Help needed for camera selection

Can someone please help me with choosing a new camera PLZ. I have a 350d (out dated I know) I really like the information I have read on the 5d mark2...but the 7d also sounds great,, I like taking photos of sport (action), portraits and general photography..I have had my camera for a few years now and would like to take the next step in photography. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It depends what you shoot the most and what is holding you back with you 350d?
Sports:7d
Wedding/Portraits:5dmk​2

There is a lot of information about both on this site and quite a few others...Read up and decide if you really need the upgrade. My grandma still uses the XT and I used it the other day and it still takes pictures. Tell us what you dont like about your camera and we can help a little better.

zelseman wrote in post #9303266
It depends what you shoot the most and what is holding you back with you 350d?
Sports:7d
Wedding/Portraits:5dmk​2

+1 on this

+1 on this
the 7D and 5DII are both great. I do like the shots out of the 5DII better though for what I shoot the most, which is not BIF or sports. It is amazing the resolution! I put my TS-E 90mm on it and got blown away. You'll want good glass on either of them.

Thank you for your reply; I really love taking photos of babies, natural soft light, small children and general photography. Weddings I could take or leave (not fussed). Action sport shots of my family and my little camera doesn’t do a bad job ( I might say). Maybe its not the camera its just me. I am really keen to take photography further. I JUST LOVE IT..OBSESSED some would say. Thanks for your help

Nothing wrong with a 350D, dumping thousands on a 7D or a 5DII isn't necessarily gonna make your pictures better. What lenses do you have? What lighting equipment do you have?

a big +1 to the comments by themadman. Consider some new interesting lenses, such as a macro or a fast prime. In fact, since you seem to enjoy portraits, a fast prime might be for you. You might consider the 85mm 1.8.

I figured this was the case when I first replied to this...Invest in great glass before you upgrade bodies. You will see a significant increase in IQ and the different situations you can shoot in.

Thanks heaps for your help

I had the same situation 3 months ago. I had a 40D and I was researching the 7D and the 5DMII then a good friend told me why I wanted to have another 1.6 crop body. My interest are portraits and candid moments so the 5DMII was a better fit for me. However, I do share the same opinion as TheMadMan.

Glass is a good idea but don't count out what lighting can do for you.

I picked up a 580exII a flash zebra chord to move it off camera a stand an an umbrella and this little cluster is probably the single biggest thing that's changed my photography and my pictures. The difference in quality is just STAGGERING.

I was actually contemplating upgrading to a 5dII or 7D but after seeing what I could get with better lighting I'm opting to buy another off camera flash and umbrella first and push off my purchase a little while longer. (maybe upgrade my nifty 50 to the 1.4 because the focusing capabilities has to be the #1 thing pissing me off right now -_-)

What everyone is saying is right. Get better glass, know lighting, get better bodies, it will all improve picture taking. If you are doing family things, i would recommend lighting as well. Lighting is the first thing people really look at when looking at a picture unless they are a photographer i think.

If you are set on getting a new camera, get the 7d and use some of the left over money to buy lighting/glass.