Canon 5d Mark iv (Page 3): To be helpful, you need to explain why each camera-lens-subject combination you have listed is better than any of the other ways you could have...

Simon1066

whitehall wrote:

I am a faily advanced photographer and I have the 5dmkiv , 7d mkii and 80D. The 5d is used for landscape with the wholly trinity lenses, the 7d for wildlife with a 150-600 Tamron and the 80D for tourist type photography with a 18-200 and 70-300 lens. I hope this helps

To be helpful, you need to explain why each camera-lens-subject combination you have listed is better than any of the other ways you could have mixed'n'matched. Without that, you've just given us a list of possessions.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

DeanS wrote:

That deal sounds like “grey mkt.” Canon auth dlr price is $1999. Better ck it out first.

MPEX assures me it’s legit.
They have an allotment from Canon to sell at that price with their blessing.

Vlemasters

I went ahead and ordered the 5d iv a short time ago. Thank you Larryhav especially for your input

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

GoofyNewfie wrote:

MPEX assures me it’s legit.
They have an allotment from Canon to sell at that price with their blessing.

👍👍👍

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Great camera. Im sure you will be happy with it.

larryhav Loc: Charlotte, NC

Enjoy using your new camera. I think you will be very happy with the results.

rattydaddy Loc: Harrisburg, NC

I would to thank everyone who responded to my question. All of them were helpful. I ended up getting the 5d Mark IV. I got a good deal from B & H for $1790.00.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

rattydaddy wrote:

I would to thank everyone who responded to my question. All of them were helpful. I ended up getting the 5d Mark IV. I got a good deal from B & H for $1790.00.

Very good price for a very good camera! Enjoy!

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

rattydaddy wrote:

I would to thank everyone who responded to my question. All of them were helpful. I ended up getting the 5d Mark IV. I got a good deal from B & H for $1790.00.

Excellent choice. Enjoy.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

That price had me rethinking my current bodies ....

rattydaddy Loc: Harrisburg, NC

Better hurry I think the sale ends in the next couple of days.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

rattydaddy wrote:

I need some feedback. I currently use a Canon 7d a... (show quote)

You're probably going to have a tough time finding someone who has used all three models. More likely you'll find folks who use one or the other and can tell you why they use what they do and why they aren't buying the other model.

For sports, I still feel the 7DII is the best choice. I don't agree with Canon, that the 90D is a replacement for it... for this purpose. 7DII has a better AF system, better control layout, better build, more sealing, higher durability rating, dual memory card slots, slightly better viewfinder, and slightly bigger buffer. It doesn't have some things that are largely unnecessary for sports photography: For example it's LCD isn't a Touch Screen and isn't articulated.

For wildlife I also still rank the 7DII as my top choice, but the higher resolution of the 90D makes it a very close second place. I would be happy using either for this purpose.

For landscape, the 5D Mark IV would be a top choice. The 90D has the resolution to do the job... actually higher resolution than the full frame camera... but the APS-C format will be more prone to diffraction and the ultra high pixel density will be very demanding of both lens quality and good user technique. If Canon were to make a full frame model with the same pixel density as the 90D, it would be an 83MP camera!
I'd also choose the 5D IV for portraiture and, perhaps, macro.

None of these DSLRs are what I'd call "ideal" for street photography. For that I'd be tempted by one or another of the small and unobtrusive M-series, APS-C mirrorless models. Personally I like the M5 design, with built in viewfinder, but I appreciate the resolution and other advancements of the M6 Mark II. The latter can be fitted with an accessory viewfinder. But when that's done the hot shoe is no longer available for use with flash. I'd also miss really having a vertical/battery grip option on the camera (which I'd want to use for things other than street photography). Canon doesn't offer one for any of the M-series. (In fact, the only Canon mirrorless with an option for a battery grips is the EOS R.... which, along with it's large, high specification lenses, is too intimidating a camera for street work... IMO.)

I also don't know what Canon plans for the M-series. After six or seven years of development, they've only managed to provide the most minimal kit of available lenses. They've treated it more like a Powershot with interchangeable, optically capable, but unexciting, plastic lenses... mostly just zooms, not even one with USM or Nano USM focus drive.

Fuji, Olympus/Panasonic and (cough, cough) Sony have all done a much better job accessorizing their APS-C format mirrorless models.

