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Gear upgrade. Is 7D still worth buying?
dmj:
I bought a 7D as a backup for my 5D mk II. I did love the focus and burst, but wow did I hate the IQ. When looking through my shots with the 5D I am always amazed how well it performs (couple it with a 35L and it's the closest thing to sex a camera can become) when used well. The 7D, to be honest, I never got a great shot. I got great compositions and exposures, but no images really popped. Dull photos, to put it nice, even worse on paper than on the screen.
I sold it prior to the 1DX release, knowing that I'd probably only be able to go with one of those and make my mk II my backup house. I suppose, once you've had a FF you'll never settle for a 7D.
ruuneos:
--- Quote from: dmj on March 11, 2012, 05:51:01 PM ---I suppose, once you've had a FF you'll never settle for a 7D.
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FF is always FF no turning back once you got it.
I bought 7D and going to shoot photos with this until I see to put new gear in and move to FF DSLR body.
pgphillips05:
Not sure what the point of mentioning full frame cameras when TehPenguin is asking if he should buy a 7D now or wait for it's replacement.
I am in the same position and want to buy a camera like the 7D. My budget can extend a little over the 7D but is not enough to extend to a 5D.
I would absolutely wait. You can see the big improvements in technology of the Canon 1DX and 5DmIII over their previous models. Likewise with Nikon and the D4 and D800. You can bet Canon's replacement to the 7D will offer huge improvements.
You already have a DSLR, so it is not like you cannot take any photos. Why buy an almost 3 year old a camera now, only to have it blown away by it's replacement? While not for sure, I believe the 7D replacement will be available in 2012. If I bought a 7D now, I know in 6 months time when the replacement is announced, my still relatively new and expensive purchase will be feeling old and dated.
As I said, you already have a DSLR to take photos in the mean time :)
scottsdaleriots:
I've got a 7d (it was gonna be my 2nd body til i found out the asking price for the 5dmkiii), i've had it since 2009. it's pretty good, though i've never used a FF thoroughly before so I cant compare IQ but hey, it's a crop VS a FF. Anyways it's pretty rugged and the AF is better than the 5dmkii's so no complaints there. I've gone to and done at least 14 shoots with it shooting for over 16+ hrs in one day (the longest was about 18hrs, give or take a few mins) for a major sports event - hence why i bought the camera for sports photography.
IMO what you need to ask yourself is do you really need it? There's a differences between 'need' and 'want'. 7d's pretty cheap now compared to when i bought it 3yrs ago. Will there be a 7dmkii? WHo knows? Just look at how long we waited for the 5dmkiii and how disappointing it is in price (for me at least and i wanted a MP monster to compete with nikon's cameras).
I dunno how helpful my advice is, but if you need/really want it and have the money to spend: then buy it. If you arent 100% committed to buying a 7d now (e.g. you're waiting for the mkii or some other new camera canon might annouce [which is what i'm hoping for but i know wont happen] soon) then dont buy it. If your camera stills works and does what you want it to do and you can wait a bit longer (maybe 12-24months longer) then dont buy it. Its kinda like me waiting for the new 2012 macbook pros (i've been waiting for a few years, darn apple! Im tempted to buy a late 2011 17" MBP with maybe a 27" imac but then i dont want buyers regret when apple do finally announce and release the new 2012 MBPs and updated imac's 6 or so months later).
wickidwombat:
--- Quote from: scottsdaleriots on March 12, 2012, 04:44:09 AM ---I've got a 7d (it was gonna be my 2nd body til i found out the asking price for the 5dmkiii), i've had it since 2009. it's pretty good, though i've never used a FF thoroughly before so I cant compare IQ but hey, it's a crop VS a FF. Anyways it's pretty rugged and the AF is better than the 5dmkii's so no complaints there. I've gone to and done at least 14 shoots with it shooting for over 16+ hrs in one day (the longest was about 18hrs, give or take a few mins) for a major sports event - hence why i bought the camera for sports photography.
IMO what you need to ask yourself is do you really need it? There's a differences between 'need' and 'want'. 7d's pretty cheap now compared to when i bought it 3yrs ago. Will there be a 7dmkii? WHo knows? Just look at how long we waited for the 5dmkiii and how disappointing it is in price (for me at least and i wanted a MP monster to compete with nikon's cameras).
I dunno how helpful my advice is, but if you need/really want it and have the money to spend: then buy it. If you arent 100% committed to buying a 7d now (e.g. you're waiting for the mkii or some other new camera canon might annouce [which is what i'm hoping for but i know wont happen] soon) then dont buy it. If your camera stills works and does what you want it to do and you can wait a bit longer (maybe 12-24months longer) then dont buy it. Its kinda like me waiting for the new 2012 macbook pros (i've been waiting for a few years, darn apple! Im tempted to buy a late 2011 17" MBP with maybe a 27" imac but then i dont want buyers regret when apple do finally announce and release the new 2012 MBPs and updated imac's 6 or so months later).
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I think once the 650D gets announced the 7D will get cheaper since it will be a good indication of what the mk 2 will have in it. in the next few months there are going to be some nice 7D bargains to be had thats for sure :)
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