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Hi everyone, I came here before asking for lens advice a while back and got some really great feedback and information (I ended up going for the Canon ef-s 17-55 f/2.8) and I think the time has come to upgrade my body, camera body that is, so I am back for more help!
I currently have a 50d and I have started considering getting an upgrade. Having recently bought a new EF-S lens I am happy sticking with the smaller sized sensor, so I am not looking to go full-frame.
I would like to know people's thoughts on the new canon 80d and the 7d mark II as these are the 2 potential bodies I have been looking at. Obviously the 7d is more expensive but I will get roughly £200 trade in for my 50D and currently canon is offering £100 off the 7d in terms of a cashback offer, which in the grand scheme of things brings both camera bodies down to a fairly similar price.
Do you think it's worth/would you pay the extra £200 (after the claimed cashback) for the 7d?! It is a different level of camera, I know this and it might seem like the obvious choice, but the 80d also has a lot of nice features which the 7d doesn't, such as the tilting LCD, which granted I have never experienced and I have always used the proper viewfinder. But sometimes I can see that might come in handy, maybe if I fancied doing some filing or taking a photo from an awkward position. It also has some nice connectivity features as so on. Also I am by no means a great photographer, I am just someone who really enjoys taking photos, and this is the priority from the camera anyway, so would the extra money be worth spending seeing as it is already a huge sum of money?! I know that no-one will have had any experience of the 80d so it is a difficult decision, so this is purely based on the information we currently have from the odd hands on review and canon's information! So....any thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
Ian
I currently have a 50d and I have started considering getting an upgrade. Having recently bought a new EF-S lens I am happy sticking with the smaller sized sensor, so I am not looking to go full-frame.
I would like to know people's thoughts on the new canon 80d and the 7d mark II as these are the 2 potential bodies I have been looking at. Obviously the 7d is more expensive but I will get roughly £200 trade in for my 50D and currently canon is offering £100 off the 7d in terms of a cashback offer, which in the grand scheme of things brings both camera bodies down to a fairly similar price.
Do you think it's worth/would you pay the extra £200 (after the claimed cashback) for the 7d?! It is a different level of camera, I know this and it might seem like the obvious choice, but the 80d also has a lot of nice features which the 7d doesn't, such as the tilting LCD, which granted I have never experienced and I have always used the proper viewfinder. But sometimes I can see that might come in handy, maybe if I fancied doing some filing or taking a photo from an awkward position. It also has some nice connectivity features as so on. Also I am by no means a great photographer, I am just someone who really enjoys taking photos, and this is the priority from the camera anyway, so would the extra money be worth spending seeing as it is already a huge sum of money?! I know that no-one will have had any experience of the 80d so it is a difficult decision, so this is purely based on the information we currently have from the odd hands on review and canon's information! So....any thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
Ian