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Upgrade from 450D to 77D or m4/3

Started Jun 26, 2017 | Questions thread
007peter
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No Need, use Iphone 7 for everything, old XSi for sports
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damcify wrote: I enjoy photography just as a hobby,.....I will be the first to admit that I have started to use an iphone 7 plus for the family snaps, and use the SLR for shooting outdoor football (aka soccer) and indoor floorball (Swedish indoor hockey in sportshalls).

There is NO NEED to upgrade, you already have the Perfect Combo.

  • An old DSLR for Sports, and
  • IPhone 7 plus for everything else

I switch from Canon to M43 three years ago, Smartphone photography was a joke back in 2014, so the switch makes sense for me.

But with Apple's superiority Jpeg processing of Iphone 7 in 2017 (better than Canon Sony Fuji or Olympus jpeg) with more accurate WB, better color saturation, and better metering that doesn't overexposed sky like Canon XSi) I wouldn't bother with another DSLR or mirrorless camera.

I say keep what you have. Your ancient Canon XSI is still super to M43 when it comes to continuous AF (which still plagues mirrorless today)

I ♡ my M43, but it doesn't deliver on sports shooting, most of us get by just shooting Video for action then frame grab the still. While you can buy a $599 Panason GX850 for its unique 4K Still ability.......

Keep in mind you can already use your Iphone 7 to shoot a 4K Video then frame grab for stills. Heck, comes to think of it, you don't really need your old Canon XSI either.

Another Advantage people don't think about is that Smartphone takes better Video since it's lens don't make Audible Noise to ruin video. With Canon, you must buy the latest 55 - 250mm STM to capture noise free video.

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