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Every day in the comments on my blog 'Radozhiva' the same question is heard - 'which Canon SLR camera to buy?'. In this article I will share my thoughts on this. Please note that the article is very full of subjective factors, since there are a lot of little things to consider when choosing a camera. I work as a professional photographer, and also do reviews of photographic equipment, shoot on almost all Canon and Nikon SLR cameras, you can say I ate a dog with these cameras and lenses.
Canon EOS SLR Camera Selection
All Canon digital SLR cameras can be divided into 3 classes:
- Amateur - These cameras are aimed at people who just need to get a high-quality photo without understanding the intricacies and settings of the camera. Most often, amateur cameras are best suited for people who do not take pictures professionally, but simply want a good camera for home, leisure, travel, family, nature, etc., so that the camera is light, easy to operate and inexpensive. Actually, Canon has the largest range of cameras in this segment.
- Advanced amateur - have advanced functionality with a large number of specific settings that you can deal with for a long time. These cameras are suitable for advanced amateurs who already know the settings, or want to get good potential for mastering skills in photography. Also, these cameras are noticeably more expensive and heavier. A distinctive feature of advanced amateur cameras is the presence of an additional monochrome display on the top panel of the camera, which helps to quickly access a number of settings.
- Professional - these cameras are designed for people who take professional photographs, know a lot about photography and are not afraid of manual settings. Typically, these cameras have a much better body and functionality. A distinctive feature of such cameras is the lack of a built-in flash (for the pros it is not particularly important). Usually these are full-format cameras or cameras with crop factor Kf = 1.3. Also, cameras of the highest price range have a combo case with a special additional handle that helps to keep the camera in portrait (vertical) orientation. I do not specifically touch upon this class of cameras in this article, because there is a million and one nuances in choosing professional equipment, and professionals themselves often know which camera they need.
For beginners and amateurs, I recommend Canon amateur cameras, which are represented in 2017 by 17 models.
The camera is a complex technical device, and the equipment does not stand still. In the tablet I indicated your rating of cameras based on the date the camera was released and its technical characteristics. I think that now the best amateur camera is the Canon 800D, this can be seen from the table below.
When choosing a camera I do not recommend paying much attention to the number of megapixels, in most cases, a huge number of megapixels is not in demand and even unnecessarily, in more detail in sections Battle of Megapixels, Gigapixels и Pixels and Subpixels.
Canon 800D is primarily interesting for its swivel touch screen, fast continuous shooting and excellent video quality.
| Rating | Model | Year | MP | Frame per second | Focus points | Video | Dislpey |
| 1 | 850D | 2020 winter | 24,1 | 7 | 45 (45 k, Dual Pixel AF) | 4K 24p, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 2 | 800D | 2017 winter | 24,2 | 6 | 45 (45 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 3 | 760D | 2015 winter | 24,2 | 5 | 19 (19 k, Hybrid AF 3) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 4 | 750D | 2015 winter | 24,2 | 5 | 19 (19 k, Hybrid AF 3) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 5 | 250D | 2019 spring | 24,2 | 5 | 9 (1 k, Dual Pixel AF) | 4K 25 fpsstereo sound, focus tracking | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 6 | 200D | 2017 summer | 24.0 | 5 | 9 (1 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 60i, mono sound, tracking focus | 3.2-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 7 | 2000D | 2018 winter | 24.0 | 3 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 920 pixels |
| 8 | 700D | 2013 spring | 17,9 | 5 | 9 (9K, Hybrid AF) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 9 | 650D | 2012 summer | 17,9 | 5 | 9 (9K, Hybrid AF) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 10 | 100D | 2013 spring | 17,9 | 4 | 9 (1 k, Hybrid AF 2) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, touch |
| 11 | 600D | 2011 winter | 17,9 | 3,7 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30 stereo sound | 3-inch, 1 pixels, swivel |
| 12 | 550D | 2010 summer | 17,9 | 3,7 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 1 pixels |
| 13 | 1300D | 2016 winter | 17,9 | 3 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 920 pixels |
| 14 | 1200D | 2014 winter | 17,9 | 3 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 460 pixels |
| 15 | 4000D | 2018 winter | 17,9 | 3 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 2.7-inch, 230 pixels |
| 16 | 500D | 2009 spring | 15,1 | 3,4 | 9 (1 k) | Full HD 20fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 920 pixels |
| 17 | 1100D | 2011 winter | 12,2 | 3 (2, 0.8) | 9 (1 k) | HD 720p 30fps, mono sound | 2.7-inch, 230 pixels |
| 18 | 1000D | 2008 summer | 10,1 | 3 (1.5) | 7 (1k) | LiveView only | 2.5-inch, 230 pixels |
| 19 | 450D | 2008 winter | 12,2 | 3,5 | 9 (1 k) | LiveView only | 3-inch, 230 pixels |
| 20 | 400D | 2006 summer | 10,1 | 3 | 9 (1 k) | No | 2.5-inch, 230 pixels |
| 21 | 350D | 2005 winter | 8 | 3 | 7 (1 k) | No | 1.8 inches, 118 pixels + monochrome |
| 22 | 300D | 2003 summer | 6,3 | 2,5 | 7 (1 k) | No | 1.8 inches, 118 pixels + monochrome |
In the plate in the column about focusing points, the letter 'k' means the number of cross-shaped focusing points. Such points help better cope with focusing in difficult conditions. For details on how focus points work on Canon cameras, see 'Canon EOS Camera Focus Sensors'. Cameras for which 'Tracking Focus' is not specified will automatically focus when shooting video unless the '*' button is pressed or the shutter button halfway pressed.
