Ready to Upgrade...T2i to what?

[NSPhoto]

Hi guys! I'm ready to go BIG and upgrade from my current and first professional camera, the rebel T2i. I'm thinking the 6D, because the 5d3 is a bit too much for me. I'm just wondering if I should consider the 7D or go with the newer 6D?

[cicopo]

No use arguing bodies until we know what needs improving via the upgrade. Might need a faster AF system rather than high ISO performance etc. Might just need a month of learning from Lynda.com so they can process their images properly or more easily. As for used gear it sounds like I've had much better luck than some of you. Most of the gear I use now was bought used & some has served me for 5 full seasons of heavy use too. 

[ctn830]

I was looking at the 7d but I don't like the fact that it does NOT use an SD card. I think Canon is upgrading this camera (along with a few others) this year

[ctn830]

I am ready to upgrade but i have a 28-80 EF USM lens on my old Elan IIE 35mm. Will this lens work on all new digitals? I think so. I am looking at 60D only because of price.

[ebiggs1]

"I was looking at the 7d but I don't like the fact that it does NOT use an SD card."

This is one of those things you must weight before you buy. All my Canon bodies (4) use the CF card so I try to stay with it.

[cicopo]

Until they invent SD cards with higher write speeds than those available in the CF form don't expect high burst rate cameras to use SD cards. I don't suggest limiting your choice in cameras by the card it uses.

[ctn830]

I wanted to get the 7D and install the eye-fi card for wireless photo upload but realized it wasn't compatible because it did not use SD card. So I am leaning towards EOS 60D. I think the newer high end expensive cameras (ie, EOS 6D) are using SD cards also.

[ebiggs1]

Mr. cipico is correct. The 7D and the flagship model 1D X both use the CF cards. The 5D Mk III is able to use either.

[Skirball]

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@ctn830 wrote:
I wanted to get the 7D and install the eye-fi card for wireless photo upload but realized it wasn't compatible because it did not use SD card. So I am leaning towards EOS 60D. I think the newer high end expensive cameras (ie, EOS 6D) are using SD cards also.

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Cicopo is right, don't choose a camera based on cards, it's a realively minor expense in the grand view of things.

That said, yes the 6D has SD cards and suppords SDXC, which has narrowed the gap on read/write speeds between SD and CF.  However, I think the impact on use is fairly neglible either way (with the exception of the 5d3 which is known to record slowly with an SD card but that's a camera issue).  The biggest advantage of SD cards, for me, is the ability to pull them out and pop them in my computer - and hopefully in the future, a tablet.

[ebulington]

I too have a Canon T2i and I am thinking of upgrading to either a 70D or the 6D.  I'm a big canon fan, but I'm wishing they would start offering more of the types of solutions that Sony is coming out with.  Having said that, I'm looking for a camera that will focus faster in lower light. The fps rate isn't a concern as the T2i has served fine in that area for shots of our kids.  However, I'm always pining for faster lenses to capture action and focus faster in average lighting.

My wife also wants a faster focus when she uses it in auto mode.  I have tried both, but I can't tell if the lenses are making the difference in focus speed or the subject or the camera.  I'm excited to move up to FF, but at the same point, I have the 55-250 EF-S IS, the 18-55 kit lens (yuk), a Sigma 18-250 IS HSM (vintage 2011 is good all-rounder for vacation) for APS-C only, the 40mm IS STM pancake for crop (cool little lens) and the only EF I have is the 50mm 1.4 (really like this).

I primarly use the all-rounder (my wife doesn't want to be limited by zoom) or I personally use the 40mm pancake and 50mm prime for shots of the kids (age 3 and 9 months).  I'm not a pro, nor do I want to be.  However, I LOVE having pro-level candids of the family without hiring a photographer to follow me around.  I shoot mostly in the aperture or shutter priority modes as I'm either aiming for bokeh or stopping some action.

I like the size of the Sony's but I've got a lot invested in Canon and I like Canon IQ and noise. I'm probably going to stay with Canon, but might pick up a NEX 6 for travel unless Canon updates the Eos M to a reasonably responsive camera soon.

[ebiggs1]

This is just a personal observation and opinion so please don't get too offended. I started photography in the late 50's.

That said I didn't always have pro level equipment either but I always wanted it. Eventually went to work at Hallmark Cards. A photographers dream job.

Now, IMHO, there are only two choices in pro level cameras, Canon and Brand N. (35mm style that is) Sony is not one.

It is more at the same level as your Rebel, or a 70D.

Secondly, except for the Canon 50mm f1.4, you don't have any pro level glass. So, my advice is get some "L" lenses and keep your Rebel for a while. Even the 70D is only a small step up, again IMHO. If you want to go FF right now and need an entry level camera, the 6D fills the bill.

But in the end the 5D Mk III is the real deal. If it can't do it nothing can, again IMHO.

I have no idea what your budget is but good glass is very expensive. And if FF is in your future, lenses are where it's at for you now.

How about a Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L II? Possibly the finest lens of it's type anywhere, period. It and a 5D Mk III is the dream outfit.