Thinking to Down grade

photo_newbie

I am thinking about down grading my 5D2 to 7D

I only do about 3-4 wedding pictures each year now and I heard 7D is a little more tough compare to 5D2
But I'm not sure if I will miss FF plus I can spear some money....

daimo

if you can deal with the perspective change and loosing the wide angles ... by all means ...

photo_newbie

I'm sure I will miss wide angle.....But I have to cut down my expenses. Big spending at the end of the year....sigh...

Lik

Trading your 5D2 for a 7D to cut down on your expenses make no financial sense at all. You've already paid for the 5D2 and taken the hit on depreciation. Even if you sell the 5D2 to cover the costs of the 7D, you've already lost money on the FF camera.

This is exactly the same as how people think they can save money by going from their paid off SUV to buying a brand new subcompact car. You save $100/month on gas, but you lose $3k in depreciation the moment you drive the subcompact off the lot...

-Lik

maanmo

if you want to save money
there are other ways

do you know something about food nutrient ?

if you do. can you reduce your food money to 1/3

here is a  recipe for your morning meal

one teaspoon of  quick oat
one teaspoon of corn meal
one teaspoon of barley
one teaspoon of wheatgerm
one teaspoon of crack wheat
one teaspoon of ground flax seed
one teaspoon of quinoa
one teaspoon of lentel
one teaspoon of cocoa

mix boil and simmer 20 minutes
then add  cabbage , dried cranberry
cover for 10 minutes
then eat

then eat again
one lemon, honey, tea , coffee

at night , 2 table spoon of brown rice,  salmon, or sadine , some almond , walnut, sunflower seed
lots of green vegetables and orange and other fruits

i think that is a better way to save money

快樂牛郎

I agree.  Cameras are so cheap and how much can you save?

photo_newbie

Oh, I was thinking about a second hand 7D. There are quite a few around.
But all your idea will take into consideration.

kss

i can't believe there are already second hand 7D's out there, what's w/ people nowadays?

photo_newbie

Yep there are, I see 1 or 2 pop up about every 2 weeks

chobit

your user name indicate that you r a newbie, but then you do a couple of weddings a years.  So, I guess you can't be a total newbie.... right?

Personally, I would have quite some problem going from FF to crop sensor.  It simply don't match my lenses.  If you don't do weddings.. then I don't think it's as big as a deal.  If your goal is to save some money, or should I say free up some money from your gears for now.  Then I would say it's better to just replace your 5dm2 with a 5D, you can probably gain more cash, and not having to worry about your lenses.

EL

I am thinking about down grading my 5D2 to 7D

I only do about 3-4 wedding pictures each year now and I heard 7D is a little more tough compare to 5D2
But I'm not sure if I will miss FF plus I can spe ...
photo_newbie 發表於 2010-2-1 11:24