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Hello All,

I know this is very debatable and subjective to personal preference and a whole load of other contributing factors and i don't expect a perfect answer but more so peoples experience view.

I like my sports photography and im looking to develop event photography, both of which have completely separate requirements. though i will attend more events than sports as its more local and lower cost to attend.

Currently shooting using a 50d which i think i might as well retain on buying a new body due to how much they are now worth, my lenses are all FF compatible sigma 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 and 50mm 1.8 but i feel my body is letting me down on lower light performance. Ive only ever used APS-C so full frame is new and i know what it is but whether its right for me i do not know other than the light benefits.

Looking in Canons line up the obvious choices for sports would be the 7dmkii (or stick with what i have)
for events would be 6d or 5dmkiii - the 6d which seems to be severely crippled and the 5d being 2x as expensive. I was advise by a pro event tog i was best to stay with APS-C bodys but these suffer in lower light more

Also... from research with the mirror-less bodys its seeming APS-C bodys will be leaving the market during the next few years so maybe buying a new APS-C body now is the wrong time.

What is people take and opinion on this, should i make do with what i have and work on this etc or should i plunge into something else, this pro tog who does events also ditched Canon for Panasonic Mirror-less to which seems to swear by and that Canon along with Nikon pull out of the mirrorless market too. i played with the Panasonics at the event and they look great through the viewfinder, quick and light but that i think is one of the big selling points but as soon as you add a wider app lens the body will be the least of the issue.

i don't mean to start a debate or a war between brands and pixels etc each has their own benefit no doubt and i do appreciate an feedback that can be given.
 
EvilMinion said:
Hello All,

I know this is very debatable and subjective to personal preference and a whole load of other contributing factors and i don't expect a perfect answer but more so peoples experience view.

I like my sports photography and im looking to develop event photography, both of which have completely separate requirements. though i will attend more events than sports as its more local and lower cost to attend.

Currently shooting using a 50d which i think i might as well retain on buying a new body due to how much they are now worth, my lenses are all FF compatible sigma 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 and 50mm 1.8 but i feel my body is letting me down on lower light performance. Ive only ever used APS-C so full frame is new and i know what it is but whether its right for me i do not know other than the light benefits.

Looking in Canons line up the obvious choices for sports would be the 7dmkii (or stick with what i have)
for events would be 6d or 5dmkiii - the 6d which seems to be severely crippled and the 5d being 2x as expensive. I was advise by a pro event tog i was best to stay with APS-C bodys but these suffer in lower light more

Also... from research with the mirror-less bodys its seeming APS-C bodys will be leaving the market during the next few years so maybe buying a new APS-C body now is the wrong time.

What is people take and opinion on this, should i make do with what i have and work on this etc or should i plunge into something else, this pro tog who does events also ditched Canon for Panasonic Mirror-less to which seems to swear by and that Canon along with Nikon pull out of the mirrorless market too. i played with the Panasonics at the event and they look great through the viewfinder, quick and light but that i think is one of the big selling points but as soon as you add a wider app lens the body will be the least of the issue.

i don't mean to start a debate or a war between brands and pixels etc each has their own benefit no doubt and i do appreciate an feedback that can be given.
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The 6d of paper might not seem to have the best AF, but believe me, its more than adequate for sports and events. I have a couple of fast crops that on paper seem to beat the 6d in the AF stakes, but I always now reach for the 6d as I get a far higher keeper rate, and of course the benefit of far the far better IQ (I originally bought he 6d for landscapes). The centre point is very sensitive (in fact, Canon's most sensitive) and focuses and tracks very quickly.

Here's a few I shot with it at a big show jumping event in Addlington last w/end... (AF Servo centre point)

66 by Odd Jim, on Flickr

61 by Odd Jim, on Flickr

59 by Odd Jim, on Flickr

I'm interested into why you think cropped cameras are "leaving the market". That's not going to happen for a long time, if ever.
 
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Thanks for the feedback, Pics look good and sharp, Is this your main camera?
it seems there is a flood of tech hitting the markets and at the top end of the scale i think we will see little change. I honestly dont know, its just the general reading of the info that is posted around and from some chats i have had with some people i have met within the pro world lately. You dont get huge amounts of time to talk but must be a reason the one i spoke to yesterday both her and hubby have traded in all their cannon gear for Panasonic Mirror less gear and some of her friends/contacts are doing the same.

Any offer of help or advice is welcome greatly as i am not in the know, i do read a lot and that can cloud vision and real purpose and then sometimes make it difficult to decide what to do... this is where i am now.

also.. i think that i can make a budget fit whats necessary within reason but like most, and with my current skills id like it as lower as possible while being able to not need to replace in short term.
 
Yes it's my main body, I use it for everything. I wouldn't be so sure about using mirror-less systems for sports. I much prefer shooting action through a lag-less optical viewfinder rather than an evf, and mirror less systems still lag behind DSLR systems when it domes to AF. You also lose a stop (thereabouts) of light due to the translucent mirror.

Personally I can't see why sports pros would switch to mirror less at present? Especially a Panasonic? Panasonic mirror-less systems are aps-c or 4/3 crops anyway so I'm not sure why that would make you think the format is going to disappear?
 
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yes 4/3 , Though they dont do sports only stage lit events or product shots i think she said. The 7d Mkii is i guess the newest greatest and latest, that being said the 7d was at the top of the class too.

Nigel, that picture looks really good, good capture and yes the noise looks good, my jump would be a bigger jump than yours too so even more impressing, from dipping my toes in the water i dont see needing to push that high prob max 6400 in a really bad case but sometimes the lower light can be used to advantage with the noise with the right band. I notice MPB have some 3 week old 7dmkii couple hundred less than new too.
 
If you only need 6400 there will be a major jump in quality from the 50D ,at the end of the day it's the age old get your hands on one have a play and if it feels right then buy it
 
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