JCharles 0 Posted May 31, 2007 The 30D is sort of an oddball as serge has said. For just a few dollars more you can get the 12.8 megapixel full frame Canon 5D. James, buddy "just a few dollars more"??? The 5D on Amazon.com costs roughly $1600 MORE than the 30D, that is more than TWICE the price of the 30D ($1039)! LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhaas 26 Posted May 31, 2007 JCharles, A "few dollars more" is a relative term here on Wetpixel......... There is a VERY wide spread of what folks think of being reasonable spending on this "hobby" LOL....... dhaas P.S. - What I always find interesting is how many PROS, with many making at least part of their living from shooting, use "older" technology for quite awhile. Like the Canon 20D or this post's 30D.....RAW and big files even from an 8.2 MP camera is evidently enough to make good pictures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeO 5 Posted May 31, 2007 P.S. - What I always find intersting is ow many PROS, emanign the're making at least part of their living from shooting, use "older" technology for quite awhile. Like the Canon 20D or this post's 30D.....RAW and big files even from an 8.2 MP camera is evidently enough to make good pictures Heck, my 6.3MP EOS 10D is still good enough that I can't bring myself to shell out the dough to upgrade. A good picture trumps more megapixels any day of the week. Anyway, my problems always stem from the slow processor behind the camera, not the one inside it . . . Mike PS I like my two dials! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted May 31, 2007 Jcharles et al, Sadly, the camera only makes up a small percentage of the total price of an underwater photogtraphy kit :-( Spending double on the camera may only raise the total cost of the kit by 10%! If that yields a much greater than 10% improvement is ease of use, image quality, and longevity, then 10% more may "not be that much" :-) Since it's a full frame camera it means you may also not have to purchase a special "digital" wideangle lens, etc as well... Just some thoughts to consider - not a recommendation. Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCharles 0 Posted June 2, 2007 Jcharles et al, Sadly, the camera only makes up a small percentage of the total price of an underwater photogtraphy kit :-( Spending double on the camera may only raise the total cost of the kit by 10%! If that yields a much greater than 10% improvement is ease of use, image quality, and longevity, then 10% more may "not be that much" :-) Since it's a full frame camera it means you may also not have to purchase a special "digital" wideangle lens, etc as well... Just some thoughts to consider - not a recommendation. Cheers James Ah James but the recommendation was to get the CAMERA, no mention of lenses or kit pricing. ;-) It didn't sound to me like the person asking the original question was going be spending $16,000 on a kit. LOL Aloha! Charles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
