Dropped my camera
Jun 10, 2017 22:33:36 #
Yesterday while photographing Sequoias in Kings Canyon NP I accidently dropped my Canon T1i on the pavement. Now it works very intermittently. I need to make a decision.
1. Replace it with a 80D with a 18 - 135 lense I have been lusting for.
2. Repair it.
3. Buy something used (maybe a 70D)
As a retired individual I don't have unlimited money although I do not consider myself poor. Spending $1,200 + on a toy is not something I take lightly. This is a hobby for my not a profession.
1. Replace it with a 80D with a 18 - 135 lense I have been lusting for.
2. Repair it.
3. Buy something used (maybe a 70D)
As a retired individual I don't have unlimited money although I do not consider myself poor. Spending $1,200 + on a toy is not something I take lightly. This is a hobby for my not a profession.
Jun 10, 2017 22:35:24 #
Jun 10, 2017 23:01:39 #
Bob Fraser wrote:
Yesterday while photographing Sequoias in Kings Ca... (show quote)
I used a 60D for several years before I upgraded to a 7D MKII. It was a fine body which would be a huge upgrade from your entry level T1i, and can be obtained in the used market quite reasonably.
Jun 10, 2017 23:18:11 #
You can get a refurbished 70D with the 18-135 for $800 at the Canon store, or the 80D for $1150.
Look here: http://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/cameras/refurbished-eos-digital-slr-cameras
Sorry about your camera, I knocked my tripod over on a tile floor with my 7DII on it and the repair bill came to $564.
Thank God the lenses and extender were not damaged.
Look here: http://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/cameras/refurbished-eos-digital-slr-cameras
Sorry about your camera, I knocked my tripod over on a tile floor with my 7DII on it and the repair bill came to $564.
Thank God the lenses and extender were not damaged.
Jun 10, 2017 23:45:59 #
Jakebrake wrote:
I used a 60D for several years before I upgraded to a 7D MKII. It was a fine body which would be a huge upgrade from your entry level T1i, and can be obtained in the used market quite reasonably.
KEH has used Excellent condition 60D's very reasonably priced. They are a fine semi-pro camera, only a couple of generations old and if you are not a pro, I feel it would serve you quite well.
http://www.keh.com/shop/canon-eos-60d-18-megapixel-digital-slr-camera-body-only-black.html
Jun 11, 2017 00:53:42 #
Don't buy / repair anything until you become less clumsy. There is no sense in ruining another camera / lens by another drop.
Jun 11, 2017 05:19:50 #
erinjay64 wrote:
Don't buy / repair anything until you become less clumsy. There is no sense in ruining another camera / lens by another drop.
Jun 11, 2017 06:08:03 #
Jun 11, 2017 06:59:32 #
Jun 11, 2017 07:16:20 #
As many of us, who do a lot outdoors, have found, no matter how careful and cautious you are, s--t happens! You already were experiencing some GAS for the D80, so make the move. You will be happy you did.
Jun 11, 2017 07:23:27 #
Just go ahead with the purchase of the 80D. Be sure to always have the neck strap on unless it's mounted on a tripod. I know someone who went through photography training in the Navy. He said they demanded that every photographer had the neck strap around their neck when using the camera. Students would be expelled from the program if they didn't do that.
Jun 11, 2017 07:25:50 #
erinjay64 wrote:
Don't buy / repair anything until you become less clumsy. There is no sense in ruining another camera / lens by another drop.
Eh?
Jun 11, 2017 07:42:32 #
Jun 11, 2017 07:48:00 #
Of course now is your chance to get something smaller and lighter, which is easier to carry (and less likely to drop).
Gx85 is on sale (and comes with a free lens) and is considered one of the best values out there right now.
Gx85 is on sale (and comes with a free lens) and is considered one of the best values out there right now.
Jun 11, 2017 08:25:40 #
Jakebrake wrote:
KEH has used Excellent condition 60D's very reasonably priced. They are a fine semi-pro camera, only a couple of generations old and if you are not a pro, I feel it would serve you quite well.
http://www.keh.com/shop/canon-eos-60d-18-megapixel-digital-slr-camera-body-only-black.html
http://www.keh.com/shop/canon-eos-60d-18-megapixel-digital-slr-camera-body-only-black.html
You may want to consider skipping the 60D and go to the 70 or 80. DPAF, FPS and better AF i general is worth an incremental cost. 70 to 80 is minor but 60 to 70 was a major upgrade.
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