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      12-29-2011, 04:43 PM   #2252
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I'd grab a lens now, wait on the body until all the new 1DX and next gen 5D's come out, that way you'll have some new selection in the used marked along with other sales. But as that 70-200mm IS is one of the more modern lenses, it will be the better investment.

and if you're having low light issues, save money by getting a high quality tripod if you haven't already. or at the very least, a nice monopod.
I have both. It wasn't so much holding steady as it was dealing with the camera not finding a focus so I could shoot. The image I see in the viewfinder looks focused, but the camera won't shoot and I get the blinking green light on the right, meaning it never settled on a focus it liked.

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A 5D MkII will last you many years for those uses.


I'd love a 5D MkII, and maybe waiting for that would be a good thing, because it will indeed be a long wait and may require divesting myself of some primes first.

Right now my Amazon cart contains a 70-200mm F4L IS, a tripod ring, and a 67-77 step-up filter ring. My trigger finger is getting itchy.

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