What to do ? (new camera 1Ds 2 or 5D)

park my ferret

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22 Sep 2005 - 1:48 AM

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I'm in a dilemma ... I already have a 1Ds and a 20D and I'm looking to move on to newer/better models ...

... Do I sell the 20D and get a new 5D and keep the 1Ds ... or sell the 1Ds and buy a 1Ds mk II instead and keep the 20D?
... both options will cost me the same amount of extra money (ish) depending on how much I can sell the 1Ds for (I was thinking about 2,200)
- does anyone have an opinion on which way to go, or want to buy a camera?

kit-monster

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22 Sep 2005 - 2:05 AM

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Wait 6 months and get the 1DsII N or a 1DsII as the price will drop with the introduction of the N . . .

I guess you've got to weigh up full frame v crop, ISO and frame rate.

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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22 Sep 2005 - 6:05 AM

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Do you really think it will improve your photography to get the latest models of camera?

If so I think we'd be genuinely interested to know why.

park my ferret

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22 Sep 2005 - 6:18 AM

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er, not really - apart from higher image quality, lower noise levels, wi fi image transfer etc.
but thats not the point - you could argue that an aston martin DB9 won't do anything other than get you from A-B ... just like a mini metro will, but it doesn't mean you don't want one!

NorthernEdge

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22 Sep 2005 - 9:45 AM

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I'd love a 5D! have the 20D at pres and it would be nice if my 18-200mm lens behaved like one, instead of acting like a 28-320mm because of the 1.6x effect due to the smaller sensor in the 20D! I reckon that's reason enough!

agoreira

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22 Sep 2005 - 9:57 AM

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"The trouble is that s/h value of cameras is so low. They lose about a half to 2/3rds of their value the day they are bought."

Don't be such a tightwad, CB! You can afford it! You can't take it with you! I think my 10D cost me around 1,200, and I would probably get a few hundred quid now, if I was lucky! If I got absolutely nothing, I still would not regret a penny of it, it's given me no end of pleasure, plus it's sold me quite a lot of photographs. I will look at the 5D in the same way, if I lose 2,000+ in a couple years, so be it. I only wish I could lose that little on the car.

gipperdog

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22 Sep 2005 - 10:01 AM

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I've been wondering the same thing. My issue is that I have the money to do the upgrade just once, now. I currently own a 20D & wish to make the change to either the 1Ds MK II or settle for the 5D (would that be settling?). Right now I'm doing weddings, events & staff shots for our church, & portaiture, but I really want to get into fine art landscapes. (I do not own any EF-S lenses.) I've been doing some landscape stuff but want better resolution than I've been getting. I want potential image quality that jumps out & bites you. (I know, a lot of it's my responsibility for the quality & such. But I want more from my camera & gear.)

Which would serve those purposes best? The 1Ds MK II or the 5D???

Again, I can purchase either one but only once with no upgrades for awhile. At least not till the camera is able to pay for itself from jobs & I'm still in the beginning phase of that. Thanks for any input.

NorthernEdge

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22 Sep 2005 - 11:21 AM

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Thanks for that Cambirder. I was just trying to get the point across that smaller sensor cameras don't behave as the numbers on the lens would suggest. I know my Tamron is aimed exclusively at cameras with smaller than full frame sensors.