Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Canon EOS 7D Kit

I bought this camera back in march 2012 after reading a lot (thanks to everybody for their comments and reviews). It is indeed a great camera, that I've compared with other less expensive versions of canc and it really stands out. I won't be giving much technical input here but wanted to give you some information on one problem I had.I noticed some time after buying it that the on/off switch was a little tight without any accident happening to the camera. Probably this issue was there since the very beginning but I noticed this some time after ... so I didn't worry too much... until this summer. I was up in the mountains in Spain when I noticed that the dial mode switch was starting to become loose (not firm) ... some hours latter when shooting and changing modes the dial mode switch detached from the camera, it broke completely. To my stupefaction it was just a regular plastic switch with a plastic stem that just broke. I really wasn't expecting this to be made out of plastic in a 7D. Anyways hopefully it was stuck in aperture mode and I could still use the camera (partially) ...Some months latter I went to canon to have it fixed (it was out of warranty so I had to pay ~100$). I also asked to have it replaced with the lock-build-in version of the dial mode (this was in France where I live). Not being a CPS member they don't take you very seriously and they had my problem fixed 3 weeks after when the maximum delay shouldn't have been more than 10 days for non CPS. I'm a little upset with this since I really needed my camera and them keeping their delays.Anyways just wanted to let you know that this is made out of plastic and that if you feel the on/of button is unusually firm go to have it fixed while it is still covered by warranty. The technician said this is not the first case they had. After repair I had 6 months of warranty for the whole camera which is great. This is very nice camera but far from perfect. For these combined reasons I'm taking off only one star ...

I have been shooting motorcycle track photography for about 3 years now. The fist year I shot with a Canon Rebel T2i (AKA 550D) The image quality was good on this camera but the speed was lacking.What I didn't realize until I got the 7D was how much the speed was lacking. The T2i is a great camera in it's own right and for consumers it's very good. When I bought it I thought, hey it has virtually the same sensor as the 7D this should be good enough.Well, I had no idea how much difference the 19 cross type AF points would make, or how much faster 8 FPS was. My keeper rate went up immediately. Now, I realize there are other features I could mention, like the 7D is able to control off camera flashes without the use of a 500 series flash, but really the reason to buy this camera is speed. This is Canon's best crop frame sensor camera body, hands down, nothing else comes close. For my purposes the cropped sensor is an advantage as it multiplies my effective focal length by 1.6 and ISO performance is not terribly important as I'm shooting in daylight. But, I've spoken with many other photogs that have the 5D mk2 and mk3 and when they shoot outdoor sports they still use their 7D, it's AF system is just faster, as is it's frame rate and the added low light capability of the 5D is moot at 2pm outside. Further, I shoot this camera with the double battery Canon vertical grip. It makes for a big camera. This fits my hand very well and the whole system feels very rugged and sturdy. Much more so than the plastic bodied rebel. If you are to read my other reviews you may be sensing a theme here. Value. This body is no exception.It's expensive for the novice and relatively inexpensive relative to other pro bodies but it defintely earns it's xD (single digit D) Canon designation. It is a true pro body and at $1700 it's still a great deal, just look at how much you have to spend to get a 6D, 5D, or god forbid a 1D, and the 1D series are the first bodies to start to compare in terms of AF performance as the other cameras are more wedding cameras. For the money, you can't beat the Al Servo performance of this camera. Of course if money was no object I'd have a 1Dx and all the big boy primes but for me money matters and for my money this camera delivers pro quality. I'm only excited now to see what the 7D mk2 looks like when Canon decides to best this legendary Camera body.

I originally purchased this camera for photos of my family. This camera has excelled at that. The pictures are very sharp - you'll have no problem having large portraits printed. In fact, the largest print I've had made is 24" x 36" and it's crystal clear. So far, I've only used EF lenses, but I'm seriously considering the EF-S 10-22 for wide angle group shots.The build quality is fantastic. This camera has a magnesium body and can really take a beating. Check out the Chinese guy on youtube to see what I'm talking about. I'm continuously pushing buttons and using the dials and have never had a problem. I can see where the screen can get scratched if you aren't careful, but to date my screen still looks like new.I've now had this camera for about 18 months and I've learned the controls and can take beautiful pictures, but I have to admit that I wasn't impressed with this camera at first. I couldn't seem to get a sharp image and had considered sending it back to Amazon. I'm glad I didn't because with some practice I've gotten very good with this camera and am now getting requests to take pictures for friends and neighbors. I've never charged anyone for this so I call myself a professional amateur.To sum it up, this is a really nice camera and I feel that you can't go wrong. Sure, it may not be a 5d MKIII, but it doesn't cost as much as one either and to be honest I can't really tell a big difference in image quality between the 7D and 5D anyway. Maybe it's just me.