About the video: I want to convey to buyers that auto focus on all Canon cameras (except for cameras that support focusing Dual Pixel AF) when shooting a video, it works very poorly. This is due to the fact that the mechanism of a digital SLR camera is poorly adapted for focusing with a raised mirror, which requires a video mode. Typically, focusing when recording video occurs in contrast, rather than using the phase sensors of the camera. Canon says cameras 750D.760D 700D, 650D, 100D they use a hybrid focusing system to achieve fast and accurate focusing when shooting video, but in reality the automatic focusing with these cameras is still quite slow.
The same goes for Nikon SLR cameras and Pentax. If autofocus is very critical when shooting video, then I advise you to look towards Canon cameras with focus Dual Pixel AF, which provides high speed and focus accuracy when shooting video.
Various Canon camera names: 'D', 'Kiss Digital', 'Digital Rebel'
Canon in different countries calls its amateur cameras differently: in Japan they are known by the name 'Kiss Digital'and in the USA under the name'Digital Rebel'. Below is a table of correspondences of names. In Europe and other countries, cameras have a familiar name with the letter 'D'after the model number.
| EOS 'D' | Digital Rebel | Kiss Digital |
| 100D | SL1 | X7 |
| 200D | SL2 | X9 |
| 300D | Digital rebel | Kiss digital |
| 350D | XT | n |
| 400D | Xti | X |
| 450D | xSI | x2 |
| 500D | T1i | X3 |
| 550D | T2i | X4 |
| 600D | T3i | X5 |
| 650D | T4i | X6i |
| 700D | T5i | X7i |
| 750D | T6i | X8i |
| 760D(8000D for Asian markets) | T6s | — |
| 800D | T7i | X9i |
| 850D | T8i | X10i |
| 1000D | XS | F |
| 1100D | T3 | X50 |
| 1200D | T5 | X70 |
| 1300D | T6 | X80 |
| 2000D (1500D for Asian markets) | T7 | X90 |
| 4000D (3000D for Asian markets) | T100 | — |
Canon EOS 77D for Asian markets may have a name '9000D '.
If you are limited in funds, then a good option for an amateur Canon camera is the simple and affordable Canon 1300D, which, together with a standard (whale) lens, costs about 400 USD.
As for the advanced amateur camera, in my opinion, full-length Canon 6D и Canon 6D MarkII are a very interesting option. If there is no desire to get in touch with the full frame, then Canon is an excellent advanced amateur camera. Canon 7D MarkII.
| Rating | Model | Year | MP | Frame per second | Focus points | Video | Dislpey |
| 1 | Canon 7D MarkII | 2014 | 20,2 | 10 | 65 (65 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 60fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels |
| 2 | 90D | 2019 | 24 | 11 | 45 (45 k, Dual Pixel AF) | UHD 4K 3840 x 2160 30p, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, touch, swivel |
| 3 | 80D | 2016 | 24 | 7 | 45 (45 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 60fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels |
| 4 | 77D | 2017 | 24 | 6 | 45 (45 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 60fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels |
| 5 | 70D | 2013 summer | 20,2 | 7 | 19 (19 k, Dual Pixel AF) | Full HD 30fps, stereo sound, tracking focus | 3-inch, 1 pixels, rotary and touch |
| 6 | 7D | 2009 autumn | 17,9 | 8 | 19 (19 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 920 pixels |
| 7 | 60D | 2010 summer | 17,9 | 5,3 | 9 (9 k) | Full HD 30fps, mono sound | 3-inch, 1 pixels, swivel |
| 8 | 50D | 2008 summer | 15,1 | 6,3 | 9 (9 k) | LiveView only | 3-inch, 920 pixels |
| 9 | 40D | 2007 summer | 10,1 | 6,5 | 9 (9 k) | LiveView only | 3-inch, 230 pixels |
| 10 | 30D | 2006 winter | 8,2 | 5 | 9 (1 k) | No | 2.5-inch, 230 pixels |
| 11 | 20D | 2004 summer | 8,2 | 5 | 9 (1 k) | No | 1.8 inches, 118 pixels |
| 12 | 10D | 2003 winter | 6,3 | 3 | 7 (1k) | No | 1.8 inches, 118 pixels |
| 13 | D60 | 2002 summer | 6,3 | 3 | 3 (1k) | No | 1.8 inches, 118 pixels |
| 14 | D30 | 2000 spring | 3,1 | 3 | 3 (1k) | No | 1.8 inches, 114 pixels |
I did not include the Canon 20Da and 60Da cameras in the table because of their specific features, which are of little interest to the ordinary amateur photographer. If you have limited means, then a good option for an advanced amateur camera Canon is Canon 70D.
Usually cameras of advanced amateur and professional classes are sold separately from the lens, such a kit is called a 'body', and when a camera is sold with a lens, it is called a 'kit' (this is how cameras from the amateur segment are most often sold), and the lens from the shipment is called a 'whale lens' (sometimes abbreviated and simply called "whale", which creates confusion - both a kit and a lens from such a kit are called the same word).
