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Hello! I have a question for the camera gurus. I currently own a Nikon D3200 with a Nikon 60mm macro lens.
I have the ability to buy a Canon D5 mark ii with a sigma ex 24-70mm 1:2.8 DG HSM.
I’m new to the photography thing and not sure if it’s worth messing with this or not. I was going to buy a 90mm macro for my Nikon but I can buy the Canon for now and save up for a lense for it instead. What would you do?

Thanks for the help!

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Lol. Your asking the wrong guy maybe.
I put my money on good glass.
Camera bodies are cheap.


I'd invest in a better body. One that takes old Nikon glass too.

A sigma 90 Macro can be under 200. A Nikon kit zoom lens refurbed is less than that.
 
Unless your current Nikon body does not provide you specific functionality, I'd invest in quality lenses. More bang for the buck.
 
Thanks for the input everyone!

I have 3 lens for the Nikon currently. I do not know how to use it all.... I'm in the process of a new tank build and I want to dabble in some of macro stuff. I just didnt know if the 5D offered anything my d3200 didnt. Here are the lens I currently have. I could sell this stuff if the canon has more to offer in features I may be looking for down the road.

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Thanks for the input everyone!

I have 3 lens for the Nikon currently. I do not know how to use it all.... I'm in the process of a new tank build and I want to dabble in some of macro stuff. I just didnt know if the 5D offered anything my d3200 didnt. Here are the lens I currently have. I could sell this stuff if the canon has more to offer in features I may be looking for down the road.

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IMO , not enough to lose good glass.

Financially , you be better to look at a used body. IMO to achieve the same advantages. The d7000. For example.
 
IMO , not enough to lose good glass.

Financially , you be better to look at a used body. IMO to achieve the same advantages. The d7000. For example.


Thanks! I will keep what I have for now and start looking at some of the new bodies. The 5D was really cheap compared to its new price I searched online. Guy wants $200 for the setup.
 
Thanks! I will keep what I have for now and start looking at some of the new bodies. The 5D was really cheap compared to its new price I searched online. Guy wants $200 for the setup.
$200 for a 5D mark II is a great deal. But you'd have to invest in new lenses to take advantage; and the high quality, and price, L series lenses.
 
Thanks for the input everyone!

I have 3 lens for the Nikon currently. I do not know how to use it all.... I'm in the process of a new tank build and I want to dabble in some of macro stuff. I just didnt know if the 5D offered anything my d3200 didnt. Here are the lens I currently have. I could sell this stuff if the canon has more to offer in features I may be looking for down the road.

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Fwiw.
I don't think that's a Dx 60mm macro. Guys check my facts.

If it's a non dx on an apsc sensor it's close to 90 mm.
 
I’m lost! Lol sorry I got the Nikon used a couple years back and it came with the three lenses.
Lol. It's for the camera guys.

A lens made for a 35mm camera or full 35mm sized sensor that you put onto a camera with a smaller sensor will increase the magnification.

If your lens is for a 35mm camera , you Now have more than 60mm. Typically it adds 1/3 magnification.
 
Great info thank you for taking the time to explain!

On a side not I bought the Canon.... lol! I figure it was to good of a deal to pass up. I’m sure I can get my money back plus a little if I decide to buy a newer body it will help fund it!
 
Great info thank you for taking the time to explain!

On a side not I bought the Canon.... lol! I figure it was to good of a deal to pass up. I’m sure I can get my money back plus a little if I decide to buy a newer body it will help fund it!
Look for the Nikon to cannon adapter, it's about $25 30. You'll have to set focus and apature manually
 
Hi Dustin

First time I'm posting but I'm kind of a camera guru. Background: I'm a NPS (Nikon Pro services) member, Was a CPP (Certified Pro Photog) - PPA, Adobe Certified Expert - Photoshop CC, I assist in teaching at 2 colleges.

First of all, in my biased opinion, there is absolutely no reason to switch brands, especially if you already own descent lenses. I have to be honest with you, the 18-55 is pretty much garbage, but the 70-300 and the 60 Macro are pretty good lenses (especially the 60 macro, you have a nice, sharp, and fast lens there.) So you have 2 lenses you can work with. Switching from your Nikon D3200 to a Canon 5D mark 2, If I'm correct (Don't know too much about Canon), but I think you're going from a cropped sensor to another cropped sensor. In matter of fact, the sensor size on a Canon is actually a bit smaller than the Nikon (Bigger is usually better in most cases). To get technical, the Nikon has a 1.5x crop factor whereas the Canon has a 1.6x crop factor. If you don't know what this means, don't worry about it, but all you have to know is that the Nikon has a slightly larger sensor.