Reading through the reviews here I have been seeing a common trend of problems with the camera, or I should say user. A lot of users are going to be upgrading from their entry level DSLR like a T2i or d3100. You have to remember this is NOT a point and shoot camera like entry level cameras are. There are so many more settings and factors that will effect the photos you get. I have had this camera for about 6 months now and it has been quite a learning curve. Instead of complaining that the camera doesn't take great pictures, I learned how to work with the camera to get great pictures that i would never have been able to get with the t3i I upgraded from.Why?The main reason to buy this camera is: its much faster, more accurate, more advanced, 19 point cross-type AF system. Again, there are many settings that effect how the AF will function, and its up to you, the user to determine the settings you want to use. This camera also provides a micro adjustment for each lens to get your focusing better than you could have with an entry level DSLR. And remember that there is a dioptric adjustment. If you think you are seeing "fuzzy" or "not focused" pictures, its because you did not adjust this and its because of your eyes, NOT the camera.This camera is very well suited for action photography. Noise is very clean up till ISO 3200 which makes getting action shots a breeze.This camera has some sort of weather sealing which makes it a good camera to take outdoors on a rainy day.To get the most out of this camera you MUST be shooting RAW and be WILLING to do some post production.Having 8fps shooting, and basically an unlimited buffer has allowed me to get many more shots than i would ever be able to get before.It has a MUCH larger viewfinder than an entry level dslr.The AF works wonders in low light.The battery lasts me around 2k+ shots on most days.When I first received this camera I was disappointed. I would snap two identical pictures on the 7D and on the t3i. For some reason I thought the t3i took better pictures. The t3i's display is quite sharp and gives you a false sense of the pictures you take. In reality when I would put both photos on photoshop and begin editing them, the 7Ds photos were sharper and had less noise.Dont expect to get low noise like a FullFrame body like the 5D. This camera IS susceptible to low ISO noise in certain conditions. Review your settings and turn off all in-camera noise reduction.A few quick facts about this camera:The t2i/t3i, 60D, and 7D share almost identical sensors. The 7D has DUAL processors which allows it to have substantially better AF and faster shooting. Technically these cameras should take very similar pictures. The 7D is Canon's flagship Crop-Sensor Body.Finally- put your money where your lenses are. An "L" series canon lens is going to do much more for you than upgrading your body.In all I am in LOVE with this body and Im very glad I upgraded to it. Even though this camera was released in 2009, Canon is still providing firmware updates that increases its performance. The last updated increased its RAW and RAW+JPEG buffer and added manual audio adjustment.Happy shooting!

It has an 18-megapixel CMOS Sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors for high image quality and speed; Advanced HD movie mode with manual exposure control and selectable frame rates; Viewfinder with 100 percent field of view (real PLUS); 19-point, all cross-type AF system equipped with dual diagonal cross-type sensors.You can capture images to CF Card Type I and II, UDMA-compliant CF cardsWith a host of brand new features designed to enhance every facet of the photographic process, from still images to video, this 7D represents a whole new class of camera. Made to be the tool of choice for serious photographers and semi-professionals, the 7D features an all-new 18-megapixel APS-C size sensor and DIGIC 4 image processors, capturing tremendous images at up to ISO 12800 and speeds of up to 8 fps - as for the highest ISO, don't expect to use it beyond 2000 unless you are a MASTER at NR software in post.The 7D has all cross-type 19-point AF system with improved AI Servo subject tracking and user-selectable AF area selection modes for sharp focus no matter the situation. The 7D's Viewfinder provides 100% coverage and displays user-selected AF modes as well as a spot metering circle and on demand grid lines.IMHO, it is a great asset to any amateur in the market to step up from a Rebel.

I am sure at some point the crop sensor bodies would get discontinued, so buy them now while you can.There is nothing better for Wildlife or Macro! The 1.6X factor turns my 400mm lens to 640mm and I don't lose one thing in picture quality. You can spend money to buy 7D or you can buy $12,000.00 600-mm lens. (If I could afford it I would buy it, but know that it is 5-6 times heavier, impossible to carry long distances, and closest focusing distance is large).Same goes for Macro photography. With crop sensor body, for little itsy bitsy flies, I am getting almost full frame shots and that without extension tubes.Picture quality is great! Higher FPS is ideal for wild-life.Both Wildlife and Macro requires cropping, but with this body, your average MBs for your shots will be HIGHER than with the full frame body. Simple reason being that you have to crop less of the shot because it is bringing the subject closer to you so why crop?Not saying that full-frame body is not great or not needed. I love my 5D MK-III and for landscape and portrait it is ideal. But the precious reach that 7D is giving me, it is indescribable how valuable that really is.Buy it before the world runs out of them! Happy shooting!

