1D mk3 to what?

gt_junkie

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Hi all,

Used to be a regular what feels like an age ago but life got in the way and 2 kids later I'm back with a request for advice.

I currently use a 1D mk3 which I've had a great experience with but I appreciate time has moved on and I could probably improve things with more resolution and better high iso performance.

I was looking at the 6D and I know that 5D mk3's come up at reasonable prices sometimes too. A 6D MK2 would probably be a grail upgrade but that's pushing my budget.

Am I on the right track or should I consider something else?

Thanks in advance!
 
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I hadn't until you mentioned it. :cry:

I'd seen them whilst searching but just assumed I wouldn't be able to use my lenses... however you piqued my interest so I just looked and saw I may have an ability to get an adapter to use my old lenses.

Is this going to be expensive?
 
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Ooooo nice! Thanks Raymond!

I guess the next few days will be research and that's a really good break down and starting point.

I have the lenses in my sig plus a couple of others that the wife uses so not a huge collection and not hugely valuable (though the 100-400 is to me). I'd be prepared to sidestep if I could do it relatively affordably as my budget is somewhat limited.

Cheers again.
 
Thanks both - lots to think about and already had a good old hunt around!

The Sony system does sound very sweet I can't lie and if I was starting from fresh it's almost certainly the direction I would go in.

So sticking with Canon is the plan - if not just to try mirrorless in the first place. Full frame kind of tickled my fancy too (not set in stone but I've always had crops so am interested to try) and as a result the RP has been front and center in most of my research. It seems to sit in the £500-600 sweet spot of my budget. A bargain R might be achievable but it would really push my finances... unless it really was a bargain!

I looked at the various R(number) crop and FF bodies and although I'd be giving up what appears to be burst speed not much else seems to suffer all that much - unless I've missed something (could happen - I have a 5 and a 3 year old at home so there's never any quiet time!) then just let me know!

Thanks again.
 
Excellent to hear! This is what I'm hoping, thanks for the post! :)

My 1D whilst old still manages fairly well - especially if the light is good however darker environments is a different matter plus its ISO performance whilst good for the time is obviously hugely limiting compared to todays hardware.

Bet the R8 is lovely! It would probably be the one I'd go for if I had the extra cash but for my needs the RP should be fine - and hopefully a marked improvement on what I presently have. (Fingers crossed!)
 
Nice! Enjoy! My first proper camera full stop - 350D and then 30D before.

I can remember carrying around 2x batteries and sometimes not even making it through the day (Farne Islands comes to mind). The colder the day the less time I had... good times playing Russian roulette with the power button! Most of the time it was a fail as I powered up and stabilised all for a miss... but that was just my complete absence of camera craft at fault! On my honeymoon in Nevada, Utah and Colorado it lasted off one battery for 2 or 3 days! Good times!!!
 
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