iolair
No longer a newbie, moving up!
The original 5D goes for what looks on a nice price on eBay - 400 - 500 pounds, with a fair few to choose from.
Is it still worth considering as a full-frame camera? My bodies are the Canon 40D and 50D, so the resolution is similar, but how about the autofocus system? Is the low-light performance still a big improvement over the crop bodies, or is the technology too outdated on the original 5D now?
Is the viewfinder on the 5D that much better than the crop bodies? I recently took a look through an old 35mm film camera I've not touched in years, and was was impressed how much bigger the viewfinder felt than with my crop Canons, presumably any full-frame has this benefit? That must make working with manual focus a fair bit easier?
There's no way I can justify the spend on the 5D Mk II, III or 6D ... but the original 5D - that could be feasible if it offers things my 40D and 50D don't.
(Obviously the downside - I couldn't use my 10-22mm or 60mm macro EF-S lenses on the 5D - but the rest of my lenses - 28mm, 50mm, 80-210mm, 85mm, 135mm are EF, and I wouldn't be ditching the crop bodies anyway - it's reassuring to have two cameras to shoot on and one spare, so the lenses wouldn't be neglected)
Is it still worth considering as a full-frame camera? My bodies are the Canon 40D and 50D, so the resolution is similar, but how about the autofocus system? Is the low-light performance still a big improvement over the crop bodies, or is the technology too outdated on the original 5D now?
Is the viewfinder on the 5D that much better than the crop bodies? I recently took a look through an old 35mm film camera I've not touched in years, and was was impressed how much bigger the viewfinder felt than with my crop Canons, presumably any full-frame has this benefit? That must make working with manual focus a fair bit easier?
There's no way I can justify the spend on the 5D Mk II, III or 6D ... but the original 5D - that could be feasible if it offers things my 40D and 50D don't.
(Obviously the downside - I couldn't use my 10-22mm or 60mm macro EF-S lenses on the 5D - but the rest of my lenses - 28mm, 50mm, 80-210mm, 85mm, 135mm are EF, and I wouldn't be ditching the crop bodies anyway - it's reassuring to have two cameras to shoot on and one spare, so the lenses wouldn't be neglected)