thinking of upgrading.. need advice..

[Cannon88]

hello, i have a T2i i got for christmas about a year and 3 months ago, i am thinking of upgrading to a canon 5D mark II in a few months. i am in college for commerical photography and im also getting into doing wedding photography. i am curious cause i pretty much started when i got the camera and i notice a bunch of things and i love my sister's 5D mark III but i am not that experienced yet. i am taking my time and learning every day. but i want to know if that would be the best option for me so soon. i am going to invest in better lenses and i already have a flash 430 ex ll also a tripod. i dont know if i am jumping to fast into getting a better camera so quickly..

[HDCamTeam]

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@Cannon88 wrote:

hello, i have a T2i i got for christmas about a year and 3 months ago, i am thinking of upgrading to a canon 5D mark II in a few months. i am in college for commerical photography and im also getting into doing wedding photography. i am curious cause i pretty much started when i got the camera and i notice a bunch of things and i love my sister's 5D mark III but i am not that experienced yet. i am taking my time and learning every day. but i want to know if that would be the best option for me so soon. i am going to invest in better lenses and i already have a flash 430 ex ll also a tripod. i dont know if i am jumping to fast into getting a better camera so quickly..

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Hi,

You meant jumping to the 5D Mark 2 or 5D Mark 3? It wasn't very clear above. There's a LOT of differences between these two models (besides the price 🙂 )

Cheers

[Cannon88]

just getting the 5D ll

[7D5D]

I would not be afraid to jump to a 5D mk III from a T2i.  You certainly sound like a great candidate for the mk III.  I'm still learning about mine and probably always will be so don't let that steer you away from a mk III.   Assuming you got the funds, that is the way I'd go.  Of course you don't want to skimp on glass to get there.

I'm assuming you have some EF-S lens.  If so, I'd sell those and put the money towards the 5D mk III kit  which includes the 24-105.  The kit along with your 430EX II can take you a long ways.  Good luck

[kev857]

what lens r u thinking of getting??

[Cannon88]

well im thinking of getting the EF 24-70mm 1:2:8 lens... i am going to sell the camera with the kit lens that i got. its a big step for me since im attached to my T2i.. but if its worth it in the end i'm better off..

[ScottyP]

A full frame Canon is often paired with an EF 24-105L f/4 IS lens.  It has IS, and it is a very good lens, with a very useful focal range.  Even buying used, you might get the used lens with it.  Either way, the lens is very cheap when part of a package like that.  So cheap that you could also grab yourself a nice prime lens, like 85mm f/1.8 for just $350.00 new. 

Having both lenses, and having IS and the more useful focal range on the 24-105, and having the wider f/1.8 aperture on the prime, would more than make up for the 24-70's 1 stop wider aperture (f/2.8 vs. f/4). 

Also, conventional thinking says the 24-70 (at 70) is not quite enough telephoto to be ideal for portraits, but the 85mm is. 

Also, you will find that f/4 on a full frame gives the narrow DOF background blur/subject separation trick 1 1/3 stops better than the same lens on your crop did, so there is that.

Good luck with your rapidly expanding photography!

[kev857]

Hi Canon 88

the new 24-70 mk ll will be great, i personally have the older version its ok !, and yes you wll notice a big differance, but once you use L series forget about going back to the average offerings. 

just my thoughts for what there worth, and as for 85mm there is one lens to get , 

regards

Kev857

[Cannon88]

yea, i totally agree. my sister has that lens and the mk iii and omg such a difference its sick! i seen the quality and it had me when i seen it.. my T2i is great i love it but seeing the better qualities in other camera's and the lenses just had me and this is why im thinking of jumping up to the mk ii

[Cannon88]

thanks for answering my post. i def will look up that lens.