Hello, I am new to forum. I have owned a Canon xsi for may years but until dec 1 2014 the mode dial was on the guy running or the mountain ect, you get my drift. So dec 1, hip surgery, I can't surf or play with kids so I decided to learn everything thing I could about photography and my camera. Something I always wanted to do but never had the time.
This evolved into an obsession and I have spent the past month and a half shooting 50 to a 500 images most days, in Manual most of the time, all RAW, and learning lightroom. In this time I have made some serious rookie mistakes, damaged my sensor and dropped camera once are the worst ones, as well as 500 other minor less destructive mistakes. I am feeling these rookie mistakes are not done yet.
So a new camera for a beginner that is very serious about learning everything and shooting almost every day.??? I do own 3 kit lens' from the xsi so Its prob wise with a limited budget to stay Canon. I was really hot on going big and purchasing the 7d mark II as that AF system and 10fps looked perfect for Surfing. Ok, I just damaged a sensor (don't ask) and dropped a camera, thinking Im prob not ready to be at the helm of a 7d. So, the Canon T5i looks perfect. Image quality is important and I'm really digging motion blur and panning (my daughters a runner) as well as surf photography and wildlife (Santa gonna get me some big glass). I also like landscapes and low light city and building shots and some family portraits. My plan is to buy this t5i, use it while I get all my rookie mistakes out of the way, than in a year or 2 move up to a better camera. T5i has a better AF system than what I have now (not close to that dang 7d I really want but at $2k it will mean my kids are gonna eat PB n J's ) 18 mp; I want to at least be able to frame some of my work like 8x10 or slightly bigger), and the 5fps sounds reasonable for my surf photography as well as motion and wildlife(???). Will this camera be enough for me and do I have the CIC blessing to pull the trigger and get this camera??? Or should I go big and get the 7d and go straight to a divorce attorney? Not literally, I could pull it off but it seems an unreasonable amount of money for where Im at with photography even though I am so excited about it. Advice is welcome.
Thanks for your time
Steve