Need help deciding - Canon 60D or 7D?

Jaimiem · Sep 7, 2010

I think I'm in trouble! I went today to hold a 7D and fell in love. Now... where do I get the best deal? I'm planning to use my AmEx for the extra year of warranty, but where do I buy it from?

cfusionpm · Sep 7, 2010

Online retailers like Adorama and B&H usually have the best price to reliability ratio. Both of them seem to currently have it listed at $1,535 new. Which is pretty good considering I paid $1,599 for mine, and that was after a $100 Canon instant rebate back in May/June.

3814B004 Canon EOS-7D Digital SLR Camera Body, 18.Megapixels, with Advanced Movie Mode & 8 FPS Shooting

Canon EOS 7D SLR Digital Camera (Body Only) 3814B004 - B&H Photo

Jaimiem · Sep 7, 2010

Any thoughts on buying from Amazon? They're my account at work (so I have a little loyalty) and I have prime, so it would be here in 2 days

aadhils · Sep 8, 2010

Do not skimp on lenses.

PhotoPoser · Feb 15, 2011

Jaimiem said:
You know, I've been debating this morning on the 50D too. Video isn't important to me (although it might be nice after getting a terrible video out of our HD Flip yesterday). What I really want is a better sensor for low light indoor shooting without always having to have my flash (I want to learn about photography's ins and outs to further understand the appropriate settings, but I'd like to have a little more room for error in low lighting (thus less noise) than I do now. I have a 430EX flash that I bounce, but it eats batteries so fast and makes the camera so much more bulky that I've been leaving it off more and more.

I think I've ruled out the 60D just because I really don't like the moving screen (a weak point that could be broken easily) and the plastic body.

So could I now get opinions between the 50D and 7D?

I only have the kit lens for the XTi (but will likely be selling it with the camera), a 50mm f/1.8 prime (that stays on the camera 95% of the time) and a 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom lens that I got for super cheap and hope to use more once the kids start sports. I want to upgrade the camera and then work on my lens collection.

I am considering the same choice between 60D and 7D, but I am actually also very curious about the differences in video capabilities. Does anyone have any views on that as well?

cfusionpm · Feb 15, 2011

PhotoPoser said:
Jaimiem said:

You know, I've been debating this morning on the 50D too. Video isn't important to me (although it might be nice after getting a terrible video out of our HD Flip yesterday). What I really want is a better sensor for low light indoor shooting without always having to have my flash (I want to learn about photography's ins and outs to further understand the appropriate settings, but I'd like to have a little more room for error in low lighting (thus less noise) than I do now. I have a 430EX flash that I bounce, but it eats batteries so fast and makes the camera so much more bulky that I've been leaving it off more and more.

I think I've ruled out the 60D just because I really don't like the moving screen (a weak point that could be broken easily) and the plastic body.

So could I now get opinions between the 50D and 7D?

I only have the kit lens for the XTi (but will likely be selling it with the camera), a 50mm f/1.8 prime (that stays on the camera 95% of the time) and a 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom lens that I got for super cheap and hope to use more once the kids start sports. I want to upgrade the camera and then work on my lens collection.

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I am considering the same choice between 60D and 7D, but I am actually also very curious about the differences in video capabilities. Does anyone have any views on that as well?