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upgrade to a 7D?
erakepio:
Hi All,
I had been thinking about upgrading to a 5D mkIII from my 550D but it's a little out of my price range even body only. So I figured I'd look at the 7D as a few of my colleagues have it and love it. I can get it for £870 delivered body only, however just a couple of things from me pushing the "checkout" button on the site.
I do a lot of night time, night time HDR, panoramic photography and just wondered if the 7D would be up to the job for this. I often do long exposures, in a few shots i've done 20-30 minute exposures on a beach at night and while the 550D was good it wasn't quite perfect, so I wouldn't want to upgrade and lose that performance i have currently.
The one area where I know it will help is my sports photography. I shoot most sports, football, rugby, golf, motor racing, aqua sports (kite surfing, jet skiing, motor boat races)..So I'm 100% it will fulfill it's purpose on that front.
Was just wondering about the low light. These are my 3 main lenses...
Sigma 10-20mm f3.5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L
Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS
Anyone using a 7D who maybe can advise?
neuroanatomist:
--- Quote from: erakepio on June 26, 2012, 10:34:25 AM ---I do a lot of night time, night time HDR, panoramic photography and just wondered if the 7D would be up to the job for this. I often do long exposures, in a few shots i've done 20-30 minute exposures on a beach at night and while the 550D was good it wasn't quite perfect, so I wouldn't want to upgrade and lose that performance i have currently.
The one area where I know it will help is my sports photography. I shoot most sports, football, rugby, golf, motor racing, aqua sports (kite surfing, jet skiing, motor boat races)..So I'm 100% it will fulfill it's purpose on that front.
Anyone using a 7D who maybe can advise?
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The 7D and 550D use the same CMOS image sensor - you'll get exactly the same low-light performance from the 7D as your current camera (but yes, the 5DII/5DIII would be better).
For sports, the 7D is the way to go...
LikeBreathing:
--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on June 26, 2012, 10:38:37 AM ---For sports, the 7D is the way to go...
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Agree with this, especially if you're after FPS.
However, for better low light (high ISO) performance a 5D2 would be better, but you don't get the FPS. Depends on your priorities. Decisions, decisions! ;)
RLPhoto:
--- Quote from: erakepio on June 26, 2012, 10:34:25 AM ---Hi All,
I had been thinking about upgrading to a 5D mkIII from my 550D but it's a little out of my price range even body only. So I figured I'd look at the 7D as a few of my colleagues have it and love it. I can get it for £870 delivered body only, however just a couple of things from me pushing the "checkout" button on the site.
I do a lot of night time, night time HDR, panoramic photography and just wondered if the 7D would be up to the job for this. I often do long exposures, in a few shots i've done 20-30 minute exposures on a beach at night and while the 550D was good it wasn't quite perfect, so I wouldn't want to upgrade and lose that performance i have currently.
The one area where I know it will help is my sports photography. I shoot most sports, football, rugby, golf, motor racing, aqua sports (kite surfing, jet skiing, motor boat races)..So I'm 100% it will fulfill it's purpose on that front.
Was just wondering about the low light. These are my 3 main lenses...
Sigma 10-20mm f3.5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L
Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS
Anyone using a 7D who maybe can advise?
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You will not see any IQ improvement over your 550D. What you will see is than the performance of the 7D is much more adequate.
bdunbar79:
--- Quote from: erakepio on June 26, 2012, 10:34:25 AM ---Hi All,
I had been thinking about upgrading to a 5D mkIII from my 550D but it's a little out of my price range even body only. So I figured I'd look at the 7D as a few of my colleagues have it and love it. I can get it for £870 delivered body only, however just a couple of things from me pushing the "checkout" button on the site.
I do a lot of night time, night time HDR, panoramic photography and just wondered if the 7D would be up to the job for this. I often do long exposures, in a few shots i've done 20-30 minute exposures on a beach at night and while the 550D was good it wasn't quite perfect, so I wouldn't want to upgrade and lose that performance i have currently.
The one area where I know it will help is my sports photography. I shoot most sports, football, rugby, golf, motor racing, aqua sports (kite surfing, jet skiing, motor boat races)..So I'm 100% it will fulfill it's purpose on that front.
Was just wondering about the low light. These are my 3 main lenses...
Sigma 10-20mm f3.5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L
Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 L IS
Anyone using a 7D who maybe can advise?
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I agree with the other posters. One of my biggest regrets was selling my 7D. Some days I wish I still had it. Since you are shooting outdoor sports, it'll be great. Overall, it is Canon's best APS-C sensor camera.
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