Budget Full Frame + 35mm

Steve M · 21 Mar 2018 at 15:55

Energize said:
£200 not sure where you're shopping?! The D610 is selling in £5xx range.

Think he's saying the D610 sells for £200 more than the D600.

Energize · 21 Mar 2018 at 19:40

Steve M said:
Think he's saying the D610 sells for £200 more than the D600.

Yes I realise that was what he meant, but if you look on ebay the price difference between the D610 and D600 is not close to £200! The D610 is trending at about £570.

ddoubleep · 22 Mar 2018 at 14:28

olv said:
I've only seen them from ~£700+ on wex/mpb/lce. Be keen at £500 but that more sensibly seems like D600 territory from my search this week.

Thanks @ddoubleep good to have a positive recommendation on the 35f/2.

I run the 35mm f2 on a D750 for video and stills and it's been decent. I've wanted the newer 1.8 or Sigma 1.4 but it just works for me and not wanted to change up.

a1ex2001 · 24 Mar 2018 at 05:38

olv said:
I really like the idea of the 35mm IS f2, it looks great but the 5Dii and 6D seem more expensive like for like compared to the D600 which looks to be the better camera.

The sigma 24-35mm f2 also looks really interesting, bit expensive for just dipping my toe though.

I think I’m fairly settled on a D600 and a 35mm f2D now.

The f2 IS is a brilliant piece of glass I very nearly went for a used a sigma 35mm f1.4 but I'm glad I didn't this size and weight of the f2 fits my usage perfectly.

I can totally understand going Nikon if I was starting over today I would particularly with that generation of kit as canons sensors fell way behind!

olv · 26 Mar 2018 at 14:36

Slightly anticlimactic conclusion to this thread. After a weekend of using my Fuji I realised that I just don’t need full frame, nor really want a second camera system so I ordered a Fuji 55-200 instead to add a different perspective for landscapes.

Thanks for all the input.

Raymond Lin · 26 Mar 2018 at 15:10

a1ex2001 said:
The f2 IS is a brilliant piece of glass I very nearly went for a used a sigma 35mm f1.4 but I'm glad I didn't this size and weight of the f2 fits my usage perfectly.

I can totally understand going Nikon if I was starting over today I would particularly with that generation of kit as canons sensors fell way behind!

5D4 sensor is up there but the rest the of the range is a bit meh.

Best bag for buck camera today is the Sony A73. It has all the important tools for getting an image, adaptor for canon glass until Sigma releases their lenses.

olv · 26 Mar 2018 at 15:12

It's also £2k

Raymond Lin · 26 Mar 2018 at 15:15

olv said:
It's also £2k

And finding one in stock

a1ex2001 · 27 Mar 2018 at 04:04

Raymond Lin said:
5D4 sensor is up there but the rest the of the range is a bit meh.

Totally agree since canon out the ad conversion on the sensor the gap to Nikon/Sony is nothing like it was. That's not to say you couldn't get an amazing image from a 5D II/III the reviews always seem to miss the bit where the photographer makes the biggest difference great dynamic rangecwon't make a crap photo good!