Attention: you cannot take pictures with one “body” camera, you should always take pictures with a lens :)
Important: usually, if you buy a camera with a whale lens (the so-called whale kit), then such a kit will cost less than buying a camera and the same lens separately.
There are lenses really different, for different purposes and for different tasks. Usually comes with a camera universal standard lensthat can be used for basic tasks. With a standard lens, you can shoot landscapes, close-ups, portraits - almost anything. Most often, the kit contains the cheapest lens of class 18-55 / 3.5-5.6 - Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS or Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 ISII... Also, you can find options with better quality options - Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS STM or Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-135mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS STM.
The choice of other lenses requires a separate large article, but in addition to the standard (universal whale) lens, I recommend getting a fast, discrete fix the lens. Such a lens does not know how to zoom, but has a higher aperture than "whale". This will allow you to easily shoot in low light conditions, control the depth of field (create blurred background in photos), create a 'bokeh effect', get brighter and more vivid colors in photos.
- Canon EF-S 24mm 1: 2.8 STM
- Canon EF 50mm F / 1.8 II
- Canon EF 50mm F / 1.8 STM
- Canon EF 40mm 1: 2.8 STM
- YONGNUO LENS EF 50mm 1: 1.8
- How to check the camera when buying is described in the section Camera check.
- The performance of all Canon cameras can be found here.
- You can read general information on the Canon EOS system here.
- A list of all Canon EF-S lenses will find here.
My experience
I recommend spending less time choosing a camera - more time will be spent on the photo itself. All cameras are presented in tables (except Canon 6D / 6D MarkII) have the same physical size of the sensor, and therefore at low ISO values, you can get good photos with the same probability. The camera is not always plays a decisive role When creating great photos, the skills of the photographer, lens and light sources are almost always more important. For example, below are my shots on the very first digital SLR camera from Canon, produced in 2000, with a simple lens Canon EF 50mm F / 1.8 STM:
Examples of shots on Canon EOS D30 и Canon EF Lens 50mm 1: 1.8 STM you can see here to register:. increase.
Examples of shots on Canon EOS D30 и Canon EF Lens 50mm 1: 1.8 STM you can see here to register:. increase.
My very useful advice - if there is no money for a new camera, ask your friends for help in buying a used one. camera. Personally, I would opt for the cheapest amateur cameras Canon 1100D, Canon 500D or advanced Canon 60D. If the video recording function in the camera is not critical, then you can stay on amateur Canon models 450D и 1000Das well as advanced models 40D or 50D.
Mirrorless cameras
Canon also launches a range of mirrorless cameras with interchangeable lenses, as cropped (bayonet mount EF-M) and full-frame (R mount) EF-M and R mounts are completely different and lenses cannot be used between them.
List of all Canon EF-M mount cameras
- Canon EOS M
- Canon EOS M2
- Canon EOS M3
- Canon EOS M5
- Canon EOS M6
- Canon EOS M6 MarkII
- Canon EOS M10
- Canon EOS M50
- Canon EOS M50 MarkII
- Canon EOS M100
- Canon EOS M200
An accurate list of all Canon EF-M lenses
Fix Lenses:
- Canon Lens EF-M 22 mm 1:2 STM [2012, 2 colors, AliExpress]
- Canon Lens EF-M 28 mm 1:3.5 Macro IS STM [2016, AliExpress]
- Canon Lens EF-M 32 mm 1:1.4 STM [2018, AliExpress]
Wide angle lenses:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 11-22 mm 1: 4-5.6 IS STM [2013, folding body, AliExpress]
Universal Lenses:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 15-45 mm 1: 3.5-6.3 IS STM [2015, foldable body, 2 colors, AliExpress]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 18-55 mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS STM [2012, AliExpress]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 18-150 mm 1: 3.5-6.3 IS STM [2016, 2 colors, AliExpress]
Telephoto Lenses:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 55-200 mm 1: 4.5-6.3 IS STM [2014, 2 colors, AliExpress]
Important: using an adapter Canon mount adapter EF-EOS M any lens can be mounted Canon EF, Canon EF-S on cameras with EF-M mount.
+ autofocus lenses from third-party manufacturers:
- Tamron 18-200 / 3.5-6.3
- Sigma 16 / 1.4 | Sigma 30 / 1.4 | Sigma 56 / 1.4
- Viltrox 23 / 1.4 | Viltrox 33 / 1.4 | Viltrox 56 / 1.4
- TTArtisan 32 / 2.8
The choice is not very large. It is also very important that the lenses under Ef-m very few (exact list here), which limits the further upgrade of these cameras.
List of all mirrorless cameras with Canon RF mount
- Canon EOS [September 2018, NO IBIS.30MP AliExpress]
- Canon EOS Ra [November 2019, NO IBIS, 30MP]
- Canon EOSRP [February 2019, NO IBIS.26MP AliExpress]
- Canon EOS-R3 [April 2021, IBIS.24MP AliExpress]
- Canon EOS-R5 [July 2020, IBIS.45MP AliExpress]
- Canon EOS R5C [January 2022, NO IBIS, 45MP]
- Canon EOS-R6 [July 2020, IBIS.20MP AliExpress]
- Canon EOS R6 MARK II [November 2022, IBIS, 24MP]
- Canon EOS-R8 [February 2023, NO IBIS, 24MP]
Mirror or mirrorless?
The exact and correct answer does not yet exist. In each case, the answer may be different.
Full frame or crop?
In each case, the answer may be different. In the general case, full-frame cameras are considered better.
