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Do I need a 5D?

 
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Jun 12, 2007 18:51 |  #1

The closer to $2000. they get the more tempted I am.

In two weeks I leave for 3 weeks in England and Wales. A backup body would be nice and a second body will be handy for the Tour de France stages in England.

I think they can be bought for aroun $2400, now.


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Jun 12, 2007 19:10 |  #2

only you know if you need one, if you have the money go for it. I love mine


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Jun 12, 2007 19:38 |  #3

Yes. Yes you do.




  
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Jun 12, 2007 19:40 |  #4

Full-frame is tempting... true 16mm FOV!


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Jun 12, 2007 19:47 |  #5
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you know 5D is not for Sport shooting right?


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Jun 12, 2007 20:12 |  #6

I use my 1D MKII for sports now. (Mainly Big Ten college foot ball) I don't shoot enough sports to rule out a slower camera with my 70-200. Actually, I don't think I'd get the grip for it. That was one of the best things about my 1vHS, you could take off the grip for traveling.


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Jun 12, 2007 20:50 as a reply to  @ Tapeman's post |  #7
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5D is best for landscape and portrait.


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Jun 13, 2007 00:07 |  #8

Bubble wrote in post #3367351 (external link)
5D is best for landscape and portrait.

True, but best for doesn't necessary exclude anything else. Three FPS aren't going to be the best for action sequences, but for someone who can anticipate the peak of action, the 5D can be quite capable of action photography. It certainly won't be as good as a 1D series, but I've seen some 5D sports shots that were quite excellent.

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Jun 13, 2007 06:10 |  #9

do it :) i will eventually


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Jun 13, 2007 06:23 |  #10

Bubble wrote in post #3366994 (external link)
you know 5D is not for Sport shooting right?

Not the fastest SLR on the market but compared to DSLRs of only a few years ago pretty fast nonetheless. I've used a 5D and long lenses to shoot motocross successfully so I don't see any problem shooting bicycle races at 3fps, the superb image quality of a 5D alone is worth the slight loss of speed over say a 30D, heck wasn't that long ago when you could only shoot as fast as you could crank the film advance lever, how soon we forget :).

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