bass_junkie83
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Currently my main camera is a canon 5Dii and I have a selection of lenses including
Canon 17-40 f4
Canon 70-105 f4
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS
Canon 50mm f1.8
I am finding that it is actually getting less and less use since the arrival of my daughter nearly two years ago which I did not expect!
But a lot of the time I simply can't be arse to carry around a heavy bag full of kit, especially when that often means leaving my wife to take care of everything child related which automatically puts me in the bad books any time we go out. So I really only take it out on big days out, holidays etc which are few and far between. Even in these odd cases it not easy running after a hyper toddler with a 70-200 slung over your shoulder!
A smaller and lighter set up is appealing and more likely to be used but I would want to achieve the same image quality I can with my current kit. Is that achievable? Or more importantly, is that achievable with for value of my current kit?
From what I can tell the mirrorless bodies are using the same full frame sensors found in dslr's now, but what about things like autofocus speed and accuracy, especially in low light? Do lenses compare well?
I would be lying if I said freeing up a bit of cash at the same time wouldn't be a welcome bonus. Happy to consider good condition second hand kit to get more bang for my buck.
My only other consideration is being able to cover weddings suitably. I should hope that anything I consider is up to scratch as I hope to match my current kit in every way except size and weight. I have two wedding left in October this year and then I am winding down my business, but I do have two final weddings towars the end of summer 2018. That gives me nearly a year to get to grips with a new system, or do you think it would be more sensible to hold onto the kit I have until those last two weddings are complete and then make the change?
Canon 17-40 f4
Canon 70-105 f4
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS
Canon 50mm f1.8
I am finding that it is actually getting less and less use since the arrival of my daughter nearly two years ago which I did not expect!
But a lot of the time I simply can't be arse to carry around a heavy bag full of kit, especially when that often means leaving my wife to take care of everything child related which automatically puts me in the bad books any time we go out. So I really only take it out on big days out, holidays etc which are few and far between. Even in these odd cases it not easy running after a hyper toddler with a 70-200 slung over your shoulder!
A smaller and lighter set up is appealing and more likely to be used but I would want to achieve the same image quality I can with my current kit. Is that achievable? Or more importantly, is that achievable with for value of my current kit?
From what I can tell the mirrorless bodies are using the same full frame sensors found in dslr's now, but what about things like autofocus speed and accuracy, especially in low light? Do lenses compare well?
I would be lying if I said freeing up a bit of cash at the same time wouldn't be a welcome bonus. Happy to consider good condition second hand kit to get more bang for my buck.
My only other consideration is being able to cover weddings suitably. I should hope that anything I consider is up to scratch as I hope to match my current kit in every way except size and weight. I have two wedding left in October this year and then I am winding down my business, but I do have two final weddings towars the end of summer 2018. That gives me nearly a year to get to grips with a new system, or do you think it would be more sensible to hold onto the kit I have until those last two weddings are complete and then make the change?