New Camera

Well tonight I took the plunge and brought a new camera. Well second hand, but new to me.

I’ve wanted a Canon 1Ds for quite some time but the $12,000NZD price tag just could not be justified without me having a serious photography income, so I brought a 3 year old Canon 1Ds MkII for a fraction of the cost. Sure it’s not the latest and greatest but it makes my Canon 450D look like a child’s plaything. Now I haven’t picked it up yet so I can’t really make any comments of how well it shoots, so I will update the blog when I get it and take a few shots.
This is my first big step into becoming a professional photographer and I must say I’m getting quite excited about the possibilities.

Now my problem now is that I only have one lens I can use on this new toy, which is my EF 50mm f1.8 II. Sure this lens if fine but it’s not very handy for general shooting on a full frame camera, so my next step will have to be a new lens.
I’ve been thinking about getting a 24-105mm f4 L, from all the reviews I’ve read it looks to be a good all round lens. At the moment I’m on a bit of a budget so I have to do with just buying one lens, so I need one that I can shoot anything from portraits to wedding style shots and this lens seems capable of doing this quite well.

The other problem is that now I also have to buy a flash because you just can’t do without one, so I will be buying a Canon Speedlite 580EX II and a good diffuser.

So yea it’s been a mind blowing night for me and now I just can’t wait to pick up my new camera and have a play.

If you do happen to read this and you have some experience with the 1Ds MkII or the 24-105mm lens, please do let me know what you think of these, from your own perspective.

Anyway good night and I shall write again soon.