Comments on: What Camera Should I Buy on a Budget? http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/faq/what-camera-should-i-buy-on-a-budget exploring reality through documentary photography Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:29:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cooper Strange http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/faq/what-camera-should-i-buy-on-a-budget/comment-page-1#comment-6318 Cooper Strange Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:04:08 +0000 http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/?p=715#comment-6318 Alas! I just found out yesterday that the sister bought a 7D. Blast it. I tried. I do not know why, but I suspect the reason is that a 7D is new, whereas a 5D is used, though a professional 5D in excellent condition is much more likely to outlast a new 7D anyway...at least, I would hope as much from a professional grade camera. So, at least at the moment, that excellent plus 5D is still available from KEH for those of you out there thinking about it. Oh, and I realized that KEH has MUCH more available on their website than they do in their eBay store. Go to KEH.com folks. Love it. Alas! I just found out yesterday that the sister bought a 7D. Blast it. I tried. I do not know why, but I suspect the reason is that a 7D is new, whereas a 5D is used, though a professional 5D in excellent condition is much more likely to outlast a new 7D anyway…at least, I would hope as much from a professional grade camera. So, at least at the moment, that excellent plus 5D is still available from KEH for those of you out there thinking about it.

Oh, and I realized that KEH has MUCH more available on their website than they do in their eBay store. Go to KEH.com folks. Love it.

]]> By: Cooper Strange http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/faq/what-camera-should-i-buy-on-a-budget/comment-page-1#comment-6272 Cooper Strange Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/?p=715#comment-6272 Right. I could not agree more. It sure is confusing to the unwashed masses, though, that they chose the name 7D, when it sure seems like the 30,40,50D, but with video. Anyway... No Nikon suggestion? Well, for the enlightened...nah, just joking. This guy has access to a wealth of Canon lenses, everybody else in the program is buying Canon, and the professors said, "you can buy another brand if you want, but you will be on your own". So, Canon it is. For Canon, I do not really think they have had any huge innovations lately, I mean big, important improvements to the cameras, with the exception of video and the improved low noise, high ISO 1D mark IV. That is not a negative statement, actually. It actually means Canon is years ahead (and Nikon just caught up with the D3 and D700). Canon is the only place to go buy a used, full-frame camera at such a low price, either the 5D or a 1Ds. I will here publicly admit my long love affair with the 5D, though. I am a Nikon guy, and the ultimate would be the D700, technically, though this is not a technical or spec sheet decision, but a deep, gut reaction I have to the 5D. Right. I could not agree more. It sure is confusing to the unwashed masses, though, that they chose the name 7D, when it sure seems like the 30,40,50D, but with video. Anyway…

No Nikon suggestion? Well, for the enlightened…nah, just joking. This guy has access to a wealth of Canon lenses, everybody else in the program is buying Canon, and the professors said, “you can buy another brand if you want, but you will be on your own”. So, Canon it is.

For Canon, I do not really think they have had any huge innovations lately, I mean big, important improvements to the cameras, with the exception of video and the improved low noise, high ISO 1D mark IV. That is not a negative statement, actually. It actually means Canon is years ahead (and Nikon just caught up with the D3 and D700). Canon is the only place to go buy a used, full-frame camera at such a low price, either the 5D or a 1Ds.

I will here publicly admit my long love affair with the 5D, though. I am a Nikon guy, and the ultimate would be the D700, technically, though this is not a technical or spec sheet decision, but a deep, gut reaction I have to the 5D.

]]> By: lane http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/faq/what-camera-should-i-buy-on-a-budget/comment-page-1#comment-6271 lane Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:43 +0000 http://www.chinacoop.net/photoblog/?p=715#comment-6271 really good stuff sir. got to play a little with the 7D the other day. you're right, don't gain much other than HD video and an increase in ISO (up to 6400 although it doesn't compare in noise to the 5DMII). the video is impressive if you want that. 24-30FPS and in 720p you can get up to 60FPS. surprised i didn't hear a nikon suggestion :) are you a canon guy now? haha. really good stuff sir. got to play a little with the 7D the other day. you’re right, don’t gain much other than HD video and an increase in ISO (up to 6400 although it doesn’t compare in noise to the 5DMII). the video is impressive if you want that. 24-30FPS and in 720p you can get up to 60FPS.

surprised i didn’t hear a nikon suggestion :) are you a canon guy now? haha.

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