I purchased this camera about a year and a half ago when your choices were 60D, 7D, or 5D Mark II. Moving up from an entry level DSLR, I opted for the middle of the pack 7D. I liked it's versatile package, great build quality, and overall value. The one thing I did have a reservation on was the fact that it is not a full frame sensor. If you don't know why this is an issue, you may not be alone. At the time, I couldn't justify the step up to a 5D simply for the full frame sensor. 18 months later, it is a decision I kick myself for nearly every day. It's hard to explain the exact reasons why this has become such an issue, but I'm full of analogies and I'm about to unleash them all on you.Putting a 50mm lens on a full frame camera gives you, as you would expect, a 50mm shot. It is performing exactly as it was designed to perform. Put that same lens on a crop sensor camera like the 7D, and you're getting closer to a 70mm shot. Why is this an issue? Outside the nifty 50 (50mm 1.8), the wider the focal length, the more expensive, typically, the lenses become. So to get a true 50mm focal length on a crop sensor camera, you need a 35mm lens.. which is more. To get a 35mm shot, you need a 24mm lens.. which is more still. In saving a few hundred dollars on my camera body, I have spend much much more on lenses to compensate for this. It's something I didn't consider and something I think should really be taken into account.The 7D does do certain things amazingly though, in some cases better than the 5D. It's burst rate is much faster (8FPS) than the 5, so it's wonderful for sports, wildlife, anything you need to spit out a lot of frames in a short period of time.With the release of the 6D and 5D Mark III however, I feel that the 7D has become a little dated a little quickly. The 6D, in particular, gives customers a full frame sensor for just a small investment above the 7D. Sure, it doesn't have as "advanced" auto focus system as the 7D, but I honestly find myself using center point focus almost exclusively anyway. The body is made from slightly cheaper materials, but you honestly won't notice holding it in your hands.All in all, the 7D was a wonderful purchase 18 months ago. Now though? I'd save a few hundred extra and buy the 6D every single time.

I've been using the 7D for about six months now, and while there are plenty of reviews I thought I'd add a couple of thoughts. I was coming from a T1i, with which I had been shooting RAW, and not doing much (competent) post processing on the files. The IQ results were good, and I primarily upgraded to the 7D for the better AF system, the weather sealing and better high ISO performance.The first thing I noticed as far as IQ was concerned is that the raw files looked, well, disappointing. There seemed to be a lot more luminance noise than the T1i files, and the images seemed mushy and grainy. I was concerned, but convinced myself that there was no way an upgrade like this could have worse IQ, and figured I had to be doing something wrong. This went on for a while, and despite my fiddling in Lightroom I wasn't getting the results I felt the camera should deliver. Then I started to actually learning how to do post-processing of RAW files properly, and the results I got improved dramatically. The point of this story is that if you're shooting in RAW and coming from something like the T1i, you may find that the images require more detailed post processing than you're used to. And if you aren't particularly good at post processing, you're going to have to get good at it if you're shooting in RAW. I can't speak to the quality of the JPG output directly from the camera, as I have not used it at all.((Edit 5/25/11: As I dig deeper into post-processing the RAW files from the 7D I have a bit of advice for those who will have to step up their post-processing game: Learn to create presets in Lightroom (or whatever program you are using) that you can apply to common camera settings. For instance, I can create a preset in Lightroom called "7D ISO 3200 Dark" that contains the noise reduction settings I commonly need when post-processing a RAW file shot at ISO 3200 in dark conditions. Then I can apply this preset across the board to a batch of ISO 3200 files with one click - no more adjusting images individually, no more remembering what settings work best. (You can always tweak things more if needed.) You can also setup the camera profile in Lightroom to apply these settings automatically upon import, if you wish. Hopefully this tangent is helpful to people like myself who were finding it difficult to keep up with required post-production work on the 7D's RAW files. The 7D RAW files force you to learn proper workflow, unless you have a lot of time to kill, or always shoot at ISO 100 in perfect conditions!))The AF system is great, can be tweaked in many ways to suit your needs, and really isn't that hard to learn if you read the manual and play with it for a while. (Seriously, read the manual. Twice.) It's built like a tank, and is very comfortable to hold. Weather sealing seems good - I've shot with it out in the rain with no cover and no issues. Just take a little compressed air and blow all the water off when you're done. Almost all the buttons on the camera can be reconfigured, should you wish to do so. For instance I've always found the DoF preview button not terribly helpful, so I changed it to be a toggle between One Shot and AI Servo AF modes. (Good for when you're shooting stills and then you want to switch to action without pressing several buttons/turning dials.) The C1, C2 & C3 modes are also great for saving exact camera configurations for frequently encountered shooting circumstances. (Whatever they may be, depending on the individual.)I would caution against purchasing this camera for high ISO purposes. While the noise can be tamed in post processing, you're not going to be blown away by the quality. (Unless your current camera is 5 years old.) If high ISO is the most important thing in the world to you, save up for a 5D MkII (or III if it ever comes out). You may also want to hold the camera to see if you're going to be comfortable with the size and weight. (I think it's great, others may find it to be a bit of a beast.) Finally, with a million options/settings/customizations/buttons, make sure you want a camera with all this functionality (and corresponding complexity). If you're just going to set it on full auto, your money could probably be better spent elsewhere. (And you may save yourself some frustration.)So overall a very nice piece of equipment, with a very rich feature set.Edit 5/25/11:The ability to trigger off-camera flash is fantastic. This opens up a whole new confusing world of lighting to learn, but you can do some really cool things.Also worth mentioning are two other things that I really like about this camera:First, I find the light meter to be great. Unless conditions are particularly difficult the camera does an excellent job, and I often find myself surprised that it handled the metering of a particular situation as well as it did. I've actually turned off automatic review on the LCD at this point. I take a shot of a scene, check it to make sure I don

