7D vs D7000 for fast action sports?

[penfolderoldo]

Interesting. I've never had the 7D 'pop off a flash' as Ken Rockwell mentions, and i've never disabled it either. Personally, i'd never use AF auto select anyway, so for me its not an issue, even if it does focus on the closest thing (which it doesn't, incidentally, certainly not on my model at at any rate). Perhaps i'm missing something here, but I REALLY don't have a massive issue with the AF points staying black - IF it obscures anything its a tiny part of the centre image.

Ken may well be a great photographer, however his personal preference is QUITE CLEARLY for Nikon, which tends to be reflected in his reviews, and for me anyone who states that '6mp is all anyone needs for anything' may not be as worldly-wise as it may appear (it may be all YOU need for anything Ken, but try doing a football match in November in Scotland at ISO 3200 with 6mp's and you'll see the flaw in that statement!)

 

[Scuba]

From the reviews I have read the buffer on the D7000 is an issue because it is small. I was comparing it to the 60D so I haven't read up on the 7D that much.

 

[Derrel]

The 7D has a really odd problem in low light levels, and it is mentioned on page 93 of the camera's manual. In lower light levels, the camera's top firing rate drops from 8 frames per second to 4 fps. No matter if the shutter speeds are fast, the top cyclic rate drops to 50% of normal with the 7D....weird...

 

[bentcountershaft]

The 7D has a really odd problem in low light levels, and it is mentioned on page 93 of the camera's manual. In lower light levels, the camera's top firing rate drops from 8 frames per second to 4 fps. No matter if the shutter speeds are fast, the top cyclic rate drops to 50% of normal with the 7D....weird...

That is weird. Seems like it has to be related to focus if it's only in low light. I guess someone could try it in manual focus and see if it slows down.

 

[penfolderoldo]

The 7D has a really odd problem in low light levels, and it is mentioned on page 93 of the camera's manual. In lower light levels, the camera's top firing rate drops from 8 frames per second to 4 fps. No matter if the shutter speeds are fast, the top cyclic rate drops to 50% of normal with the 7D....weird...

That is weird. Seems like it has to be related to focus if it's only in low light. I guess someone could try it in manual focus and see if it slows down.

Strange indeed. I'm doing a gig tonight so i'll check it out, but up till now i've never noticed it dropping as low as that. Think bentcountershaft might be spot on, sounds like a focus issue.