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I currently have a Canon 400D, I want to upgrade to a full frame camera preferbly Canon for my lenses. I would buy used & have around £800. Which one is best up from mine? I am looking at a used 7d on ebay!:thinking:
 
The 7D is not full frame it's still a 1.6x crop

Canon's Full Frame DSLR's are 5D, 5D2, 5D3, 1Ds, 1Ds2, 1Ds3 and 1DX

As to which is best that's hard to say, maybe you should also as which you can afford :thumbs: with you budget of £800 you could get a 5D or maybe even high miles 5D2, you could also look at the older 1Ds series but you also need to consider your lens that you currently own as any EF-S will be no use to you as they cannot be used on FF

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a 7d wouldnt be a bad choice... the 5dmkII and III's hold their money like no tomorrow....

i looked into going ino full frame a few months back and couldnt justify the money/ extra useability personally so i ended purchasing a 650d which does more than il ever need.... new was only 700 inc lens.
 
A 7d is a great camera but as explained above is still a crop sensor camera.
 
If you're not bothered about video, the 5D is still a beast of a camera. The most affordable Canon full frame.
 
Go for the best you can afford, I went from 50d to 5d2, it's a great camera, I'm sure it's a good price at the min
 
ged600 said:
I currently have a Canon 400D, I want to upgrade to a full frame camera preferbly Canon for my lenses. I would buy used & have around £800. Which one is best up from mine? I am looking at a used 7d on ebay!:thinking:
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Why do you want a full-frame camera?
 
Russ77 said:
Why do you want a full-frame camera?
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cos full frame are simply awesome :D it's over twice the area of APS-C crop sensors, it has less pixel density than crop sensors so it's more forgiving on lens sharpness, and best of all it offers full 35mm film's view of the world through the lenses as they were designed.

i had crop sensors, hated it. i started off with 35mm film and love how large the view finder is, and how 50mm give me the perfect what-my-eyes-see feel. although people say 35mm gives same field of view as 50mm, but reality is that it's impossible to get same feel because 35mm actually exhibits some wide angle properties. only way to get back to 35mm film feel is to get a full frame.


5D would probably be your only choice. your £800 will only get you a body. you really should save up £1500 for a proper 5D mark 2 kit.
 
The reason I want FX is for the superior noise performance mostly, and better image quality overall - bigger RAW files to work with. The OP might have different reasons.
 
you should be able to pick up a 5D MK1 for around £600.. then if you have any EF-S lenses, get them sold and gather funds for 24-70 or 24-105.... fantastic combinations :thumbs:
 
leftcurl said:
you should be able to pick up a 5D MK1 for around £600.. then if you have any EF-S lenses, get them sold and gather funds for 24-70 or 24-105.... fantastic combinations :thumbs:
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I'd say the same as this. The 5D classic (mkI effectively) is still a great camera and it's a good move up for you, from a 450D. At least you'd have £200 to go towards better glass, which you really should be looking at if you go full frame.
 
wuyanxu said:
cos full frame are simply awesome :D it's over twice the area of APS-C crop sensors, it has less pixel density than crop sensors so it's more forgiving on lens sharpness, and best of all it offers full 35mm film's view of the world through the lenses as they were designed.

i had crop sensors, hated it. i started off with 35mm film and love how large the view finder is, and how 50mm give me the perfect what-my-eyes-see feel. although people say 35mm gives same field of view as 50mm, but reality is that it's impossible to get same feel because 35mm actually exhibits some wide angle properties. only way to get back to 35mm film feel is to get a full frame.


5D would probably be your only choice. your £800 will only get you a body. you really should save up £1500 for a proper 5D mark 2 kit.
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So you know the OP wants a full frame for the same reasons? ;)

It's horses for courses..... yes, in some instances a FF will be more beneficial but in others not so.

By understanding why the OP feels they need/want a FF we might be able to assist a little better ;)
 
Richard King said:
Kodak SLR14N?
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Nikon mount. No use for the OP with Canon lenses. ;)

An EOS 3 would fit the bill nicely, though. 35mm full frame, Canon EF mount, whizzy Eye Control Focus with more focus points than you can shake a stick at and dead handy multi-spot metering.

Load it up with a roll of Velvia and you're good to go :)
 
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