Comments on: Change cameras? Not On Your Nelly.

By: Ivor

Ivor — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:14:26 +0000

I knew this would come back and bite me. A photo agency are insisting I use full frame for my work I do for them. :O

By: Pete Pfeiffer

Pete Pfeiffer — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:44:29 +0000

I 100% agree with this position Ivor.

For most photographers (professionals are the exception) exploring what you already own and exactly how to use it to achieve the desired images will add satisfaction to the hobby. I believe there are 2 reasons to change your camera: 1) the one you have no longer functions (broken, lost, or stolen); 2) your creative vision is restricted by your equipment.

Pete

By: Graham Thorpe

Graham Thorpe — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:11:17 +0000

Well said Ivor . As regards the Sony mirrorless full frame you were tempted with …still requires the heavy and expensive full frame lenses . When my Panasonic 4/3 broke ( I fell down) I replaced with Fuji APSC …regretting that now because the lens range just isn’t as good . For example on the Panasonic these days I could have 12-60 and 55-200 both 2.8 much lighter and a 24-400 equivalent range . Sorely tempted to go back to 4/3 for size /weight and the image quality would be just fine . The Oly 12-100 is a very convenient range too ..just wished it was wider than f4 .

By: Ian Hill

Ian Hill — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:21:31 +0000

I agree Ivor, I have an Olympus OM-40 and I love it, I love the grainy film look, as far as DSLR’s go, my first one was a canon 750d, it has produced some amazing images. I also bought a 17-40L (I considered the ’16-35, but couldn’t justify the price difference) that set up worked fine for me, however, I yearned for the wide angle shots that the lens can produce so shelled out for the 6d mkii, this purchase was based on the fact that the 750d had a ‘vari-angle touchscreen’ a feature that I absolutely love, but getting back to your original point, I will not be changing or replacing any of my camera’s, I am very happy indeed with the systems I have and can’t see any point in changing, maybe a few more ‘L’ lenses in the future, but not any day soon.