Will Canon continue to develop the M-series, now that they have the R-series mirrorless? (The two are largely incompatible with each other.)

Will they instead produce an APS-C R-series? (Following Nikon's lead? That might not be wise... See how well that's working for Nikon.)

You say you "shoot everything". What you will need to do is decide which type of photography is the most important to you, then base your decision on that. All these cameras are capable of doing most of what you do.... It's just that some models will be a little better than others at certain things. Of course you have to weigh prices, too. Not only for the camera, but possibly also for lenses if you change formats. There also can be added costs for new post-processing software, additional storage drives, etc. In one case, a camera upgraded I did some years ago also ended up causing me to buy a new computer! The old one wasn't up to the new software that was necessary.

Vlemasters

I read rumors of the 5D mark v with 50-75 mp!

ggab Loc: ?

amfoto1 wrote:

You're probably going to have a tough time finding someone who has used all three models. More likely you'll find folks who use one or the other and can tell you why they use what they do and why they aren't buying the other model.

For sports, I still feel the 7DII is the best choice. I don't agree with Canon, that the 90D is a replacement for it... for this purpose. 7DII has a better AF system, better control layout, better build, more sealing, higher durability rating, dual memory card slots, slightly better viewfinder, and slightly bigger buffer. It doesn't have some things that are largely unnecessary for sports photography: For example it's LCD isn't a Touch Screen and isn't articulated.

For wildlife I also still rank the 7DII as my top choice, but the higher resolution of the 90D makes it a very close second place. I would be happy using either for this purpose.

For landscape, the 5D Mark IV would be a top choice. The 90D has the resolution to do the job... actually higher resolution than the full frame camera... but the APS-C format will be more prone to diffraction and the ultra high pixel density will be very demanding of both lens quality and good user technique. If Canon were to make a full frame model with the same pixel density as the 90D, it would be an 83MP camera!
I'd also choose the 5D IV for portraiture and, perhaps, macro.

None of these DSLRs are what I'd call "ideal" for street photography. For that I'd be tempted by one or another of the small and unobtrusive M-series, APS-C mirrorless models. Personally I like the M5 design, with built in viewfinder, but I appreciate the resolution and other advancements of the M6 Mark II. The latter can be fitted with an accessory viewfinder. But when that's done the hot shoe is no longer available for use with flash. I'd also miss really having a vertical/battery grip option on the camera (which I'd want to use for things other than street photography). Canon doesn't offer one for any of the M-series. (In fact, the only Canon mirrorless with an option for a battery grips is the EOS R.... which, along with it's large, high specification lenses, is too intimidating a camera for street work... IMO.)

I also don't know what Canon plans for the M-series. After six or seven years of development, they've only managed to provide the most minimal kit of available lenses. They've treated it more like a Powershot with interchangeable, optically capable, but unexciting, plastic lenses... mostly just zooms, not even one with USM or Nano USM focus drive.

Fuji, Olympus/Panasonic and (cough, cough) Sony have all done a much better job accessorizing their APS-C format mirrorless models.

Will Canon continue to develop the M-series, now that they have the R-series mirrorless? (The two are largely incompatible with each other.)

Will they instead produce an APS-C R-series? (Following Nikon's lead? That might not be wise... See how well that's working for Nikon.)

You say you "shoot everything". What you will need to do is decide which type of photography is the most important to you, then base your decision on that. All these cameras are capable of doing most of what you do.... It's just that some models will be a little better than others at certain things. Of course you have to weigh prices, too. Not only for the camera, but possibly also for lenses if you change formats. There also can be added costs for new post-processing software, additional storage drives, etc. In one case, a camera upgraded I did some years ago also ended up causing me to buy a new computer! The old one wasn't up to the new software that was necessary.

You're probably going to have a tough time finding... (show quote)

5D MkIV BIF . https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-624190-1.html

7D MkII Handheld BIF. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-624194-1.html

Same Day and trip.
The 7D II was handheld with EF100-400 IS USM L II
The 5D IV was Tripod & Gimbal head with 300 f/2.8 IS USM L w/2x extender III

BebuLamar

Vlemasters wrote:

I read rumors of the 5D mark v with 50-75 mp!

I think so but I also think the price is $3500 or so. Not $2000 like the MKIV the OP can buy right now.