Paralysis and nonsense
I have now pretty much saved up enough to purchase a Canon 5D with the 24-105L lens, should I so choose.
Of course that would hardly put an end to the expenditure, I still need a tripod, perhaps a 4Gb CF card, and probably the 50mm f1.4 lens to start with.
Then of course there will always be more lenses that one hankers after. But with the release of the Leica M8 I must admit that I am really curious to try a rangefinder camera. Of course the M8 is way too pricey for me at this point, I'd have to save for another year or two.
But I could afford the Epson RD1s with a lovely little Zeiss Biogon 35mm lens. That setup should get fairly close to the quality available from the Leica, and would be cheaper than the 5D.
The kicker of course is that I have the 20D which is really a pretty good camera for most purposes, so should I upgrade to the 5D or take a chance on a rangefinder?
The 5D is clearly the practical option, a DSLR is so versatile and the 5D is a great camera.
The thing is that I have been thinking that the 20D will last me through the winter, and if I want a new camera, I'd be better off waiting until the spring of next year when there will doubtless be a new generation of both the XXD and the XD cameras announced. The 40D for sure, perhaps a 3D and a 7D with maybe the 5D getting a slight upgrade to MkII or something. There will also doubtless be a new 1D, but that will remain out of my price range.
£2000 is a lot of money to spend on a whim, but now that I have the money in my savings account I find myself dreaming of a rangefinder.
But for as long as my will holds I shall be waiting for the new cameras early next year.
Of course that would hardly put an end to the expenditure, I still need a tripod, perhaps a 4Gb CF card, and probably the 50mm f1.4 lens to start with.
Then of course there will always be more lenses that one hankers after. But with the release of the Leica M8 I must admit that I am really curious to try a rangefinder camera. Of course the M8 is way too pricey for me at this point, I'd have to save for another year or two.
But I could afford the Epson RD1s with a lovely little Zeiss Biogon 35mm lens. That setup should get fairly close to the quality available from the Leica, and would be cheaper than the 5D.
The kicker of course is that I have the 20D which is really a pretty good camera for most purposes, so should I upgrade to the 5D or take a chance on a rangefinder?
The 5D is clearly the practical option, a DSLR is so versatile and the 5D is a great camera.
The thing is that I have been thinking that the 20D will last me through the winter, and if I want a new camera, I'd be better off waiting until the spring of next year when there will doubtless be a new generation of both the XXD and the XD cameras announced. The 40D for sure, perhaps a 3D and a 7D with maybe the 5D getting a slight upgrade to MkII or something. There will also doubtless be a new 1D, but that will remain out of my price range.
£2000 is a lot of money to spend on a whim, but now that I have the money in my savings account I find myself dreaming of a rangefinder.
But for as long as my will holds I shall be waiting for the new cameras early next year.
posted by Van Der Wooks at 9:10 PM
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