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What should I expect or see different compared to a 30d witch I am shooting till the 5d comes other then lens being wider or as they say 50mm being 50mm instead of it being 85mm if you know what I mean. How will it change or effect my portraits, and indoor event photography. Low light and the like. And is there anything I should know about the 5d that can help my portraits or events thanks.
 
hisway86 wrote:
What should I expect or see different compared to a 30d witch I am shooting till the 5d comes other then lens being wider or as they say 50mm being 50mm instead of it being 85mm if you know what I mean. How will it change or effect my portraits, and indoor event photography. Low light and the like. And is there anything I should know about the 5d that can help my portraits or events thanks.
I have used a 30D for a few years now and just picked up a 5D with grip and 2 batteries for $CAN550. It is a huge upgrade to your images and usability.
Positives:
viewfinder much larger and a pleasure to use
feels great in the hand
super easy to get used to coming from a 30D - controls are very similar
less noise at equivalent ISO-able to shoot at higher ISO without noise being a concern
portraits will be more pleasing due to narrower depth of field in a FF 5D
Negatives:
files are larger and take more time to download and process
camera is less responsive than the 30D in terms of start up and picture playback.
faster compact flash card will not speed up 5Ds writing to card or increase number of RAW shots before filling the buffer-tried a Lexar 1000X 16Gb and got the same result as a Sandisk Extreme 3 30Gb/s-faster card does increase download speed especially if you have a USB 3.0 card reader
Conclusion:
GET the 5D! The 5D2's are still to expensive used for some forum users like me. Don't wait longer for a full-frame camera, grab a nice 5D ASAP.
 
The 5D is a very good camera, to this day. I started with an XTi, a.k.a. 400D, progressed to a 40D, and then the 7D, before I bought my first 5D, in December 2011, to try full-frame digital. To minimize changing lenses, I bought another 5D in December 2012, after thoroughly considering a 5D Mark II. When I do not need weather-sealing, or to track action, I thoroughly enjoy using a 5D, and very much appreciate its images; I doubt that will change anytime soon. Even in low light, the 5D does quite well.

Read DPR's reviews of the 5D and 5D Mark II, and pixel-peep at the comparison section of the Mark II review, showing images shot with both cameras, which will reveal why I elected not to upgrade to the Mark II. I also considered the comparison images in DPR's Nikon D3 review.

I have never used a 30D, so cannot compare it to the 5D. When it comes to capturing images that are pleasing to me, however, the 5D compares well with the 40D and 7D! Life is good! :-)
 
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hisway86 said:
hisway86 wrote:

What should I expect or see different compared to a 30d witch I am shooting till the 5d comes other then lens being wider or as they say 50mm being 50mm instead of it being 85mm if you know what I mean. How will it change or effect my portraits, and indoor event photography. Low light and the like. And is there anything I should know about the 5d that can help my portraits or events thanks.
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Where a FF really shows its strength is when using fast primes wide open and 1 stop from wide open. This maximizes the 3D effect of the narrow DoF. (depth of field)

FF DoF is 60% narrower than Crop!! Note that in studio portraiture the advantage of FF is not as obvious or useful in terms of narrow DoF. Is is outdoor portraiture where the FF runs circles around Crop. The idea is to include negative space in your portraits that compliment the subject by rendering the background out of focus and seperating the subject from the background. This is much more difficult to do with Crop cameras. Welcome to the world of bokeh!
 
ktownbill said:
ktownbill wrote:
ktownbill said:
hisway86 wrote:

What should I expect or see different compared to a 30d witch I am shooting till the 5d comes other then lens being wider or as they say 50mm being 50mm instead of it being 85mm if you know what I mean. How will it change or effect my portraits, and indoor event photography. Low light and the like. And is there anything I should know about the 5d that can help my portraits or events thanks.
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Where a FF really shows its strength is when using fast primes wide open and 1 stop from wide open. This maximizes the 3D effect of the narrow DoF. (depth of field)

FF DoF is 60% narrower than Crop!! Note that in studio portraiture the advantage of FF is not as obvious or useful in terms of narrow DoF. Is is outdoor portraiture where the FF runs circles around Crop. The idea is to include negative space in your portraits that compliment the subject by rendering the background out of focus and seperating the subject from the background. This is much more difficult to do with Crop cameras. Welcome to the world of bokeh!
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Better bokeh for one. :P
 
ASR45 said:
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Better bokeh for one. :P
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I thought bokeh was a property of the lens, not the sensor. Did you mean more shallow DOF? Are you referring to the quality of the blur (bokeh) or the amount of the blur (DOF)?
 
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