BTW, the 60mm lens, whether it's a "DX or FX" lens, doesn't matter when you put it on a DX or cropped sensor body. The 60mm lens will have the "field of view" of a 90mm lens, but it will NOT change the characteristics of the lens and become a 90mm lens. Hope this makes sense. The advantage you get in a dedicated 90mm is that you will have more lens compression, more bokeh, etc. The reason why I mention this, is because I noticed that you said you want to do more macro work. What you'll get out of a longer lens (I would get a 105mm if I were you) is the lens compression, and the ability to be further back away from your subject so that more is in focus. Why? the closer you physically are to the subject, the more "out of focus" area you're gonna get. For example, if you are so close to someone's eye, maybe the pupil will be sharp but the eyelashes will fall out of focus,, stand further back and the eyelashes will start to come back into focus also. What a macro lens does is allow you (due to it's incredible "minimal focus distance") to get so close to the subject that you can get a 1:1 ratio in the frame. But the longer the focal length, the more you can get in focus, cause you are physically further away to get the same ratio in the frame as opposed to using a shorter lens. Makes sense?

Also, the 24-70 is a very versatile and much used lens by many photographers. It's got a great minimum focus distance and a mid range focal length that is useful.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, in my opinion, buy good glass and invest in an actual upgraded body (when you're ready for one). When I say upgraded body, I mean a full frame camera. While using Nikon, I would strongly suggest when investing in lenses, buy the FX or full frame lenses. They work in your DX body for now and will follow you when you upgrade to a full frame. The DX lenses works on a full frame camera, but it doesn't make any sense to put a DX lens on a full frame camera.

Hope this info helps

John
 
Hi Dustin

First time I'm posting but I'm kind of a camera guru. Background: I'm a NPS (Nikon Pro services) member, Was a CPP (Certified Pro Photog) - PPA, Adobe Certified Expert - Photoshop CC, I assist in teaching at 2 colleges.

First of all, in my biased opinion, there is absolutely no reason to switch brands, especially if you already own descent lenses. I have to be honest with you, the 18-55 is pretty much garbage, but the 70-300 and the 60 Macro are pretty good lenses (especially the 60 macro, you have a nice, sharp, and fast lens there.) So you have 2 lenses you can work with. Switching from your Nikon D3200 to a Canon 5D mark 2, If I'm correct (Don't know too much about Canon), but I think you're going from a cropped sensor to another cropped sensor. In matter of fact, the sensor size on a Canon is actually a bit smaller than the Nikon (Bigger is usually better in most cases). To get technical, the Nikon has a 1.5x crop factor whereas the Canon has a 1.6x crop factor. If you don't know what this means, don't worry about it, but all you have to know is that the Nikon has a slightly larger sensor.

BTW, the 60mm lens, whether it's a "DX or FX" lens, doesn't matter when you put it on a DX or cropped sensor body. The 60mm lens will have the "field of view" of a 90mm lens, but it will NOT change the characteristics of the lens and become a 90mm lens. Hope this makes sense. The advantage you get in a dedicated 90mm is that you will have more lens compression, more bokeh, etc. The reason why I mention this, is because I noticed that you said you want to do more macro work. What you'll get out of a longer lens (I would get a 105mm if I were you) is the lens compression, and the ability to be further back away from your subject so that more is in focus. Why? the closer you physically are to the subject, the more "out of focus" area you're gonna get. For example, if you are so close to someone's eye, maybe the pupil will be sharp but the eyelashes will fall out of focus,, stand further back and the eyelashes will start to come back into focus also. What a macro lens does is allow you (due to it's incredible "minimal focus distance") to get so close to the subject that you can get a 1:1 ratio in the frame. But the longer the focal length, the more you can get in focus, cause you are physically further away to get the same ratio in the frame as opposed to using a shorter lens. Makes sense?

Also, the 24-70 is a very versatile and much used lens by many photographers. It's got a great minimum focus distance and a mid range focal length that is useful.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, in my opinion, buy good glass and invest in an actual upgraded body (when you're ready for one). When I say upgraded body, I mean a full frame camera. While using Nikon, I would strongly suggest when investing in lenses, buy the FX or full frame lenses. They work in your DX body for now and will follow you when you upgrade to a full frame. The DX lenses works on a full frame camera, but it doesn't make any sense to put a DX lens on a full frame camera.

Hope this info helps

John


Wow John! I could not ask for a better response to my questions! Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. I am have more experience using my D3200 than any other camera. I like the layout. It’s easy to navigate and understand. I will upgrade bodies in the future and it will be to the higher end Nikon.
 

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