Conclusions
- a great option for an amateur cropped DSLR camera Canon EOS 850D
- a great option for the advanced amateur cropped DSLR camera Canon EOS 90D
- a great option for the advanced amateur full-frame Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR camera
All prices for Canon cameras (body or Kit) you can see here. Or maybe someone will like Nikon - you can find recommendations on choosing a Nikon camera here.
I don’t understand anything and I was lost in the choice!
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Greetings to all.
The question matured, I had the opportunity to use Nikon d5100 18-55, but after this fell into unreliable hands and out of order, I asked myself a dilemma about choosing another device, I would like to use it with a budget 75-300 Tamron telephoto lens and Soviet Helios 44. Help with the choice carcasses up to 15tr used.
https://radojuva.com/2013/11/camera-canon-best-buy/
https://radojuva.com/2013/01/what-camera-nikon-shoud-i-buy/
Or what do you want to know? In general, the newer and more expensive the camera is, the better. But any camera will have its own nuances. Want to be more specific - voice your budget.
From Nikon, most likely only the D7000 will fit into your budget, the D7100 will be more interesting, but for this price you will hardly find it in good condition. I was not interested in prices for Canon.
You can buy d7000, but you may have to add to the indicated 15.000 more + 3.000-5.000 on top for a good copy.
Canon 60d for this money ... but probably better to look at the more expensive 70d.
Thanks for the tips.
it's better not to think about the seventy. it is correct that the camera was taken out of production - one complete defect, moreover, structural, and not production.
Does this apply to 77d?
I think to take Nikon 5300-5500 or 77 canon
Arkady, I wondered - with which Canon model Dual Pixel AF technology was applied)? I found the answer only in this post of yours, but it surprised me a little. The fact is that this technology began to be applied already in the Canon EOS 700D. At least that's what Wikipedia says. Perhaps there is a mistake, but where did you get your information?
“Perhaps there is a mistake” well, of course there is a mistake, since any layman, like you and me, has access to editing Wikipedia.
If we turn to the official information from the manufacturer (and this is, obviously, the product page on the Canon website), you can clearly see that there is no dualpixel there.
First - 70d, details here https://radojuva.com/2014/02/canon-focus-points/
I tried a lot of canon crops, but in the image (sharpness, colors, noise) the 1100D turned out to be the best, and in the converter you open it right away and you don't need to twist anything - everything in moderation, the non-existent device was ideal, the body and functionality from 80D and the matrix from 1100 :) and multi-megapixel devices are moving further and further from good color and sharpness is difficult to achieve (
The 1100D has a working ISO - 755 (in terms of noise), the 80D - 1135, the 7D - 854. The difference is small, but still not in favor of the 1100D.
I can't say anything about colors, but Canon has always been distinguished by good skin tone - skin color. And the point is not even in matrices, but in mathematics - the algorithm for processing data from matrices. And I doubt that this parameter has worsened in newer devices.
Sharpness can really be a problem with multi-pixel devices due to micro-smears (this is a problem with crooked hands). In addition, the problem may be in the calibration of the lens for this camera. It is necessary to check for front / back focus. And also in the Picture Control settings. By default, the sharpness in all preset modes is at the middle point. Bet your maximum.
Don't thank. :-)
I already earned money for this advice: a friend took off the jewelry on the D5100 and he had not such sharp pictures as on my FF. I advised him to check the sharpness in the settings, and everything went well.
Yes, but considering the price of 1100d and 7d, it is quite a suitable machine for your money, and the difference in working iso with 7d is minimal. At 80d, you breathe more freely and the working iso is higher, and the dd is wider, and the love view with focusing on the face is a nice thing. At 24 megapixels, all fixes work fine, 10-18 hits quite well, but 55-250is2 on the open at the long end is already lost, it's better to take the STM version. The 45 focusing points of the 80d make life easier when working with fast fixes, especially with the 85 \ 1.8. I own two cameras about 1100d the most pleasant feeling especially considering its price
Hello everyone! Actually, I ask for advice.
Background: I have never had a DSLR, at one time only soap dishes were used, and later they were replaced by telephones. In the summer, I had the opportunity to drive a 5D mark II + a simple Kenon fifty kopeck f1.8 for a week. I also tried on manual Soviet Helios and, it seems, Jupiter. The results, of course, pleased me, especially if you twist a little in the lightroom, it's a fairy tale.
Question:
What used carcass to choose today to get + - the same result with the same lenses as indicated above? The main direction is portraits.
The budget is 4-5 thousand hryvnia.
Of course, I understand that a full frame is a full frame, but maybe there are good crops at an adequate price?
Crop cameras in this price range will differ much less from each other than from the second dime itself. You will need to adjust to the changed angle of view - move further from the subject. On the one hand, this will increase the depth of field. On the other hand, fifty dollars will give more correct proportions when shooting portraits.
I would be guided by Canon 40D, 50D. The 50D will give you almost identical ergonomics compared to the 5D II - all in the same places. I am just selling 50D for UAH 3400. If anything, I can drop the link to the ad on olx.
Cameras of the 500D-600D type, in general, can give the same result in the output, but they have different ergonomics, simpler focusing systems.
Hello, tell me which camera should I start with?
I used to shoot on film, the last film camera was a zenith semiautomatic device. Next were the mirrorless Nikons. watching Kenon 70, 80,90 D
Thank you
Mirrorless Nikons are Z6 / Z7?
