How do you guys do it?

[miketerndrup]

I am freaking the hell out about being able to afford the mirrorless camera and adapter how do you guys save money for it?

[wq9nsc]

Does your current camera not do what you need it to do?

Every new model is new for a year or two at most, then something different and often marginally better comes out.

The camera and lens are tools and you don't need new tools just because the manufacturer introduces one 🙂

Rodger

[kvbarkley]

I haven't bothered yet. I am waiting for an RRebel.

[miketerndrup]

I been told that I have only a couple of years left to use my 80D but im more worried about my lenes 

[kvbarkley]

The Canon EF to R adapter is $100 without the control ring or $200 with. That does not seem so bad.

Remember, it would be a good idea to keep the 80D as a backup, even with any new camera.

[jrhoffman75]

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@miketerndrup wrote:

I been told that I have only a couple of years left to use my 80D but im more worried about my lenes 

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Welcome tto the forum.

Who told you this and in what context?

[BurnUnit]

I'm still shooting with a 60D that I bought new and it does 98% of everything I need it to do. And a couple of times every year it reveals some things that it can do that I wasn't aware of. Or more likely, forgot about.

I'd rather put my efforts into increasing my skills, than expect a new camera system to do that for me.

[Tronhard]

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@miketerndrup wrote:

I been told that I have only a couple of years left to use my 80D but im more worried about my lenes

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I see no logic at all in this statement.  I use cameras that are 20 years old and they still work as well as when they were bought.   It is a total fallacy that one has to upgrade when a new camera comes along.  Your 80D is a perfectly capable camera, and capable of delivering excellent images - I have two of them and find them perfectly acceptable. 

Invest in skills - join a camera society, do training on-line and take lots of photos. Study the work of great photographers and visit art galleries to learn about composition.  Taking good photos is a lot less about the tech and much more about the technique.

[John_SD]

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@miketerndrup wrote:

I am freaking the hell out about being able to afford the mirrorless camera and adapter how do you guys save money for it?

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I am currently on my first full-frame mirrorless. I bought the entry level EOS RP bundle with the 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM kit lens on sale during the Holidays for $999. I set aside a bit of money each month for planned purchases, and when the bill comes in, I pay it in full. You could do the same. As this was my first full-frame and first mirrorless, I didn't feel that I needed the R5. I am glad I went with the RP. The cost/performance ratio is completely acceptable. By time I decide to upgrade to an R5 or R6, those prices will have dropped considerably. YMMV.

[miketerndrup]

It was on Twitter a couple of months ago