Buy 7D or Wait?

You should always wait. Never buy. It's too soon.

And there will be another. Just wait!

Ironic Tom. I was going to sell my 50D to get subsidize the purchase of either the 5DII or 7D but then realized I could only get $700...the price tanked on me. I was hoping to get $1K. Well I decided to keep the 50D for now. I realized I really don't need the 7D since I have the 1D3 so I'm waiting on the 5DII price to tank as I am satisfied with the 2 bodies I have.

Tom Reichner wrote in post #10251145
...Personally, I'm waiting. I was ready to buy a 7D, but when I realized I could buy a 50D for $700, I couldn't really justify the additional $1000 that the 7D would have cost me.

How come we all have to give our 2 cents in a thread like this (me included )
To wait or not to wait - this is not a question
It is a mood (and today I feel good)
So get it and do not regret it!

I prefer to buy $1000+ DSLRs from a local store such as Micro center/Best Buy/B&H because it is easier for me to return it in-case if any issue arrives. I have had issues with G9, G10, D40x, D60 where I had to return it to the local store. I just placed an order for 7D at my local Best Buy 36 months no interest payment plan! Going to pick it up in a while!

Any resources you guys suggest.. for me to get most out of the camera? Like a tutorial/training dvd etc. Let me know! Appreciate your help!

waiting stinks. give in, buy it and be done with it

Sometimes we need a little nudge from fellow photographers.

omer wrote in post #10251310
How come we all have to give our 2 cents in a thread like this (me included )...

Tom Reichner wrote in post #10251145
Personally, I'm waiting. I was ready to buy a 7D, but when I realized I could buy a 50D for $700, I couldn't really justify the additional $1000 that the 7D would have cost me.

who seriously pays $1700 for a 7D?

i just bought one brand new off ebay for $1400 through an authorized reseller Cameta.
no bing cashback to wait for

nyzwerewolf wrote in post #10251319
Any resources you guys suggest.. for me to get most out of the camera? Like a tutorial/training dvd etc. Let me know! Appreciate your help!

the sticky thread here on POTN has great links (see under - 7D FAQ THREAD and Directory sticky.)
(i spend to many nights going thru it while waiting for 7D delivery)
Congrats - you will enjoy it
Have luck and shoot a duck

soundwave888 wrote in post #10251346
who seriously pays $1700 for a 7D?

i just bought one brand new off ebay for $1400 through an authorized reseller Cameta.
no bing cashback to wait for

So you bought it off ebay and didn't activate your 8% bing cashback? That seems to be a bit silly if that is the case.

Plus I haven't waited for my last 3 bing cashbacks, they were instant!

I bought my 7D at the first release (October) for $1460, so I have only lost $60 so far across 6 months!

Well
I'm waiting, but mainly because I dont have the money to spend on a new body
But I think in a couple of months we will have another body (just a wild thought)
However, that new body will be at full price, and then you'll have to wait for it to come down the price a bit
But if you need a new body and have the cash, why wait??

TeamSpeed wrote in post #10251359
So you bought it off ebay and didn't activate your 8% bing cashback? That seems to be a bit silly if that is the case.

Plus I haven't waited for my last 3 bing cashbacks, they were instant!

I bought my 7D at the first release, and paid $1460 for it last October, so I have only lost $60 so far across 6 months!

i didn't see any 8% bing CB through cameta

It is 8% for Ebay buy it now, any buy it now, and is not store/vendor based. You would have received $112 back.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #10251375
It is 8% for Ebay buy it now, any buy it now, and is not store/vendor based.

it wasn't buy it now unfortunately, just a regular auction

I currently have a 40D. My current upgrade plan is 7D > 5Dmk3.

The 7D JUST came out and will probably have the normal 18-36 month life span till Canon releases it's sucessor. I'd buy a 5Dmk2 right now but it's nearing the end of it's life cycle and a new one is expected in 2011.

Get the 7D now, it's an awesome camera.

yep, i have the same upgrade plan... use the 7D for now...

until the 5dm3 comes out... or the 1d mark4 drops to $3k used... which ever happens 1st