My 7D takes worse pictures than my 50D!!!

And when I got my 50D it took worse pictures than my XTi and when I got my XTi it took worse pictures than my point-and-shoot.

But at least now I've learned that it's ME! I don't fully understand the new auto-focus system, it meters differently, my lenses act differently...

Give me about two months and it will miraculously start taking better pictures than my previous camera, just like my last two cameras did.

A good start...
I love the AF Point Expasion...
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Hey, I had the same problem going from a p&s to the 50D Glad it's not just me.

deathcake wrote in post #9780274
Hey, I had the same problem going from a p&s to the 50D Glad it's not just me.

HAHAHA same here...

...until I discovered single focus point

when I got my first DSLR (350D), for 2 years I was shooting mainly blurs because the AF is different than P&S, but then someone told me about single focus point, and my world changed

Trust me, it gets worse as you get older. Perfectly simple things get forgotten, like leaving last nights high ISO setting or exposure compensation dialled in and shooting all day without noticing!

Try switching marques, now that is a complete nightmare. I really struggled to get my head around a modern Canon after switching from an ancient (manual everything) Nikon.

rockygarcia wrote in post #9780174
But at least now I've learned that it's ME! I don't fully understand the new auto-focus system, it meters differently, my lenses act differently...

Wow! honesty from a new 7D user! Congrats on the new camera, you'll love it.

Lowner wrote in post #9780523
Trust me, it gets worse as you get older. Perfectly simple things get forgotten, like leaving last nights high ISO setting or exposure compensation dialled in and shooting all day without noticing!

hey! you're not helping here! I'm only 25 and it happens all the time!

my the way... I didn't find the 7d's learning curve THAT great. Couple of days to get accustomed to dial controls and top LCD (...from an XS) and a couple of hours reading and understanding AF and tweaking options.

Lowner wrote in post #9780523
Trust me, it gets worse as you get older. Perfectly simple things get forgotten, like leaving last nights high ISO setting or exposure compensation dialled in and shooting all day without noticing!

OMG that totally ticks you off. who hasnt done that:o. aahhhhhh..that is so dumb to do and ive done it as well. now i shoot with my histogram showing and my camera is set so that the highlight alert is flashing in my viewfinder when i screw up. its easy to do when you get in a hurry, but the highlight flashing alert in the viewfinder solved the issue for me. its saved my butt several times especially with weddings and white bridal dress'

Enjoy!

mouettus wrote in post #9781180
my the way... I didn't find the 7d's learning curve THAT great. Couple of days to get accustomed to dial controls and top LCD (...from an XS) and a couple of hours reading and understanding AF and tweaking options.

Me too. It took me a few days to get use to it, but I got the hang of it quickly. I've always used the single point and I often forget to change between one shot or AI Servo and that causes me to screw up a few shots when I try to focus and recompose. I also keep forgetting how to change focus zones and have to always pull the book out. But I blame that more on me using my 5D as the go to camera unless it is the kids sports activities. Practice, practice, practice....And film is cheap too!

Sorry to thread jack, but when you guys say single point, do you mean focus? Like manually choose the center dot only?

DC5 Poe wrote in post #9781657
Sorry to thread jack, but when you guys say single point, do you mean focus? Like manually choose the center dot only?

Yes

The only thing I don't fully understand about the 7D, and this goes for any DSLR since the 7D is my first, is when to change the metering mode and when to leave it alone.

I'm still trying to learn when to use the different metering modes, how to use an external flash, how to shoot video properly (although that one is hard because both my laptops can't handle 1080p :S), etc...

Basically I have to shoot a lot more haha.