Let me start off by saying that I am only a hobbyist and not even considering being professional. I am also not the most knowledgeable about all things technical when it comes to cameras. I am writing this more from the perspective of hobbyists who are considering upgrading their camera and are on the fence about choosing the camera. Professionals please ignore this.I recently upgraded to this camera after using a Canon Rebel T1i for several years. Clearly I was upgrading from an entry level DSLR, so the step up was significant for me. I wanted to make sure I could use my older lenses and not have to buy everything from scratch. After using it for a few weeks, here is what I LOVE:1) This is the fastest camera I've had - I am amazed at how fast the multiple exposures for a HDR shot come in. I also have been taking a lot of moving shots and it's really smooth2) The controls are intuitive and fairly easy to understand. If you've used Canon before, the dials look familiar. Having said that, please don't plan on starting a project as you take this out of the box - it does take a little getting used to3) The EF-S lenses all works. This means if you're upgrading from a Canon DSLR, you DON'T have to invest in new lenses straight away. For budget hobbyists like me, that was a big selling point4) The BULB exposure setting was a significant step up for me - my old camera wasn't very good with BULB exposuresI am not going to go into technical details and AF points and those kinds of pros and cons. There are enough qualified reviewers writing about those, and try to look at the online manuals if you are so inclined.A couple of caveats for the naive buyers like me - there are a bunch of accessories you DO have to upgrade:1) Since I was upgrading from the lowest level DSLR, I didn't have CF card in my old camera. It was a shock to me when my new camera arrived and I couldn't use my usual SD card. Make sure you get a good quality CF and CF card reader with the camera. If you're upgrading from a 60D or 50D, you know what a CF is, so ignore this point2) The 7D uses a different batter from the entry level DSLRs (LP E6 - my old camera had LP E5). You get a new battery and charger in the box, but if you have a battery pack and grip for your old camera, it isn't going to workI think at ~$1250 this is an excellent buy. Definitely recommend it to hobbyists looking to upgrade

I love the camera, but not the delivery process. The reduced rating is about UPS delivery.I ordered this item as a birthday gift, so I paid for a 1-day Prime shipping. That's when the trouble started. First, the UPS person tried to deliver on the promised date (a Friday, the day before the birthday). But we did not hear him knocking, so he left a note on the door without delivering the package. Second, I called UPS trying to arrange a personal pick-up on a Friday evening. The time they allowed (8:30-9:30 pm) would not work for me. So I asked them to reverse back to Monday delivery, even if it would be two days after the birthday. They would not, saying I had to call Amazon to change the "routing". Third, so I called Amazon CS. A friendly woman put me on a conference call with a UPS representative. He promised that he would change the routing back to home delivery for Monday. They absolutely do not deliver on Saturday. The Amazon person offered to refund the extra charge for the 1-day Prime. Fourth, on Monday morning a UPS person left a phone message, saying if I do not come to their center (15 miles away) they would wait till Tuesday morning to deliver. Also they would not accept a pre-signed note. I had to wait by the door to make sure I wouldn't miss the knock again. To avoid further delay I drove 15 miles each way to the UPS center to pick up the package.I understand the security concern of requiring a personal signature for an expensive item (>$1,300), but this process simply defeats the purpose of a rushed order. The inflexibility of UPS was madding at best. Somehow there should be a better way.The camera was simply gorgeous. It was a beautiful gift despite the delay of delivery.

I won't do a detailed review of this camera, as other people have done a much better job than I ever could. So I will just discuss my experience with it.I've been a paid semi pro photographer for about 10 years now, portrait, events and college sports. I've also worked as a paid photographer for a multitude of marathons and other races that come to town. Over the years I've shot with a long list of DSLRs (Sony, Pentax, Nikon and Canon). I've shot with the Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 7D and so forth. I was very excited to finally purchase the 7D but I was constantly disappointed by it.For one, it seemed a bit noisy at 100 ISO, much more so than any other Canon I ever used. Honestly, I got cleaner images (at 100 ISO) with my 20 and 30Ds. I spoke to Canon about this. Their response: "Well, when you pack that many pixels on a sensor, that sorta thing happens." I'm thinking, really? This new, near state of the art sensor with dual processors can't take a cleaner image than a sensor you made nearly 10 years ago? Really?! Ironically I was very pleased with this camera at really high ISOs. It was awesome at 3200. And focusing... My 20D, 30D, 40D and so forth seemed to take sharper pictures (and I always used L glass). I seemed to have to struggle with this camera to get really sharp images. I reached a point where I was afraid to use it on paid shoots because I never knew what I was going to get.The 7D is an awesome camera when you can get it to work (and yea, I read the manual cover to cover a few times). But I shouldn't have to fight with my camera to get it to do its job.Maybe I had a defective model. Who knows.On the one year anniversary of purchasing the 7D, I sold it and left the world of digital photography -- for now, anyway. Back to shooting and processing my own black and white film. I've fallen in love with photography all over again.

