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butterfly.shel

butterfly.shel

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Hi peeps

I am currently using a canon 40D with kit for my newly started business... i have been running 18mths now and things are going great studio work is busy now flat out for christmas!! :)

I'm looking into getting the 5D with kit

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-with-ef-24-105mm-f4-0l-is-usm-lens/p1028290

mainly for weddings... most wedding take place in dingy dark hotels and i hate grain and noise which with my 40D i seem to get tons of i use my 50mm 1.2 but as i'm using it at 1.4/1.2 its too soft and not how i want it!

What i'm getting at is am i making the right choice??? its tons of money, i have had a borrow of a friends so i know its awesome.... also would it be worth hiring for a couple of weddings to make sure???


i man i wish i had a rich uncle LOL

many thanks Shel
 
Just to check, you're running a wedding photography business and you only have one body....?
 
no no i have a back up camera then once (if) i buy the 5d the 40d would be the back up..

I have been in studio portrait business for nearly 2 yrs now and am now moving into weddings though people demand (big deal for me)

I know i have loads to learn i never hide that fact but the passion is there!!!

i will always listen to FRIENDLY advice!!
Shel x
 
Yes, just buy it. There are many professional wedding photographers using the 5D mkII.
The image quality is amazing. Personally I'd go for the 24-70 f/2.8 instead of the 24-105, but that is just me. The 24-70 rarely leaves my 5DmkII.
 
Without starting a Nikon v Canon debate, a number of wedding togs have gone from Canon to the D700. Probably one of the best cameras for low light.
 
Moving to Nikon now would possibly be too much of a change.

One thing to remember of course, if you get tons of use out of your 50 f/1.2, this will need to change to somethink like the 85 f/1.2 in order to get the same reach (you might be more comfortable standing in the same place you currently stand). This is apparently £1660 on CPB
 
I upgraded from a 30D with Tamron 17-50 2.8 to a 5D2 with 24-70 L 2.8, and the difference, especially for weddings, was phenomenal!

I heartily recommend the 5D2
 
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