03-10-2011, 10:56 AM
[quote name='hassiman' timestamp='1299717109' post='6642']
Thanks guys... Lots of good-advice here.
I am in a good spot as I am not tied to any system now
I was considering an M9 as all of my M4 lenses will work fine on it but payingthat kind of $$$$$ for an already obsolete sensor is insane.
I like the D7000 size, dual card slots and layout... I like the 60D articulated screen but not the lack of micro adust.
Zoom because I do street photography and I am now too old to carry around what I once did....
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Well, the M9 has a sensor that still works. But of course, if you want a sensor that performs better at low light, other cameras (like the by you mentioned 60D and D7000, and the K5) do a better job.
I would not worry too much about micro adjust, the 60D appears to focus accurately for their owners. I would suggest to go and handle both cameras in a store.
About the street photography.. A superzoom is heavier than a standard zoom lens. And the ability to go to f2.8 I would value more.
So.. I would rather get a 17-50 f2.8 from Sigma than one of those superzooms. Less barrel distortion at the wide end, the ability to go to f2.8 when wanted/needed, better optics.
If you feel you want to have a longer tele with it, a Tamron 70-300 is nor all that heavy, and if weight really is an issue, the APS-C only Nikon 55-300mm VR, or even lighter, the 55-200 VR.
Or, alternatively (and my favorite due to the side hinged swivel screen and live view implementation, and the lens line up) a Canon 60D with that Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 with Canon/Tamron 70-300, or alternatively the APS-C only 55-250mm IS.
I take it that your M4 kit did not offer 300-400mm+ focal ;lengths? So... are you sure you want superzoom compromised optics?
Of course, depending on your idea/style of photography, full frame 135 format does offer advantages for street photography, even in the very expensive guise of the Leica M9. Ability to use wider apertures creatively, and the compact size of fixed focal length lenses does have its charm.
So... that would bring alternatives like the Canon EOS 5D mk II with for instance a 24mm, a 35mm f2, a 50mm 1,4 and a 85mm f1.8. Or a Nikon D700 with a similar setup. Note, though, that all these do not offer a side swivel screen.
On that screen wish on particular, I am not totally sure yet of its value in street photography, but you might have different ideas. For me personally, it would be of great value, for my very low standpoint (mouse/frog view) photos. But those usually are nature related.
Oh, and one last thing: If you can stand the smaller view finder, the very compact Canon EOS 600D/T3i can actually compete well feature wise with the bigger and higher positioned 60D/7D/D7000/K5. It does offer that swivel screen, and its main attraction is the smaller form factor and lower weight.
Thanks guys... Lots of good-advice here.
I am in a good spot as I am not tied to any system now
I was considering an M9 as all of my M4 lenses will work fine on it but payingthat kind of $$$$$ for an already obsolete sensor is insane.
I like the D7000 size, dual card slots and layout... I like the 60D articulated screen but not the lack of micro adust.
Zoom because I do street photography and I am now too old to carry around what I once did....
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Well, the M9 has a sensor that still works. But of course, if you want a sensor that performs better at low light, other cameras (like the by you mentioned 60D and D7000, and the K5) do a better job.
I would not worry too much about micro adjust, the 60D appears to focus accurately for their owners. I would suggest to go and handle both cameras in a store.
About the street photography.. A superzoom is heavier than a standard zoom lens. And the ability to go to f2.8 I would value more.
So.. I would rather get a 17-50 f2.8 from Sigma than one of those superzooms. Less barrel distortion at the wide end, the ability to go to f2.8 when wanted/needed, better optics.
If you feel you want to have a longer tele with it, a Tamron 70-300 is nor all that heavy, and if weight really is an issue, the APS-C only Nikon 55-300mm VR, or even lighter, the 55-200 VR.
Or, alternatively (and my favorite due to the side hinged swivel screen and live view implementation, and the lens line up) a Canon 60D with that Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 with Canon/Tamron 70-300, or alternatively the APS-C only 55-250mm IS.
I take it that your M4 kit did not offer 300-400mm+ focal ;lengths? So... are you sure you want superzoom compromised optics?
Of course, depending on your idea/style of photography, full frame 135 format does offer advantages for street photography, even in the very expensive guise of the Leica M9. Ability to use wider apertures creatively, and the compact size of fixed focal length lenses does have its charm.
So... that would bring alternatives like the Canon EOS 5D mk II with for instance a 24mm, a 35mm f2, a 50mm 1,4 and a 85mm f1.8. Or a Nikon D700 with a similar setup. Note, though, that all these do not offer a side swivel screen.
On that screen wish on particular, I am not totally sure yet of its value in street photography, but you might have different ideas. For me personally, it would be of great value, for my very low standpoint (mouse/frog view) photos. But those usually are nature related.
Oh, and one last thing: If you can stand the smaller view finder, the very compact Canon EOS 600D/T3i can actually compete well feature wise with the bigger and higher positioned 60D/7D/D7000/K5. It does offer that swivel screen, and its main attraction is the smaller form factor and lower weight.