60D or 7D?

[ExclusiveAV]

Such great information guys! Thanks heaps! I will get a fast card either way i go. Its looking like im erring towards the 60d with the Canon ef 24-105 f4 usm L series and the 10-22 Wide angle which ive already ordered. If i did get the 7d i probably wouldnt be able to bring myself to buying both lenses.

[Speedway]

Good for you, great camera and lenses. enjoy your selection and I look forward to seeing what you can do with it.
Keith.

[KeeFy]

My bad, it was the 600D that had the different sensor. Not the 60D.

[Ezookiel]

I only use 133X Memory cards in my 7d and have had no problem capturing 20 frame sequences, I have not pushed it to it's limit to see how many shots it is capable of before these slow? cards cause problems.
Keith.

Thanks. You may have just saved me a fortune
My 45MB/s cards (300x) originally cost me over $100 each, (at least they're now down around $40)
The fastest card when I first looked 18 months ago was $800 which is what my lens cost!
I do use the the camera on high speed drive quite often though, not because I take sports shots or the like, but because every photo I ever take with a person in it, they seem to manage to shut their eyes just as I take the shot, so multi shots means I hopefully get one where their eyes are open

[Cjcc67]

If you are after the 24 to 105 L f4 a number of them are available near new and used via the links on ausphotography.net.au

[Bennymiata]

The 60D and 24-105L is a great combination.
I use it a lot myself.

[ExclusiveAV]

So i got a 7D! Justification- didnt want to out grow the 60d too quickly. Its always the temptation to buy something better!
Now i feel guilty about the purchase, still havent even unboxed it yet. Ill build up the curage a bit later. I ordered a canon 10-22 yesterday, prob wont get it till next week. i do have a 18-55 efs and a 55-250 to play with in the mean time. Im sure after a few days i wont regret the purchase. Ill keep saving for the 24-105L

[Ezookiel]

Nice choice. No doubt you'll end up very happy with it.
Looking forward to seeing some pics from it.

[ExclusiveAV]

Thanks Ezookiel. Ive unpacked it and ive been playing all afternoon. Am loving it, just going through all the settings. Hangin for my 10-22, should be able to post some nice landscapes next week.

Thanks heaps guys for all the advice

[patrickv]

Sometimes I wish I has a 60D rather than a 7D for magic lantern - as the 7D isn't supported because of its dual digic. If it was supported I would hack the hell out of it. My first move would be to fix the bogus auto-iso and add a minimal shutter speed in Av mode and/or configurable weights for different parameters - allowing me to shoot with custom properties (advantage of "manual" mode) without having to bother about setting manual stuff on the spot.

Apart from that the 7D is a good camera. I like its build quality, it feels good in the hand, shoots fast, AF tracks well.

Cheers

[Bennymiata]

Enjoy your 7D.
It is a great camera.

[ExclusiveAV]

Thanks mate. Im loving the speed of the camera and the customizable focusing system. havent taken any shots worth posting yet, still waiting for my 10-22 uwa!

[tassam380]

I have a a 60D Myself and have always been regretting that I didnt go for that. It costs a bit more, yes, but the body is more sturdy, it has twice as much processing power and shoots faster. Focusing is also greatly improved. Im going to say go for the 7D. If you get a 60D You might always be wanting a little bit more. Don't get me wrong, the 60D is a fantastic camera but the 7D just has a little more in my opinion.

-Oops, DIdn't see the 2nd Page :P

Good Luck with it all, and Enjoy

[ExclusiveAV]

Thanks tassam. Thats why i just went the 7D. I didnt want to take a 60D home and start thinking for a few of hundred dollars more i could have had the 7D. Thanks mate. I am loving the camera

[MrBling]

You made the right decision, I had a 60D for a while, not a huge fan of it for numerous reasons...

[Karl]

I just got the 7D today as well - upgraded from the 450D and wow what a camera

Spent the last few hours playing with it and reading the manual put out by David Busch which is better than the Canon manual.

Now to save up and get a good lens

Still got the G12 for my underwater photography

Karl

[patrickv]

I can't capture 1080p 30fps video on a 133x or 200x memory card (20 or 30MB/s), it misses frame and the video files get a bit corrupted. It works fine on a 400x/60MB/s card.

For all the rest, my experience with 133x was perfectly fine on this camera, including raw file machine gun shooting.

[ExclusiveAV]

Good job Karl! Yep its one hell of a camera. So happy. I have already read the whole canon manual, ill have to get that David Busch manual.

[Mark L]

I had a 60D for a while, not a huge fan of it for numerous reasons...

And the numerous reasons... would be ...

[Karl]

Good job Karl! Yep its one hell of a camera. So happy. I have already read the whole canon manual, ill have to get that David Busch manual.

I like it as it gives a better explanation of al of the functions which helps. Now to just start using the camera

Karl