Its difficult to explain the expectation one has when having the chance to work with the “best” in digital photography. Big is the surprise when one realize that the differences are not that significant and that one learn it is not time to upgrade again. I told you folks before how I went about trying many different camera models using a process of buying and selling on the secondhand market. Over a period of 4 years I developed a good feel for different camera bodies and today the typical media hype when new models are launched has less of an effect on me In the above picture you basically have the same offer from two different suppliers. The Canon has a full frame sensor based on the older film standard that build up from the ground upwards and on the other side you have the Olympus E620 full frame sensor that was build up from first principles when digital became an option. Both has a pro level lens fitted with similar characteristics. I will not claim that one can compare them because on paper the 5D has the better specs, there is no doubt about that. What does one really need as hobby photographer is open plus one can ask if one really need a 5D to take good images. The same is true for the 550D, is it really an inferior camera to the 5D? Absolutely no, each of the cameras listed in this article are more than capable taking excellent images, personally I think the photographer is the bigger risk and not the camera.

The day out was very interesting, I enjoyed working with the Canons, they are really good. I always liked the silky type image one get from these cameras. The 5D image is just packed with detail and image data. One can easily crop an image if needed and do not really have to worry about resolution. The 5D is a big camera and with the 28 - 105 L lens really huge and heavy. The 7D is not much smaller. This means that one should plan a shoot carefully, it will be no walk in the park to have a lens or a body in the bag that is not used.

Will I sell my Olympus gear to change over to Canon? I decided not to sell my gear and to change over to a Canon system. I am very happy wit the developments on the micro four-thirds series and I am satisfied with the results I get with my E620. Investigating a little closer and comparing the pro grade lenses between Canon and Olympus revealed a very interesting thing to me. I always thought that the Olympus glass is relatively inexpensive for what you get. That has clearly changed, Canon L glass is not that much more expensive. If Olympus thought they had a lead on the rest then they need to look again.