Advice on modernizing my camera bodies
Hi everyone.
I’ve been a photographer for a long time. I’m in my late 40s and started working on film.
I do events exclusively.
for many years, I have been working with various generations of 5D. I have all of my old bodies but currently use a few 5D mark IV bodies.
However, their shutter counts are north of a quarter million. it‘s time to buy some new bodies.
I am aware that canon still makes the 5D mark IV. it seems to me I can buy a few new bodies and stash them for the future and/or replace the shutters on my current bodies.
there’s really nothing that I can’t do with the 5D4.
However, progress marches on and it seems odd to be frozen in time. I have heard that on sensor autofocus is a large improvement and so is being able to see your exposure and depth of field in the viewfinder, though I don’t actually need any of that. I don't know how many focus points from 5dMKIV has, but I only use the center one. I've been focus/recompose for 36 years. I'm not changing.
So, I am considering retiring my 5D4s and moving on up.
my current lens lineup which has been static for many years:
24-105 f4 IS USM L
17-40 f4 USM L
70-200 f4 IS USM L
70-200 f2.8 IS USM L
135mm f2 USM L
sigma 105mm f2.8 macro
sigma ART 35mm f1.4
sigma ART 50mm f1.4
sigma ART 85mm f1.4
I have redundant copies of certain critical lenses.
i am completely, wholly, and totally satisfied with my lenses. They deliver for me and I don’t need or want anything else.
Can I easily adapt these to Canon? I’m concerned about Canon’s new mount because I hear they have been anti-consumer with not allowing Sigma lenses on their new platform (FF). If I adapt my sigma glass, will it suddenly stop working one day? might canon do that after some time?
If that is a possibility, can I move my glass over to Sony?
I‘m also bothered by reports that canon has adopted some proprietary hot shoe that other systems cannot use. I don’t like that on principle.
my current strobe is based on the standardized Regular hot shoe. I understand canon doesn’t even support that on all of their bodies, but does on the ones I might buy. However, as above, I’m concerned that they may drop support for the standard hot shoe in some years time, and since it’s not currently universally supported I fear that may happen.
Is there any reason I cannot just leave the EF adapters on the bodies themselves all the time, effectively making the bodies into EF bodies and move on happily with my EF lenses?
Finally, weather sony or canon, what body does everyone recommend? I’m hoping not to spend more than nee 5D4 bodies would cost.
Thanks in advance!