I have a 60D and a bit of cash burning a hole in my pocket (genuine bonus from work so not guilty about treating myself)
Also thinking of selling a bit of musical gear that's just sat in the garage and the 80D is just sounding so good.
Decisions,decisions !!
This is my current dilemma too. I have borrowed a 7D Mk II a couple of times so I have spent some time handling one, and I love the thumb controls for selecting AF points and the image quality. But then the 80D has a newer sensor, better dynamic range and a touch screen. I shoot mainly motorsport so I naturally gravitate towards a 7D Mk II, but they are currently around £350 more than an 80D which seems a lot to pay for slightly better build quality, slightly better AF and a thumb controller
It's a tough call between those two - I'm having the same dilemma at the moment as an upgrade to my 7D1! I think honestly with me it's hovering towards the 7D2 mostly due to me not wanting to give up the thumb stick for selecting focus points, I shoot mostly animals so I don't want to take a downgrade in FPS, I have a big stash of CF cards, and performance at higher ISOs is slightly better than the 80D. Saving a big chunk of cash would be rather nice though, the swivelling screen is always tempting, and the 80D is definitely better at lower ISO than the 7D2.
They're both a huge upgrade from a 550D though, so you can't really go too far wrong!
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Yes I'm thinking I might go 80D and put the extra money towards 70-200l f4. If my primary shooting was fast paced sports I could proberbly justify the extra but as an all round camera I think the 80D might suit my needs.
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Yes I'm thinking I might go 80D and put the extra money towards 70-200l f4. If my primary shooting was fast paced sports I could proberbly justify the extra but as an all round camera I think the 80D might suit my needs.
if you are tempted by the 80D
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Just bought my 16-35mm from them no problem 6 days from placing the order to lens arriving. If you use Quidco i think its another 2.% off
That's cheaper than used ones on eBay !!
I wonder if its an "Age thing" ? but that would be the exact reasons that I would discount the 80Dbut the 80D has all the modern features i want, inc the touch and fold out screen. I cant get over how useful those features are,
I also wonder if by adding all these "bits and pieces" if the camera itself, is suffering, inasmuch as could the technology be put to better use, the improvement of sensors iso handling, basic camera functions etc,The ability to control it with my phone has also come in very handy. WiFi is a pretty cool feature.
I wonder if its an "Age thing" ? but that would be the exact reasons that I would discount the 80D
I find both of those traits very annoying.
That's why I saidWell first off you can turn touch screen off, and dont have to fold out the screen. Same goes for WiFi and anything else you dont want to use.
or at the very least are the majority of people are paying for additions, that they would never use?
Without started the old ageing war I started off with Jpeg, then moved onto raw, as it happens cs5 can't read 7DII raw files so I reverted to Jpeg,Im sure a lot of us only shoot raw,and by doing that we arent using a huge part of the camera anyway
And I guess that is the way a lot "photography" is going these days.Thats probably more use if you are doing video though,
Ultimately its horses for courses I guess.and touted these features as not wanted and were just gimmicks.
As above Chris, it seems pointless to me at least, but then again horses for courses.I've had a couple of cameras with fold-out screens now and I find them very useful. If you don’t want fold out you just fold it back face-out and then it is just like an ordinary rear screen.
One would hope so certainly, as I've not tried an 80D then I can't comment, but have in the past, used older camera's with fold screens and found them to be a pita, aka a gimmick.7Dii is quite old and high ISO and dynamic range is generally better on newer sensors.
Probably not much use to this discussion but the 7Dmkii lags a long way behind the 80D for AF if you use the rear LCD. AF is pretty much on a par with using the VF as far as tracking and speed go. Thats probably more use if you are doing video though, but i find im using the screen more and more with 80D, and really miss it when i go back to my 5Dmkiii.
Spot onBeing happy with what you have is a good place to be.
I doubt very much if there is anyone that uses all the features that a camera has to offer, not even pros, but getting out exactly what you want from it is all that one can ask.
I changed a 550D for a 7Dmkii and I’ve never regretted it. But then previously I had 1D’s so the 550D always felt a bit insubstantial!