in a studio to make it worthwhile (and then I don't have to think about it later on).I am just learning, but don't want to think about numerous upgrades (beyond a new body down the road), if possible, and focus on evolving, lighting, etc.
- i got a shitty 18-200. Its been so good to me. Crazy amount of shots with that piece of work.erikjonsson
- I know some full-time pro's who don't have camera gear as pricey as some designers...vaxorcist
- pauli0
And how come the d300 only has 12 Megapixels, but is supposed to be comparable to the canon 7d?
- dibec0
^ is correct. Fanboyism in two pure forms.
- bigtrick0
if you guys ever feel like trying out lenses/bodies before buying them:
http://www.lensrentals.com/i use these guys all the time for jobs.
- I've heard good things about them... avoid the Chicago Helix Hazing experience too....vaxorcist
- hahahaha HELIX. yeah i had a hell of a time with them the first couple times i rented.bigtrick
- some crotchety old rental people that can't admit they made a mistake. but now i'm a regular and it's been ok.bigtrick
- everyone seems to have a similar Helix experience!vaxorcist
- the retail guys are a nightmare too. won't accept returns that have never been usedbigtrick
- also sold me a broken used flashbigtrick
- photo assistants use to say of stuff from helix "Don't be gentle, it's rental"vaxorcist
- but Helix does have oddball stuff nobody else in town stocks.... used to have lots of underwater gear(!)vaxorcist
- vaxorcist0
It's not so much about megapixels these days...
DXOmark rates sensor for a variety of RAW image quality results, not resolution, but more like file usability in various conditions....
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php…
but I don't think they've rated 7D yet...
- bigtrick0
vax, you got a link to your work anywhere?
- OSFA0
Really? Damn! Thanks for putting things in perspective v3! Nice to see end-result difference photos finally!
btw, I love your chairs! Are they ikea? :)
- vaxorcist0
rebuilding website as we speak..... now I've got an incentive!
- slappy0
What I was saying on the previous page has been beautifully demonstrated above by version3, I love the 16-35mm L, 17-40mm L and 24-70mm L and use them a lot. The thing is they are not wide enough on a crop body such as the 7D. If you were shooting with the 7D then the EFS 10-22mm would be better for interiors etc.
I also love the 50mm f1.2 but its a bit long for a walk around on a crop body, a 35mm would be handier.
When I had my 70-200 on my 30D at gigs, I found I had to back up to far to get all the action I wanted on stage, now its on my 5D is brilliant.
- colin_s0
blah blah take pictures shut the fuck up
- Tungsten0
here's one for the people obsessed with sensor size.
worth a read.- that's a decent article. that guy worries about cameras too much for a guy that takes shitty picturesbigtrick
- but in this case i agree with his moral.bigtrick
- yes... explained, after alot of his thoughts... I used to work in a lab with customers like him...vaxorcist
- gotta love this:In every case no one could reliably tell the difference between 13X19" prints shot with the $40,000 Hasselblad and Phase One 39 Megapixel back, and the new $500 Canon G10.vaxorcist
- difference between $40,000 Hasselblad 39 Megapixel back, and the new $500 Canon G10.vaxorcist
- Doorman0
why comparing a chicken with a cat....just choose what you think is right for your needs...and bob's yr uncle!
- dibec0
some of you may find this interesting ... http://www.qbn.com/topics/612395…