i am looking to get a dslr, so does my wife, the thing is she likes the canon 500D and me i prefer the nikon D300, so i am now wondering should i follow her choice and get the Canon 50D instead, both of us do not have any previous lenses as we are starting from scratch. also which dry cabinet should we get for both cameras and a few lenses, would a 60l be enough. thanks
i am looking to get a dslr, so does my wife, the thing is she likes the canon 500D and me i prefer the nikon D300, so i am now wondering should i follow her choice and get the Canon 50D instead, both of us do not have any previous lenses as we are starting from scratch. also which dry cabinet should we get for both cameras and a few lenses, would a 60l be enough. thanks
Hmmm. You asked this question bec you were unsure whether your decision is logical. While you probably knows that getting the same brand pools resources (flash inc) but your heart still yearns at Nikon. You obviously have higher product expectation than your wife since you have spoken of D300 and 50D.
Discuss this with your wife, if both truely have not issue with diff brand and extra future cost, then its fine. Having different brand reduces monotonous. Look a little further... will both of you have consistent deep interest in photography in longer time. For some will suffice with 1-2 lens and even if you buy higher better lens, they won't use it. Maybe you will be the one who may loose interest due to work.
It makes more economical sense to get the same system, can share lenses and all, plus lovey dovey factor haha, but hey, if other systems floats your boat, then by all means.
Oh get a 80L straight, then u wont have to keep upgrading your dry cabinet when you buy new lenses. Its better to have your gear nice spaced out, rather than cramped up and overwork the humidifier. I did that the last time for my 30L, stuffed like 10 lenses, 1 tlr, 2 slr, 1 flash and a dslr body. Nightmare. My dry cabinet cannot go below 45% rh now. hovers between 45-50 rh.
hello all thanks for the responses, decided to go the same brand.. so i will be getting the 50D and my wife the 500D, now actually asking the canon thread about what lens to get.. all the advices is greatly appreciated. hopefully this will be a good start for a old hobby that i really really enjoy.
hello all thanks for the responses, decided to go the same brand.. so i will be getting the 50D and my wife the 500D, now actually asking the canon thread about what lens to get.. all the advices is greatly appreciated. hopefully this will be a good start for a old hobby that i really really enjoy.