Quote Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin View Post
Pat,

I'm probably just complaining without having that good of a reason...

The 6D is a good camera and it isn't that I don't like it. Just speaking for myself here, but frankly it is a lot of cost and it doesn't stop at the body if you want to get the most out of it. I'm not willing to put the amount of money into lenses that would be needed to realize all of the performance gains.

Something as simple as going to a baseball game and you realize a 70-200 lens is way too short. The images can still turn out nice, but a decent amount of cropping is required.

I think your lens kit will transition well if you choose to go full frame. The 24-105L can now do wider things now, the 100mm macro is maybe even a bit better of a portrait lens and your 100-400 should still be long enough for wild life and sports use. Plus, you are a very high grade photographer. I'm quite confident you'd excel with a FF kit.

Dave
Dave:

Thanks for your thoughts. I have been trying to make sure my lenses are compatible with FF except for the 10-20mm.

I like long exposures, and low light shooting. That is the reason I want to get to FF... i.e., to get better low light performance (higher ISO/less noise). I also like the idea of my lenses getting wider, but the converse worries me. When I use my 100-400mm (which is a far amount), it is usually at 400mm (640mm equivalant). The FF is not going to afford me that kind of reach, and I do not see a solution to that beyond spending a lot of money.

I will be upgrading next spring... so at that point the 7DII should be out. If the 7DII has high ISO capability equivalent to FF, then I have a decision to make. But I doubt the crop sensor will live up to the FF low light abilities... we'll see.

Pat