My wife and I are not serious photographers, but we are serious about travel and we like high quality photographic equipment to document our trips. This camera has produced high quality photos and we have been more than satisfied with the images and even video taken with it. Reliability, however, has been a real problem for us with this model. We own 2 other Canon digital SLRs, several EF lenses and 3 Canon PowerShot cameras and this is the first product where we believe product reliability has been a problem. We bought the camera in late 2010 and the problems didn't crop up until early 2012 when the camera was out of warranty. Periodically we would get an error 20 which required us to remove the battery and reinsert. Although annoying, we got used to the periodic error and process for removing/reinserting the battery. By April 2012, removing and reinserting the battery stopped correcting the problem and I figured out that if I switched the camera from photo to video mode (and back), that the camera operated fine again for several days or even weeks before seeing the error 20 message again. We had a big trip to Peru coming up, but the camera was out of warranty so I decided that I could live with this workaround for the summer and that I would send the camera in once our travel slowed down for the fall as it usually does. On day 3 of our trip which was the day before we were to begin hiking the Inca Trail, the camera simply died. No error codes, no message of any kind. I had spare batteries, lenses, CF cards and no combination of swaps resulted in a message of any kind. I took everything to a Canon dealer in Cuzco and confirmed that all of my components worked fine with their display 7D eliminating the possibility of the problem being with anything but the body. Unfortunately, the closest Canon service center was in Lima and they were not guaranteeing a turn around of less than 7 days which wouldn't work for our travel agenda so we chunked the camera into the luggage and used our PowerShot for the rest of the trip. I know, shame on me for not having a backup body but in our defense we are not "serious" photographers and we've never encountered a problem like this before with a Canon product so we didn't have prior experience to draw upon. When we got back to the US, I tried the camera at home and to my surprise was met with an error 40 message when I turned the camera on. Having looked at various camera forums and blog sites I've noticed that many others have experienced either the error 20 problem (mechanical) or error 40 problem (power) as I have and it turns out I'm not the first to have a trip to Peru impacted by an error 40 problem.To Canon's credit, I sent the body to Canon Service in Virginia where they promptly repaired and returned the unit. The repairs amounted to $234 plus shipping. I'm not saying "don't buy this camera", but if you are concerned about reliability then caveat emptor.

I have used this body for 3 years now mainly for event coverage and studio shoots, I have a total of 50,000 actuation already but still performs like brand new. This is by far the most durable Canon body I ever used, I even dropped it twice already. I have tried 60D-up to 1000D but it's really not comparable because 7D has a lot to offer and it's built quality is amazing even better than the 5d2. If you're a beginner or just a photo enthusiast I will recommend it, you'll grow with it. The only negative thing about it is it's weight. You wouldn't try carrying your L lenses or any glass with 77mm filter thread with it because it's very heavy. But overall, it's a BEAST DSLR, the upgrade makes it more valuable to 7D owners like me. For the price I think it's reasonable.

CF only, not full format frame but built like a tank; great entry level professional DSLR used and recommended by the prosin fact begin your DSLR experience with the Canon EOS REbel T3 (NOTICE: NOT the T3i) and then move on to this camera to catch up on the learning curve towards the Canon 5D Mark IIIwait until you discover the tilt button and figure out what they were talking about in the manual and pocket guide . . .remember to get a compact flash reader to connect to your computer unless you have one of those multi-slot readerskeep this on M (for Manuel) all of the time. watch the little meter in the top window to set aperture (with the big dial) and shutter speed (with the thumb dial, done with index finger) changing ISO is the challenge . . .and adjusting the AF point of interest takes a bit of work as wellbut it is all worthwhile

This review is about the seller not the camera itself.I read reviews about the seller and saw few where items didnt work out of the box but seller had responded saying they do a 2 step QA before anything ships out. So I trusted that and ordered one of the almost new camera from them. Once I got the camera, it turned on just fine but the moment I tried taking a picture with it - it gave me Error 70. I did some research and found few articles on how to fix it. I tried and failed. I called Amazon support who then offered me an alternative .. which is why I love Amazon. They offered me to send the Camera to Canon Repair Center and they would refund me the costs that I incur for repairs.The costs came out to just over $ 600. Thats the cost of a brand new 7D camera at the time of this post!I would stay away from the seller - unless you want to go thru all the pains. I think if seller had a good QA process this issue could have been caught before the shipment.By the way, I had contacted the seller regarding shutter count on this camera earlier and exchanged few emails. I would have hoped at that point some due diligence would have gone in to it before just shipping the product out.

Excellent camera, durable, fast, quick response, best auto focus...and much more...better than 6d full frame. Why better than 6D because 100% viewfinder as compare to 6D, durable and best built, fast, both useful for indoor and out door. coz super weather sealed quality as compare to 6D. Built-in flash which lacks in 6D, which is always helpful in emergency situations, when u r in need of flash.However, Mark III will be suitable upgrade after 7D.I won't recommend new 70D, which is plasticky feel, with video appeal. 7 D is still great for video filming too, but, I prefer using DSLR for photo shootOtherwise it does every thing, sports, landscape, portrait, macro....depends what lens you use ....I purchased EF 17-55mm F/2.8 IS USM zoom lens over recommended kit lens, and I believe, it was great decision. lens works excellent with camera, more importantly this lens though non-L lens, but carries L lens capabilities as it has UD element used for L lens.Combination of both is super for me so far.I would recommend 70-200mm f/4L USM as telephoto, though for low light ideally 70-200 mm f/2.8 is recommended....my 17-55 f2.8 is great for indoors and low light, for out door economical 70-200 f/4L will be a good addition on low budget.

