Canon 7D

[WillowBelle]

Was talking with someone who just purchased this beast a few weekends ago. He seemed very happy with it. Was upgrading from a 30D! There was a thread here in the photography section that had a link in it from the Canon main page (it looked like that was where it was from) that stated Canon was dealing with overlapping photo issues when the "rapid fire" photos were taken. At least it's a kink that they are already working on.

 

[KramBerries]

Here's a video that was allegedly created using a Canon 7D. It's quite amusing, at least for economics geeks.

BTW, the Hayek character is right. Ignore the Keynes character. He'll only get you into trouble.

 

[ukcatfan]

That was great!!!!

 

[JoeDif]

 

[AndrewWG]

Not only is that amusing, it is quite nice if really done on a 7D. Just another reason to save for that camera. I already had enough reasons, but this one helps out a lot!

 

[KramBerries]

Not only is that amusing, it is quite nice if really done on a 7D. Just another reason to save for that camera. I already had enough reasons, but this one helps out a lot!

I said "allegedly" because I saw several people on forums making that claim. I can't find anyone associated with the video saying it, so I don't really know if it is true.

I've been thinking about getting a 7D as well.

 

[ukcatfan]

I said "allegedly" because I saw several people on forums making that claim. I can't find anyone associated with the video saying it, so I don't really know if it is true.

I've been thinking about getting a 7D as well.

It says so under the video frame

 

[KramBerries]

It says so under the video frame

Doh!

 

[alan]

Very cleverly done - I certainly wouldn't have been able to say that it wasn't done on a dedicated camcorder.

I suspect that the answer to "who is correct" is rather more nuanced, however

regards,
/alan

 

[handicap18]

I have 2 friends with the 7D and both love it. One of them uses it A LOT for the video, he's in the video business (works for a production company) and has the external mike attachment that attaches to the hot shoe flash and also has a very cool looking eye piece that attaches to the LCD screen to make it easier to use for video. It makes it look weird and cool at the same time.

My other buddy uses the 7D for mostly stills, but has played around with the video and really likes it. It takes really nice stills (go figure,,, lol) has has very good high ISO performance.

 

[lucyanna girl]

If you only had five hundred dollars more or less to spend which lens would you pick for general purposes?

My daughter has a Canon XSI that she got two years ago this coming July. She has been doing some photo shoots for some of the other Seniors in her class and for some small children She also likes to take sports shots. She likes her Rebel but wants something with a faster shutter speed.

I'm glad now we did decided to wait until graduation to surprise her with a new camera.

The 7D is about my at price limit. I'm thinking buy the body only and get one decent walk around lens. Her XSI lenses will fit. She has the kit lens that came with it, a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L, and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II.

She has a decent tripod and flash.

She has asked for some lights for taking portraits. If someone could please point me toward a beginning setup?

Sarah has asked for the lights but the new camera and lens would be a surprise graduation gift. This is one gift I know she would love as photography is so important to her.

Thanks,

Penny

 

[VVFF]

If you only had five hundred dollars more or less to spend which lens would you pick for general purposes?

My daughter has a Canon XSI that she got two years ago this coming July. She has been doing some photo shoots for some of the other Seniors in her class and for some small children She also likes to take sports shots. She likes her Rebel but wants something with a faster shutter speed.

I'm glad now we did decided to wait until graduation to surprise her with a new camera.

The 7D is about my at price limit. I'm thinking buy the body only and get one decent walk around lens. Her XSI lenses will fit. She has the kit lens that came with it, a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L, and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II.

She has a decent tripod and flash.

She has asked for some lights for taking portraits. If someone could please point me toward a beginning setup?

Sarah has asked for the lights but the new camera and lens would be a surprise graduation gift. This is one gift I know she would love as photography is so important to her.

Thanks,

Penny

I'm pretty sure here issue isn't shutter speed as all DSLR's are pretty darn fast. It'd be rare that you were hitting the limit of the shutter speed. Do you mean that she wants a faster burst(more pictures in rapid fire)?

If she's doing a lot of portrats I'd get her the Sigma 50mm F1.4. It'll be perfect portrait focal length on a 7D and should come in right at your limit of $500.

I'm not all that experienced with external lighting(besides flashes which she already has).

EDIT: I can see I didn't read very well and she has a 50mm F1.8. Now, the Sigma 50mm F1.4 is much better...but I don't know if she finds that lens limiting.

