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You must buy a body and 1 lens, what do you buy? Ideally new.
(mainly shooting people, not staged)

Please help. :)
 
Fuji X100.

If you stretch it to used, a Hexar AF (£350), an Epson V700 (£400) and the rest on film and chemicals.
 
Nikon D300s and Sigma 24-70 f2.8

just my humble opinion and probably slightly over budget
 
RB67 Pro S, 180mm KL lens, two 120 backs, two Polaroid backs, LH-bracket, a bag of film and a surgical truss.

Probably have enough left over to be sending out for professional lab developing for quite a while.
 
Leica M6 and either a 35mm or 50mm summicron, depending on what you prefer. May push the budget a little though! ;)
 
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If I only wanted to shoot candids I'd buy an Iphone 4S (or android equivalent) and spend the other twelve hundred quid on beer and women of negotiable virtue ;)

that aside for street shooting something small and discreet like a Panasonic GF3 or one of the other CSCs and a couple of lenses (still leaving you plenty of cash over)
 
btw if you're serious about street/candid photography, a panasonic g3 + 20mm f1.7 would also be a stunning combo. that is if you don't want to go the range-finder route.
 
pooley said:
You would need to give us a few more specifics ideally but a good starting point would be a canon 60d and 17-55mm f2.8.
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or maybe the 15-85? Cracking lens.

Buy from Kerso and there's enough left over fora decent flashgun
 
Cheers guys, lots of ideas.

I've been waiting for the 5dmkii and the must have 24-70 f2.8 but it's crunch time and I just can't justify the £2.5k

Off to do some research and comparisons.

Part of me thinks get a new 24-70 f2.8 for £1k and get the best 2nd hand body I can for £500. The lens I will keep forever but when I can justify it, upgrade the body!?!?!?!

Edit, candid is my thing!!
 
RD-1 and a Leica 35, 'cron , would be tight, but do-able
 
24-70mm is best experienced on fullframe. get the 17-55mm instead then . plus save a few coins.
 
that's showing as sold btw - if there isnt another one in the classifieds have a look at mpb photographic - they don't always have them but their stock is constantly changing
 
big soft moose said:
that's showing as sold btw - if there isnt another one in the classifieds have a look at mpb photographic - they don't always have them but their stock is constantly changing
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I was lookin at MPB earlier, they've got 2 d700's, one with slight scuffs and around 10k shots, the other's spotless and 3500 shots and its cheaper, am I missing something here?
Different spec or just an error? I'm not seeing any difference :thinking:
 
I'd go either 85mm f1.8 and whichever full frame body you can afford or if you want more flexibility I'd go for 24-70 f2.8 and 5Dmk1.

I got my 5D from ffordes and they were good to deal with, if a bit slow when I sent the body back under warranty for a shutter fix.
 
Well thanks a lot guys, I've bought the 5D classic that or8it recommended.

Hopefully be with me this weekend, right I need a 24-70 and I need it now :)
 
5D MkII and a nifty fifty. I've already got 5 EF lenses so I'd go for a great back up body and a cheap lens if I had to. Or 7D and 15-85 IS and get a few hundred change, or a 60D and 24-70 2.8 L. Already got a 5D MkIII and 5 lenses so I'd be looking for a backup body and decent lens.
 
Canon Outlet on ebay have a cheap refurbished 5D2 with enough change for a lens on your £1500 budget ;)

Canon Tim said:
You must buy a body and 1 lens, what do you buy? Ideally new.
(mainly shooting people, not staged)

Please help. :)
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