Mike_5D wrote:
I used a 5D3+100-400II for soccer. Then I added a 7D2 for more "reach". It was OK, but I wound up preferring the files from the 5D3, even with cropping. I never got a 5D4 because it looked like an incremental upgrade without solving the major issues I had with the 5D3. I held out for the R6 which I'm still using.
Ditto
I did try the 7d with the 100-400ii once in the early days but the short end equivalent to 160mm was way too long, missed so many pitch side shots.
I tell ya, I still love my 5diii…I really do. Puts a huge grin on my face when it comes out.
I own a lot of bodies and none come anywhere close to the wonderful ergonomics of a gripoed 5diii… absolutely love her 💕🥰
Thanks for all the input! Based on feedback here, my needs and budget, I'm probably not going to purchase a 7D, I or II. It was just a whim because I saw a cheap Excellent copy on KEH lol
Thanks for all the input! Based on feedback here, my needs and budget, I'm probably not going to purchase a 7D, I or II. It was just a whim because I saw a cheap Excellent copy on KEH lol
Thanks for all the input! Based on feedback here, my needs and budget, I'm probably not going to purchase a 7D, I or II. It was just a whim because I saw a cheap Excellent copy on KEH lol
Good decision! I looked at my 7D RAWs last night to write something informed here, and, yes, you have saved some $$, space and annoyance for other whims. Those I´m very familiar with.
I find it sad how many now rubbish the older DSLR’s despite many loving them back in the day.
Kinda reminds me of the kid who ditches his longtime friend when a new cool kid moves in nearby.
Pixelpuffin wrote:
I find it sad how many now rubbish the older DSLR’s despite many loving them back in the day.
Kinda reminds me of the kid who ditches his longtime friend when a new cool kid moves in nearby.
Technology moves on though and DSLRs haven't seen any advancement in a number of years. Improvements I care about like high ISO performance and subject tracking are the domain of mirrorless today. Sure, I loved my Commodore 64 back in the day, but I don't know what I'd do with one today.
Mike_5D wrote:
Sure, I loved my Commodore 64 back in the day, but I don't know what I'd do with one today.
Actually, you could probably sell your Commodore 64 for a sizable sum, which makes me wish I kept my Atari. So maybe, one day, the 7D will be as "valuable" as PnS cameras are nowadays lol
Ming-Tzu wrote:
Actually, you could probably sell your Commodore 64 for a sizable sum, which makes me wish I kept my Atari. So maybe, one day, the 7D will be as "valuable" as PnS cameras are nowadays lol
You noticed too!
My G12 & G16 that I bought for literally pennies a few years back are going for stupidly high prices these days. I kept all my old digital compacts. Plus all my old DSLR’s too
😂
Ming-Tzu wrote:
Actually, you could probably sell your Commodore 64 for a sizable sum, which makes me wish I kept my Atari. So maybe, one day, the 7D will be as "valuable" as PnS cameras are nowadays lol
No, that thing is long gone unless it's sitting in a box in my parent's garage rafters. I honestly don't know, it's been so long.
18mp is basically modern performance, if you think 18mp aps is antiquated you're probably not going to be happy on 24mp aps. Basically no difference on raw except DR , not generally a strength of aps.
Latest mirrorless often has less of the DR people get so excited over. See graph above, D7200 beats the A9III and Z6III even though it's aps!!! So much for a 2015 DSLR being obsolete.
Pixelpuffin wrote:
You noticed too!
My G12 & G16 that I bought for literally pennies a few years back are going for stupidly high prices these days. I kept all my old digital compacts. Plus all my old DSLR’s too
😂
I sold an old Canon PowerShot G9 X in 2023 for like $250. Felt like I hit the lotto with that one lol
Pixelpuffin wrote:
I find it sad how many now rubbish the older DSLR’s despite many loving them back in the day.
Kinda reminds me of the kid who ditches his longtime friend when a new cool kid moves in nearby.
Not me! I was unhappy with the AF performance of the non-1D bodies (I owned XT, XTi, 30D, 40D) in the past so much that I simply bought a journo beater 1D2n in 2010 and stayed with it for any fast and/or thin-dof shooting for further 4 years, until I found out that SL1 (which I bought to upgrade mt XTi for walkarounds and also some video work) while not as fast, was basically as accurate with fast lenses as the 1D2n. And yes, I tried friend's 7D at that time, and no, it was not better than the much older 1D2n.
I'm not sure I'd buy a 7D today unless it was a clean copy at a bargain price, but I do still have mine and use it occasionally. Still works great as long as you understand its limitations compared to more modern bodies, and it's been DURABLE (the Kai W. video is what convinced me to get one, too). I've taken some of my biggest sellers with my old 7D, and no one so far is the wiser about which camera I used.
Compared to newer bodies, of course it's lacking in AF and noise performance, but there's something to be said for using an older body like the 7D now and again as a learning/refreshing tool to improve your entire process - from image capture to post processing to final print - and that's kind of how I think of it today a lot of the time.
Pixelpuffin wrote:
I find it sad how many now rubbish the older DSLR’s despite many loving them back in the day.
Kinda reminds me of the kid who ditches his longtime friend when a new cool kid moves in nearby.
MintMar wrote:
Not me! I was unhappy with the AF performance of the non-1D bodies (I owned XT, XTi, 30D, 40D) in the past so much that I simply bought a journo beater 1D2n in 2010 and stayed with it for any fast and/or thin-dof shooting for further 4 years, until I found out that SL1 (which I bought to upgrade mt XTi for walkarounds and also some video work) while not as fast, was basically as accurate with fast lenses as the 1D2n. And yes, I tried friend's 7D at that time, and no, it was not better than the much older 1D2n. ...Show more →
I suspect that some users did not have the high grade cameras soon after they were introduced and were not fully aware of the differences between the various camera grades. I hauled around a bunch of 1Ds series bodies as main cameras from 2003 to 2012 because that was the best in Canon at the time. Even after the 5D III in 2012 the 1Ds III was better for some things up to 2015. If all someone was an xxD then it probably seemed good enough. Most people that got a 7D also had some FF body at that time.
I was always happy with the image quality of my 550D and 7D am now on full frame and of course that is better though
I am going through and re converting some of my old Raw files with modern software (DXO 8) and it is impressive what it can do
