Repair or replace 7D

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Hello Folks,

My 7D broke recently, symptom was, all of sudden camera hangs and only way to make it work is to take out the battery and reinsert. Gave it in Canon service center for checkup. They said the mother board and one more item(dont remember exactly what was it) are gone bad. The parts together would cost around 500$. Now I am confused whether to repair or buy a new one.
I shoot macros and closeups predominantly and photography is a pure hobby. I shoot Very few land scape and portraits. 90% of the time canon 100mm 2.8 L is on the body, remaining 10% tamron 17-50 2.8VC.

If I go for repair, I am not sure problem will be fixed permanently. But will save lots of money :).
If replacement, should I wait for 7DMKII or 6D or even go for 70D? I do not want to shell out more money for 5DMKIII.

What you all suggest?
Thanks for all your help
Naveena
 
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I was going to say pick up a refurbished 60D for the time being, but I see you are in India, so that's probably not an option.

If it were me, I'd probably buy something like the T3i that has the same sensor and use it until either a new 7DII comes out or you have the money for something else. You can always keep the T3i as a second body even if you end up buying another body eventually.

Switching to a 6D or 5D presents one problem, if you are used to using the 100 mm macro on a crop sensor, you'll lose the reach, which means you'll have to move in more closely for macro shots, which isn't always convenient.

Alternatively, if you really want a 6D or a 5D, you can certainly rationalize that purchase now.
 
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The 7D is certainly a good camera, and it's worth repairing. Just be sure to check the shutter count. It's not pure math, but a shutter with a very high count is expected to break earlier than one that's hardly been used. Compute the cost of an eventual shutter system replacement in the near future, and check if the sum equals or exceedes the cost of a new camera of comparable quality (Canon 70D, for example).
 
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knkedlaya said:
If I go for repair, I am not sure problem will be fixed permanently. But will save lots of money :).
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This is really unfortunate, and of course you don't know if the next part like the shutter (how many shots do you have) breaks next :-o ...

knkedlaya said:
I shoot macros and closeups predominantly and photography is a pure hobby. I shoot Very few land scape and portraits. 90% of the time canon 100mm 2.8 L is on the body, remaining 10% tamron 17-50 2.8VC.
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... but in this case, my advice would be to bite the bullet and stay with crop.

For what you shoot, you don't even need the af system of the 7d, a 60d or 550d would be sufficient, they all have got about the same sensor, the 70d isn't much better. If you shoot a lot of handheld @iso 1600 and above a ff could be a consideration, but for a hobbyist on a budget I don't think it's necessary and could even hurt: you'll lose working distance and gain a shallower depth of field which you *don't* want for macro ... and the 100L is very good on crop and equal to ff unless you shoot @f2.8.
 
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knkedlaya said:
Hello Folks,

My 7D broke recently, symptom was, all of sudden camera hangs and only way to make it work is to take out the battery and reinsert. Gave it in Canon service center for checkup. They said the mother board and one more item(dont remember exactly what was it) are gone bad. The parts together would cost around 500$. Now I am confused whether to repair or buy a new one.
I shoot macros and closeups predominantly and photography is a pure hobby. I shoot Very few land scape and portraits. 90% of the time canon 100mm 2.8 L is on the body, remaining 10% tamron 17-50 2.8VC.

If I go for repair, I am not sure problem will be fixed permanently. But will save lots of money :).
If replacement, should I wait for 7DMKII or 6D or even go for 70D? I do not want to shell out more money for 5DMKIII.

What you all suggest?
Thanks for all your help
Naveena
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EOS-M? For tripod work it's as good as any Canon crop and much cheaper :)
 
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Thank you all for all your suggestions. The primary reason for going to 7D was weather sealing and burst mode. When I had XSi, every time I was back from tropical weather, it used to malfunction. Exposing to little bit of rain was causing rusting of internal parts. 7D never had any issues in that regard. While hand holding, burst mode is a big plus. 7D fits nicely in my hands and going back to xxD or xxxD means loosing that "feel good" factor. Least used feature of 7D is AF system :)
I am still undecided at the moment.

Thanks once again for all your help.
Naveena
 
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knkedlaya said:
Thank you all for all your suggestions. The primary reason for going to 7D was weather sealing and burst mode. When I had XSi, every time I was back from tropical weather, it used to malfunction. Exposing to little bit of rain was causing rusting of internal parts. 7D never had any issues in that regard. While hand holding, burst mode is a big plus. 7D fits nicely in my hands and going back to xxD or xxxD means loosing that "feel good" factor. Least used feature of 7D is AF system :)
I am still undecided at the moment.

Thanks once again for all your help.
Naveena
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Ah, so there is the issue. The 7D doesn't really have weather seals. It has a few, but there are bodies that are much better for use in wet conditions.

Get the 7D fixed, sell it, and get a 1d mk3 - it's actually designed to be wet.
 
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Halfrack said:
knkedlaya said:
Thank you all for all your suggestions. The primary reason for going to 7D was weather sealing and burst mode. When I had XSi, every time I was back from tropical weather, it used to malfunction. Exposing to little bit of rain was causing rusting of internal parts. 7D never had any issues in that regard. While hand holding, burst mode is a big plus. 7D fits nicely in my hands and going back to xxD or xxxD means loosing that "feel good" factor. Least used feature of 7D is AF system :)
I am still undecided at the moment.

Thanks once again for all your help.
Naveena
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For 1200 used... I'd think a full frame might be a better option. Different feel, but I presume that would be in a good way. 10 mp still does a long way... and I'm guessing you aren't cropping out a ton.

Ah, so there is the issue. The 7D doesn't really have weather seals. It has a few, but there are bodies that are much better for use in wet conditions.

Get the 7D fixed, sell it, and get a 1d mk3 - it's actually designed to be wet.
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If it costs $500.00 for parts and labor is added to that, I would not get it repaired. Trade it in on a 70D and wait till 7Dll is out later this year if the latest posts are correct.
We bought my wife a 70D when it came out she loves it. She may not shoot raw but does like how it shoots jpegs. I would like to shoot with it but would change her settings and that might not be a good idea. :-[
 
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