Kathleen's 5D has failed.
After some ridiculous shutter count, the mirror fell off and fropped into her 100-400.
I'm guessing that it isn't worth repairing. Even if we fix the mirror, the shutter ls likely to go soon anyway.
So we are looking to buy a new body.
The decision is looking like this:
Must be Canon, based on our lens stash.
We shoot full frame. I couldn't get her anything cropped.
There are still a few 5D2s around. £1250. Does everything she wants. Need to act sharpish to get one.
The 6D is £1600. Price has come come down from £1800 at launch. Seems to have better ISO, and a handful more bells and whistles (wifi looks interesting). Is it worth paying extra for the newer model? If we take that path, we would hang on for a couple of months in the hope of a better price.
The 5D3 is £2250. That's £1k more than a 5D2. I can't imagine her getting that much more benefit from that camera.
1D series isn't happening. Too much weight. Too much money.
So I think I'm leaning towards a 6D in Feb. But I'm concerned that the 6D shutter/mirror might fail earlier (she is very heavy on the frame count...)
Wouldn't consider a grey import or used from an unknown source. However, if Raymond is thinking of upgrading some of his 5D2s to 5D3, please drop me a line
Opinions invited...
Andrew
After some ridiculous shutter count, the mirror fell off and fropped into her 100-400.
I'm guessing that it isn't worth repairing. Even if we fix the mirror, the shutter ls likely to go soon anyway.
So we are looking to buy a new body.
The decision is looking like this:
Must be Canon, based on our lens stash.
We shoot full frame. I couldn't get her anything cropped.
There are still a few 5D2s around. £1250. Does everything she wants. Need to act sharpish to get one.
The 6D is £1600. Price has come come down from £1800 at launch. Seems to have better ISO, and a handful more bells and whistles (wifi looks interesting). Is it worth paying extra for the newer model? If we take that path, we would hang on for a couple of months in the hope of a better price.
The 5D3 is £2250. That's £1k more than a 5D2. I can't imagine her getting that much more benefit from that camera.
1D series isn't happening. Too much weight. Too much money.
So I think I'm leaning towards a 6D in Feb. But I'm concerned that the 6D shutter/mirror might fail earlier (she is very heavy on the frame count...)
Wouldn't consider a grey import or used from an unknown source. However, if Raymond is thinking of upgrading some of his 5D2s to 5D3, please drop me a line
Opinions invited...
Andrew