05-05-2014, 12:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2014, 12:59 PM by Brightcolours.)
I upgraded from a Canon EOS 450D to an EOS 6D last autumn/winter. I chose a 6D body over a 6D + EF 24-105mm f4 L kit, because the lens is rather heavy for a standard zoom (and I use large aperture primes usually), and getting a 100D + 18-55mm IS STM would be cheaper than the price difference of the kit L-lens (and lighter than the lens too).
I was waiting for the price of the 100D to come down even more, when I came across a pristine looking EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM for €149. On whim I took it home, and I have been pleasantly surprised by the IQ (especially when using DPP). Not bad for a basement bargain price...
The price for a 100D has remained stable, more or less, and the need for it as "standard zoom" has somewhat been diminished. Another reason for the 100D was to act as APS-C camera for my eccentric and lovely little Ultra Micro NIKKOR 55mm f2. Strictly for close up photography (at around 1:3). I love OVF, but for that application an OVF is not always workable. And I already have a good OVF camera in the 6D.
Then I came across a rather cheap EOS M. It will make a workable solution for my 55mm f2. I decided to order it, and a 22mm f2, and an adapter for EOS lenses, all together for less than 270 euros.
Will I like shooting close up nature stuff with it? Probably. Will I like using it with the 22mm in the compact camera way? Perhaps, time will tell. I also ordered a 10mm extension tube for the 22mm, for close up wide angle stuff.
I was waiting for the price of the 100D to come down even more, when I came across a pristine looking EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM for €149. On whim I took it home, and I have been pleasantly surprised by the IQ (especially when using DPP). Not bad for a basement bargain price...
The price for a 100D has remained stable, more or less, and the need for it as "standard zoom" has somewhat been diminished. Another reason for the 100D was to act as APS-C camera for my eccentric and lovely little Ultra Micro NIKKOR 55mm f2. Strictly for close up photography (at around 1:3). I love OVF, but for that application an OVF is not always workable. And I already have a good OVF camera in the 6D.
Then I came across a rather cheap EOS M. It will make a workable solution for my 55mm f2. I decided to order it, and a 22mm f2, and an adapter for EOS lenses, all together for less than 270 euros.
Will I like shooting close up nature stuff with it? Probably. Will I like using it with the 22mm in the compact camera way? Perhaps, time will tell. I also ordered a 10mm extension tube for the 22mm, for close up wide angle stuff.