Question from a 10 year Nikon shooter

[greyhoundrick]

Hello everyone,

Ive been shooting Nikon for 10 years and have decided to purchase my first Canon DSLR, lens and flash.

I know nothing about Canon specifically and would love to have your input, expertise and suggestions in order to get started. I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!

I want to purchase a macro lens and body+flash to go with it and start by shooting macro with Canon gear. I believe the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro lens is the one I will get.

Can you recommend a body for this particular lens considering I wont be entering into Canon with the top pro model DSLR, but rather a fairly nice DX or FX body. I would compare it to a Nikon D7200 or Nikon D750.

Also, which flash you might recommend as well. I like to shoot off camera flash, but would need something not too cost prohibitive. 

My budget is somewhere in the $3000-$4000 range for everything.

Thank you very much for helping me and I look forward to seeing your recommendations.

Best to all,

Rick

[greyhoundrick]

Thank you ebiggs1. I appreciate your suggestions very much!

I will check out the 200mm f/4 you mentioned! Ive always wanted the f/2 version but the ol piggy bank wasnt full enough lol!

Again, many thanks for your expertise and hope to chat again soon!

take care,

Rick

[greyhoundrick]

Thank you TTMartin for the response. You have given me some excellent information and great advice! I look forward to interacting with you in the future and again, appreciate the expertise!

[TTMartin]

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@TTMartin wrote:
I'd go with the EOS M5 ($1000) and the Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro with built in LED light ($300), Canon EF to EF-M adapter ($200), Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro ($600), Canon MR-14EX II Macro Ring Lite ($550).

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@greyhoundrick wrote:
Thank you TTMartin for the response. You have given me some excellent information and great advice! I look forward to interacting with you in the future and again, appreciate the expertise!

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I thought I would do a follow up on why I recommended the EOS M5. The reason I recommended it, is exactly why some people will tell you not to get it. It is not a true dSLR, it is a Mirrorless Interchangable Lens Camera that is fully compatible with every EOS lens Canon makes EF, EF-S, and EF-M.

When doing Macro work you are either going to be using Liveview or mirror lock up, essentially turning your dSLR into a mirrorless camera. If you are going to do that why carry the extra weight and bulk of a dSLR in the first place?

The EOS M5 and the 80D use the same 24.2 Dual-Pixel APS-C sensor.

The EOS M5 is a Canon product that does not have a Nikon equivalent. Nikon uses a much smaller 2.7X crop sensor in their mirrorless line up.

Only the EOS M cameras are compatible with the unique EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro lens with built in LED lighting.

[greyhoundrick]

Great points! Thank you again for your time! 🙂