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Hi Everyone

Am having the the age old decision of whether its worth upgrading my camera or glass (or possibly both)

I have a Canon 550d and a 24-105mm L. I mostly take landscapes and pictures of my 3yr old daughter

Fancied the 5d mark ii for the better low light capabilities (taking pics of the wee one indoors) and the full frame for the landscapes.

But then thought keep the 550d and trade the 24-105mm for a 24-70 2.8 to help with the low light issue and get myself a 70-200mm F4 or F2.8.

Basically would i see enough of an improvement of the 5d mark ii over the 550d to warrant the change or do I build up my lens collection.

Got myself going round in circles so any help/opinions appreciated.

Many thanks
 
Lens over Camera! No point in spending thousands on a camera and hundreds on lens IMHO.

I wouldn't bother with the 70-200 f4, although a fantastic lens its too slow for indoors TBH, take a look at the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 or the Sigma 30mm f/1.4.
 
Unless you see yourself going for a lot of action shooting, 5D2 any day. An £80 50mm f/1.8 on a 5D2 will in many respects outperform the £1200 50 f/1.2L on a crop purely because of the advantages of the 35mm sensor. The 24-105 5D2 pairing is a great one, and the f/2.8 zoom may give you a stop advantage over your current 24-105, but the improvement in noise performance offered by the 5D2 (http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_550D-vs-Canon_EOS_5D_Mark_II) negates this advantage, while also giving you much better image quality and a much wider wide end for landscapes etc.
 
I second recommendations for a nifty fifty! The 50mm 1.8 is probably canons best value lens, decent wide open, it would solve your low light issues. There is no doubt that the 5DII is fantastic for landscapes, its what I use, but its not a decision I would rush into. One thing I would say is if you are serious about landscape then a 24mm lens on a 550D gives you an equivalent focal length of 38mm. That isnt wide at all. I most regularly shoot landscapes at 17mm and the difference is vast!
If you really want to go into landscapes long term then I would trade your 24-105 in and pick up a 17-40 and 50mm 1.8. Wait a bit longer to upgrade your camera to full frame! Just my opinion.

Alex
 
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Don't forget, the 5D will also give you a wider field of view (as you are on full frame as opposed to a crop sensor which gives a 1.6 effective increase) - ESP useful indoors, not just for landscapes

I think the only reason you wouldn't upgrade to a 5D would be if you needed the 1.6 crop factor or the higher fps. You've already got a great lens with the 24-105 and I think you'll notice a big improvement with that lens on a 5D.

Hope this is of help ...
 
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Having recently added a 5D to my little collection I'm surprised how different it seems from APS-C. I'm surprised how quickly I moved from 35mm to APS-C and how quickly I got used to the different FoV, distance to subject shooting etc and moving back to full frame seems to be taking a bit of getting used to, much more so than adding MFT did.

Moving from APS-C to full frame needs some thought and time I think.

OP. In your position I'd keep the camera and get a wider aperture lens.
 
For low light indoors, get the nifty fifty. You may also benefit from a better lens which goes wider.

I've just changes from my normal kit lens to a Sigma lens which is a bit faster and it has made a huge difference.

Going to full frame is a decision not to take lightly, you will be spending more on lenses.
 
New glass! Buying a 5Dmk2 wouldn't make a difference when it came to what you wanted from your photos!

Buy more lenses :D
 
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