Canon 7D

[Finiamh]

I would take the money I was going to use for renting lenses/ 5d and use it to buy a nice L lens. If that was not enough money, I would save up to get one. What L lenses are you thinking of renting?

Thanks for all the help. I think I am going to stick with the 7d and just rent some lenses to try out. I will start a new thread and ask what lenses I should take but I am thinking of renting:


Canon 14mm f/2.8L

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS

Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS

Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS ( I plan on doing Kennedy and the shuttle is on the pad, need the reach) Otherwise the 70-200 f/2.8L II.

 

[rtphokie]

You might get some marginal benefit in really low light scenarios, but I would think that you'd probably get more out of putting the money into renting or buying a couple of lenses.

A 10-20mm range would be where my thoughts would go. My experience was generally that the parks were too busy to get much use from a long lens...

Regards,
/alan

Last time I was down there, I chatted up a guy with a 400mm L lens on nice Canon body hanging around his neck. He (jokingly) asked to borrow my 50mm lens because he'd been there for a week and had taken a grand total of 20 shots. Difficult to use a long lens in the parks.

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

Last time I was down there, I chatted up a guy with a 400mm L lens on nice Canon body hanging around his neck. He (jokingly) asked to borrow my 50mm lens because he'd been there for a week and had taken a grand total of 20 shots. Difficult to use a long lens in the parks.

Oh, but if I was headed out to Kennedy with the shuttle on the pad, I would be really tempted to rent the 400m f/2.8L lens.

 

[pjacobi]

If I really want to get the best shot, I would prefer using equipment that I was familiar with the strength and weakness. Renting unfamiliar equipment hand hoping for a miracle shot is a long shot at best.


-Paul

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

If I really want to get the best shot, I would prefer using equipment that I was familiar with the strength and weakness. Renting unfamiliar equipment hand hoping for a miracle shot is a long shot at best.


-Paul

Good point. When last I rented a lens, I got it a couple of days earlier than I needed it and shot hundreds of test shots so I knew what I was getting in to.

 

[Raindown]

Honestly, many times I really like having the extra 'reach' with the cropped sensor, especially at Disney. With that said, my 16-35 is usually one of the lenses I also take.

 

[poplover777]

I own and use a 7D with a 17-55mm f2.8 canon lense. It is all you really need. The only place a long lense may come into play would be AK. I tried my 70-200mm on the safari ride and was bounced to death and didn't get any real clean shots. You should have no problems blowing up photos with this combo.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

I own and use a 7D with a 17-55mm f2.8 canon lense. It is all you really need. The only place a long lense may come into play would be AK. I tried my 70-200mm on the safari ride and was bounced to death and didn't get any real clean shots. You should have no problems blowing up photos with this combo.

I disagree. It completely depends on your shooting style. My 70-200 is one of my favorite lenses at the parks. I use it at shows. I use it to take sign pictures. I use it to isolate my kids. I use it to compress perspective. It works extremely well with my shooting style.

I also like to have something wider than 17mm on an APS-C with me. There are a lot of shots where even a 17mm on a FF is a bit narrower than I'd like.

You will also have trouble at f/2.8 shooting inside many rides. You'll get much better shots inside with a faster prime.

My point is that no single lens is "all you need" if you mean that in the sense that you can do pretty much anything you want with it. Everything is a trade-off. I'm always limited to the lenses that I can afford and that I can carry and I've never been at the parks where I didn't wish I had something longer, wider, or faster at some point in the day.

 

[pointandshoot]

Just got back today from WDW. Shot 70-200mm on a 40D and 24-105 on 5DMKII. Took both bodies into park and switched on shooting need. On one night, the 5D had the 16-35 for architecture.

Started shooting yesterday the Indy and Stunt car show with the 40D and switched to 5D for evening in Epcot and Illuminations. The reach on the 40D was perfect and low light with the 5D was sweet. The 40D has the faster focus and FPS for the action. The 5D has the lame (sorry) center focus point but produces amazing images. I sometimes use the 5D at shows like Bob Jackson with fast prime for the higher ISO.

I have had a DSLR fail the first day on a trip before and was glad I had the second body. I always take both with me. Sure, you can make do with one body and will be fine. I own both a crop and full frame and use them for different purposes in the parks.

Chuck

 

[SorcererGrandma]

Does anyone know if a shutter release that I have for a Rebel XT would work in the Canon 7d, or would it require something different?

 

[AlbertZeroK]

Does anyone know if a shutter release that I have for a Rebel XT would work in the Canon 7d, or would it require something different?

No, the cable for the 7d is different than the XT. However, the XT and T2i are the same.

 

[mabas9395]

Wired or wireless?

 

[SorcererGrandma]

The remote is wired, so it looks like I'm going to have to cough up some more money and buy another one. Thanks for the replies.

 

[SorcererGrandma]

A question regarding the wireless remote:

Why would they put the infrared detector on the front of the camera and not also on the back? Am I going to have to always stand in front of it as if shooting a portrait, instead of behind the camera where I'm more likely to be?

 

[AlbertZeroK]

A question regarding the wireless remote:

Why would they put the infrared detector on the front of the camera and not also on the back? Am I going to have to always stand in front of it as if shooting a portrait, instead of behind the camera where I'm more likely to be?

Ir bounces pretty well off surfaces, I have ok luck using IR from behind the camera, but true, it's primary from the front.

You may look for a cheap remote with a timer built in if you are going to go through the expense.

 

[bob100]

A question regarding the wireless remote:

Why would they put the infrared detector on the front of the camera and not also on the back? Am I going to have to always stand in front of it as if shooting a portrait, instead of behind the camera where I'm more likely to be?

A remote doesn't have to be "infrared". There are plenty of wireless remotes that work on RF signals, look at the Yongnuo RF-602 - It is a wireless shutter remote and will also trigger external flashes off camera - about $25

 

[AlbertZeroK]

A remote doesn't have to be "infrared". There are plenty of wireless remotes that work on RF signals, look at the Yongnuo RF-602 - It is a wireless shutter remote and will also trigger external flashes off camera - about $25

Absolutely, but the 7D has an IR sensor built in, I should have been clear that is what I was talking about. I've got pocket Wizards with the cable so I can shoot from Anywhere, pretty nice, but not a budget friendly way of doing it.

The Yongnuo stuff is good, inexpensive stuff, I think they make a wired remote too, I think that's the one I have for my XT.

 

[Shutterbug]

I just chucked out some big bucks for the Canon TC-80N3
Though it does more than just work as a remote release.

 

[AlbertZeroK]

I just chucked out some big bucks for the Canon TC-80N3
Though it does more than just work as a remote release.

Yeah I have one too but have a cheap ebay knock off for my st that works just as well.