Hello! I just got a Canon 5D Mark IV and I think I'm in love. What I'm wondering is whether to keep my trusty 80D, for the sake of the extra reach it gives me with long lenses. I assumed all along this was what I would do when I finally got a full-frame camera, but I'm now having second thoughts, and I'm wondering what others' experiences have been.
I'm currently using a Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 lens. I love it, but it is a little slower than the Canon 100-400 (which is f4.5-5.6). This tends to mean I end up shooting at higher ISO (since I don't really want to reduce the shutter speed). So here's the first tradeoff: the 5DIV (as one should expect) produces MUCH cleaner images at higher ISO. So while I'm getting a 600mm equivalent focal length with the 80D, and thus a tighter shot and a bigger bird in the frame, I'm getting a significantly cleaner image from the 5DIV. So far, I find I'm preferring the cleaner 5DIV image, cropped in a bit, to the somewhat noisier image from the 80D.
There's also the much more sophisticated autofocus options on the 5DIV.
I love my 80D -- it's been a great camera for me for quite some time, but now that I've been spoiled by the more advanced capabilities of the 5DIV, I'm noticing its limitations more than I did before.
I should add that I do have the Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. I've tested it in good light and found it works well, with maybe a little bit of lost sharpness. In the field, though, losing an extra stop with what is already a pretty slow lens is a killer.
I've read a lot of advice that says keep the APS-C camera for extra reach, and again, that was always my plan. But now, I just don't know. I'm half inclined to say goodbye to the 80D and trade it in towards some new glass, but then I think about the amazing reach I'll have when I get that Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens next month...
I'd love to hear from others who have tackled these questions!
I'm currently using a Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 lens. I love it, but it is a little slower than the Canon 100-400 (which is f4.5-5.6). This tends to mean I end up shooting at higher ISO (since I don't really want to reduce the shutter speed). So here's the first tradeoff: the 5DIV (as one should expect) produces MUCH cleaner images at higher ISO. So while I'm getting a 600mm equivalent focal length with the 80D, and thus a tighter shot and a bigger bird in the frame, I'm getting a significantly cleaner image from the 5DIV. So far, I find I'm preferring the cleaner 5DIV image, cropped in a bit, to the somewhat noisier image from the 80D.
There's also the much more sophisticated autofocus options on the 5DIV.
I love my 80D -- it's been a great camera for me for quite some time, but now that I've been spoiled by the more advanced capabilities of the 5DIV, I'm noticing its limitations more than I did before.
I should add that I do have the Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. I've tested it in good light and found it works well, with maybe a little bit of lost sharpness. In the field, though, losing an extra stop with what is already a pretty slow lens is a killer.
I've read a lot of advice that says keep the APS-C camera for extra reach, and again, that was always my plan. But now, I just don't know. I'm half inclined to say goodbye to the 80D and trade it in towards some new glass, but then I think about the amazing reach I'll have when I get that Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens next month...
I'd love to hear from others who have tackled these questions!