Canon 7D vs 5D Discussion - DPChallenge Forums

12/05/2011 10:10:01 PM · #76

Originally posted by scalvert:

Patience. Wait for the 5D II. Don't get distracted or second guess the decision.

Oh, look... here's a brand new 7D for $1254 shipped.

Great price for a great camera!! Far less then I payed. Yeah, I'm a bastard too, so I can say it to you too.....

How's the waiting for the 5D2 going... stay the course :-)

12/05/2011 10:42:36 PM · #77

Originally posted by robs:

Originally posted by scalvert:
Patience. Wait for the 5D II. Don't get distracted or second guess the decision.

Oh, look... here's a brand new 7D for $1254 shipped.

Great price for a great camera!! Far less then I payed. Yeah, I'm a bastard too, so I can say it to you too.....

How's the waiting for the 5D2 going... stay the course :-)

Difficult, especially with my 30D already sold and gone.

12/05/2011 11:19:56 PM · #78

Originally posted by goinskiing:

Originally posted by robs:

Originally posted by scalvert:
Patience. Wait for the 5D II. Don't get distracted or second guess the decision.

Oh, look... here's a brand new 7D for $1254 shipped.

Great price for a great camera!! Far less then I payed. Yeah, I'm a bastard too, so I can say it to you too.....

How's the waiting for the 5D2 going... stay the course :-)

Difficult, especially with my 30D already sold and gone.

I have been hitting the update on the canon refurb site more than the update button for my score, it's that difficult.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

12/06/2011 04:23:05 PM · #79

Ok, so I ended up ordering the 7D. In the end, I couldn't justify the cost of the 5D Mark II, plus we've had a couple other medical bills pop up as well that have caused a little more tightening. I think I'm okay not going full-frame this round. Now that I've made the decision I am super stoked to jump from a 30D to the 7D.

Things I'm Looking Forward To w/7D:
Built in Flash Trigger!
Saved Some $$$
8 FPS
Better Autofocus
The Big high-res screen
8MP -> 18MP
All around fast
My 30D was a bit soft

So, that's where all of this led. Thanks for everyone's input!

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

12/06/2011 04:27:11 PM · #80

Originally posted by goinskiing:

A good choice:)

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

12/06/2011 04:39:31 PM · #81

Originally posted by SteveJ:

Originally posted by goinskiing:
Ok, so I ended up ordering the 7D. In the end, I couldn't justify the cost of the 5D Mark II, plus we've had a couple other medical bills pop up as well that have caused a little more tightening. I think I'm okay not going full-frame this round. Now that I've made the decision I am super stoked to jump from a 30D to the 7D.

Things I'm Looking Forward To w/7D:
Built in Flash Trigger!
Saved Some $$$
8 FPS
Better Autofocus
The Big high-res screen
8MP -> 18MP
All around fast
My 30D was a bit soft

So, that's where all of this led. Thanks for everyone's input!

A good choice:)

I'm pretty sure I wont be disappointed.

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

12/06/2011 04:47:52 PM · #82

You won't be disappointed:)

I had owned Canon before, a 300D a great little work horse, then a couple of 30Ds, they were a real letdown. So I went for Pentax and used various models with some super results. But, I was frustrated by the lack of lenses, I know that there is a huge range of older lenses available for Pentax, but they weren't what I wanted.

So, I switched to Nikon and had a D300 and a D700, both very capable cameras and I would still using them now, but my wife wanted a new DSLR and took a fancy to the Canon 600D. Well, I wasn't going to have two systems, Canon and Nikon, so I sold all the Nikon gear and bought her 600D and a 7D. I replaced most of my lenses and upgraded a few. The 7D produced stunning photos from day one and I can't say anymore than it is a great camera.

12/06/2011 06:35:07 PM · #83

Should be here on Friday. :)

12/06/2011 10:57:23 PM · #84

Congrats! I'm sure you'll love it. The difference in price basically covers a refurb Canon 10-22 from Canon, and by the time you're ready to go FF, the next 5D should have a much better focusing system and even lower noise.

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

12/06/2011 11:24:18 PM · #85

Well damn - went and caved already I see :-)

Enjoy... It's a very workable bit of kit :-) I understand the price gap on full frame have been exactly there....

12/09/2011 01:56:29 PM · #86

It's here!!! I'm waiting for the battery to charge while I'm at lunch. I feel like a giddy little school girl right now.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

12/09/2011 02:01:20 PM · #87

Take it easy with all that new power. Wear gloves and safety glasses.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/09/2011 02:01:35 PM · #88

Originally posted by goinskiing:

It's here!!! I'm waiting for the battery to charge while I'm at lunch. I feel like a giddy little school girl right now.

Don't schoolBOYs ever get giddy? I think I did, once or twice :-)

R.

12/09/2011 02:05:16 PM · #89

Originally posted by scalvert:

Take it easy with all that new power. Wear gloves and safety glasses.

It came with a scent of blue ribbons. ;)

It's got a vey serious feel to it with a lot of heft. Feels a lot more serious than my old 30D. Just handling it it has a good comfortable feel to it. I'm going to have a hard time focusing at work today.

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

12/09/2011 02:12:42 PM · #90

Originally posted by goinskiing:

I feel like a giddy little school girl right now.

That sentence is completely useless without pictures :-)

Enjoy

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

12/09/2011 02:13:13 PM · #91

Also got a Lowepro Fastpack 350 for Christmas to handle the new heft. The old over the shoulder just ain't hackin it anymore.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/09/2011 02:26:52 PM · #92

Originally posted by goinskiing:

Also got a Lowepro Fastpack 350 for Christmas to handle the new heft. The old over the shoulder just ain't hackin it anymore.

That's what

PennyClick packs HER 7D in as well. It'll handle up to a 70-200mm f/2.8L and a few other lenses, plus has room for miscellaneous non-photo stuff. It's a good choice.

R.

12/09/2011 04:10:18 PM · #93

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by goinskiing:
Also got a Lowepro Fastpack 350 for Christmas to handle the new heft. The old over the shoulder just ain't hackin it anymore.

That's what PennyClick packs HER 7D in as well. It'll handle up to a 70-200mm f/2.8L and a few other lenses, plus has room for miscellaneous non-photo stuff. It's a good choice.

R.

I got it in anticipation of my trip to Hawaii.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

12/11/2011 01:40:27 PM · #94

Would this be a bad time to mention Canon's $1699 deal on a refurb 5D II?

Message edited by author 2011-12-11 13:40:36.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/11/2011 01:44:40 PM · #95

Originally posted by scalvert:

Would this be a bad time to mention Canon's $1699 deal on a refurb 5D II?

Hush up, you! But I'm happy I got mine locally, I like the people that own "our" store...

R.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/11/2011 01:48:24 PM · #96

Originally posted by scalvert:

Would this be a bad time to mention Canon's $1699 deal on a refurb 5D II?

$1699... smokin' deal! Whatcha waiting for Shannon?

12/11/2011 01:53:43 PM · #97

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by scalvert:
Would this be a bad time to mention Canon's $1699 deal on a refurb 5D II?

$1699... smokin' deal! Whatcha waiting for Shannon?

Oh geez. Well I'm sending my 7D back due to my viewfinder issue. Maybe I'll swap for that now if they'd let me do the difference, well see what tomorrows call brings.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/11/2011 02:03:34 PM · #98

Originally posted by kirbic:

$1699... smokin' deal! Whatcha waiting for Shannon?

$1699 ;-)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

12/11/2011 02:07:13 PM · #99

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by kirbic:
$1699... smokin' deal! Whatcha waiting for Shannon?

$1699 ;-)

Touche!