Budget friendly upgrade from 7Di?

[bcemail]

Been shooting the 7D for over a decade. Was thinking about going mirror less to get the smaller size and weight but was worried I would need new lenses. If I stayed with a DSLR what would be a good upgrade? One of the biggest short comings is no AF during video. Which models would fix this? Other features of the 7D mostly satisfy my skill and shooting but any upgrades are always fun. 7Dmkii? 70D? 80D?

Thanks!

 

[Sue Anne Rush]

Hello...

Been shooting the 7D for over a decade. Was thinking about going mirror less to get the smaller size and weight but was worried I would need new lenses. If I stayed with a DSLR what would be a good upgrade? One of the biggest short comings is no AF during video. Which models would fix this? Other features of the 7D mostly satisfy my skill and shooting but any upgrades are always fun. 7Dmkii? 70D? 80D?

Thanks!

There are many nice cameras - yes the ones you mentioned are excellent.

If you can get to a Best Buy or a local camera store - that would be excellent to try yur next camera. IMHO.

 

[Andy01]

Been shooting the 7D for over a decade. Was thinking about going mirror less to get the smaller size and weight but was worried I would need new lenses. If I stayed with a DSLR what would be a good upgrade? One of the biggest short comings is no AF during video. Which models would fix this? Other features of the 7D mostly satisfy my skill and shooting but any upgrades are always fun. 7Dmkii? 70D? 80D?

Thanks!

Probably in DSLR 90D or 7D ii are the two obvious options.

Colin

 

[acollins]

I think that the 7D2 would be the best upgrade. They can be found for very reasonable prices and the camera has a number of significant upgrades over the 7D, starting with a significantly improved AF (65 all cross-type AF points compared to 19), 10fps, much better high-ISO performance, and faster processing, among others. It's really an impressive camera, even in these days of mirrorless bodies. I use mine alongside my R6 and have no intention of getting rid of it anytime soon. If you were to invest in a mirrorless body you can still use your lenses with an EF-RF adapter, which works extremely well. There is no degredation of performance at all, and many people feel like their older EF lenses actually perform better on mirrorless bodies with the adapter. I use all three lens types on my R6, EF, EF-S, and RF, and the older lenses perform beautifully! No need to rush into mirrorless though. While I am smitten by my R6, I still love my 7D2 and would feel perfectly fine using it as my primary camera if I had to. It's a lot of camera packed in a professionally rugged body (Canon considers it their pro crop sensor body) and to get the most out of it you'll have to be willing to spend time learning all of the settings and ways to fine-tune and customize it to your liking. It's a great camera straight out of the box, but it's a phenomenal tool that you can grow into for quite some time when you learn all of its capabilities! Hope this helps a little.

Andy

 

[bcemail]

I think that the 7D2 would be the best upgrade. They can be found for very reasonable prices and the camera has a number of significant upgrades over the 7D, starting with a significantly improved AF (65 all cross-type AF points compared to 19), 10fps, much better high-ISO performance, and faster processing, among others. It's really an impressive camera, even in these days of mirrorless bodies. I use mine alongside my R6 and have no intention of getting rid of it anytime soon. If you were to invest in a mirrorless body you can still use your lenses with an EF-RF adapter, which works extremely well. There is no degredation of performance at all, and many people feel like their older EF lenses actually perform better on mirrorless bodies with the adapter. I use all three lens types on my R6, EF, EF-S, and RF, and the older lenses perform beautifully! No need to rush into mirrorless though. While I am smitten by my R6, I still love my 7D2 and would feel perfectly fine using it as my primary camera if I had to. It's a lot of camera packed in a professionally rugged body (Canon considers it their pro crop sensor body) and to get the most out of it you'll have to be willing to spend time learning all of the settings and ways to fine-tune and customize it to your liking. It's a great camera straight out of the box, but it's a phenomenal tool that you can grow into for quite some time when you learn all of its capabilities! Hope this helps a little.

Andy

Thanks for the info! Still trying to decide which direction to go.

Any thoughts on 7Dii vs. 70D vs. 80D? Can't really tell from just looking at the specs what features I would be getting or missing between these (not up on all the tech details these days). They are all within range of each other budget wise, but didn't know how they stacked up with AF, video, etc.

Thanks again

 

[BlueRay2]

I think that the 7D2 would be the best upgrade. They can be found for very reasonable prices and the camera has a number of significant upgrades over the 7D, starting with a significantly improved AF (65 all cross-type AF points compared to 19), 10fps, much better high-ISO performance, and faster processing, among others. It's really an impressive camera, even in these days of mirrorless bodies. I use mine alongside my R6 and have no intention of getting rid of it anytime soon. If you were to invest in a mirrorless body you can still use your lenses with an EF-RF adapter, which works extremely well. There is no degredation of performance at all, and many people feel like their older EF lenses actually perform better on mirrorless bodies with the adapter. I use all three lens types on my R6, EF, EF-S, and RF, and the older lenses perform beautifully! No need to rush into mirrorless though. While I am smitten by my R6, I still love my 7D2 and would feel perfectly fine using it as my primary camera if I had to. It's a lot of camera packed in a professionally rugged body (Canon considers it their pro crop sensor body) and to get the most out of it you'll have to be willing to spend time learning all of the settings and ways to fine-tune and customize it to your liking. It's a great camera straight out of the box, but it's a phenomenal tool that you can grow into for quite some time when you learn all of its capabilities! Hope this helps a little.

Andy

Thanks for the info! Still trying to decide which direction to go.

Any thoughts on 7Dii vs. 70D vs. 80D? Can't really tell from just looking at the specs what features I would be getting or missing between these (not up on all the tech details these days). They are all within range of each other budget wise, but didn't know how they stacked up with AF, video, etc.

Thanks again

if you are in to wildlife and birding, the canon 7Dmk2 is it, especially for its AF accuracy and considering its price/value. i don't own one but i am pretty close to buying one. it takes close to 6 months sometimes to really get to know a camera, so just reading specs and reviews are not enough. but it a better way to read owners review, especially the ones who have spent sometime using it.

i used to have a 40D that loved using it, that is why i still want a aps-c format camera. i already have a 1dmk4 (aps-h) and 1Dx that are quite fast and at professional level performance. i still like having a aps-c be cause of its 1.6x multiplier for longer reach, which i want for birding.

 

[Biertje]

You say budget friendly, but what is your budget? One person's budget friendly is another persons out of reach.

Also what type of photography do you do and lenses do you have?

Going mirrorless, all your lenses will work on the M50, M50 ii and M6ii (with an adapter). I wouldn't recommend these though if you've big lenses and do wildlife photography though, as they feel very unbalanced.

For video do you require things like 4k and image stabilisation? Whilst the 7dii is reportedly good at some things, video capabilities are lacking.

 

[jrkliny]

There are two budget friendly choices that will also allow you to use your current lenses. If your interests are primarily birds in flight, then consider a 7Dii. If you are not that demanding of things such as servo tracking autofocus, consider the 90D. It is a major jump forward in resolution, high ISO/dynamic range performance and overall image quality.