Replace my 350D with...

DiCe!

DiCe!

DiCe!

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Well that is the question as the 350D just does not cut it any more.

650D, 60D or 7D....I am leaning towards the 60D, but what say you the people of Overclockers? The price difference does not bother me as if I go for the more expensive one I will just wait another month.

Opinions people?

Thanks
 
I went from a 350D to a 550D a couple of years ago. A jump from a 6mp sensor to an 18mp one, and the first thing I did was take comparision shots with a tripod.

I was amazed and disappointed that the images were practically identical at the same sizes between both cameras. In fact, in one shot the 550D image was slightly less revealing at a pixel level.

That's an observation which I can't revisit now as I sold my 350D, and I know I'm not answering your question either. ;-)

I would be intrigued if you kept your 350D and did the same comparison shots as I did at the time..maybe sensor progress isn't all it's cracked up to be. Of course, you're well entitled to move on from the 350D and I do appreciate the better ISO performance of the 550D along with the video, IS on the kit lens (though I seldom use it) and larger LCD.

You'll probably be getting the benefit of an articulated screen too, along with a screaming frame rate if you go for the 7D. Rumours are that a 7D Mk2 is imminent, so you might want to hold off if that's floating your boat.
 
What about the 350D isn't cutting it for you any more? It might be worth looking at a second hand body instead like a 5D, or nowadays even the 5D2 is creeping into affordability in this sort of price bracket, I've seen them going as low as £850. If you don't need the AF of a 7D, and don't mind swapping out a couple of lenses (presuming you have an 18-55 with your 350d which won't work on a full frame camera like the 5D), the 5D makes an awesome step up from pretty much any mid range crop DSLR let alone a really old low end one like the 350d :)
 
Tafkap said:
I went from a 350D to a 550D a couple of years ago. A jump from a 6mp sensor to an 18mp one, and the first thing I did was take comparision shots with a tripod.

I was amazed and disappointed that the images were practically identical at the same sizes between both cameras. In fact, in one shot the 550D image was slightly less revealing at a pixel level.
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That is disappointing to hear!

Ksanti said:
What about the 350D isn't cutting it for you any more? It might be worth looking at a second hand body instead like a 5D, or nowadays even the 5D2 is creeping into affordability in this sort of price bracket, I've seen them going as low as £850. If you don't need the AF of a 7D, and don't mind swapping out a couple of lenses (presuming you have an 18-55 with your 350d which won't work on a full frame camera like the 5D), the 5D makes an awesome step up from pretty much any mid range crop DSLR let alone a really old low end one like the 350d :)
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I find it is quite slow and the auto focus on it isnt all that great, I used a friends 550d and found it was much smoother, felt better to hold and take pictures with quickly.

A 5D would be a dream, might be worth saving for a Mark 2 :)
 
For what it's worth, I changed from a 350D to a 40D some 6 years ago, noticed a massive difference in auto focus speed, image quality and it served me very well until recently. I'm not suggesting you get a 40D, only offering my experiences at the time!

I think whatever you change to will be a massive step up, particularly if you move away from the xxxD to xxD and above, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
 
Thanks for the insight guys!

I do have one other question about lenses, as said by someone above I do have the naff kit lens, I also have the nifty 50 and the 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM, looking to replace the kit lens with something that will give me the same sort of images as the 50/70-200 without hammering my wallet into the thousands! Any ideas?
 
I've just upgraded from a 350d to a 650d.

I've been doing night photography recently (star trails, aurora etc.. ).

I love the 650 - the auto-ISO is great, the shutter is much quieter, the picture quality is in a different league, and the ISO performance is just outstanding compared to the 350d.

For example, last night I was out shooting at 800 ISO at the comet / moon / stars - fantastic detail in the photos (not the comet, unfortunately) - and very little ISO related noise - and yes, I do know (and have used on the 350) about the long exposure compensation etc..

A very worthwhile upgrade, but I just wish some options were still visible somewhere except on the screen ( it doesn't have a top lcd ) - for example, changing between single, burst and timer shots seems to need the screen active.
 
Alright I'd go 5D2 if you can justify the price as the 70-200 and 50 both pair very nicely with it. If you can't I'd go 5D classic. Either way there are always copies popping up for sale in classifieds on various sites and on second hand sites like MPB.

The old Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 is a very good option as a cheap standard zoom, though moving up to full frame it might be worth getting a wide lens such as the 17-40 (which is a (mild) ultra wide angle on a full frame camera like the 5D) as your 50 will cover standard shooting reasonably well anyway.
 
There's no point picking up awesome glass then sticking it on a tiny sensor. L glass was meant for full frame cameras and in any case, any half decent lens on a full frame sensor will outperform any incredible lens on a crop sensor until you reach positions where you have to crop the full frame image really heavily because you don't have enough reach.
 
What is it in the 5d2 that you'd want? I've made awesome prints up to 30*20 from my 5Dc, the focus system is exactly the same on both, sensor performance (outside of resolution) is pretty much the same short of about a 0.5 stop advantage on ISO and the bodies themselves are nigh on identical in design. The main updates were video, higher resolution and a better screen, but compared to a 350d both will be incredible upgrades.
 
Ksanti said:
What is it in the 5d2 that you'd want? I've made awesome prints up to 30*20 from my 5Dc, the focus system is exactly the same on both, sensor performance (outside of resolution) is pretty much the same short of about a 0.5 stop advantage on ISO and the bodies themselves are nigh on identical in design. The main updates were video, higher resolution and a better screen, but compared to a 350d both will be incredible upgrades.
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I would be worried about the amount of photos taken on the 5dmki, for the life of me can not think of the correct terminology!
 
DiCe! said:
I would be worried about the amount of photos taken on the 5dmki, for the life of me can not think of the correct terminology!
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Shutter count?

I believe they are rate for 100,000 shots. I have just gone from a 40D to the 5Dc and I couldn't be happier, I nearly pulled the trigger on the mark two, but I couldn't quite justify the extra £400 for the features I would gain, as it's really just a hobby for me and until I need to use video or better low light, I am more than content.
 
If you buy from MPB or similar they tend to have warranties on all of their cameras for 6 months, so if the shutter goes they'll replace it for you. I'm curious as to whether you could pick up a camera from them and just run the shutter on non stop burst for a few days to kill it and then get them to replace it?
 
In any case the 5D until the 5D3 has never been an action burst-rate camera so people won't have abused their shutters too much in 99% of cases, though the older copies might be approaching their expiration date :)
 
Coming from a 350d he won't notice the difference and moving to the D800 I never thought "Wow this screen is amazing" coming from a 5d. It's perfectly usable for image review and checking sharpness in crops.
 
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