I ordered (and already paid for) a 40D yesterday at $1299. The store has a 5D in stock at $2699 and I am acutally thinking about going for the 5D but I am thinking that the law of diminishing returns has to apply here.
Am I right?
mcneguy Member 205 posts Joined Mar 2004 Location: Menomonee Falls, WI More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:37 | #1 I ordered (and already paid for) a 40D yesterday at $1299. The store has a 5D in stock at $2699 and I am acutally thinking about going for the 5D but I am thinking that the law of diminishing returns has to apply here.
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JBaz Goldmember  1,672 posts Joined Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:50 | #2 depends on what you are shooting. the 40D and the 5D hold strengths in some categories, not so much in others. What are you shooting with now? Camera Gear
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BillBoehme Enjoy being spanked  More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:52 | #3 mcneguy wrote in post #3952191  I ordered (and already paid for) a 40D yesterday at $1299. The store has a 5D in stock at $2699 and I am actually thinking about going for the 5D but I am thinking that the law of diminishing returns has to apply here. Am I right? Of course you are absolutely right! Whatever you do that makes you feel that you made the right decision means that ... you made the right decision. For that reason, no one else can tell you that you did not make the right decision. For me, there is no ROI because it is just a money-draining hobby, so the "law" (or guideline) of diminishing returns has no particular meaning or importance. All of the justification for money spent on hobbies boils down to, "it's what I wanted, so there". Atmospheric haze in images? Click for Tutorial to Reduce Atmospheric Haze with Photoshop.
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Lord_Malone Cream of the Manpanties........ Inventor Great POTN Photo Book  7,686 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2005 More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:53 | #4 That depends on if you think having full frame is twice as good as having 1.6x crop. ~Spaceships Don't Come Equipped With Rear View Mirrors~
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Freak3150 Member 104 posts Joined Apr 2006 More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:54 | #5 bill boehme wrote in post #3952334 All of the justification for money spent on hobbies boils down to, "it's what I wanted, so there". I can't tell you how much I agree with this statement.
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JBaz Goldmember 1,672 posts Joined Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:56 | #6 you might as well skip the 5D and go straight to the new 1Ds MKIII... That's like 4x better than the 40D if it's 2x better than the 5D... for only 6x the price... :P Camera Gear
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Moppie Moderator  15,105 posts Gallery: 24 photos Best ofs: 1 Likes: 456 Joined Sep 2004 Location: Akarana, Aotearoa. (Kiwiland) More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:58 | #7 I always thought the 5D was 1.6 times better?
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RonaldS.Jr. Prodigal "Brick" Layer  More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:58 | #8 JBaz wrote in post #3952389 go straight to the new 1Ds MKIII
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RonaldS.Jr. Prodigal "Brick" Layer More info | Sep 17, 2007 21:59 | #9 More like .625x better. Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at theirs.
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moshe3242 Senior Member 278 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles More info | Sep 17, 2007 22:38 | #10 bill boehme wrote in post #3952334 Of course you are absolutely right! Whatever you do that makes you feel that you made the right decision means that ... you made the right decision. For that reason, no one else can tell you that you did not make the right decision. For me, there is no ROI because it is just a money-draining hobby, so the "law" (or guideline) of diminishing returns has no particular meaning or importance. All of the justification for money spent on hobbies boils down to, "it's what I wanted, so there". Einstein couldnt have said it better Canon 1DS MARK III,Canon 5D mark II,Speedlite 430EX, 24-105L, 70-200L f/4, 50 mm f1.8, Canon 85 1.8
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JBaz Goldmember 1,672 posts Joined Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC More info | Sep 17, 2007 22:39 | #11 Oh come on, more than half of all Americans are in some sort of debt... why not you too! lol At least you'd be blowing the money away on a good investment instead of on drugs and hookers... Camera Gear
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DonaldB Mostly Lurking 17 posts Joined Jul 2007 More info | I went with the 5D and have no regrets...There is no perfect camera for all styles of shooting as everyone knows...I like all kinds of photography and recently got into doing some BIF shots...most will say a 5D is not good for birds and I will admit it's not at it's best for birding...but if you know it's limitations and learn them it can do fairly well at whatever you want it to. I don't care if they come out with a newer 5D mark whatever...it still will not change the way my 5D takes shots now...
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jdizzle Darth Noink  69,419 posts Likes: 65 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Harvesting Nano crystals More info | Sep 17, 2007 23:07 | #13 DonaldB wrote in post #3952845 I went with the 5D and have no regrets...There is no perfect camera for all styles of shooting as everyone knows...I like all kinds of photography and recently got into doing some BIF shots...most will say a 5D is not good for birds and I will admit it's not at it's best for birding...but if you know it's limitations and learn them it can do fairly well at whatever you want it to. I don't care if they come out with a newer 5D mark whatever...it still will not change the way my 5D takes shots now...  Here's a couple of BIF shots I got recently with my 5D... http://www.pbase.com/image/85244462/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/image/85644287/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/image/85352327/original.jpg Very NICE! This proves my point.
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Az2Africa Goldmember  3,481 posts Likes: 6 Joined Mar 2005 Location: North Scottsdale, Arizona USA More info | Sep 17, 2007 23:15 | #14 It is a tough decision. I went with both. "If you're not living on the edge. You're taking up too much room !"
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davesrose Title Fairy still hasn't visited me! 4,568 posts Likes: 879 Joined Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Sep 17, 2007 23:16 | #15 mcneguy wrote in post #3952191 I ordered (and already paid for) a 40D yesterday at $1299. The store has a 5D in stock at $2699 and I am acutally thinking about going for the 5D but I am thinking that the law of diminishing returns has to apply here. Am I right?
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