If you were travelling afar afield for 2 weeks (flying there) and wanted to take a digital camera to accompany a pair of Minolta Dynax 5 films and to use the results for photo competitions, would you take
a) The KM A2 with 8Mb but smaller pixels (lens equivalent 28 - 200mm)
or
b) The KM 5D with 6MB but larger pixels (with say a fixed 18 - 200 lens, equivalent to 27 - 300mm in 35mm)
Any advice/experience ?
Thanks
Peter
Comparison of KM A2 and KM 5D for travel
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Re: Comparison of KM A2 and KM 5D for travel
Agree with Sonolta - 5D. When we got the 7D and 5D, the A2 stayed behind. But I do still use it, and with care it produces results which could be fine in competitions. They certainly have no problem selling through Alamy.
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Re: Comparison of KM A2 and KM 5D for travel
Thanks to both of you for your advice.
My question now is - which 18 - 200 lens should I buy that I will be able to use both with the 5D (digital) and 9xi (film) ?
The Tamron 18 - 250 that is recommended is only for digital , isn't it ?
So do I go for a Tamron 18 - 200 or a Minolta 18 - 200 or a Sony 18 - 200 ?
Or even a Sigma 18 - 200 ?
But I would assume that the Sony is also digital only and will it work on the 5D,
unlike the Sony 70 - 300 SSM ?
Thanks
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My question now is - which 18 - 200 lens should I buy that I will be able to use both with the 5D (digital) and 9xi (film) ?
The Tamron 18 - 250 that is recommended is only for digital , isn't it ?
So do I go for a Tamron 18 - 200 or a Minolta 18 - 200 or a Sony 18 - 200 ?
Or even a Sigma 18 - 200 ?
But I would assume that the Sony is also digital only and will it work on the 5D,
unlike the Sony 70 - 300 SSM ?
Thanks
Peter
Re: Comparison of KM A2 and KM 5D for travel
The 18-200 are not full frame either and not suitable for film.
There are some 28-200 and 28-300 that are suitable for film, but they have a rather bad reputation and 28mm on a KM5D is not wide enough.
70-300 SSM is full frame.
There are some 28-200 and 28-300 that are suitable for film, but they have a rather bad reputation and 28mm on a KM5D is not wide enough.
70-300 SSM is full frame.
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Re: Comparison of KM A2 and KM 5D for travel
...but not will not autofocus if used on a 9xi, as it does not support SSM.bossel wrote:70-300 SSM is full frame.
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