I was thinking of buying a new body for my digital SLR, was just about to buy a Canon 7D so I could use my EFS 17-85 IS USM lens on it, and also buy a new 70-300 EF DO lens which on the EFS camera would be a 125-425 or something like that.
But my old 400D with 17-85 IS USM lens started playing up, as it turns out the lens has carked it. So rather than looking at a new EFS body I decided a full frame EF was the go, so a 6D or 5D. 5D mark III is way to dear, and the 6D is an enthusiast version of the 5D mark III. Note the 5D markIII is about $5000 with a 24-105 F4 IS USM F lens, 6D with the same lens is $3099.
But I walked into JB hifi today, and with a 10% off across the range for this weekend and I lucked a hidden stock 5D mark II brand new (not a display model) with the 24-105 F4 IS USM lens for just under $2700. These are basically obsolete now as the markIII is out. Mark III is a much newer spec camera, but for what I do the markII will be great. The 5D is a professional class camera, just one step down from the 1D you see at all the sports events with the big long white telephoto lenses. These are what you'll see wedding photographers using if they use Canon. I'm stoked with the price. I just have to wait for a lens special/sale now and buy the new 70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM F telephoto lens.
Can't wait to try it all out!
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Originally Posted by HK1837
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