Or are you talking about soap dishes?
Good day! Tell me, I've been shooting with 1,5D for about 4000 years. What can you upgrade for or already save up for a full-frame one?
What do you actually expect from the camera update?
I didn’t choose my cameras correctly, I wasted money ... It was 400d, but somehow it wasn’t cool, then they began to advertise 60d, succumbed and bought but 18 megapixels did not work with my lenses, it was 18-55 and 28-135 ... From anger I bought a year later 5d first, but only on it I realized what normal photography is, with the same sharpness and color almost like a film picture. Yes, I learned to shoot again by hand, I got used to the old camera, but now I mostly shoot on ff, I also bought a 1Dc carcass and a 1D mk2 crop and a few more lenses, these are my three main cameras, for an amateur I am satisfied with everything. I'm not chasing new products. My advice to those who already have ef lenses, then take 5d mk3 used!
Good afternoon, tell me with grief with desire to take the first five, I myself am sitting with nikon d7000 and a couple of objects tamron 28-75 2.8, nikon 85 1.8g, will there be a difference in the photo?
Hello!
I have a Nikon D5300, I wanted to try a full frame. I looked closely at Nikon D600 and D750 used, the price is not small, however, I repeatedly come across reviews about these cameras that they have an ugly skin tone, unlike Canon. Also, I would like to try old lenses with M42 thread. Here, too, Nikon is in flight due to the larger flange distance. So the question is: which is the best full-frame used Canon?
5DMkII, 1DsMkII / III
I came to the need to replace my almost 12-year-old 500D with something newer, and while in complete bewilderment what you can pick up.
What you need:
see what is filming on the screen
easy connection to the laptop and filming in almost real time, seeing the result on the laptop
subject / food photography / macro
filming video
It would be nice if the lenses from my 500D would fit the new body.
The price of $ 1000 is an ideal budget, with a very big need, you can reach up to $ 1500.
I will be grateful to everyone for advice on what to look for to buy
Canon M6 Mark II + EF mount adapter.
The lenses will work as if they were native lenses.
Good 4K video (no creepy crop and contrast autofocus limitation as in the case of the M50 or 850D).
Fresh matrix with a huge resolution, suits your genres well.
The viewfinder, if necessary, is purchased and connected to the flash connector.
thank you
Hello! I want to buy a Canon travel camera, a small mirrorless camera. But I have high quality requirements. I will only take pictures in jpeg, post-processing is minimal. Matrix stub is highly desirable. And I want to get good shots in conditions of minimal lighting. I already had a 2-crop Olympus OMD 10 mark III with two high-aperture fixes, but I stopped liking "burnt" colors and a flat picture, the system was sold.
Please advise a Canon camera with good jpeg and a travel lens.
Thank you!
As far as I know, none of the small Canon mirrorless crop cameras has a matrix stub.
really high-quality JPEG is given only by "ones", but this is not a travel camera at all.
It would be interesting to have a look at the pairwise comparison on the same scene. Otherwise, for me personally, such categorical statements sound like “truly high-quality wine is made only from grapes growing on the southwestern slope of the Saint-Germain hill”.
what's the point in such a comparison? who shoots with ones, knows why and for what they took them and why they were generally developed.
and to everyone else I can advise you to buy one such camera, at least a crop, at least a full frame, and try to shoot. all questions will disappear.
What is the problem? there is a huge number of such comparisons on the net, there would be a desire to watch.
What do you mean by burnt flowers and a flat picture? Ideally with photo examples.
Canon's small mirrorless cameras are the M system, they don't have a matrix stub. There is a good travel-zoom 18-150, although with it, of course, the compactness is lost. There are as many as two high-aperture fixes in the system, and both without a stub.
In your case, it makes sense to think about fujiks, they have good jpeg.
Fuji has a good JPEG only under one small condition - that these frames will never be viewed on a large monitor at 100% or printed in A3 format or more. if anything - I ate oysters :)
What is a big monitor?
Is it 100% to expand the card to the size of the monitor or to bring it “pixel to pixel”, looking at a fragment?
What exactly happens to a photo when you print it in a3 format?
I myself shot on different fuji, which my friends gave me to play with, I mean crops, not SF, and noticed that the picture in JPEG is full of compression artifacts, small details, such as cilia or eyebrows, merge into a square-pixel mess. I saw this only on old digital cameras. and never on any DSLR. when trying to print on a large format, it all comes out so that it is impossible to watch.
Hello! Please help me with choosing a DSLR)
I am engaged in floristry and decor, decorate weddings.
You need a camera that can do a great job with indoor decor / flower photography (fast lens?). This is not micro photography. You need to shoot so that there are many objects in the frame, for example, a decorated hall, several tables with decor, a whole composition.
So far, I'm shooting with Apple X max .. but this is laughter, compared to the camera.
And yes, it is important that the camera can handle video recording as well)
Here's a request. Help, tell me)
Hello! Anyone, just still have to learn. If there is no desire to study, then the iPhone will take off better than a DSLR
Of course, there is a desire to learn.
I want to figure out which one to take at the moment ..
There is no correct option. Plus, the budget is not announced (without a budget, it is very difficult to tell you something).
But still look at modern Canon 800D / 850D variants or more advanced 80D / 90D. They're doing fine with the video, too. They should be taken with a whale set 18-135 or 15-85 (it is better to bypass options 18-55)
Or Canon M50 Mark II or M5 mirrorless cameras.
