Upgrading from a 350D to a ? 7D? 1DmkIII? 1DMKIV?

So I've been shooting my 350D for the last 5 years or so, more and more recently, and with my first Child on the way in Feb. I'm looking to get a new camera for Christmas.

I Used to shoot a lot of wildlife (mainly birds), but find myself shooting portraits/strobist and quite a lot of other things, I even tried Motorsport last week and enjoyed it. Low light performance is going to be miles ahead of my 350D which ever I choose. Any improvement over 4fps is going to be great.

Budget wise, I can _just_ stretch to a 1DMkIV, and have my name on a list from Kerso, but I'm wondering if It would be better to get the MkIIi or indeed the 7D.

I tried the 7D in Jessops and was a bit 'meh, it's a camera' the 1DsMKIII in warehouse express fitted me like a glove(but what a price), but the 1DMkIII in Jessops felt a little different, perhaps because I didn't have my lenses with me and wasn't allowed to fire the Shutter.

I've tried a friends 10D and grip and his 40D and grip and just find them a little too bulky on the portrait grip and I'm concerned that the 7D's grip is going to be similar.

I know the 1DMkIV hasn't shipped yet so we don't know how that's going to feel, but the body is supposedly very close to the 1DMkIII.


Thoughts anyone?

There is a lot of difference in the prices of the cameras that you are comparing!

Roy Mathers wrote in post #9049994
There is a lot of difference in the prices of the cameras that you are comparing!

Yeah, as much as a bag full of L glass...

Get the 1DmkIV!

Jethro790 wrote in post #9050169
Yeah, as much as a bag full of L glass...

I'm actually rather happy with my lens collection at the moment, I might pick up a 1.4x teleconverter at some point early next year if I do get a 1D, but otherwise the next L lens I pick up... who knows might be a 300 f2.8 or a prime, I don't know where my photography tastes will go in 12 months time, but I bought the 24-70 recently just for portraits.

I'm aware there's a huge price differential between the bodies, but on the other hand this is going to be my one camera purchase for the next 3-5 years unless it starts paying for itself, so I want it to be the right one for me.


Cheers,

Colin

My two cents would be to get the 7D and either just save a few grand or buy glass with the few grand saved.

Edit: Also, why would you not consider a 5DII? That's what I would get if I had the money for sure.

Interesting to see how the price in the UK of the 7D is falling sharply. Two well known retailers have taken £600 off the original price, glad I didn't jump in and buy in the first week or I'd be feeling a bit sick by now!

Morlow wrote in post #9050348
My two cents would be to get the 7D and either just save a few grand or buy glass with the few grand saved.

Edit: Also, why would you not consider a 5DII? That's what I would get if I had the money for sure.

AF speed for Birds in Flight. A friend has one and whilst it came way with some great shots, it didn't feel right, and just couldn't track the birds well enough.

heh, glad you're bending others ears with your endless deliberations.
It's only been a week or 2 since you finally 'decided'

sod the mk iv, you can have a second hand 5 and a 7 and a mkiii for the same price........

27 posts to go colin