After 5 years of experiments with cameras and lenses, this is the combination I have now:
Camera – Canon EOS 5Dmk4
Camera – Sony RX10 mk4
Lens – Canon 400 f4 DO mk2
Lens – Canon 16-35 f2.8 L
Lens – Sigma 105 f2.8
To get there I have at various times owned these cameras:
| Sony HX95 | compact super-zoom | Excellent compact but no viewfinder | |
| Panasonic HZ1000 | Bridge camera | 16x zoom f2.8-4 | Really excellent though limited zoom |
| Canon EOS 70D | DSLR | Crop sensor APS-C 20 mpx | Very good value for money |
| Canon EOS 80D | DSLR | Crop sensor APS-C 20 mpx | Even better value for money |
| Canon EOS 5D mk2 | DSLR | full frame 21 mpix | High quality but slow frame rate |
| Canon EOS 5DS | DSLR | full frame 50mpx | Very high quality but still slow frame rate |
| Sony RX10 mk3 | Bridge Camera | 24-600 f2.4-f4 | Same as mk4 except for very inferior autofocus |
And these lenses:
| Canon 400 f5.6 | Crop and full frame | Excellent lightweight lens and very good value for money. |
| Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6 mk2 | Crop and full frame | One of the best out there. Seriously recommended |
| Canon 300 f2.8 | Crop and full frame | Heavy, and large but newer versions excellent. |
| Tamron 16-300 f3.5-5.6 | Crop only | Good as a wide angle, not so good at telephoto |
| Tamron 18-400 f3.5-5.6 | Crop only | Less good wide angle and slightly better at telephoto |
I will discuss my present set-up in a later post. Watch this space.