I would advise looking towards Fuji mirrorless cameras. They are good because, even at standard settings, they give quite beautiful, colorful photos, all their optics are good or very good. Expensive, however, but you can easily attach any manual lenses to mirrorless cameras - for your tasks this is quite a working option (flowers do not run around the hall :) Moreover, to create a romantic impression, some Takumar half a century ago is much better than a super- sharp modern lens. But these are more questions of creativity.
I don’t shoot a video, but they seem to be fine with that, too.
Thank you all. I will study the topic))
Good day! The question is what is better to choose for a beginner from these two budget DSLRs - Canon 250D or Nikon D3500 (video is not interesting, only photos). The best, but used options are not subject to consideration, only new.
If the whale lens remains the only one, then it makes no difference
In terms of photography, Nikon is a little more advanced in focusing capabilities. Another plus - the card and the battery are located behind different curtains, if you put the camera on a tripod, you can remove the card without removing it from the tripod (the door from below is often blocked by the tripod platform).
Canon is much better suited for video shooting or blogging and selfies - it has a rotating screen, you can see yourself and frame the image normally, moving in the frame. The native lens is smaller than the Nikon's whale (with very decent image quality for both).
Since both cameras are compact, the question of choosing additional lenses arises. In addition to the standard compact fifty-kopeck piece, both Canon has 40mm and 24mm pancakes and a 35 / 2.8 IS STM universal backlit macro that will look quite normal on the camera.
Thank you all for your helpful thoughts.
Hello, please help me choose a DSLR. Reading information on the Internet is already a mess in my head. There was a Nikon d90, I shot in auto mode and then I finally went to photography and lightroom courses. Nikon died quickly (shutter), they gave a canon 650d. Now I urgently need my own, I want a canon. I got overwhelmed that I needed a full frame (smiley hand-face). The tasks are: to shoot nature, city landscapes, but more in the priority of children (movements, emotions, portraits), I often shoot in the evening on vacation. I want a clear picture, volume, expressiveness, beautiful bokeh. I shoot almost always in live view. I look at the boo technique. At first I thought about d5 mark2, then I thought about d6 (you can take a bu carcass about 45tr with mileage up to 20 thousand), 90d no bu (apparently haven't played enough yet), 80d just a couple of ads (about 60tr small mileage one with a whale 18-135, another from 18-55), 7d mark also has few options (carcass about 42-45tr). Or maybe another option altogether. I wanted to keep within 60-70tr. And the question about the lens for the camera, which one to take. For d6 I thought to take 50mm 1.8 or Canon EF 20-70 mm f / 2.8 L instead of whale
About 20-70 this is me for the future. And so to 6d I think instead of a 50mm whale, whether I have enough of it or not, I don't know.
If you plan to shoot only in LiveView, then for a decent focusing speed you will need only 5D Mark IV, 6D Mark II, 7D Mark II, EOS 200D, 800D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 90D, which have Dual Pixel technology, which accelerates focusing speed ... Well, and a touch screen to know where to poke, because it is inconvenient to select the focus point with the buttons.
These are all completely different cameras in their characteristics. Anything you want to shoot, you can shoot with them - this is more a question of your skills, and not of photographic equipment.
Full frame is not a panacea, I would prefer the 7D Mark II / EF-S 17-55 to any 5D Mark II even with a 24-70L for sharpness, speed and expressiveness. With an additional fifty dollars for portraits. Well, at the same time I switched to focusing through the viewfinder, if there were no physiological indications. Well, or someone like a 70-80 with the same lens.
Are you sure the shutter died on the D90? Maybe the gear is out of order?
Everything that you described in terms of plots and quality of shooting can be achieved with cropping. On the full frame it will be a little better, but the photographic equipment is noticeably more expensive.
Shooting on the display on a DSLR is blasphemy. It's better to use mirrorless cameras for this.
There is no universal lens for all occasions. You have described different genres of shooting, while you want the highest quality. Accordingly, a different lens is preferable for each scenario.
Hello Do not tell me which model from Canon will buy for a beginner in the amount of 20 tr Thank you
New or used?
And yet, with the Nikon D3200 camera which of the canons is similar .. ???
Similar in what?
By positioning and on average about 650D / 700D. But for each individual point, they differ.
Hello. I often photograph animals. Xenon 1100 Kit.
I have had it for a long time. I would like a better photo to work out. I'm looking for a portrait lens .. and I'm thinking, maybe I can buy a newer camera? Or the quality will not change much if I buy a dad of portrait lenses.
Dad may still not agree to someone buying him.
If on the subject, it is better to buy optics than to update an awl for soap (in the sense, a crop carcass for a newer one). A portrait lens, which is also useful as a portrait lens on a full frame - 85 1.8 usm, from ~ 18 sput on Avito.
Is this lens suitable for optics?
Of course it will come up, warmly embrace the optician and say “well, hello, dear optics” :)
And so any lenses with ef and ef-s mounts are suitable for canon cameras with an ef-s mount (like yours). Including, of course, the canon ef 85 f / 1.8 USM lens
What are the optics? Tell.
Optics are lenses. They can also say "lens", "glass", etc. jargon. Be prepared for this.
Once again: it makes no sense to change the camera, except for a full-frame model, but this, coupled with lenses, is a completely different budget.
