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My 'trusty' old Canon 20D was and still is towards the end of its life and given that it's "only" 8MP and last time when I tried even my good old 50mm didn't focus any more, I decided it's time for a father's day present to myself. After some research the final contenders were the Canon 5d Mk II or Mk III and the Sony A77, but when I looked at the price of the Mk III i very quickly came to the conclusion "THAT ain't gonna happen".
Looking at what a Canon Mk II can offer I was almost ready to plunk down some serious money when it finally hit me: My still working investment in Canon was one lens, and that wasn't the greatest one (28-135) non L. At that point it hit me: I could change systems without loosing too much and to make a long story short, instead of the full frame Canon 5D Mk II I ended up with a new Sony A77 and the acclaimed 18-50/f2.8
Went out yesterday and so far I am very happy with the results.
Nothing don to this picture other than a very gentle crop and the color corrected (original is a 6000x4000 raw image, yes you can count the legs on the ant -> Original)
Looking at what a Canon Mk II can offer I was almost ready to plunk down some serious money when it finally hit me: My still working investment in Canon was one lens, and that wasn't the greatest one (28-135) non L. At that point it hit me: I could change systems without loosing too much and to make a long story short, instead of the full frame Canon 5D Mk II I ended up with a new Sony A77 and the acclaimed 18-50/f2.8
Went out yesterday and so far I am very happy with the results.

Nothing don to this picture other than a very gentle crop and the color corrected (original is a 6000x4000 raw image, yes you can count the legs on the ant -> Original)