03-28-2012, 05:15 AM
The 5D3 and D800 seem to be shipping at a decent rate and I am seeing their replacements drop in price.
A quick glance shows the 5D starting around $600. The 5D Mark 2 is staring around $1400.
The D700 is going around $1500. The once mighty $7k D3X is now hovering around $4k and expected to drop more due to the D800 crazy increase in resolution.
Now websites might tell you that old tech is ____ and _____ and not worth it bit I have some huge prints made from 12mp cams that look just fine. A 5D 12mp at $600 allows for money left over for lenses. Then wait a year and get a price dropped Mark 2.
Now if you shoot low light sports/action then the 5D and 5D Mar II are not going to keep up. If you are already locked into Canon, a 1D Mar 2 or Mark 3 would be better for low light action. The D700 AF keeps up just fine as long as you have Silent Wave lenses and not the old pin motor lenses.
A quick glance shows the 5D starting around $600. The 5D Mark 2 is staring around $1400.
The D700 is going around $1500. The once mighty $7k D3X is now hovering around $4k and expected to drop more due to the D800 crazy increase in resolution.
Now websites might tell you that old tech is ____ and _____ and not worth it bit I have some huge prints made from 12mp cams that look just fine. A 5D 12mp at $600 allows for money left over for lenses. Then wait a year and get a price dropped Mark 2.
Now if you shoot low light sports/action then the 5D and 5D Mar II are not going to keep up. If you are already locked into Canon, a 1D Mar 2 or Mark 3 would be better for low light action. The D700 AF keeps up just fine as long as you have Silent Wave lenses and not the old pin motor lenses.