Thank you.
Good afternoon!
Confused with the choice. Now the Sony Alpha 58 camera with a standard kit lens. The task is to shoot close-ups at home (for work). Objects from 1 to 5 cm. I have blurred edges in the photo. I'm thinking of buying a macro lens for Sony. Or take a canon and buy a macro lens for it. I lean towards the boo canon type 70d. Well, look for a makrik. Budget 50-70 thousand.
The blurred edges clearly have nothing to do with the camera. Without replacing the camera, you will have more funds for a macro lens + tripod + light.
Thanks for the thought. So I think that it can be easier and cheaper to get by with just a macro lens. Can you recommend a lens?
A million pages of text have already been written on the Sony Club on this topic. Too lazy to read?
Hello, I'm sitting with nikon d7000 optics tamron 28-75 2.8 and nikon 85m 1.8
Hosu is the first pitaka, do you understand?
Hello, please, tell me what to look for when buying a canon 550d. Is it possible to roughly determine the mileage based on the external condition of the camera and other related factors?
Her mileage is determined head-on using a USB connection to a laptop and a small EOSmsg utility on it, so you don't have to pervert. And so - the state of the rubber bands speaks about the use of the camera, for example - if they fit tightly and are not frayed, then they hardly used it a lot.
Good afternoon!
Always photographed with Nikon. Recently, I have a blog in which I shoot video analysis of songs on an electric guitar.
Features of my shooting:
- Always a static picture
- Autofocus is not needed, as I point it once and record like this for 30 minutes
- Adequately lit room
What is my question:
I want to improve the picture of the video to make it look clearer and more professional. Now I shoot the whole thing with Nikon D5200 + Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f / 1.8G.
I'm thinking about Canon, but there is so much information on the Internet that I was already a little confused. I want to continue taking pictures (I rarely do commercial subject photography).
The budget is not very high, I am thinking towards Canon eos m50.
I would like to hear the opinion of professionals. Maybe someone came across a similar task.
My videos on the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32EghCbCtn1rSVpgQEUZ3g
Thank you!
Everything is in order with the carcass and optics, in order to look more professional, you need a different light.
For example, in a home studio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr1FtkKU8GE
I shoot with studio light (softbox). Which carcass is everything in order, Nikon or M50?
Hello! This year I am recovering at a technical school with a degree in advertising. One of the directions is photography. The canon 2013d was acquired in 600. Ina at the moment he is in a very poor condition. (The lens has dropped out altogether) Is there any point in buying a new camera if I'm not sure that I will work in this profession at all, or to patch up the existing one and buy a good lens? So it is in working order, but badly pokotsan.
If the camera itself works fine, there is no point in updating in such circumstances, IMHO. Buy a working lens.
better a good lens
Hello. Please help with choosing a Canon carcass in a budget of up to $ 250, excluding the lens.
I photograph cars on the street. Before that, I shot on Sony A5000 paired with Helios 44M-4.
I would be glad for any hints and advice from those who understand exactly in car photography outside the studio conditions.
Thanks in advance.
With such a budget, only used. See the most recent model that fits into your amount.
Thank you for your reply. Yes, of course, I understand that it is used only.
I'm looking at the 7D right now.
But I'm also thinking about 5D and 1DS / 1Ds Mk II, I really want a full frame. Their archaism and slowness do not scare me, it’s just the impossibility of determining the mileage and the service life in general that scares me, I would not want to buy a pig in a poke. Or is it still worth a try?
Oh yes, I also forgot to clarify that I plan to shoot for the manual and further, I’m not particularly chasing autofocus. Well, for the sake of the same 5D, 1Ds, I’m ready to increase the budget.
yes, the notorious 5Dm2, 1Dm3 fits into your budget and 1Dsm2 is somehow squeezed in, but this is old stuff, I doubt very much that you will like to take pictures on the manual without focus peaking. These carcasses are more like playing around
Thank you for clarifying these details.
Will 7D be a worthwhile option in my case?
7D professional reporting camera. The option is definitely worth it, even if you do not use its potential to its fullest. Another thing is that cameras with a very considerable mileage can be sold for $ 250.
Well, yes, in principle, the 7D should be in the same row of old cameras that I wrote, but I specifically didn’t indicate it because of personal preferences (I don’t like this 18MP Canon crop matrix, it’s very noisy, already at ISO400 starts to make noise). But on the other hand, it is more common, like 5Dm2, than units, there is more choice from used
7d for manuals, take about zero meaning.
With the same success, if you already like Canons, you can use 550d, which costs 2-3 times cheaper.
I looked at Avito, all Canons with dual pixel do not fall short (more precisely, they pull) your budget. 70D, 200D and 250D in the area of 23-25k river. the cheapest, so the previous advice is really the most correct in your regard, but although I found a canon m100 with a dual pixel fits into your budget, well, the EOS M system is an amateur of course ..
Thanks, accepted.
about the same as your sony, does it make sense to change the camera at all?
Hello!
It is not an easy task to choose a camera. Shooting for artistic purposes, sometimes commercial - interiors, architecture. Historically, all the cameras that I had were Nikon. I looked towards the d7200 or d5300 (there is also a plug, it seems that the picture quality is the same, but 7200 is more convenient, but in terms of carrying around the neck all day in walking mode, 5300 is preferable, and it’s cheaper)
And now I think I should not look in the direction of the Canons, 70d, 77d. Still, shooting video, other things being equal (is it equal?), Is very captivating.
