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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 20, 2013, 09:17:40 AM »

im just making the point that i dont see myself as an entry level camera kind of guy. obviously if it does its job thats fine, i just dont like that tag.

It's all relative.  The Canon C100 is an 'entry-level' cinema camera, even though it costs about the same as the EOS 1D X flagship dSLR. 

The 6D is Canon's entry-level full frame camera, but that doesn't make it an entry level camera any more than being the least expensive Ferrari makes the Ferrari California an 'entry-level' sportscar.

yeah all very true and you are right of course,  dont you get that feeling though that people who are into cameras and photography look down on the 6d a bit? it doenst bother me but i get a that feeling a little, for some reason everyone loves the 7 series, or at least accept it.

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EOS Bodies / Re: guess the spec

« on: February 20, 2013, 09:03:46 AM »

yeah thats cheating lol

its just a good exercise, too many people focus on gear, when you really shouldnt worry about it!

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EOS Bodies / guess the spec

« on: February 20, 2013, 08:36:02 AM »

i thought it might be an interesting exercise to upload some pictures, and then guess the lens,L or nifty fifty? focal  length ,body, point and shoot or 1dx  etc.

i know this game is a minefield of pitfalls,  but youll just have to accept the rules.  JUST FOR FUN

heres a pic, what lens/focal length and body did i use?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 20, 2013, 08:22:03 AM »

so the 6d is 'entry level'   yet the 7d 2 is high end.
doesnt want to make me buy the 6d anymore!

Is that how you make your buying decisions?

oh yeah i base most of my major purchases on tags given to products by people on forums!

what do you think?

iim at a place now where a higher end camera would be good for my photos,im just making the point that i dont see myself as an entry level camera kind of guy. obviously if it does its job thats fine, i just dont like that tag.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 04:10:02 PM »

people always say the 7d range is a  great wildlife camera,im sure it is, af, long reach etc. but surely image quality should be paramount?  otherwise why dont all wildlife photographers carry 7d's?

Actually, all wildlife photographers did carry the 7d, but then the 6d came out and they all figured it must be a better camera because the number was lower, so now they ALL own 6d's... 

makes sense to me,dont tell them theres a 5d because they might presume thats a better camera too!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:55:29 PM »

 people always say the 7d range is a  great wildlife camera,im sure it is, af, long reach etc. but surely image quality should be paramount?  otherwise why dont all wildlife photographers carry 7d's? 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 02:34:36 PM »

No that's the wrong way of looking at it.
The 6D is pitched as an 'entry level' or first time FF body.
The 7D line is the 'high end' Crop body.

Precisely!

Counting my pennies...

so the 6d is 'entry level'   yet the 7d 2 is high end.

doesnt want to make me buy the 6d anymore!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 01:07:03 PM »

im not arguing with anyone, im just not gonna be called an idiot for asking a question.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 11:52:59 AM »

it looks like what the 6d should have been but with a ff sensor.  so annoying.

will this be better than the 6d?

What you mean is the 5D3.

This is what I thought will happen. The 7DII is a high end APS-C camera for the action shooter. The 6D is the semipro camera for the landscape and portrait shooter. The cameras are priced in the same range, so it is up to the user to deceide what he want's. High FPS and sophisticated AF (7DII), or superior Image quality (6D)

how can a 7d be professional, and a 6d be semi professional? the numbers literally dont add up!    surely a FF camera has to be better than an aps-c in terms of spec.  9 af points vs 61 is just crazy!! 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 08:20:03 AM »

it looks like what the 6d should have been but with a ff sensor.  so annoying.

will this be better than the 6d?

No that's the wrong way of looking at it.
The 6D is pitched as an 'entry level' or first time FF body.
The 7D line is the 'high end' Crop body.

i had a FF body when i was 10, twenty years ago. it was a film camera. 

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EOS Bodies / where to buy my camera

« on: February 19, 2013, 08:01:27 AM »

im on the brink of purchasing a 6d. but m off travelling to australia,  is it worth buying this item ether here in london, the airport (stopover in hong kong?) or australia itself? if im buying this thing brand new from a major retailer ?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 07:59:09 AM »

it looks like what the 6d should have been but with a ff sensor.  so annoying.

will this be better than the 6d?

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EOS Bodies / Re: on the verge of buying, just need some final moral support

« on: February 04, 2013, 02:13:32 PM »

(though if sony had a FF i would be v interested in that , shame)

Sony does have a FF camera ... Sony a99 Full-Frame DSLR

sorry i meant pentax!!

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EOS Bodies / Re: on the verge of buying, just need some final moral support

« on: February 04, 2013, 12:33:18 PM »

hmm this is the thing about the AF. i do wanna do a bit of wildlife stuff, but i doubt ill be able afford a really long lens soonish. so im thinking id rather have more money for a better long lens than have the 5d3 but cant afford a long lens! if you see what i mean!

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EOS Bodies / Re: on the verge of buying, just need some final moral support

« on: February 04, 2013, 12:01:49 PM »

hi, yeah i hope so, im just alittle frustrated as the 5d3 doesnt seem too far away in price, but i cant really justify getting it! lol

ill probably get a new nifty fifty, a wide prime, a portrait prime(100mm macro? id like to do some insect stuff aswell) and ill get a longer lens later possibly a zoom!