7D to 5D III upgrade..worth it?

[awinphoto]

Yes, but I still keep my 7D for reach and FPS, otherwise its gathering more dust than my MK3.

agree completely... Still have my 7d and is still a beloved camera, but unless i have a need for speed, the 5d3 it is... I got an airshow this week and i'm really fighting trying to not bring the 5d3 over the 7d... I would be interesting to compare keeper rates in that condition side by side tho...

 

[dawgfanjeff]

Funny how similar we are sometimes. I also sold my 7D (still working on selling my 10-22) to help fund a 5DIII. I had a very early 7D, and was always disappointing in low light perf. I'd almost never go above 1600, 3200 only in emergency. The 5DIII has preposterously better IQ. It is so much better it feels like I'm cheating. Now when people complement my pictures by saying "you must have a great camera", I might not get mad, I might agree!

Yep, I lose a little reach. Fine-I'll crop or rent a lens when I need more than my 70-200mm f4L provides.

Besides IQ and AF, I like this about the 5D.
For me, handling and "feel" are very, very similar to 7D.
Menus are easier to get around.
DOF preview button is better now, although I've accidentally bumped it a few times,

Don't like as much:
Moved playback zoom button. Still keep messing that up...
Mode dial lock. Blech. The very few times I ever accidentally moved it, I just move it back. Over all much less effort then having to press the lock release button to turn it, esp if I am also holding a remote shutter release, my hat, glasses, lens cap, etc...
These are just niggles. Otherwise, this things is a monster.
So yes. WORTH IT.

 

[RLPhoto]

Funny how similar we are sometimes. I also sold my 7D (still working on selling my 10-22) to help fund a 5DIII. I had a very early 7D, and was always disappointing in low light perf. I'd almost never go above 1600, 3200 only in emergency. The 5DIII has preposterously better IQ. It is so much better it feels like I'm cheating. Now when people complement my pictures by saying "you must have a great camera", I might not get mad, I might agree!

Yep, I lose a little reach. Fine-I'll crop or rent a lens when I need more than my 70-200mm f4L provides.

Besides IQ and AF, I like this about the 5D.
For me, handling and "feel" are very, very similar to 7D.
Menus are easier to get around.
DOF preview button is better now, although I've accidentally bumped it a few times,

Don't like as much:
Moved playback zoom button. Still keep messing that up...
Mode dial lock. Blech. The very few times I ever accidentally moved it, I just move it back. Over all much less effort then having to press the lock release button to turn it, esp if I am also holding a remote shutter release, my hat, glasses, lens cap, etc...
These are just niggles. Otherwise, this things is a monster.
So yes. WORTH IT.

That zoom feature drives me nuts! And I can't use the set button to zoom because I use it as my ISO button. (A great feature in my D30 as well.)

 

[awinphoto]

Funny how similar we are sometimes. I also sold my 7D (still working on selling my 10-22) to help fund a 5DIII. I had a very early 7D, and was always disappointing in low light perf. I'd almost never go above 1600, 3200 only in emergency. The 5DIII has preposterously better IQ. It is so much better it feels like I'm cheating. Now when people complement my pictures by saying "you must have a great camera", I might not get mad, I might agree!

Yep, I lose a little reach. Fine-I'll crop or rent a lens when I need more than my 70-200mm f4L provides.

Besides IQ and AF, I like this about the 5D.
For me, handling and "feel" are very, very similar to 7D.
Menus are easier to get around.
DOF preview button is better now, although I've accidentally bumped it a few times,

Don't like as much:
Moved playback zoom button. Still keep messing that up...
Mode dial lock. Blech. The very few times I ever accidentally moved it, I just move it back. Over all much less effort then having to press the lock release button to turn it, esp if I am also holding a remote shutter release, my hat, glasses, lens cap, etc...
These are just niggles. Otherwise, this things is a monster.
So yes. WORTH IT.

Zoom bugged me at first, but now it's so second nature (especially since i reprogrammed it to the set button), that it kills me when I pick up my assistants 5d2 or 7d and the buttons dont work haha.... Mode dial for me was a HUGE problem and I'm so thankful for it... once not catching it almost ruined an entire photoshoot trying to figure out why my shots were screwing up. But I concur, IQ and such it's such a better camera, although I do miss the reach from time to time..

 

[silversurfer96]

In the same boat here... Shooting with 7D for a little over two years now... Love it, but always wanted a FF. Didn't like the 5D2 because of the AF. Planning to buy it at the end of the year during the holiday sale (crossing fingers). Might keep the 7D as a backup camera. The only EFS lens I have is the Canon 10-22. Biggest complaint from the wife... why would you buy such an expensive camera when you are not a PRO?

 

[pierceography]

In the same boat here... Shooting with 7D for a little over two years now... Love it, but always wanted a FF. Didn't like the 5D2 because of the AF. Planning to buy it at the end of the year during the holiday sale (crossing fingers). Might keep the 7D as a backup camera. The only EFS lens I have is the Canon 10-22. Biggest complaint from the wife... why would you buy such an expensive camera when you are not a PRO?

lol. Same here. Or my personal favorite, "How can you spend that much money on a HOBBY?" But she eventually caved and bought it for me as a present. Solid woman, my wife.

