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Gear upgrade. Is 7D still worth buying?
Jim K:
Go for the 7D. I liked my 7D so much that when I found out about the CLP I bought a second one. About $1087 + tax. I kept the small gold sticker on the refurb so I could tell it from the older one I bought new, otherwise could not tell them apart.
I have the 15-85 that spends a lot of time on my old 50D for "snapshot" work and a 7D for casual landscapes. It starts at a nice wide point (24mm FOV) and goes to a 136mm tele FOV. Delivers nice IQ at a less than four figure price. Lenses are not on the CLP so Canon's refurb shop is the only place to get one at a lower price and when you add the sales tax and shipping charges you may find that a new lens with the one year guarentee is worth the slight price increase.
nitsujwalker:
I bought the 7D a little while ago and I must say I am still amazingly pleased by it. As others have said, low light isn't great but I believe it's better than my 50D was. And I also have the 70-200f4l (non-is) and I LOVE it. I couldn't justify the i.s. version and I can always sell it if I want to upgrade later and not lose much money. Truly, if the 7D is in your price range it's a great camera. The successor will surely cost quite a bit more and you can always upgrade later. I do not regret buying mine and love the camera plus 70-200 for wildlife and other things.
lecoupdejarnac:
I'm also upgrading from a 450D - and decided to go with the 5D mk II. You can get one refurbished or used for a little more than the 7D. On amazon the 7D is about $1600 right now, in the Canon refurbished store the 5DII is $1760. Of course you can find a used/refurbished 7D even cheaper though.
dbduchene:
The Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon.[2] It was announced on September 1, 2009 with a suggested retail price of US$1,699 (from wikipedia) so it is less then 3 years still. I have a 7D along with a 5D and a 5D Mk II in my Bag and these days it is the most used camera in my bag. Get the look of a way to get one now and start enjoying it. THen you can wait for the price to drop and any bugs to be worked out on the MK II when it comes out. I got mine on Craigslist for net 14 months old and less than 2000 shutter count with a kit lens for 1400.
Jim K:
--- Quote from: lecoupdejarnac on March 10, 2012, 04:06:59 PM ---I'm also upgrading from a 450D - and decided to go with the 5D mk II. You can get one refurbished or used for a little more than the 7D. On amazon the 7D is about $1600 right now, in the Canon refurbished store the 5DII is $1760. Of course you can find a used/refurbished 7D even cheaper though.
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A Canon refurb 5D2 at the Canon Refurb store is $1760 + tax & shipping and a Canon [7D] refurb on the Canon Loyalty Program is $1087 + tax, no shipping last I looked. That comes out to about $690. That goes a good way to getting a nice lens.
Edit: Canon 7D is $1087
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