Silly? Perhaps?
which is the better buy 90d with kit lens on mid range camera with wide and macro lens price would be much the same
Are you going to be making gallery-sized prints..... or just small images for the web/social media/email?
If the latter you'll find any decent camera, even a good compact, will do the job.
How you take the image (e.g. RAW) and how you process is more than half the battle these days, rather than camera make and model.
If the latter you'll find any decent camera, even a good compact, will do the job.
How you take the image (e.g. RAW) and how you process is more than half the battle these days, rather than camera make and model.
a wee bit of reason for this post a sort of once bitten twice shy about three years i purchased a 80d with kit lens it cost nearly 1000 pound with i consider to be an expensive investment it has recently failed i will put it in for repair but here lies the ? i have a couple of good lenses now showing there age so do i take a chance on buying a 90d or buy lower down and replace good glass even change brand what do you think thanks for replies so far
I have bought and sold camera bodies and lenses, without hesitation, over the years. I have never allowed myself to be locked into a particular system or format. I've had DSLRs and Mirrorless. Full-frame, APS-C and M4/3. And in between times used a variety of fixed-zoom compacts.
I buy as cheaply as possible so that I can resell with limited loss. If this means buying grey imports or "nearly new" so be it.
One's needs change and so does the way we take and share photos.
Right now I am in-between "systems" and am using a compact at the top of the price range - but I didn't pay the 4-figure sum it normally costs! Is it as good as a full-frame DSLR or Mirrorless? Of course not but is it good enough - including for occasionally publication in local (glossy) print media. Yes, absolutely.
Start with the end product and work backwards.
I buy as cheaply as possible so that I can resell with limited loss. If this means buying grey imports or "nearly new" so be it.
One's needs change and so does the way we take and share photos.
Right now I am in-between "systems" and am using a compact at the top of the price range - but I didn't pay the 4-figure sum it normally costs! Is it as good as a full-frame DSLR or Mirrorless? Of course not but is it good enough - including for occasionally publication in local (glossy) print media. Yes, absolutely.
Start with the end product and work backwards.
It probably costs a bomb to get the camera repaired. Perhaps Ian is weighing up the possibilities?
