HELP!! 70D vs 7D, which to buy!

hollis_f wrote in post #16309439
Er, I think you'll find that discussion of illegal acts, like smuggling, is frowned upon on this forum.

Great, I just got a flashback of the baby etrade commercial...

"...riding the dog like it's a small horse IS FROWNED UPON IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT"...

lol

TeamSpeed wrote in post #16309551
Great, I just got a flashback of the baby etrade commercial...

"...riding the dog like it's a small horse IS FROWNED UPON IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT"...

lol

...now I've seen it all...smuggling....lol

Kylon wrote in post #16309194
Does any one know the best books for using and maintaining the Canon 7D?

I can pretty much figure out a lot of stuff, though tutorials and books would be a great help!!

This is a good book. http://www.amazon.com …1&keywords=davi​d+busch+7d

Kylon wrote in post #16309194
Does any one know the best books for using and maintaining the Canon 7D? I can pretty much figure out a lot of stuff, though tutorials and books would be a great help!!

If you don't mind spending the $39 for it the John Gringo tutorial on the 7D is first rate. He explains every menu, function, and option there is on the 7D and suggests several settings, and includes a quick reference PDF. I'll PM you the link.

i thought if you get banned, and then create another username you get banned again...this guy is obviously Zim Sogen, who ended up not being the nicest person to be around...

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1317263

nice signature buddy...

DreDaze wrote in post #16310490
i thought if you get banned, and then create another username you get banned again...this guy is obviously Zim Sogen, who ended up not being the nicest person to be around...

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1317263

nice signature buddy...

Are You are talking bout the op?
How do you tell they are the same person?
Bout the thread, i liked the 7d autofocus, a beast.

sega62 wrote in post #16310699
Are You are talking bout the op?
How do you tell they are the same person?
Bout the thread, i liked the 7d autofocus, a beast.

I'm not sure how many people from trinidad and tobago there are on these forums that basically write the same...also his signature is pretty much the attitude that he had before...

Now that you mention it......

Kylon wrote in post #16309411
I am just waiting on my pay to buy either the 15-85mm first or the 7D and ship it to my bro in the states to bring them down with out the SELFISH 38% VAT & DUTY!! Trinidad & Tobago!

Hollis picked up on it......'Kylon' is ZIM SOGEN....

https://photography-on-the.net …ead.php?t=13172​63&page=15

#216 27th July 2013

"Its still a waste of my money regardless of the purpose, and even if I decided to buy it now I cant get it imported without 38% tax and duty, making it an even bigger waste of my money!..."

I saw this in the 70D thread which confirms its Z...welcome back old mate....

Kylon wrote in post #16297536
I prefer natural light, which ever camera I get, (I already have some saved up already) and lens, it will mostly be natural light I want to shoot!

In some cases with assisted flash!

Kylon wrote in post #16312009
I chose the EF 8-15mm f4 L USM Fisheye because its a crop frame camera i am using which gives me the equivalent of 12.8-24mm on a full frame, and a great compliment to the efs 15-85mm lens.

The EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II as its the best zoom telephoto of that range I can find!

I don't know about you or your lens requirements.

I am fairly certain that if you wish to claim to be the lord and better than everyone else, that you should learn some grammar and spelling rules. Ignorance is not of sign of superiority. The reverse is more often true. Superiority is surely a sign of ignorance. See if you can change your signature to "I am the Lord of all that exists. I am above you all." before you get banned, again.

Kylon wrote in post #16312009
I chose the EF 8-15mm f4 L USM Fisheye because its a crop frame camera I plan to buy and use which gives me the equivalent of 12.8-24mm on a full frame DSLR, and a great compliment to the efs 15-85mm lens.

A fisheye doesn't complement anything; its a fisheye. Sounds like you're looking for an ultra-wide angle lens.

hairy_moth wrote in post #16309378
The 7D has the follow significant advantages (IMHO -- I know there may be more). If these are important to you, go with the 7D. Otherwise, I'd choose the 70D

• Better Controls -- You can adjust your settings quicker and more easily.
  
• Better AF system -- This is important for any fast moving shooting situation (e.g., sports, young children).

If those features aren't important to you (or if other attributes of the 70D are more important, e.g., price, flip-out LCD screen, low light performance) I'd go with the 70D.

That said, I still am very happy with my 7D and will not disturb the small pile of money, that I have been adding to each month, labeled 5DIII and 24-70II.

If by "better" you mean that it has 5 modes whereas the 70D has only 3, then yes.

However, we still don't know much about accuracy or tracking speed differences in performance between the two cameras.

But someone actually compared the 70D's AF tracking to the Nikon D7100's and the 70D came out as the clear winner, producing significantly more keepers than the D7100 when using AI Servo:

70D vs D7100 (AF tracking test starts at about 8:00)

Now, how well does it do vs. the 7D is a question but its victory over the D7100 is reassuring.
It'll all come down to dedicated AF processor (7D) vs. no dedicated AF but Digic 5+ processor in the 70D.

gabebalazs wrote in post #16312098
If by "better" you mean that it has 5 modes whereas the 70D has only 3, then yes.

I just took a look at the 70D manual, it does have the one AF mode that blew me away when I started using the 7D and that I thought the 70D did not have: 19-point AF auto selection with AI Servo AF, the manually-selected AF
point <□> is used first to achieve focus. (page 107 of the 70D manual).

That mode is awesome for sports, you can lock onto a soccer player, for example, and stay on him, even when someone runs into your frame halfway between you and your subject.

I stand corrected on that point.