EOS 80D or EOS 800D - Opinions appreciated

Garyjl wrote:

Hi, I’m a little confused and hope others on this forum can give me their opinion. I currently have a Canon EOS 650D and I was looking a adding a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 USM lens to it. Which I think would be a good portrait lens as well as great lens for taking wedding and event photos. I have lots of nieces and nephews who always seem to ask me to take the wedding photos.

After ready comments on various forums I’m starting to wonder if my 650D is a good enough camera to get they most out of the lens so thought I might upgrade, but to what? I like the EOS 80D and according to Canon’s website here in Australia the EOS 80D is suited for the enthusiast rather than being an entry level camera. The other camera I am looking at is the EOS 800D which is very similar in specifications to the 80D but is cheaper.

So my question is two fold, is my 650D capable of getting the most out of the 70-200 lens? If not than I need to upgrade and the question is, is the 80D a much better camera when compared to the 800D?

The more I read the more confused I become.

Opinions greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Gary

The 650D is an APS-C camera so it can only use half of area of the 70-200mm which is a full frame lens. If you really want to get the 70-200mm f/2.8 better upgrade the camera to full full frame as well.

Pairing the 70-200mm f2.8 to a full frame would give you the most background blur which is normally wanted in portraits. Depending on your budget, you can get a 6D, 6D mark II, 5D mark III or 5D mark IV (listed from cheapest to most expensive). A 6D is close to price to an 80D, while a 6D mark IV practically gives you an 80D with a full frame sensor.

If you want to stick to APS-C cameras like the 80D and 800D, you can look instead at Sigma's 50-100mm 1.8 which would give you the same depth of field control as the 70-200mm except that you'll have a lesser useable range of 80-160mm, and you'll loose the image stabilization.