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Canon 7D or 5D MK2
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i have a 40d i use it for taking motorcycle racing pics money it tight as is everyones is the 7d worth the extra money
barryn wrote:
i have a 40d i use it for taking motorcycle racing pics money it tight as is everyones is the 7d worth the extra money
7D has an improved AF, but it always depends on the lens you have. If this lesn is slow, you won’t see much difference.
What else you might need? More pixels? Movie mode?vwphotography.ie wrote:
you will never regret buying a professional piece of kit – the 5D will last longer and allow you to branch into other areas of photography.
5d mkii and 450 D owner.Hi Everyone … my first post! Great website – really glad that I accidentally came across it while searching for something elso on google!
Regarding the coment from VWphoto’ …. sorry but that’s nonsense! The 7D IS a professional quality camera (as eluded to by the single digit “7” in the title … all canon pro bodies are single digit coded). In fact, in terms of sealing against dust and moisture, the 7D is actually superior to the 5Dii and has more in comon with the 1D Mkiv.
As a 7D owner I can say that the build quality is very high – certainly as good as a 5D Mkii though nor on a par with the 1Div – but then it doesn’t have the price tag of a 1D either!! The image quality is superb but not on a par with the 5D Mkii which delivers a truly exceptionally sharp image.
I shoot mostly landscapes and could not afford a 5Dii so went for the 7D instead – based on many positive reviews from the media and 7D owners … and I have not been disappointed with the quality of image from this camera (using the Canon 15-85mm Ef-S IS USM) at all. As I do not shoot excusively landscapes, the extra length does come in useful on telephoto shoots. Add to this the extra bells and whistles on the 7D but missing from the 5Dii (some of which I use, some of which I don’t) and you have a very capable and well built pro-level APS-C Body
DOF will be less in a given aperature with increasing sensor size. That said, f1.8 probably faster than people need. Of course, OP is interested in landscape photography, where the DOF can be a lower side, depending on the quality of the lens stopped down.
It depends what you shoot.
If you need fast AF and long lenses (you might be a sport or wildlife photographer), buy 7D
If you need wide angle, high ISO, low DOF, high dynamic range or high resolution (you might shoot landscapes, architecture, portraits or concerts), buy 5D Mk. II
If you need all of the above except long lenses and high resolution, buy Nikon D700.I shoot sports as well as concerts so I will probably buy both :D (or if Nikon D700x comes first, I might switch to Nikon).
To suggest that a 7D is a “toy only for geeks” that isn’t capable of landscape photography sounds a bit stupid to be, to be honest. It certainly won’t stop me, didn’t stop me when I started off with my 400D! ;)
I think the 7D is a great camera. It’s especially suited to fast moving subjects & therefore might not be the best choice for landscapes. I wouldn’t think of it as a toy for geeks, as I wouldn’t think of a 5Dmk2 as being a posers camera.
Try them both out & get a feel for them. This will tell you which one is best for your needs. Personally I would prefer the 7D as it suits my style of photography / subjects, but full frame would be nice too. :DHi Noel,
I recently bought a 7D, great camera, excellent build, I had a fall with the camera a few days after I got it which resulted in three scratches, the frame is very robust.
In relation to the technical abilities of the camera, alot of the arguements above for and against are somewhat over the top.
It comes down to your skill level, are you an amature (like me), serious or a pro, todate I have not got the benefit of moving from a 300D to a 7D, I would shudder to think if I had shelled out the extra few hundred bucks for the 5D. In saying that would I like a 5D, heck yeh!! but it would just be for snobbery and wow factor, I wouldn’t get any benefit…… nor would my pictures look any better.So what I would recommend is to look at what you do and how often you do it and use that for the decision making process.
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