I've been using Canon cameras for almost 20 years. I started with the AE-1 and have owned 4 additional Canon cameras since then. My current camera is a Canon XSi which is a great camera and I have not had any issues with it at all, but I wanted something a little faster and something that could manage low light situations without needing to resort to a flash.I researched cameras extensively before purchasing the 7D. I looked at the T3i, T2i, 60D, 7D, and 5D Mark II. In the end, it was the wealth of features available on the 7D that won me over.The T2i, T3i, and 60D are excellent cameras and anyone choosing them will be quite happy - they can take excellent photos, have enough raw pixel size to allow for significant cropping/enlargements, and can even shoot full HD video if you desire. If you are a starting photographer and want a great camera to 'get your feet wet' there aren't any better choices that those cameras. For me, however, I knew I wanted something bigger, more powerful, and with more features.That really brought me to the 7D or the 5D Mark II. Both are excellent cameras for the Pro-AM or Semi-Pro photographer. In fact, both would even work for full-on professional photographers without any issues. The primary difference between the two (at least in my decision making process) was the full-frame sensor in the 5D Vs. the crop factor sensor in the 7D. Trying to look up the differences between these sensors will drag you, kicking and screaming, into a bitter argument and BOTH sides swear they are right. Crop factor is better because of the added 'zoom'. Full frame is better because it has less pixel density and therefore less ISO corruption. The list goes on and on and on and, really, doesn't end up meaning much. The crop factor sensor in this camera is lightyears ahead of a full-frame sensor found in Canon cameras that are even just 5 years old. You can get EXCELLENT photos from either sensor. You can get acceptable low-light behavior from either sensor. You can have photos from either camera published. The differences really come down to what kind of photography you find yourself doing most often. If you spend a lot of time shooting tight spaces, close-up portraits, and super-fine detail work, a 5D may be the better choice (although you can easily overcome the limitations on the 7D crop factor sensor with a lens purchase or two). If you shoot action, outdoors, zoom photography, the 7D is a better choice.The 7D is a dream for me. The 8FPS shooting makes it so much easier to capture wildlife or motorsports shots that I just couldn't get before. The auto-focus is INCREDIBLY fast and sharp.... I've been shooting cars at an automotive drifting event where the cars are sliding sideways towards me at 90mph and all 15 or 20 rapid-fire shots I took were perfectly sharp and in focus. With the $1000 I saved over the 5D, I purchased some fantastic L glass which simply fit perfectly with this system.The versatility of the 7D is still impressing me. I can go from shooting a motorsports event to shooting an indoor birthday party and everything is crisp, clear, and exposed just right. If I want to get 'artistic' it is easy to flip a few switches and alter aperture or shutter settings. This is a camera that I will continue to grow in to for years.

I purchased this camera through B&H Video in May. I am now in the UK on vacation visiting family. My EOS7D worked fine until two days ago. It then developed a serious problem : the camera cannot read the CF card, so I cannot take any pictures. I have just got off the phone - here in London - with Canon UK. They have told me that the warranty on my EOS7D is not honored by them - apparently because Canon USA and Canon Europe no longer honor each other's warranties. So, any repairs needed will have to be paid for, even though the camera is only three and a half months old. Alternatively, I can just forget taking pictures with it here on my vacation and get it repaired on return to the USA.This means that : I have been sold a $2000 DSLR camera - which says it has a global Canon warranty. But in fact it does not!I have used Canon cameras and printers for decades. I have always considered them the best. I am now seriously considering selling all my Canon products on Ebay and switching to other brands.If you have to travel outside the USA at all with you camera, my advice is : DO NOT BUY THE EOS7D or any other Canon camera for that matter.Sadly, Canon has become one of those bureaucratic multinational companies where customer service matters less than making a fast buck at the customer's expense.Happy Holidays Canon! May it be a very very long one!UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 26 2012 :-Since posting the above review, I have sent my EOS7D in to Canon USA, who have repaired my camera under warranty. It is just shame that I could not get the camera repaired earlier while in the UK, so I could have used it during our family and friends reunion there. So, my feelings about Canon's warranty still stand.As regards the camera repairs, Canon have replaced the CF reader in my camera with a new one. This now works in that I can again take photos.However, the CF card slot still feels very stiff, making it somewhat difficult to insert the CF card. I am therefore still quite concerned that the problem I had before could recur later.I have called Canon to raise this concern. But i was told that the CF card slot was purposely made tighter to avoid the problem of the card missing the pins and bending them when inserted.I have a lot of experience inserting CF cards in Canon digital cameras. I have owned a Powershot G2 since 2002 that has the same CF card system. That is smoother and easier to use and I have never once had a problem with it and have taken tens of thousands of photos.Surprisingly, Canon's tech support did not seem too receptive to being told about my experience, which is at odds with their own thinking on this issue.I am posting this update so others may be aware of this issue, before buying this camera.

