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Originally Posted by Magickiwi
That 5D is a sweet body. Trade you for another 40D with a battery grip? Since you like them so much  |
The body is very similar to the 40/50/60D. The only real difference is the larger sensor, lack of pop-up flash and the slightly larger/heavier body. I suppose if you have larger hands then the larger body may feel more comfortable in your hand. Comfort of a camera is very subjective though. For me, bigger isn't better. A full frame camera body also means that the lenses that go with it will tend to be much bigger and heavier as well. Again, I've shot weddings while lugged these beasts around and definitely appreciate the smaller/lighter body/lens setups. Instead of the beastly 70-200 F2.8L, I sold it and got the 70-200 F4L IS at half the weight, which works much much better for me and gets more use. Similar to the 24-70 F2.8 that I used to own. Way too heavy so I sold it and go the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and Canon 24-105 F4L. Both lighter and cheaper.
Having said all that! I am on the verge of selling my 5D Mark II and side-grading to the 6D. I would not consider this an upgrade or a downgrade. It's a side-grade
The new 6D is lighter than my 40D !! That alone is worth it.