The main criterion is color. Canons have always been frightened by vigorous greenery, but perhaps this is a false impression.
From optics, there is the necessary width Sigma 10-20 for Nikon, but as I understand it, there are analogues for Canon. The same Sigma or Tamron.
To begin with, I want to take with a whale with a wide coverage (for Nikon 18-140), for Canon it is conditionally analogous to 18-135? Then fix to 50 or 35 mm, here both systems have decent options.
Of course, I understand the absurdity of the question by type, which is better Canon or Nikon, but still I would be grateful if you share your opinion, who held both in their hands.
Hello Leo!
I will take the liberty of talking to you about your question. Well, to more accurately answer or advise.
Step by step. 1. What do you call artistic photography? Everyone has their own understanding of artistry, you see. And, in all honesty, we all understand that the equipment has nothing to do with it. 2. The requirements for commercial photography and architecture photography also do not imply any rules. And if they do, then these “rules” also do not depend on the apparatus. (For example, the vertical must be vertical in the picture, etc.)
Further: 7200 or 5300. I think you understand that often the manufacturer uses one matrix in different lines and separates the cameras with other goodies. That is, having one matrix, we have one picture. But, in addition, we can get a more powerful processor, and hence the higher burst shooting speed, focusing speed, additional controls and controls, etc. Yes, in general, we can say it has become better, but only you can decide whether it is necessary for you. Nobody knows, and you have not written how you shoot, how you use autofocus, and so on. In general, you can divide the entire photo fraternity into snipers and machine gunners - and some will tell you one thing, the second another. For example: My 5D took about 8 frames in 6000 years. There are people who take so many shots in a shooting evening and rejoice at every increase in burst speed. And our advice to you will be different. And both sides will use such a capacious term - IT WILL BE BETTER. For me, it's better when there is no video, no autofocus, no filters in the camera. Is it better for you? I think you yourself understand that the conclusions on the choice of technology will be correct only through your own experience.
Canon or Nikon? You answered yourself in the last sentence.
Thanks for your reply. Everything seems to be simple here, in terms of art - you can shoot on anything, even on an old Nokia, there are other difficulties, but only when you have a frame (or see a potential one), you want the result to be shot on a full-frame Hassel. Perhaps these are echoes of those times when there was a d70 and its 6 MP was categorically lacking, although with manual optics the picture turned out beautiful. Well, or if you start shooting, for example, graphics (pastel, gouache, etc.), such nuances come out that, at best, you once heard about. Here and 24 mp. little and you fully understand what the resolution of optics is. Not to mention light.
In general, it is clear that in this context it is necessary to look at the full frame, but here the budget rises with an edge. There is only a camera of 40-50 tons, and optics in a different price category. And to drag everywhere and everywhere to take some kind of Fujik bzk.
So I want everything at once, three in one. ) Again, I don’t shoot videos all the time, and I don’t have a camera for this, but sometimes every six months you need to shoot some kind of concert with high quality.
Leo, I'm sorry, but I got the impression that you are confusing some concepts. In particular, the resolution and size of the sensor. Perhaps this is the cost of truncated communication, of course it is easier to speak with words than to print, for me, anyway. But, if you periodically need this or that parameter in the device, then it might be more convenient to find a way out by purchasing several cameras with one mount? Yes, and different companies can be. One with high burst speed, fast AF, video recording, but with a small number of pixels. The second is slow, but multi-pixel for large format printing. Indeed, now in the secondary market, both can be found for sane money. And another question - did you try to shoot graphics (pastel, gouache) in parts and stitch the panorama in Photoshop? Why am I asking? For 20 years of digital photography, I have had to shoot everything or almost everything. The orders were different, the sizes of prints :))) up to 3 meters and everywhere I managed 5D. Then I picked up 12 pieces of lenses and cameras already.
No, of course, I don’t confuse resolution and sensor size). I'm probably being a little confused.
Yes, shooting in parts is a great idea, but extremely time consuming. It's normal when there are 3 of them. And if 150 .. In Photoshop, everything is clear, but technically it is not an easy idea to implement.
In fact, yes, I have too much scatter of different photo activities to cram everything into one camera. And so that with all the professional control functions and so that it is small and light)). In general, as I wrote above, these are different devices. In short, a question to yourself: what do I need? )
I think now I'll take 77d as a compromise. On the crop, however, with optics it is noticeably easier. In full-frame, I get lost and the prices there are completely different. An analogue of Sigma 10-20 will no longer cost 15 tons ...
On crop Canon: wide zoom, good and inexpensive: https://radojuva.com/2017/01/canon-10-18mm-is-stm/
Fix, except for fifty dollars: https://radojuva.com/2019/06/canon-ef-s-24mm-2-8-stm/
18-135 stm under the video just right.
I am in grief, my friend Canon eos 100d died, could not stand the attack of the rain, I think to upgrade Canon 200-250d Canon m5-m6 or add Canon eos m50, the heirs of Canon efs 18-55 stm, Canon ef 50 stm, they left me satisfied completely, preference was mainly for home holidays, street, city parks, full-length portraits. I tried 5d mark2 beautifully but hard, Sony a6000 seems to me Canon is better, this is with a kit lens, comparisons at the price of used devices.
Switch to the bzk, you can indulge in inexpensive high-aperture optics, such as artisans