This is my first Canon camera, but not my first DSLR. My first DSLR was the Sony Alpha 100, with a Sigma 18-200mm lens. I have enjoyed photography for > 40 years, including darkroom work on film, and have really enjoyed it the most with the advent of the digital revolution. I have been using the 7D for 7 months now, having taken thousands of photos, including a wedding and a couple of events, (for friends or family), trying to make sure my issues aren't due to my lack of familiarity with the camera.Con: My biggest, and maybe only real gripe is the 19-point auto-focus. It locks onto the nearest subject, no matter where it is in the frame. And to make matters worse, the focus indicators can show locking on farther points in addition to the one closest, but they usually aren't in focus when you review the photo, just the closest ones. I was taking pictures of people on a stage and found the camera focusing on the TV camera to the very far right of the stage, and the people on stage were not quite sharp in focus, even though they took up the majority of the picture. I took a picture of my backyard, and a small branch from a bush to the very far right of the screen was in sharp focus while the entire backyard was out of focus. In each case, the focus indicators did not show just these objects being in focus (I keep the focus indicators showing when I review my picture just to confirm where the camera tells me I was focusing). There are usually several areas with the focus squares indicating focus, but when I review my photos it is usually the object closest to the camera in sharp focus. The manual even indicates that the camera will normally focus on the closest object, so I wonder what the point is of having 19 focus points? Seems it should have an AI that would maximize the greatest amount of objects in focus in the picture. You can make adjustments by cutting down the area of focus (some of which are turned off by default?), but then why have 19 auto-focus points? Why would the camera think that I would prefer to focus on something to the far side of the screen and not the central area of the picture? If the area you are taking a picture of is square with the camera, with everything about the same distance from the camera, everything will be in great focus. But if you are taking a picture where things are at varying distances, such as a U-shaped table with guests sitting around it, expect the people on each end nearest you to be in focus and the middle of the table (farthest away) to be blurred with the 19-point AF.Related to the focus issue, my Sony had a sensor on the eye-cup that started AF whenever you put your eye to they eye-cup, so I never opened my camera eye to a completely blurred screen. Often when I put the Canon to my eye I can't recognize anything in the image before me. Of course I just need to press the shutter button halfway and it focuses, but seems that an eye senor option would have been nice on such an expensive camera. Another advantage of the eye sensor is in keeping the subject focused as you compose the shot and before you finally depress the shutter button. With the eye senor of the Sony if I moved just a little bit the auto-focus would continue to adjust, which is a big help with hand-held macro shots where just a slight movement can make a big difference. I know there is a setting for dynamic focus called AI Servo, which is for moving subjects. I'm not sure how this would work for macro shots, however I tried it for seagulls in flight and it didn't work very well at all. My Sony did much better for birds in flight, no matter what focus setting I used on the Canon.For those who think I had a bad lens, I have used the Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 28-135, and Tamron 18-270. Not the best lenses you will find, but decent enough to not blame the lens solely for these problems. I now use center-weighted focusing for just about everything, and it works fine most of the time, just need to be thinking exactly where you want to focus to be sure to get what you want out of the shot.Another con is the fact that highlights seems to get blown out far more often than my Sony on high contrast outdoor shots. But when the exposure is good, which is most of the time, the colors are fantastic. When using the built in flash outdoors for closeup fill flash it is always overexposed, but you can adjust the flash exposure very easily. It also doesn't have an articulated LCD (I would like to save getting on my knees for shots from that perspective). Automatic mode is almost worthless because of the 19-point autofocus being the only option. I know, you don't buy this kind of camera for automatic mode, but why shouldn't I expect it to work when I pay this much money? One more con, optical stabilization (OS) makes your lenses cost more than sensor based stabilization. And if your lens doesn't have OS, you don't have the advantage of OS with that lens. Ironically, OS can make your pictu

Bought this body used and was a little anxious as to what I was going to get and there were a few hundred dollars involved. I held my breath and have been more than pleased with the quality of this preowned camera body. And most importantly, thrilled with the 7d - all the reviews were correct - it's a tank (don't even think of getting this camera if weight is a consideration) that takes great pix. I wanted a cropped sensor body to go with my 5DM2 so I could use and buy cheaper lenses. More full frame $1,000+ lenses are out of my league and the 7d has been a welcome addition.