General Purpose zoom wise, its a little tougher to match the high resolution needs of the 7D. I might recommend a Tamron 17-50 F2.8. I believe that's around your price range.

Yup it is:

http://www.adorama.com/TM1750EOS.html

 

[photo_chick]

As asked above... The shutter speed isn't going to increase with the camera... do you mean the burst rate? Or does she want more ISO range?


B&H and Adorama both sell several light kits that are good jumping off points. Just find one that fits your budget.

If it were me, I'd get the 7D with the 28-135 kit lens. My biggest regret when I got my 50D is that I didn't spend the extra $$ and get that lens. It's a nice step up optically form the 18-55 that comes with the Rebel.

 

[ukcatfan]

While the 7D is a very nice gift, have you considered getting the T2i and the lights she wanted? It might actually make her happier since she would be getting the thing she asked for? The 7D is not going to make up for the lack of the lights she wants.

 

[lucyanna girl]

I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. If I can get them within reason she is also getting the lights from another family member.

By faster I mean she sometimes cannot get the picture she wants because by the time the picture takes her subject has moved on. For example, she took pictures of a very active three year old last week. Even tho Sarah seems to anticipate well the grin was sometimes gone before the camera fired. Her XSI also gives her a lot of Busy signals, this is the buffer - correct?


Penny

 

[ukcatfan]

I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. If I can get them within reason she is also getting the lights from another family member.

By faster I mean she sometimes cannot get the picture she wants because by the time the picture takes her subject has moved on. For example, she took pictures of a very active three year old last week. Even tho Sarah seems to anticipate well the grin was sometimes gone before the camera fired. Her XSI also gives her a lot of Busy signals, this is the buffer - correct?


Penny

The 7D is not going to be much faster (if at all) than her current camera at getting the shot in the situation you describe. Technique would be the best improvement there. Anticipation and a pre-focus is what she needs more than a new camera. I better lens might also help, but not really the camera body itself. The 7D will however have a larger buffer.

 

[VVFF]

I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. If I can get them within reason she is also getting the lights from another family member.

By faster I mean she sometimes cannot get the picture she wants because by the time the picture takes her subject has moved on. For example, she took pictures of a very active three year old last week. Even tho Sarah seems to anticipate well the grin was sometimes gone before the camera fired. Her XSI also gives her a lot of Busy signals, this is the buffer - correct?


Penny

She really shouldn't be getting many busy messages unless she's really taking ALOT of photos in quick succession. The only other time a busy message should occur should be if she was using on camera flash and was overheating it.

 

[photo_chick]

The Rebel line doesn't generally have an issue with shutter lag. Slow focus times can cause a delay, but like stated above that's a technique issue really more than anything else. It can often be overcome by having the camera in the right AF mode.

The busy signal.... the Rebels have a decent buffer for the size files they have. What speed cards is she using? They can make a huge difference there.

While were talking about buffers and cards, be prepared to buy some high speed cards. Going from the rebel XSI that uses SD to the 7D that uses CF will require new cards anyway. That huge buffer and fast burst speed does no good unless you've got cards that can write fast enough to keep up. Factor in a couple hundred for them into your cost.

I'm not trying to talk you out of your purchase, just trying to make clear that these issues won't just go away with a more expensive camera. And if you can't get everything you want with the budget you have, consider the 50D or the T2i. Both are a huge step up from the XSi.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I agree that shutter speed isn't exactly what you are talking about, although the 7D does achieve a faster shutter speed. It sounds like your daughter would like to be able to achieve faster shutter speeds in lower light conditions. Being able to up the iso will help with that and from what I understand either the 7D or even the T2i will be improved over her current XSi. Having a faster lens will help also - like a 50mm f/1.4 but with the added iso capabilities her current 50 f/1.8 will probably suffice. And - getting a camera with improved autofocus capabilities could help. I don't know how the Canon's rank there but would guess the 7D has a better autofocus than the XSi.

My nephew just upgraded from his 40D to a 7D in order to get essentially what you are looking for. He's studying journalism and has been covering lots of indoor sports recently.

Don't forget a faster memory card. If she has a slower one that could cause bottlenecking in the recording of the pictures.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

One more actual lens suggestion would be to consider a short, fast zoom like the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 or a Canon equivalent. It's good for indoor shots and might allow a little more space for composing a picture and then doing some cropping if necessary. A 50mm on a crop sensor body can be fairly long in many indoor rooms to catch a moving child and might be causing an added need to snap at a very precise moment.