stevco
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Hello,
I have some problems about soon buying a digital camera and lens.
Currently I am shooting with analog camera Minolta srt 101, mostly with rokkor 58mm 1.4 and i am satisfied with this focal length/dof/speed, and i like the quality and usage of fixed lens. Both lens and camera are 30+ years old but i haven't any problems, but I am seeing more risk into buying used Digital body.
I want a digital body + 50mm 1.4 lens
I like Canon body more, but Nikkor 50mm 1.4 are better. So if I'm looking more into having the beter lens than the body i guess it's better to go for Nikon body too.
My questions are:
Should I buy used 50mm 1.4 or brand new? (in Macedonia, Europe, the price for Nikkor 50mm 1.4D is 320+ euro for new lens, in USA around 300 bucks, if i have a chance to buy from there)
(the only used nikkor 50mm 1.4 here are 230+ euro, 1,5 year used, and used one are very rare here).
Is it OK buying a used cheaper body and invest more into lens?
Should i expect to have more possible problems with used body than with lens (physical/funcitonal) problems?
My conclusions:
I would like to buy a FF dlsr than APS-C, since new FF cameras are expensive, maybe my only acceptable choice is Canon 5D (what do you think for this now quite old body so late in the game?)
For APS-C used body, I woud like to have something around Nikon D200, D90etc, or, Canon 450D, 40D, 50D etc.
For a full frame, i often see here used Canon 5D body for around 700-800 euro.
I don't want to invest much in a body, since the price of the bodies decrease rapidly and the market rapidly offers new models.. But, the quality and the price of the lens it is more constant.
Shooting with analog camera, the body doesn't make much imput and difference to me, but with analog body the sensor it's most important thing.
I don't shoot my wide-angle, so also a wide-zoom would be OK to have.
Thank you in advance,
Stevco
I have some problems about soon buying a digital camera and lens.
Currently I am shooting with analog camera Minolta srt 101, mostly with rokkor 58mm 1.4 and i am satisfied with this focal length/dof/speed, and i like the quality and usage of fixed lens. Both lens and camera are 30+ years old but i haven't any problems, but I am seeing more risk into buying used Digital body.
I want a digital body + 50mm 1.4 lens
I like Canon body more, but Nikkor 50mm 1.4 are better. So if I'm looking more into having the beter lens than the body i guess it's better to go for Nikon body too.
My questions are:
Should I buy used 50mm 1.4 or brand new? (in Macedonia, Europe, the price for Nikkor 50mm 1.4D is 320+ euro for new lens, in USA around 300 bucks, if i have a chance to buy from there)
(the only used nikkor 50mm 1.4 here are 230+ euro, 1,5 year used, and used one are very rare here).
Is it OK buying a used cheaper body and invest more into lens?
Should i expect to have more possible problems with used body than with lens (physical/funcitonal) problems?
My conclusions:
I would like to buy a FF dlsr than APS-C, since new FF cameras are expensive, maybe my only acceptable choice is Canon 5D (what do you think for this now quite old body so late in the game?)
For APS-C used body, I woud like to have something around Nikon D200, D90etc, or, Canon 450D, 40D, 50D etc.
For a full frame, i often see here used Canon 5D body for around 700-800 euro.
I don't want to invest much in a body, since the price of the bodies decrease rapidly and the market rapidly offers new models.. But, the quality and the price of the lens it is more constant.
Shooting with analog camera, the body doesn't make much imput and difference to me, but with analog body the sensor it's most important thing.
I don't shoot my wide-angle, so also a wide-zoom would be OK to have.
Thank you in advance,
Stevco
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