Moving to full frame....

[MattGrey]

I 'may' be in the market for a new camera shortly.  I'm still using my EOS 50d from 2008 with a single lens, the ef-s 15-85mm.  

I want to go full frame. I shoot landscapes only.

My budget would be £1200 and so looking at the used market.

I'm leaning towards a 6dii with 17-40 F4L, which I could just do within that budget.  Looking at everything I have shot in the last few years I am almost always at 15 to 20mm on a crop body.

But, I am open to suggestions. My current lens wouldn't work full frame so I not invested in Canon.

 

Thanks all.

[Denis]

A lot of bargains out there at the moment Matt, a full frame 'might ' be on a shopping list for me one day , but then again I am really happy with my Nikon D7500, it suits me and I'm now used to it

[Ryewolf]

I looked at the Canon 6D Mark 1 a few years back but eventually went for the 800d

[MattGrey]

I'm pretty set on full frame. Looking to get less noise on longer exposures. Would also need weather sealing so I think any EOS xxxD bodies are out.  

[Ryewolf]

The 90D is weather sealed, as well as having 32.5mp ASP-C sensor and it uses Digic 8 image processor.

[MattGrey]

90d is currently second choice if I don't go full frame. 

[Ryewolf]

2 hours ago, MattGrey said:

90d is currently second choice if I don't go full frame.

I bought one earlier this year, just in time for all the lockdowns. But I have to say I'm pretty impressed with it, it also does 4k video, if that's something you'd need.

[MattGrey]

Video isn't a necessity. But it's handy to have I guess. My only concern is the number of pixels packed into an apsc sensor and how it would handle long exposures. I think its about 3 times the pixel density of the 6dii.  I'll need to look into it more.  My worries are based off the 50d and how noisy it is....perhaps my worries are out of date with how far sensors have progressed.

[stevedevil]

I went Full Frame in December, only the EOS 5D Mkii, but 21 Meg Pixel, I shoot all Canon L glass, so giving the sensor some good light, as always the Camera only records the image we give it, have not had a chance to get out much to see if full frame on the lenses suffers in any form.

I don't know what glass you use, but 5D mkii is only a couple of hundred quid, good glass I would spend the money on 

 

[MattGrey]

hmmmm...hadn't considered the 5dii.  I was planning at 17-40 F4L with the 6dii...But going with the 5dii I can still do the 17-40 and perhaps a 70-200 F4L.....and still be under budget....Thankyou....giving me something to think about now!    

I had a quick peek at the 5diii as I wrote this, didn't seem to warrant the extra cash over the 5dii.  A few more bells and whistles that I could do without.

[Ryewolf]

6 hours ago, MattGrey said:

My only concern is the number of pixels packed into an apsc sensor and how it would handle long exposures.

I've used the 90D for long exposures and it seems to handle it pretty well, but I've only got my 100D and 800D to compare it with.

[stevedevil]

Shooting Astro any sensor gets hot on long exposure, but in out climate being fkin cold, the noise level is ok, Im new to the astro game, but take lots of images with bright dark etc to get the noise and then use stacking software, 5d Mkii 21 Meg Pixel, they say 20 is the threshold for astro, and really at its price, £200 for full frame its a great camera