There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
At this point in time, I am using a Canon EOS Rebel T3i and have been for years; but I am also always tempted to purchase the next shiny thing (and have been able to remarkably hold off this long).
My lenses are:
Canon EF 85mm F/1.8 USM prime
Canon EF-S 18-55mm and Canon EF-S 50-250mm kit lenses (F/3.5-5.6)
I would absolutely love to eventually get a Canon EF 135mm F<2 lens, but all of them I have found at this point are relatively expensive (~$1000) and I haven't convinced myself to take the plunge.
Alternatively, I have considered upgrading my body to something a bit more powerful. The cameras I have spent the most time drooling over are the Canon EOS 5DS and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II.
I guess this all just really comes down to asking some more knowledgeable people on the subject for their opinions on what I should do, or what they would do if they were me. Do I upgrade my body? And if so, what would you upgrade to? Or do I continue to slowly collect glass?
Do give you a bit more insight in what I enjoy photographing (since I could see that influencing decisions): I typically shoot my dogs, random objects around the house/ outside, and family members with some trips up to the mountains for nature and wildlife photography. I would absolutely love to capture lightning photos, and have tried a few times, but I do believe I will need a better camera body (sensor) for that since I found mine to have some defective sensor areas at long exposures with large F-values (18 and above).