Help -- canon rebel t1i vs canon eos 5d

[bkv1997]

Need some help deciding to go with newer technology with smaller sensor or older technology with full frame.


canon rebel t1i
digic 4
Facial auto focus
15 mpixels

canon eos 5d (older model)
digic 2
Larger sensor
better constructed
12 mpixels

I know price also plays into it, but taking that out of the equation just interested in what others would choose and why.

Thanks for your help.

 

[BlueCorn]

Do you own Canon lenses now, if so which?

What kind of shooting do you want to do?

 

[bkv1997]

I honestly have been using a Nikon D80 for a while, but have rented a few lenses and was struggling witht he price tag of the newer 70-200 nikon lense 2400$.

I can get the same L lense in canon but in an f/4 for 1100$ not to mention the lense selection etc just seems to have more options.

So while most people don't switch i feel as though before investing $$$$ in lenses now is the time. Plus I'm a little more informed now and have some experience.

I was planning on a 70-200 and 17-40 both f/4 canon lenses for both weight and $ issues. Figured the other focal range could covered by foot .

As far as my experience i'm not making a living it is just an obsessed hobbiest that wants to also take pictures for family members, friends, and landscapes on vacations.

Thanks in advance
Brandon

 

[MrSandman]

What type of shooting do you typically do? Sports? Wildlife? Landscape? Architecture? Portraits?

I have lenses in the same focal lengths you mentioned and before i owned a 5D i used them on a 20D and to be honest, those lenses are just perfect on a full frame. On a crop body, i found the 70-200 to be too long for anything but sports/wildlife/outdoor stuff and the 17-40 just wasn't as wide as i had hoped for. Once i slapped them on my 5D, i swear that the clouds in the sky opened up and i could hear angels singing in my head. Everything just fell into place. The 70-200 became an awesome portrait lens and the 17-40 became an awesome wide angle for landscapes, and architecture. I haven't pulled my 20D since.

 

[bkv1997]

Thanks for your help...... I went with the 5D it will be here Thursday I can't wait.

Which Flash do you use any advice?

Brandon