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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photography Equipment => Cameras / Lenses => Topic started by: boatman on September 10, 2007, 13:27
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I am using a 350d with kit lens and cheap 55-200 at the moment, and will be upgrading to 17-40 and 70-200 L glass in a few weeks.
I expect to see an improvement in the quality of my photos (hopefully!!) with the new glass.
Those of you that have gone the "improve the lens first" route will have probably later upgraded your camera body as well at a later date.
My question to you, is did you find much of an improvement when the body was upgraded to say a 30d from an XT or d200 from a d40 etc?
I know the build quality and ease of use is probably much better, but what about the quality of the photos themselves.
Those of you that kept your old body as a spare, do you use it much with the good glass, or does it mainly sit at home?
Cheers all.
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I strongly suggest you get the IS version of the 70-200mm - especially if you are going to be frequently shooting from your boat.
I think that by and large, the quality of pictures is about equal with consumer and prosumer cameras. Some cameras may be marginally better or worse than others, but there's nothing about any of them that make them "bad" cameras. The best reason to upgrade is functionality - more expensive camera bodies perform faster and are easier to use.
I used to have a spare camera that I absolutely never used, so I sold it. Did the same thing with a bunch of my lenses, too.
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yep, I intent to get the 70-200 f4 IS. As I will be shooting outdoors in the tropics, I can get away with the f4 over the more expensive 2.8. I may get th canon 10-22 for the difference in price between the two.
As you might have guessed, part of the reason for the question is the salt issue mentioned in my other post.
Cheers
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My D70 had an accident last fall, and I was saving for a D200 anyway so I got it early. The D70 produces WAY more noise, so yes - I see a big improvement. But then - I would hope so when it was worth about $1,000 more at the time. I did have the D70 repaired, and now I use it mainly when I have a flash on my D200, and keep it handy to take available light shots. (But seriously, that is maybe 3 times a year.)