Upgrading to a new camera – lessons learned
Finally, my Canon 5D Mark II is on its way. However, from this process I have learned quite a bit about my old camera and how I will handle camera upgrades in the future.
The day after the 5D Mark II was announced, I decided to preorder it. At first I was very skeptical of the camera, but in the end I decided that a camera with basically the same sensor as the 1Ds Mark III, without the AF and the weather sealing but with video was a good deal at $2700.
After reading on a rumor site that the camera would be released early, I called Buydig to see when my camera would ship. They confirmed that it was coming soon so I sold my old 5D in October. Unfortunately, this turned out not to be true so I have had to get by without a camera for the last two months.
Being without a camera for so long and watching as people started unboxing their Mark II’s has left me with the following conclusions.