Upgrading Canon 550d

[T22AGA]

Hi I have a cannon 550d with some very good cannon L lenses . I am thinking of upgrading to either a 5d or 5d mk11 both second hand .I am not really bothered with video .any advise or other options not really up with current tech budget around £1000.00 . BODY only will keep lenses

Edited by T22AGA on Monday 6th January 14:45

Edited by T22AGA on Monday 6th January 14:48

[markmullen]

What do you want to do with it?

5D2 and 1Ds2 both come into budget if you want full frame, 1D3 if you prefer crop. It just depends on what type of stuff you do as to what will be best.

[T22AGA]

Hobby only few car and bike pictures . like macro .. not really intrested in landscapes .

[fido]

I went for a 70D in the same situation but wasn't so bothered about full-frame. Happy with mine and mainly use the 55-250 STM lens. Otherwise the (full-frame) 6D has come down to just over £1k. Ok, noticed you mention second-hand in which case you can save a bit for lens or go for the 5D!

[RobbieKB]

I went from 550D to second hand £1000 5D II so I feel I am qualified to weigh in here.

I was thrilled with the upgrade but one thing you must consider is if you're photographing cars/bikes on tracks or wildlife or anything similar where you need a long focal distance, you need decent glass or the transition will be frustrating. I had a 70-200mm L which I used for a few track shoots at a small event on my crop body and it was fine, especially with the 1.4x teleconverter. On the 5D II however, it was a little too far out.

So I'd say go for it, it was definitely the correct move for me, but just be aware that if you don't have some lengthy L glass you might find it a difficult transition.

[Golaboots]

OP Fancy selling the 550d? I'm thinking of changing my old D80 to something that can do video.

[T22AGA]

Just an update Did go for a mint 2nd hand 5d mark ii . Amazing quality but Robbie was right about getting use to the non crop and as such have kept the 550d for longer length usage .