Charles Wood
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There is nothing wrong with having the right tool for the job and in photography this means multiple systems or as Woodworth concluded, the purchase of a Canon body to use with specific lenses is likely.
I've owned the 5DII in the past and I concur about the pattern noise. That was the main reason I moved out of Canon. The 20meg FF 6D actually performs better in this respect than either the 5DII or III.
When I left Canon I purchased a Pentax 645D, which is still by far my camera of choice whenever the situation allows but there are needs for other types of cameras, as well. I use a Pentax K5 for routine stills and situations where size/weight for travel is critical, and a Pentax K01 for shooting time lapse video sequences. A friend, literally, gave me a Sony a850, so I have a FF as a backup, as well, along with an Olympus XZ1 P&S. I find I use all of them at one time or another. I'm surprised how many shooters try to meet all needs. I can understand individual financial limitations but the bargains do come along that allow you to expand and optimize capabilities---particularly with the camera companies continually blowing out old models at the end of production life.
One can never have too many cameras.
I've owned the 5DII in the past and I concur about the pattern noise. That was the main reason I moved out of Canon. The 20meg FF 6D actually performs better in this respect than either the 5DII or III.
When I left Canon I purchased a Pentax 645D, which is still by far my camera of choice whenever the situation allows but there are needs for other types of cameras, as well. I use a Pentax K5 for routine stills and situations where size/weight for travel is critical, and a Pentax K01 for shooting time lapse video sequences. A friend, literally, gave me a Sony a850, so I have a FF as a backup, as well, along with an Olympus XZ1 P&S. I find I use all of them at one time or another. I'm surprised how many shooters try to meet all needs. I can understand individual financial limitations but the bargains do come along that allow you to expand and optimize capabilities---particularly with the camera companies continually blowing out old models at the end of production life.
One can never have too many cameras.
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