 

[awinphoto]

In the same boat here... Shooting with 7D for a little over two years now... Love it, but always wanted a FF. Didn't like the 5D2 because of the AF. Planning to buy it at the end of the year during the holiday sale (crossing fingers). Might keep the 7D as a backup camera. The only EFS lens I have is the Canon 10-22. Biggest complaint from the wife... why would you buy such an expensive camera when you are not a PRO?

lol. Same here. Or my personal favorite, "How can you spend that much money on a HOBBY?" But she eventually caved and bought it for me as a present. Solid woman, my wife.

ah hell I shoot professionally and my wife still gave me crap... but she cant argue with the results -)

 

[chrisdeckard]

7D to 5DIII upgrade is totally worth it. Buy 2 if you can!

 

[Kernuak]

For your quoted uses, it would be a no brainer as far as I'm concerned. I always used my 5D MkII for macro (where some might find the effective increase in magnification from the crop factor), as the images were much cleaner and detail much sharper. That hasn't changed since upgrading the MkII to the MkIII, the other reasons are neither here nor there, it's down to lens choice, but again, the image quality is much better and I have got some nice portraits in the last few weeks, even though it isn't something I would normally do. The only reason I have kept the 7D, is for the extra reach when shooting wildlife and also for the odd occasion where I need the higher frame rate, plus a second body is always handy.

 

[TriGGy]

First post here. After getting the 5DMk3 I hardly ever use the 7D anymore, but I still like the play around with the latter. My decision to purchase the 5Dmk3 was kind of like I "can't hold on much longer". I'm a few thousand dollars poorer but I can say I'm very pleased with the 5DMk3 that I got the 16-35mm f/2.8 II just a month later (another thousand dollars or so poorer). The move from crop to full frame is so liberating, especially with the Mk3. I have not regretted the decision and I'm loving the Mk3 more and more, so I say it's worth it.

Additional info: I purchased the 5Dmk2 months before and returned it, and I'm glad I did. Even though the IQ is really great on the Mk2, coming from a 7D the Mk2 felt lacking on the AF and FPS, plus the controls. I got spoiled with the 7D, so the Mk3 is the way to go forward.

 

[thelebaron]

I just sold and shipped off my 7d today, 5d3 will be arriving monday next week. The wait is killing me already!

 

[crasher8]

I just sold and shipped off my 7d today, 5d3 will be arriving monday next week. The wait is killing me already!

Love it. I made my 7D sale 5 day handling time to allow for the Mk3 to get here from B&H after Paypal funds clear. Since it's my only digital body I can't be without it for more than a day!

 

[Camerajah]

7D and 5DIII are a good working pair of cameras IMHO

 

[nicku]

Hello,

I think maybe this questions has been put out there before,..so I apologize if it has…Just wondering if there are any thoughts out there on upgrading from a 7D to a 5D III. I’m looking for better IQ at low ISOs. Low ISO noise from the 7D has really annoyed me at times. I like to shoot landscapes, HDRs, and some people/portrait and macro work. Thanks for any opinions!

Definitely worth upgrading. Or wait for the 6D to hit the market.

 

[SPL]

Everyones reply is great, thanks to all.This is some great info. May have to sell the 7D to fund the 5D III, however it would be a nice backup and good to keep around for the reach. Have to save the pennies!

 

[Dylan777]

Everyones reply is great, thanks to all.This is some great info. May have to sell the 7D to fund the 5D III, however it would be a nice backup and good to keep around for the reach. Have to save the pennies!

My 2 cents: I wouldn't keep 7d around if budget is an issue. Sell it now and buy 100-400 whenever you ready for extra reach. I would rather to have more lenses than body, plus body seems to loose value faster than lens.

 

[bdunbar79]

7D to 5D3 worth it? Uh, yeah, in every way, shape, and form.

 

[old_york]

Like a few people by the look of it; I've just gone 7 to 5d3, it should be arriving any time over the next few days.
I'll be using both bodies with a black rapid dual strap and a 70-200 is ii on one of them. (thinking I can cancel my gym membership then )

 

[OC1Paddler]

Every once in a while I will shoot daylight sports video (something I can't enlarge) along with stills. The extra reach from the crop is very helpful. I was scared off from buying a 5D III after reading reports of better nikon IQ at normal iso levels. I'm waiting for a new canon FF sensor, hopefully it will have good iso, high megapixal count and cost less than 4 grand.

 

[Bob Howland]

Everyones reply is great, thanks to all.This is some great info. May have to sell the 7D to fund the 5D III, however it would be a nice backup and good to keep around for the reach. Have to save the pennies!

My 2 cents: I wouldn't keep 7d around if budget is an issue. Sell it now and buy 100-400 whenever you ready for extra reach. I would rather to have more lenses than body, plus body seems to loose value faster than lens.

That's interesting. I own and use both the 7D and 5D3 and the 7D is used most frequently with the 100-400 on a monopod. It all depends on how much reach is required. But, yes, bodies seem to lose values faster than lenses.