Moving to a Full Frame (Page 3): You might consider the Canon EOS RP. This is their latest low cost full frame camera. It is mirrorless therefore relatively small and light. With the...

bweber Loc: Newton, MA

You might consider the Canon EOS RP. This is their latest low cost full frame camera. It is mirrorless therefore relatively small and light. With the Canon adapter it will use all of your lenses although the EF lens may be cropped.

bweber Loc: Newton, MA

You might consider the Canon EOS RP. This is their latest low cost full frame camera. It is mirrorless therefore relatively small and light. With the Canon adapter it will use all of your lenses although the EF lens may be cropped.

Saycheeze Loc: Ct

Hassie,

I too am 72 and own 2-D750’s. I owned the 5D mkIII for a couple of years before switching to the 750. Although it’s been around for a while it is still a great camera. At high ISO it is no slouch, I use mine to photograph my Granddaughters ballet recitals. I will say there is 1 button I missed having on the 5D at first (don’t remember what it was called) but soon got over it. Image quality is outstanding . I have the 24-120 glued to one of mine. I acquired my first one when the 750 first came out and my second one when the prices dropped considerably. I got to t mostly for my daughter to use ..... she kept borrowing mine

Now a days cameras are so good you can’t make a bad decision quality wise, it’s just a matter of what features do you need/want. If you’re into post processing the D750 is great for bringing up the shadows. It even has a highlights priority mode. And you can shoot it as a crop (1.5). Plus the Nikon wireless remote shutter is only around $10. No big Fancy attachments needed. Comes in handy

Good luck on your choice

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

bweber wrote:

You might consider the Canon EOS RP. This is their latest low cost full frame camera. It is mirrorless therefore relatively small and light. With the Canon adapter it will use all of your lenses although the EF lens may be cropped.

No, this is incorrect, ref "may be cropped". The RP is a full-frame (35mm) mirrorless sensor and EF lenses work exactly the same via an adapter. Even more important for our OP, that same adapter enables EF-S lenses to be used on the Canon mirrorless body, ending the issue of Canon's EF-S lenses being limited to cropped sensor bodies. One would think this would be a buyer value to remain with Canon for a full-frame move.

Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL

I agree with Suntouched, don’t let your age stop you if want to try something new. One moment of joy is worth much more than the dollars spent for new equipment. BTW I have two D750s and a fairly heavy Sigma 24-105 f/4 Art lens that is great. The weight is only a factor for me if I have to tote it all day when traveling. The grip & the balance of this rig are perfect for me and it takes beautiful photos. Nikon did recall both of my cameras for N/C shutter replacement but I never had an issue before or after with either camera. Stabilization is your friend as you begin to age. I’ll be 75 in August and I’m still buying new M4/3 equipment for my travel. Good luck!

bweber Loc: Newton, MA

CHG_CANON wrote:

No, this is incorrect, ref "may be cropped". The RP is a full-frame (35mm) mirrorless sensor and EF lenses work exactly the same via an adapter. Even more important for our OP, that same adapter enables EF-S lenses to be used on the Canon mirrorless body, ending the issue of Canon's EF-S lenses being limited to cropped sensor bodies. One would think this would be a buyer value to remain with Canon for a full-frame move.

Thank you for the correction. I have an EOS R, but all my lenses are full frame "L" lenses and I was not certain about the use of EF-S lenses on the R or RP.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

cameraf4 wrote:

I'm probably not the only one wondering but why are you regretting the Z6 buy?

Several reasons. The biggest is that you aren’t able to clean the sensor and it attracts dust because the shutter is open when you change lenses. Next is that the focus spot floats around by itself and needs to be repositioned for each shot. Then if you use AF-C there is no indication of when focus is achieved and you can’t enable focus priority. The image quality isn’t on a par with the D800. And finally using the FTZ adapter to use my lenses is a PITA.

The Z6 is notably lighter than the D8xxs, especially with the 24-70 S lens.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

CHG_CANON wrote:

Actually, your what-about-ism is not accurate here. There are not / were not Canon recalls of full-frame DSLRs. Certainly not anything like the D600 oil-spot / shutter fiasco nor the D750 recall, also shutter related.

5D "fiasco" -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlvxp6a3vmc

And Rebel "fiasco" -
https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/14/canon-rebel-t4i-recall-rubber-grip-allergic-reaction-rash/

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hassie wrote:

I am thinking of moving from my current Canon 60D to a Nikon Full Frame D750 with the 24-120 lens.
I know there are supporters of both brands in the UHH but I can't afford the Canon full frames at this point and, at 72 years old, I'm not sure I will be around to fully enjoy a 5DIII or IV.
Am I thinking about this too deeply, or should I just go ahead and do it?
Thanks for any advice.

Hi Hassie,

I'm 76 and have been using my D750 for three years (I think, old-age memory!). I love it. It has great color, picture quality, and will focus in near-dark conditions. Whether you are better off with it over a Canon, I can't comment as I'm not a Canon shooter. Take care & ...

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

I like the suggestion of waiting a few more weeks to see if any sales pop up that give you more bang for your buck. I often see sales in the Mother's Day/Fathers Day time of the year. I bought my D500 in just such a deal two years ago and got a grip, extra battery, memory card and bag as part of the sale bundle.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

saxman71 wrote:

I like the suggestion of waiting a few more weeks to see if any sales pop up that give you more bang for your buck. I often see sales in the Mother's Day/Fathers Day time of the year. I bought my D500 in just such a deal two years ago and got a grip, extra battery, memory card and bag as part of the sale bundle.

Nikon has a great sale on refurbs going now!

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

jerryc41 wrote:

5D "fiasco" -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlvxp6a3vmc

And Rebel "fiasco" -
https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/14/canon-rebel-t4i-recall-rubber-grip-allergic-reaction-rash/

Neither involved class action lawsuits from customers to address a product defect. You're scraping pretty far down in the bottom of the barrel to scrape out these what-about-isms. The 5D was an end-of-life issue rather than a brand-new from the box Nikon defect .... One Nikon denied up to the point they called back all D600s and replaced with a new D610 model

https://www.slrlounge.com/settlement-reached-nikon-d600-class-action-lawsuit-offers-new-d610/

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Hassie wrote:

I am thinking of moving from my current Canon 60D to a Nikon Full Frame D750 with the 24-120 lens.
I know there are supporters of both brands in the UHH but I can't afford the Canon full frames at this point and, at 72 years old, I'm not sure I will be around to fully enjoy a 5DIII or IV.
Am I thinking about this too deeply, or should I just go ahead and do it?
Thanks for any advice.

Canon RP is full frame and fully utilizes your EF and EFs lenses with enhanced capabilities.
Switch to Nikon and you will need to buy replacement lenses along with the expensive old technology body which will far outweigh price wise getting the RP which costs less and is considerably lighter.
But you thought process looks like you want a Nikon regardless of actually costing far more than staying with Canon. You just want the 750 and start over with expensive lenses no matter what, so go for it.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

The 750 is a really great camera and there are plenty of them out there to pickup at a good rate.

It will do just about anything you need it to do sir. Good luck man.

BebuLamar

The Nikon D750 is a nice camera but my question to you is do you really like it or you rather have the 5D MkIV or 5DSR? If you prefer the Canon but choose the Nikon due to cost then you either go ahead and buy the Canon or not buying anything at all. You don't make compromise at your age.