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Second hand canon camera (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter davholla
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What sort of photography do you want to do and, as Stevo said, budget?
The 5D Mk2 is a fine camera for portraits/landscapes and the like but could be a bit limiting for subjects such as birds.
Also what lenses do you currently have? If you have any Canon EFS lenses or third party lenses designed for APSC (crop) sensors then you will have problems with a 5D Mk2.
Have you considered a used Canon 7D, a lot of camera for the money these days, also it will take any Canon lens EFS or EF mount.
The 5D Mk2 is a fine camera for portraits/landscapes and the like but could be a bit limiting for subjects such as birds.
Also what lenses do you currently have? If you have any Canon EFS lenses or third party lenses designed for APSC (crop) sensors then you will have problems with a 5D Mk2.
Have you considered a used Canon 7D, a lot of camera for the money these days, also it will take any Canon lens EFS or EF mount.
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Thank I want to do the following
general
macro
birds
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM Lens (not used much now)
Tamron 150-600
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Canon MP-E 65mm
Budget £500-900
Is the Canon 7d better than the 70D? I also want to film my son at times.
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I should have explained that normally (unless I am in hyde park central London when I normally have just one).
I have two cameras (if I had the money I would have three and did this summer in Colombia when I was lent one). This is because I have canon 60 mm, 65 mm MPE and Tamron 150-600 mm lens and hate having to change between them as that is how I miss shots. I am tempted to just get another Canon 550 EOS
I have two cameras (if I had the money I would have three and did this summer in Colombia when I was lent one). This is because I have canon 60 mm, 65 mm MPE and Tamron 150-600 mm lens and hate having to change between them as that is how I miss shots. I am tempted to just get another Canon 550 EOS
According to this the 550 is very similar to the 7D http://www.digitalrev.com/article/canon-eos-550d-vs-7d/NTI0NA_A_A
