need advice on camera upgrade

[runnah]

What is your budget?

budget is very tight. $1800 for 7D2 might be doable, with an effort. $3300 for 5dmk3 is not really in near future. I saw some deals on ebay and some other places for body at around $2600, but I am a bit wary of those deals, there are some bad comments about sellers and $2600 is still way out of my budget. basically something about $2000.

Honestly it sounds like the expectations from a camera are too high. Short of some of the highest end lenses and bodies there isn't much that can be done.

Sometimes it's just too dark.

 

[ygb]

this looks pretty good to me.
Pine Siskin with Canon 7D Mark II | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

if my 60D wasn't broken I would put a photo at the same iso from 60D to compare. if I was abot to shoot at ISO 1600 I will probably need to up it up to 3200 to increase the shutter speed a bit.

 

[ygb]

here shoot with canon 60D, tamron 70-200 f2.8, ISO 1600.
oh it looks much better because the image got much smaller, dang it.
I guess I'll have to upload it to flickr

 

[runnah]

this looks pretty good to me.
Pine Siskin with Canon 7D Mark II | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

if my 60D wasn't broken I would put a photo at the same iso from 60D to compare. if I was abot to shoot at ISO 1600 I will probably need to up it up to 3200 to increase the shutter speed a bit.

It wouldn't be a very fair comparison.

 

[runnah]

here shoot with canon 60D, tamron 70-200 f2.8, ISO 1600.

What is the exif info?

Are you spot metering? Dialing any exposure comp? What mode are you shooting in?

 

[ronlane]

If you are worried about the low light stuff, consider the 6D. It is full frame, but will be slower on the fps than the 7D2.

I know a couple of professional photographers in my area that are shooting football with the 6D and are happy with the results.

 

[ygb]

this looks pretty good to me.
Pine Siskin with Canon 7D Mark II | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

if my 60D wasn't broken I would put a photo at the same iso from 60D to compare. if I was abot to shoot at ISO 1600 I will probably need to up it up to 3200 to increase the shutter speed a bit.

It wouldn't be a very fair comparison.

why wouldnt it be a fair comparison? granted the lense is different, but still tamron and per some answers here people said that 7d mk 2 has almost same iso capabilities ad 7D which is nearly identical to 60D?
did I get this mized up somehow?

 

[runnah]

why wouldnt it be a fair comparison? granted the lense is different, but still tamron and per some answers here people said that 7d mk 2 has almost same iso capabilities ad 7D which is nearly identical to 60D?
did I get this mized up somehow?

Too many variables out of your control. For a true comparison you'd need the same lens, same settings, same subjects and just switch the bodies.

 

[ygb]

Are you spot metering? Dialing any exposure comp? What mode are you shooting in?

I dont have access to exif now, from what I remember : evaluative meetering, manual mode. f2.8 ISO 1600 1/500 sec or maybe 1/640sec.

 

[ygb]

Too many variables out of your control. For a true comparison you'd need the same lens, same settings, same subjects and just switch the bodies.

yeah, you are right. i guess I will have to rent it and see for myself.

 

[runnah]

Are you spot metering? Dialing any exposure comp? What mode are you shooting in?

I dont have access to exif now, from what I remember : evaluative meetering, manual mode. f2.8 ISO 1600 1/500 sec or maybe 1/640sec.

I would never shoot sports in manual mode. Try Tv mode and spot metering. Set the speed to 1/400-1/640. ISO to manual and go from there.

 

[ygb]

Too many variables out of your control. For a true comparison you'd need the same lens, same settings, same subjects and just switch the bodies.

yeah, you are right. i guess I will have to rent it and see for myself.

looks like I can rent it for $100 for a week. I might just do that.

 

[ygb]

I would never shoot sports in manual mode. Try Tv mode and spot metering. Set the speed to 1/400-1/640. ISO to manual and go from there.

it was in the manual mode because it was purposely slightly underexposed to keep the ISO at 1600. I hardly ever shoot in manual, but I felt in this case I have no surprises when some parameters change unexpectedly. Since then I had figure out how to set cap for Automatic ISO, but then I didnt know it.

 

[JacaRanda]

I think it's silly to suggest that one particular camera is perfect for you. No matter what you get you will be sacrificing something depending on your needs. Get a camera that's great in low light, high iso performance and the burst speed and buffer may suck. For some people, that can be a deal breaker.

2 reviews.

CANON 7D mark II: SETUP, NOISE PERFORMANCE AND REVIEW

 

[ygb]

I think it's silly to suggest that one particular camera is perfect for you. No matter what you get you will be sacrificing something depending on your needs. Get a camera that's great in low light, high iso performance and the burst speed and buffer may suck. For some people, that can be a deal breaker.

2 reviews.

CANON 7D mark II: SETUP, NOISE PERFORMANCE AND REVIEW

the video was very helpful. thank you!