How many just have one body?

I sold one of my 20D's about six months ago, and I regret having done so. I'll be picking up a 40D here in the near future, though, so I'll be back where I need to be...

I've never sold a camera body so have now accumulated quite a few. Mostly they just lie around gathering dust

I currently use the 40D and an ultracompact. Not sure whether to keep my 10D or not, for the amount of use it will get from now on in. It's nice to have as a second body or backup but as a some-time hobbyist only, it would probably be wisest for me to just sell it or give it to someone who'll use it more than I will.

I moved from 5 or 6 film bodies (so I could support lots of film types) to investing everything in one do-it-all DSLR. That worked fine until its encounter with sea water and now I've been a month without. Two bodies would definitely be preferable, but I couldn't justify the cost (not a pro).

I'm too lazy to sell my old stuff so I just call them back ups.

I've just bought a 5D, so now I'm not sure which is my No1 body, the 5D or the 1D Mk11. They serve different purposes. I may put the 10D body on ebay now.

I do the occaisional wedding, so I must have two bodies. Otherwise, I'm just a hobbyist.

kevindar wrote in post #4197506
Ed, are you talking about dpreview and potn crowd? even there I bet its not 50-50, and I would bet in the general population its more like 90-10. I think most of those who own two bodies, have upgraded their first body, and have not gotten around to, or have not found it worthwhile to sell their second cam

it wouldn't surprise me. almost everyone i know who has upgraded has at least one other body.

ed rader

Only 20d now. When I move up to 5d, who knows. I might keep the 20 for backup, but probably would sell to upgrade glass. If you ask my wife, she would ask "Why do you need another camera?"

Madweasel wrote in post #4197717
I moved from 5 or 6 film bodies (so I could support lots of film types) to investing everything in one do-it-all DSLR. That worked fine until its encounter with sea water and now I've been a month without. Two bodies would definitely be preferable, but I couldn't justify the cost (not a pro).

so if you needed a camera now you'd be SOL? i couldn't be without a camera and i am a pro.

professional electrician !

ed rader

blueM wrote in post #4197873
If you ask my wife, she would ask "Why do you need another camera?"

And the answer from me is "need has nothing to do with it".

Getting a 2nd body this weekend.

I'll have 2 bodies come this Monday, Could not resist a new 5d with the low prices so far. Battery grip came today body comes monday- It will be a long waiting weekend.

I had 2 bodies briefly when I upgraded to a 20D from a 350D. I didn't have a chance to use them at the same time.

For me it's a matter of money - I simply cannot afford to have more than one body, and if I didn't sell the 350D right away I'd probably not use it enough to make the depreciation worth it.

In the general photography population, those with 1 body will vastly outnumber those with 2. The number of people with a 350D/400D or a Nikon D40, a kit lens (perhaps even a 55-200 as well) and green box mode will be greater than those on this forum by a factor of at least 10. There's a reason Canon's most profitable camera is the 400D. (at least I think I read that somewhere).

I'd love 2 bodies, but I'd have to have considerably more money. The cost involved, the depreciation etc would make it far more worth my while to have a lens (much less depreciation) than a body.

I had two but sold my 20D...now I want two again so I'm looking at the 5D to go along with my 40D.

lakiluno wrote in post #4197941
In the general photography population, those with 1 body will vastly outnumber those with 2. The number of people with a 350D/400D or a Nikon D40, a kit lens (perhaps even a 55-200 as well) and green box mode will be greater than those on this forum by a factor of at least 10. There's a reason Canon's most profitable camera is the 400D. (at least I think I read that somewhere).

I'd love 2 bodies, but I'd have to have considerably more money. The cost involved, the depreciation etc would make it far more worth my while to have a lens (much less depreciation) than a body.

I do agree with most of that. The only reason I have 2 is because I had bought the 30D and 20D used. The only new one I bought was the Xti. Next year I will might even break down and get a used 1d MKII.

Strick wrote in post #4197911
And the answer from me is "need has nothing to do with it".

yep .

ed rader