After months of waiting for a new upgrade for the Sony a700 I finally madethe difficult decision to go with Canon. I had some very good Sony/Minoltaglass, so it was hard to let it go, BUT...The Canon 7D is everything it promises to be, especially for someone that shootswildlife/nature photography professionally. The metering and ISO abilities areamazing and the fact that it is built like a portable tank is great. WEATHER SEALEDand much better build is what I hear from my 5D Mark II friends who are amazedby the quality of this "enthusiasts" camera. Yeah, enthusiastic about quality gearand professional images.DO put good quality glass on this thing and you will not be disappointed! Bestbet buy the body only and pick and chose your lenses. I started with a Canon 100-400mmLand just for fun a "nifty fifty" Canon 50mm f1.8. I also have for lightweight travel a Canon70-300USM IS and will be buying the Canon 15-85mm. Also on my list for theyear is the Canon 24-105mmL also weathersealed.IF you are shooting primarily landscape save your money and don't bother in investingin "fast" lenses. You need the smaller aperture for full focus landscapes. If you are shootingsome wildlife as well, like I do, then get a couple of faster zooms. I chose the less fast100-400mm for versatility instead of the Canon 400mm. Both work very well.If you are pondering the choice of the 7D know that it is heavier than the Sony a700 and theCanon 60D, 50D and 40D. I have the 40D as a secondary camera. I like this camera for it imagequality and portability. I use it in good lighting situations for landscape and keep my 100-400mmmounted on the 7D, and will use the Canon 24-105 on it as well.The metering and ISO quality is hands down the best thing I have seen and I can shoot in snowand not worry if I get caught in some rain (depending on the lens).If you have the money and want this camera, get it. If you want the camera and don't have the money,save up, sell something off, whatever, but you wont be sorry about the image quality. THis thing has a greatsensor and DUAL image processors. Canon did a great job on this, and the video in low light is incrediblethough I don't use it often I have videoed Elk in near dark and the image quality and, even the audio wasimpressive.At the time of this posting I have owned/tested the 7D for over 3 months using various lenses on it.FYI, Most people are not aware that there can be large differences in images quality in camera and lens batchesof the SAME model camera and lens. I tested 3 different 7Ds and kept the sharpest of the three. I used the same sharp50mm lens on all three exactly same shooting conditions, tripod etc. I also did this with the Canon 70-300ISM US and foundthe same thing to be true. This happens all the time and from what I have seen the newer the camera or lens TENDS tobe the best quality, but to be certain test out your gear before buying and make CERTAIN you can return your gearif it does not perform as expected.Quality discrepancies occur in every brand of camera and lens, some are just worse than others. I have found thisto be very true concerning Sigma and Tamron lenses where quality control can be quite lax.Have fun and Happy shooting!December 21, 2011I've owned the 7D for over a year now and I've really put it through the paces. THis is a truework horse and has consistently put out excellent images. I have, since my original reviewsold my canon 100-400L (Dust collector) and replaced it with a Canon 70-200L IS F4 plus Canon TX 1.4II (both weather sealed). THis lens in combination with the 7D creates spectacular images for publishing. I have also added the legendary Canon 24-105L as well as the Canon 17-40L and can report that both of these lenses produce absolutely publish worthy images and are weather sealed.I sold the Canon 70-300USM IS as I just could not get acceptable sharp images for my use.I replaced it with the Tamron 70-300 VC and will say it is one amazing low cost lens. Wellworth the price and much better for my uses than the Canon which I found lacking in buildquality and image quality. I found the AF much better on the Tamron and the IS more usefulas well.The only thing I would change about the 7D would be an extended eyepiece as standard, sothat my face isn't pressed against the LCD. But I was able to remedy this buying a thirdparty extension, just make certain it's the one for the 1D series as it's larger than the rest ofCanon's DSLRs.The 7D stands up to tough environments... hot, dry and dusty weather, and frigid, snowy and thenwet weather. Using weather sealed "L" lenses makes this camera nearly impervious to any adverseweather. My next addition will either be in the 1D Line or a 5D II, but I'll be keeping this 7Duntil it either wears out, or they offer another model that can offer the same quality and stilltake cropped images for wildlife and action.Also, I have no regrets in NOT waiting for Sony to finally release the Sony A77. After v

I have the Canon T3i and switched to the 7D. Its autofocus is higher, the current 7D (19-point auto focus), the construction is a fundamental point, is practically armored, but has never fallen me I want it to fall. The high speed for action shots is excellent. Despite not being full frame censor chose me instead of the Canon 6D. When you switch to full frame conservare this camera as a second body as I have with my current T3i. Definitely an excellent camera 7D Semi-Pro.

I love the Canon 7D. This is my second one. I have been using one along with my original 20d for a few years now with my pro glass. I got tired of deciding which lens to put in the 20d before each shoot. Buying the second 7d resolved that. I can't say enough about the quality and features of this camera. My advice if you are new to Canon pro and semi pro cameras is to read the manual, take a class or both. I'm always finding new features that I was unaware of.

I know what you are thinking. "Another guy to say its a great camera." It is a Great camera. So far, I have not found any problems, I upgraded from a t3 which was just holding me back, and this 7d paired with a 70-200 2.8 is a great match-up. Quick snappy focus, and the view finder is 100% accurate, so no issues framing your photo. There are about half as many modes on this as are on a rebel, which goes to prove that it is a pro body, not some glorified point and shoot. (nothing against the t3, shot a lot of great stuff with that body). Tack sharp images at iso 3200, and 4000 is still pretty good, 5000 gets a little noisy and 6400 is useless. Many great things to be said about this camera. Buy it.