p00kienrayray wrote in post #17254776
I don't need the 7D to shoot the baby (that came off weird), but have just been happy with it, and figure as my kid grows, the AF points and speed would be a benefit?
Sure, it can be useful. I just think you'll find the AF system of the 7D to be vast overkill for shooting kids. I wouldn't hang on to it just for that if it's not doing most of your leg work anyways as your primary camera. As your kid(s) get older, that big camera becomes more and more of an issue... you will have full hands. And as they get bigger, that camera gets older and older. For shooting kids and family, having a camera with the best ISO performance (or just always using a flash) is more important than a robust AF system (especially in the dark).
If you love the 7D, keep it. But don't let the AF system make you think you need it and only it. You can shoot kids and action without a 7D. It just seems like the wrong camera for what you do. You could get something with better ISO performance, and better tones/color/sharpness such as a full frame (5D2, 6D).
p00kienrayray wrote in post #17254790Care to elaborate?
I'm actually thinking about ditching the 24-105 bc its so heavy and I hardly use it. Never got to use it much on a FF, so don't know if I'll need it.
The field of view on full frame is different of course. Beyond that, you already knew it on full frame as you mentioned, so you know you like the 17-40L already. It just comes down to getting a full frame to use it in that field of view, or switching to a different lens to get a similar field of view on APS-C with you 7D (the EF-S 10-22 does this).
I do not recommend the Tokina over the EF-S 10-22 for day time landscape, arch, city. The Tokina flares big time. I personally shoot with the Tokina 11-16 F2.8 II myself. Very sharp lens. I shoot it because I want that F2.8 for my wide field astro at night. But the flare during the day is something to seriously, seriously consider. I put a multi-coated filter on my Tokina in day light to help calm the flare, it helps. Don't get this lens unless you fully are aware of the flaring. Again, I love my Tokina. I shoot it primary as my ultrawide. But I don't recommend it for a pure day time shooter.
Here's examples of the Tokina (with and without a multi-coated filter):
No filter (so flaring is as it is):
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And here's the same lens, with my Marumi mulit-coated filter to help with flare:
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To say the least, these days, I shoot with the filter on my lens during the day to help with flare. Otherwise, I'd never use this lens in the day light. That said, I love it. Sharp! Fast. Build like a tank. And when there's no day light, it's one of the better night sky lenses out there for APS-C. Also, since it's third party, it's EF mount, not EF-S. So it fits on my 5D and has no vignette at 16mm, so I have a 16mm F2.8 lens for full frame that is sharp wide open when I want. It vignettes big time at less than 16mm.
Just FYI. Again, know what you're getting into.
Very best,
