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My 5 year old MBP is still awesome .... So much so that I feel bad I bought the latest MBP. It's not "much" better. I often recommend people buy a ten year old
by anonu 8y ago
My 5 year old MBP is still awesome .... So much so that I feel bad I bought the latest MBP. It's not "much" better.
I often recommend people buy a ten year old full-frame dSLR. Quality photos are more dependant on the photographer and maybe the glass... Megapixels aren't that important with a full frame sensor made in the last 15 years...
- duado 8y agoA $300 Canon 5D with a fast lens like a 28/1.8 or 35/2, in good light, outperforms most of what you can get today in any similar price range.
- dingaling 8y agoThe 5D uses an old battery format that is increasingly difficult to source. It also is becoming difficult to service. So that $300 bargain might have to be disposable. I usually recommend the previous generation old for DSLR. At phase-out Canon manufactures enough spares for an anticpiated five to seven years of servicing.
- therealmarv 8y agoThat's only true for RAW files... the signal processors behaviour made huge steps forward in the recent 10 years in many conditions <- this is what you pay for in new DSLRs beside megapixels. I would better recommend a good second/third generation Nikon APS-C (which is not that old) and save also money on good/cheaper APS-C lenses this way.
- pier25 8y agoYou also get better low light performance, more dynamic range, and video capabilities.
- therealmarv 8y agoYou can have more dynamic range with a Nikon APS-C than with a fullframe Canon. That's not dependent on the optics its a technical thing on the sensor.