I now own a 7D

Well, I spent about $900 on a 7D. Pretty decent condition. Now just waiting for the 24-70 2.8 L I bought from a member here to come in the mail.

Seriously love the 7D so much more than my T1i already--the shutter button and sound, and feel of the overall camera is just amazing. Blah!

Hope the 24-70 works out for you. It's a bit long for a crop sensor.

jwcdds wrote in post #16337225
Hope the 24-70 works out for you. It's a bit long for a crop sensor.

The 24 - 70 is equivalent to 39-112 on a full frame camera. I think it is a great lens for everything from landscapes to portraits. One issue I am learning to look out for is getting too close to my subject, and being zoomed out. This makes their noses and chins look way too big.

Enjoy!

I used the EF 24-105 mm f/4L IS USM quite a lot on 7D cameras. I think it works fine, especially outdoors. Not worse than the kit lens Canon often delivered with APS-C cameras in the US, i.e. the EF 28-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM.
But in many cases I used the EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM as a general purpose lens on the 7D bodies.

Anyway, good luck with the new camera.

The 24-70 is a great lens on a crop camera. In fact, if portraits are your thing, I prefer it on a crop camera, over full frame.

It's a bit silly to say that one focal length is "better" than another or to simply state that something "is a bit long". It depends upon your particular needs and/or what other lenses you have in your kit. For example, 24-70 might be a near ideal fit if you have a 10-22mm or 12-24 for the wide end of things and a 70-200 or 70-300 for the tele end. On a cropper a 24-70 is a standard to moderate tele zoom that I find very useful. Of course someone else might find a 17-55 or 15-85 a better choice. Or a 24-105 or 28-135.

Enjoy the new (to you) camera and lens!

Congratulations! The 7D is a beast of a camera and I am sure you will enjoy it greatly.

jwcdds wrote in post #16337225
Hope the 24-70 works out for you. It's a bit long for a crop sensor.

Surely that depends on what he wants to shoot! To blindly state that a partuclar lens is no good with a particular camera without knowing that bit of info is just daft!

Congratulations. I have had mine for a few years now. Totally love this camera.

As for lenses, the 17-55 2.8 is totally amazing on this body. Since I got mine, my primes just stay in the bag. So I mainly use that lens along with the 70-200 2.8 II, and sometimes a 2x extender on the 70-200.

hollis_f wrote in post #16337966
Surely that depends on what he wants to shoot! To blindly state that a partuclar lens is no good with a particular camera without knowing that bit of info is just daft!

I say it's more "daft" to twist people's words around. As it was written/typed, "It's a bit long for a crop sensor" does not equate "lens is no good".

For a more well-rounded 1-lens solution, the 24-105 would have been a better pick. According to his signature, he already has a 50mm prime (which, I'd argue would work better for portrait than the 24-70).

Is it a horrible lens? No. Bad lens for a crop sensor? No. But a bit long? Yes. But that's my opinion. I guess I just like being daft.

until I got a full frame I never thought much about the focal lengths of the lenses, to be honest I used a 70-200 on my crop cameras and actually sold quite a lot of photos, its only long if you intend shooting wide on a cropper

jwcdds wrote in post #16337225
Hope the 24-70 works out for you. It's a bit long for a crop sensor.

jwcdds wrote in post #16338132
For a more well-rounded 1-lens solution, the 24-105 would have been a better pick.

I'm not sure I understand your logic, here.

I love my 24-70L/crop combo, BTW. OP, you won't be disappointed.

guntoter wrote in post #16337995
Congratulations. I have had mine for a few years now. Totally love this camera.

As for lenses, the 17-55 2.8 is totally amazing on this body. Since I got mine, my primes just stay in the bag. So I mainly use that lens along with the 70-200 2.8 II, and sometimes a 2x extender on the 70-200.

+1 on the lens choices. I wish I'd bought this camera years ago.

congrats on the purchases! I went with the 60D, but I was eyeing the 7D for some time. I just couldn't justify paying an extra $400 for a used 7D when I got the 60D brand new for $500

96whiteknight wrote in post #16338154
I'm not sure I understand your logic, here.

I love my 24-70L/crop combo, BTW. OP, you won't be disappointed.

There are some who believe they'll eventually go FF, so they have an aversion to buying EF-S lenses (or 3rd party equivalents). So they automatically rule out the 17-50 and 17-55 lenses altogether, despite these being a more ideal "standard zoom", especially if you're looking for the f/2.8 aperture. And because of that, they're only looking at 24-70, or 24-105, or 28-135, or 3rd party 28-70 versions.

So if the above is true, and already having a 50mm prime in hand, I'd suggest getting a 24-105 as it covers a wider focal length and would be more useful, (despite my feeling that 24mm on a crop is not wide enough). The 50mm prime covers the portrait aspect, and IMO, will provide more pleasing results than the 24-70mm for that purpose.

24-70L original had a lot of variances in sharpness wide open at f/2.8. Some people will tell you, "lenses always sharper closed down slightly," or "what do you expect from shooting wide open?" Well, what would be the purpose of buying a f/2.8 lens if you can't shoot it at f/2.8? Might as well get the f/4. I came across a copy that wasn't sharp (to my pixel-peeping eyes) until f/4.

That said, there are also many copies that are pretty sharp @ f/2.8. So for the OP, I hope he gets a good copy.

Congrats! I love mine and I think you will love yours too...

I have to agree that the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 is an amazing lens on when paired with the 7D. It is my most used lens.