Thinking of upgrading my 350D to a 7D
 

So I am thinking of spreading the word to the missus and family that I wouldn't mind Santa bringing me a new Canon DSLR Body.

I would love a 5D but just can't justify the price at this point in time.

So I am thinking of the 7D.

I like the idea of a 6D but the only thing I can really see going for it is a full frame sensor which I just aren't too sure if that's what is really important when looking at a new DSLR.

So thoughts on the 7D... Good idea or not?

Cheers

IMO, spend the money on a decent lens. You will probably see more improvement over upgrading the body. I guess it depends on what lens you get with the 7D however.

ie. looking at a kit or body only?

Body only, have enough Lens. Mainly have USM and IS lens so it is time for the body.

Very happy with my 7D, not yet looked at the 6D. Full sensor is tempting, but also engoy the "free" zoom the croping that the smaller sensor provides.

I have had a 7d from when they first came out, they are a great camera. Love the 8 frames a second for fast action shots.

Also love my 100-400 l lens which goes with my my 7D, although not so keen on the lens weight.

OK so 7D seems the way to go. Thanks all.

If and when I ever bother upgrading my 350D, I'm going full frame loving.

5D Mk2
6D
5D Mk3 if I sell some crack on the side.

7D is a cool camera, which can take fast shots... But comparing the colours of a 5D to it, it is worth the extra expense to upgrade to one of them.

If I ever wanted to start photography with a cannon would definitely get a 7D or if you want a Nikon get a D7000(which is what I have)

5d MK2 are very cheap compared to what they were last year

On ebay/grey imports are going for 1.5-1.7k as Canon recently stop making them.

[QUOTE=DAN682;723087]Body only, have enough Lens. Mainly have USM and IS lens so it is time for the body.[/QUOTE]

Are they L glass though?

Are you only looking at new? Used 5d mkII's should be going fairly cheap since the release of the mkIII. Full frame would be well worth it imo.

[QUOTE=09betty;723206]Are you only looking at new? Used 5d mkII's should be going fairly cheap since the release of the mkIII. Full frame would be well worth it imo.[/QUOTE]

Moving to full frame will only be beneficial if you have L glass. Stick Canon's "consumer grade" lenses on a full frame body and you will actually take a step back. The cheaper lenses just don't have the quality to resolve the detail that a full frame captures.

No L series glass so it seems the 7D is the go.

Also I believe you can't use ef-s lenses on a full frame camera, they go to deep into the body.

Sigma do nice lenses that fit both crop and full frame. The 7D is an awesome camera for the hobbyist. Excellent framerate for motorsports, wildlife, kids etc.

You certainly won't be disappointed.

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7D is big upgrade from 350D (processing power, quality). I dont care what people say but a better camera = better photos.

Do yourself a favour and get some L series glass, 2nd hand is just as good as new.

Thanks all. I ended up getting a used 5D MkII. It arrives on Monday.

Now looking at getting a 24-70mm F/2.0L USMII Lens.

Good choice! They are really well priced now with the 5d3 and the 6D out and produce superb images, I'm jelly!

Can 100% reccommend that 24/70 f2.8L, I've got one at it hardly ever leaves my body. 2.8 is so fricking handy in low light and it's tack sharp at mid apertures.

It has arrived and it is AWESOME!

[IMG]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3269/88172095.jpg[/IMG]

First pic on full auto. Slightly over exposed but wow what a difference over the 350D

[IMG]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3373/bananada.jpg[/IMG]

Instead of starting another thread....

What am I doing wrong?
Using Aperture Priority and no matter how open I have the F Stop In this case 1.8 It still is really over exposed.

Any good reference sites / tips you guys can give me?

[IMG]http://www.the-binghams.com/5D/Park02.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.the-binghams.com/5D/Details.jpg[/IMG]

The camera is exposing for the play equipment which is in shade... the background will [B]always[/B] be overexposed in this situation.

The only way to get close to an overall even exposure is to use a flash - expose for the background/sky and use the flash to fill in the foreground.

Thank you. That makes sense.

Cheers

It looks like it's set to centre weighted metering too. Try a more even metering pattern and that might help a little.

But as trolley said, flash would do a better job. Failing that I'd take the shot in manual and adjust in PP.

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Does the 2 EV in your thingy mean +2 EV? That won't be helping.

What Kato said.
Image definitely looks like you've got +2EV exposure compensation set.

[QUOTE=Kato;726163]Does the 2 EV in your thingy mean +2 EV? That won't be helping.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=mattmy99;726168]What Kato said.
Image definitely looks like you've got +2EV exposure compensation set.[/QUOTE]

OK Next retarded question because the book is too thick. How do I stop compensating for it? (Awaiting John's response on the way that's worded!)

Nfi how to change the exposure on a 5Dmk2. I only have lowly 350D :)

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Just turn the back dial. If you press the +/- button, then turn the dial, you'll adjust flash compensation.

LOL Love your work matt.

Cheers