I could have written this. I've had Canons for a lot of years, "had no issues, ever." I don't use 'em like I used to - I'm 91 now and slowing down a little (OK, OK, a lot <g>) but they've been trouble free for a long time. Of course, I handle them pretty carefully. I still have my 12mp 5Dc, used it just the other day.

I use Ebay for things you don't have to repair - like CDs or books. I shoot Canons and have never needed to repair one. Of course, I never dropped one either.

I bought my first one while in Korea whilst on duty. Gave it away eventually to a young friend who wanted to try photography. Dunno why I picked Canon over Nikon, dumb luck I guess; or more likely, availability in the PX at the time. Harry

Not to mention those eyes or those feet. :-)

The hell with all that stuff, I want to be introduced. Those breasts intrigue me! Harry

None of my dogs ever gets in the sink. S'why I have no cats! Harry

Yep, I drove my 911 like it was a Mustang. No worries, just fun. I paid $4,000.00 for a pointer bitch, put 7 championships on her. Most field trial grounds have roads close enough to be dangerous. Guess I should never have run her. Too dangerous! Harry

Harry

What, no nudes? Harry

It's as safe as I am because it's always with me. Harry

Not sure that I could answer that question but I can say that I take pictures with a camera (I hesitate to call myself a "photographer" these days and shoot rarely and for my own enjoyment.) and so I am certainly not "seriously pursuing photography." I have two other rather expensive hobbies that I seriously pursue so I certainly understand the difference between "seriously pursuing" and "not seriously pursuing" to the tune of $10,000.00 or so a year for the last 10-12 years. At one point in my life I was taking pictures of theatre and dance and even selling a few both to amateurs and professionals. At that time I was seriously pursuing photography imho.

Harry
PS Even if I had never sold any, I believe that I was still seriously pursuing photography at that time as it was the most important thing in my non - working life. Well, that and sex! <g> (I was a college professor at Ohio State in them days.)

[quote=Craigdca] "I’m about to invest in my next camera setup to replace my Canon T2i. I’m not attached to the lenses which are the old 17-55 and 55/250 kit lenses that probably came with it, older 1998? Tokina EF 80-400mm and also really old Tamron EF 70-200? Lens.

So it’s a new start."

When I moved to digital, I went with Canon for some unknown reason. Up 'till then, I had never owned a Canon. I now have several bodies and plenty of glass. I'm too lazy to go count them but certainly more than a half dozen. Can't say I'll never switch but it would sure take a lot to convince me. Harry

"Then we'd go and have a beer!"

Or maybe a single malt. I remember once in Scotland, the bartender was a big man who was probably tending bar before I was born. I asked him if he had a favorite single malt and he said "Yes" so I asked him to pour three. After drinking, I asked him if he had another he liked and again the answer was "Yes" so I asked him to pour three more. After drinking that I turned to my friend Charlie Harbut and said, "Those were pretty good, let's take the afternoon and try all he's got." The bartender then said, "Ah young man, I don't think you'll be doing that." And when I asked hin why he said, "Because I have over 100 of them." So we laughed and agreed with him - and had another. :-) Harry

I do very little post processing. I've been taking pics for over 50 years and apparently I've learned enough to not need it much. So obviously, I don't enjoy it. I'll spend my time shooting not sitting on my a$$ in my office. When I started, my post processing pretty much consisted of telling my lab where to crop! Or maybe pushing Tri X to 800 when I was shooting stage movement. :-) Harry

"I'd recommend a 27" iMac with at least 32G of RAM. It might run a bit more than your stated budget but it will be worth it."

Things are probably different now but years ago my employer bought a bunch of Macs and I got one. I always had trouble getting the programs I needed and so switched to an PC which I used with no problems. I liked that Mac though but with Windows the transition was simple. Harry PS And I'd get 64G of RAM, just in case. :-)

My friend, pro Charlie Harbut used a normal Leica lens for everything. If he needed a close up of a bear, he got close to a bear. I followed him to the top of tall buildings, down rivers in a canoe etc. Then we'd go and have a beer! :-)

Harry

>Wow, now that is nice! You must have been 2 feet away!

Ever hear of a new kind of lens that companies are pimping? I think it's called a "telephoto" or something like that. I don't own one but I'm told that they can bring faraway things up close. Harry