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When should I upgrade my camera body?
You need to upgrade your camera when, and only when, you need a camera that can do something in particular that your current camera can not. This is not only true for your camera body but for your ...
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How much does the Camera Model/Age matter when purchasing?
It really depends on what you want to do with the camera. After all, there are many great photos that have been taken with older cameras, both when they were the hot new model and when they were no ...
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Is there ever a right time to upgrade to full frame camera body?
When you need to. That is the one and only time you need to think about it.
If the answer to one or more of these questions is a Yes, then you may want to consider an upgrade...
Do you need a ...
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When should I upgrade my camera body?
You should only upgrade when you need to. Chances are good you won't wait that long or be that sensible. ;)
So, basically, to me, it comes down to a few "tipping points" as to when "upgrading" (more ...
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When should I upgrade my camera body?
I am going to answer this from the perspective of "want" rather than
"Need" which has been handled really well by Michael Clarks answer.
Unless you are a Pro and the camera is just a tool, the whole ...
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How much does the Camera Model/Age matter when purchasing?
The next camera will certainly be better but each moment you wait is a missed opportunity for photography. Improvements are incremental from year to year. Last year's model are almost as good as this ...
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Inherited Canon lenses and ring flash — will this work with a new camera body?
These lenses will work on current camera bodies, keeping in mind the EF vs EF-S distinction as explained at What is the difference between EF and EF-S lenses?. (EF-S corresponds to an APS-C sized ...
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Is there ever a right time to upgrade to full frame camera body?
I want to challenge the question, here. "Full frame" isn't an upgrade. It's a different format. That format has strengths, and it also has drawbacks. Think of this as someone asking when it's the ...
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Is there ever a right time to upgrade to full frame camera body?
Is there a "right" time to buy camera bodies, both mirrorless in my case as well as DSLRs?
Yes. But like any other camera purchase decision, it will be highly individual, depending on a number of ...
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Need shutter speed of 1/3200 and a flash. Help?
You misunderstand Auto FP, which starts just above the cameras maximum sync speed, and allows up to the maximum shutter speed the camera permits (1/8000 second on some models) if with a HSS flash unit....
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What is my upgrade path from a D3400 for better low light performance, that will also increase my keeper rate?
What is my upgrade path from a D3400 for better low light performance, that will also increase my keeper rate?
Lights, modifiers, and stands, not different cameras and more lenses.
If you want to ...
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Inherited Canon lenses and ring flash — will this work with a new camera body?
A short survey of what you've got:
The Canon EOS 60D
Is an APS-C camera introduced in August 2010 to replace the EOS 50D. It was supplanted by the EOS 70D in July 2013. The 70D has since been ...
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Upgrading Nikon D3200 to Canon 600D
As others pointed out, there are a lot of subjective things here. But let's look at numbers and specification:
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-600d-vs-Nikon-D3200/score
Measurements by DXOmark ...
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Upgrading Nikon D3200 to Canon 600D
Since you should shoot in raw this color enhancement stuff is more or less pointless. It just look better on cam screen on location, but on the computer at home the raw files look nearly the same.
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Upgrade advice from Canon 7D II to R7 or R6 II
I've been considering a similar switch, and I think maybe the R7 has the edge here for a wildlife shooter, but I do agree, it's difficult to decide between the two, and they're pretty evenly matched, ...
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Upgrade from EF-S 15-85 IS
The EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens is a perfect example of a lens that attempts to be too much of too many different things and as a result doesn't do much of anything as well as a more limited lens ...
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Need shutter speed of 1/3200 and a flash. Help?
Such fast exposure times are achieved not with mechanical shutters, but with fast illumination, like a flash. Even a lot of flashes have a longer duration than 1/3200 s = 313 µs.
You only need ...
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Should I upgrade from a Canon 550D to a Canon 5D mark II?
... have been using the Canon550D all along. I love it
Well take it from me, if you like using a 550D, you'll probably hate using a much bigger and heavier 5D2 (and bigger and heavier lenses will be ...
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Upgrading camera or lens or both for landscape?
In the absence of details as to what you are doing now, we can only assume what your current shooting technique is. There are many possible shooting technique related causes of the issue you describe.
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What is my upgrade path from a D3400 for better low light performance, that will also increase my keeper rate?
Your wish is the wish of every other photographer in the world. The simple fact is that physics dictate what is possible, and the compromises you have to make are hard.
Cameras do not do well in low ...
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Is it possible to upgrade Canon 1100D screen to one with better resolution?
You could try attaching an external "field monitor" to your camera. (Probably not cheap, though.) These are small LCD screens you can buy, some of which can bolt into the flash shoe on the top of the ...
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Inherited Canon lenses and ring flash — will this work with a new camera body?
Since the lenses all came from your father's collection and fit the body from his same collection, they will be compatible with any equivalent camera with the same mount (namely, crop-frame bodies ...
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Upgrading Nikon D3200 to Canon 600D
Warning: Canon user here.
Canon? Nikon? Both brands have good cameras, and for a given price point which brand has the best one changes over time (and depends on specific user requirements).
You ...
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What is the difference between gopro hero 3 and hero 5 battery life?
Referring to GoPro's support pages for battery life:
HERO3 Camera Battery-life
HERO3+ Camera Battery-life
HERO4 Camera Battery-life
How Long Does the HERO5 Black Battery Last?
For the Hero 3 Black, ...
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Upgrade options from Canon EF-S 15-85mm
The EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens is a perfect example of a lens that attempts to be too much of too many different things and as a result doesn't do much of anything as well as a more limited lens. ...
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When should I upgrade my camera body?
As something of a Luddite, I believe a camera body should be upgraded only when the existing one limits what you can do when trying to take photographs. When upgrading camera kit, other priorities are ...
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Is it better to start out by buying a cheaper body and more expensive accessories?
So instead of buying cheaper accessories and eventually replacing them later with better quality ones, I am planning to buy better quality ones and only exchange/upgrade the body.
Do you guys think ...
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