How to get to full frame without breaking the bank

[beagle100]

yeah, just get a refurbished 6D for $1,099 and call it quits
(until the 6D2)

 

[DanOstergren]

I shoot with a 5D MK I, and am incredibly happy with it. It renders images beautifully, and for what used body's are going for these days you just can't beat that price for a good full frame camera. As well, you could get yourself a nice lens or two with the money you'd have left over after buying a 5D. It's not the most advanced DSLR, but for me what matters is the final image, and it does not disappoint.

 

[chuasam]

Have a bigger bank account

 

[DanOstergren]

Have a bigger bank account

You can get a great full frame camera for less than $500.

 

[chuasam]

Have a bigger bank account

You can get a great full frame camera for less than $500.

Film camera

 

[table1349]

This would work if you have nothing to do with the next 20 years to 30 years of your life.

 

[Peeb]

Presently thinking of offering the whole cropped-body+lenses for trade and switching over to a Nikon D610 and slowing re-building my lens collection.

There would be some benefits to staying with Canon, but I really liked the D610 when I borrowed and tried one.

 

[waday]

Have a bigger bank account

Film camera

This would work if you have nothing to do with the next 20 years to 30 years of your life.

 

[table1349]

Have a bigger bank account

Film camera

This would work if you have nothing to do with the next 20 years to 30 years of your life.

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[DanOstergren]

Have a bigger bank account

You can get a great full frame camera for less than $500.

Film camera

Oh you.

 

[chuasam]

Presently thinking of offering the whole cropped-body+lenses for trade and switching over to a Nikon D610 and slowing re-building my lens collection.

There would be some benefits to staying with Canon, but I really liked the D610 when I borrowed and tried one.

why do you feel that you even need a full frame camera to begin with?

 

[Peeb]

Presently thinking of offering the whole cropped-body+lenses for trade and switching over to a Nikon D610 and slowing re-building my lens collection.

There would be some benefits to staying with Canon, but I really liked the D610 when I borrowed and tried one.

why do you feel that you even need a full frame camera to begin with?

1. A broader dynamic range and better low light/high ISO performance yielding a higher quality image than a crop sensor.

2. Shallower depth of field than a crop sensor DSLR, which can be a beneficial aesthetic (more bokeh).

3. I shot 35mm on film for three decades, and the field of view I get when I shoot, say a 55mm lens on a cropped body just 'looks' wrong to what my eye is accustomed to. I shoot a lot of landscapes and the cropped body views just don't comfortably fit (if I shot more wildlife, the 'reach' of the cropped body would appeal more).

4. Hoping for better image quality in general (this desire has remained constant throughout my photographic journey that started 4 decades ago with a Canon Canonette Giii viewfinder camera that was a pretty fine piece of kit). The 'compare' websites I've seen consistently rate the D610 well over my current T3i.

5. Why are so many folks on this board concerned with my motivation?

 

[chuasam]

Duh! Of course the D610 will beat a T3i.
Because you want a big camera but lack the budget to match.
It's like saying I want a fancy sports car but I can only afford $2,000 for it.

 

[Peeb]

Duh! Of course the D610 will beat a T3i.
Because you want a big camera but lack the budget to match.
It's like saying I want a fancy sports car but I can only afford $2,000 for it.

Hah! I never said I couldn't afford it- I just would prefer to get there as cheaply as possible.

EDIT: just went and re-checked my original post to confirm. I just wondered if I could take all the cropped body gear listed there as trade-in, plus a grand and make the leap. That seems doable, right?

 

[PaulWog]

Duh! Of course the D610 will beat a T3i.
Because you want a big camera but lack the budget to match.
It's like saying I want a fancy sports car but I can only afford $2,000 for it.

Hah! I never said I couldn't afford it- I just would prefer to get there as cheaply as possible.

EDIT: just went and re-checked my original post to confirm. I just wondered if I could take all the cropped body gear listed there as trade-in, plus a grand and make the leap. That seems doable, right?

That's what I did, except I used Craigslist to sell my crop gear. Worth it. But now I want more lenses.