u/No-Equivalent-5973

• Budget: £250-£300 (Body only)
• Country: UK
• Condition: Used
• Type of Camera: Full Frame DSLR
• Intended use: Photography (No Video)
• If photography; what style: Travel, Landscape, Everyday Use
• What features do you absolutely need: Larger Body, full frame
• Portability: Don't mind
• Cameras you're considering: Nikon D610, Canon 5D Mark III
• Cameras you already have: Olympus OM-D EM-10 Mark II

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask your opinion on two second-hand full frame DSLRs.

Currently, I'm using a MFT Olympus EM10 ii with the kit lens and a very old (from the 70s Nikkormat FTN).

I never bonded with the Olympus camera. Although it's light and very easy to travel with, it feels small in my hands. Also, I wouldn't say I'm impressed with the sensor and the processor. I missed auto-focus countless of times and I always go back to manual. I bought a Canon EF to MFT speedbooster and the canon nifty-fifty and the quality did improve but the system became imbalanced and bulky.

In the past, I used Nikon cameras, such as the D5200 and the D7000 but never invested in lenses. With the D7000 I've been using the Nikkor-H 50mm f/2 I have for my SLR, but I read somewhere I need to do an alteration to the aperture ring to be safely used with modern cameras (I guess I was lucky it didn't damaged my camera body back then). I've never shoot on a Canon before.

While searching online for good value full frame cameras I narrowed my options down to:

• Nikon D610
• Canon 5D Mark III

I can find them both used in fairly good condition for about £250-£300. I have not ruled out mirrorless full frame systems but I cannot find them used on a similar price.

I am shooting mostly RAW but I don't spend too much time in editing. I've seen countless of videos comparing the two and it seems that the Nikon has a better dynamic range but everyone is praising the Canon's colour science.

I am not a professional with no intention to become one. I do not shoot video and I shoot mostly when I travel, I shoot landscapes, a bit of candid street and a lot of family moments.

For the lens selection I narrowed down to:

• a 50mm with f/1.8 or f/1.4 (I already have the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM which can be traded for the Nikon 50mm f/1.8g), for everyday use
• a 17-35/17-40. Both systems have a good wide zoom in this category for similar prices, for landscape and travel
• a 70-200 mostly for hiking/landscape. I love the compressed FOV of a telephoto in landscape.

I know that the two cameras when they were released were oriented to different kind of audience, but given they share very similar value today, should I get the more professional body?

Aesthetically, I like the Nikon system more but I was always "jealous" of my friends who had the 5D mark ii back in the days.

I welcome any tips, suggestions for other bodies/systems, personal experiences, anything to help me make up my mind.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask your opinion on two second-hand full frame DSLRs.

Currently, I'm using a MFT Olympus EM10 ii with the kit lens and a very old (from the 70s Nikkormat FTN).

I never bonded with the Olympus camera. Although it's light and very easy to travel with, it feels small in my hands. Also, I wouldn't say I'm impressed with the sensor and the processor. I missed auto-focus countless of times and I always go back to manual. I bought a Canon EF to MFT speedbooster and the canon nifty-fifty and the quality did improve but the system became imbalanced and bulky.

In the past, I used Nikon cameras, such as the D5200 and the D7000 but never invested in lenses. With the D7000 I've been using the Nikkor-H 50mm f/2 I have for my SLR, but I read somewhere I need to do an alteration to the aperture ring to be safely used with modern cameras (I guess I was lucky it didn't damaged my camera body back then). I've never shoot on a Canon before.

While searching online for good value full frame cameras I narrowed my options down to:

• Nikon D610
• Canon 5D Mark III

I can find them both used in fairly good condition for about £250-£300. I have not ruled out mirrorless full frame systems but I cannot find them used on a similar price.

I am shooting mostly RAW but I don't spend too much time in editing. I've seen countless of videos comparing the two and it seems that the Nikon has a better dynamic range but everyone is praising the Canon's colour science.

I am not a professional with no intention to become one. I do not shoot video and I shoot mostly when I travel, I shoot landscapes, a bit of candid street and a lot of family moments.

For the lens selection I narrowed down to:

• a 50mm with f/1.8 or f/1.4 (I already have the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM which can be traded for the Nikon 50mm f/1.8g), for everyday use
• a 17-35/17-40. Both systems have a good wide zoom in this category for similar prices, for landscape and travel
• a 70-200 mostly for hiking/landscape. I love the compressed FOV of a telephoto in landscape.

I know that the two cameras when they were released were oriented to different kind of audience, but given they share very similar value today, should I get the more professional body?

Aesthetically, I like the Nikon system more but I was always "jealous" of my friends who had the 5D mark ii back in the days.

I welcome any tips, suggestions for other bodies/systems, personal experiences, anything to help me make up my mind.

Thanks