I bought a Canon 6D that I've been wanting since it came out because of the high ISO performance. It's something I wished to have for a long time. I love taking pictures at concerts, and love taking pictures at night. I have finally bought the Canon 6D, and I can't even enjoy it because I've been feeling guilty about the purchase.
I was happy with my T2i, and a cousin from Mexico asked if I would sell him my camera. At first I was doubting, but I decided to sell it so that I can upgrade or switch to a different system. I've had different systems in the past month, and now I'm back to Canon with the 6D. I want to stick with one already, so that I can focus on saving money towards better lenses.
What I liked about the Olympus OM-D was how great the stabilization is. It allowed me to take pictures with a shutter speed of 1 second, and it was still sharp. It helped me to keep the ISO low. What I don't like about is that I feel it's expensive for the smaller sensor, but I guess that is also because of the small size? It's expensive compared to the T4i! I don't think I'd buy another m4/3 camera because I'd want IBIS, so I'd only consider the OM-D. I didn't mine carrying the camera around with me because of the size. The lenses that I want for it are expensive though. I'd feel guilty with just the OM-D + 12mm F2 + flash because it would be near the price of the Canon 6D body.
I also had a Pentax K-5 II, and the Pentax is a great camera, but it has things that I couldn't get used to. At first I wasn't happy with it because the focus was slow with the Pentax 18-135mm. I bought the SIgma 30mm F1.4, and was amazed at how fast it focused and in near darkness! The white balance seemed to be off most of the time, but it wouldn't be a problem if I shot raw. The video is good when there is a lot of light. I didn't like the quality at night. I also wish I could choose the settings. They don't have fast/wide primes at a good price. The one that I was thinking of was the Pentax 14mm F2.8, but I feel that with the same money I could just buy the Sigma 10-20mm. I really loved the dynamic range though. I was surprised at what I was able to recover from black areas. :O
The Canon 6D has such good quality at high ISOs, and that's the reason I bought it. I've been feeling very guilty though. I can't get over the fact that I could have bought a cheap body T4i or Pentax K-30, and bought good lenses for it. The video for Canon looks good at high ISO also, but when handheld the handshake is very noticeable. I like doing random videos. Sometimes I just capture videos at random moments, and make something out of it. There is also moire. I'm also nervous to carry the camera with me because it's so expensive for me. I'm planning on going to Mexico this summer, and they have rainy summers so I'd be worried on carrying such an expensive camera when there is a chance I might be somewhere when it starts to rain.
I wish I would decide on a system already! I thought about Nikon because I love that they have very good dynamic range, and I love their color output on jpg, but the camera doesn't feel right on my hands. I also don't like the button placement.
Right now I don't know if I should sell the 6D, and buy:
The T4i with Tokina 11-16 F2.8 and Sigma 30mm F1.4, which would be around 1350. I don't want to deal with front focusing problems though. It's too bad the camera doesn't have micro AF adjust.
The Pentax K-30 with Sigma 10-20 and a manual Pentax 50mm F1.7 lens (I already have the Sigma 30mm F1.4 for Pentax), which would be around 1070 dollars. I'm undecided about this Pentax because the video doesn't look so good, but it has more video settings compared to the Pentax K-5 II.
The Pentax K-5 IIs body and stay with my Sigma 30mm F1.4, so I'd spend about 1150 for the body.
Go back to Olympus OM-D with 12-50mm and the Panasonic 20mm F1.7, which would also be around 1350.
I think 60 percent of the time I take pictures, and 40 percent I do video. I would like to have the best of both. I feel like the Panasonic GH3 is too expensive. Sorry for this long post. I just don't know what to do.
Right now with the 6D I'm still deciding on what lenses to buy if I decide to keep it. I want a cheap zoom lens, and a fast prime. I have the 35mm F2, and I like it. I really want the 50mm F1.4 though. The thing is I'd be using money from what I had saved to spend this summer in Mexico.
I'm a bit worried about price because I'm a university student, and I don't have a steady income. I'm a webmaster, but sometimes the website doesn't need any updates so there isn't much money. Before I wouldn't feel worried, but the older I become the more I start to think about income. I like to have enough to pay for the bills a year in advanced just in case an emergency comes up and I don't have any income coming in I'd have the money to pay the bills while I find something.
What would you do? I'd be able to afford more lenses around September, but don't know if I want to wait to buy those lenses. I'd want to use them in Mexico this summer.
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