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| S May 6, 2013 at 20:41 | history | suggested | Evan Pak | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2013 at 18:36 | comment | added | SamB | I upgraded from a Rebel XSi to a 60D and the low light performance was worse. Make sure to test the cameras throughly before purchasing. | |
| Jan 9, 2013 at 17:06 | comment | added | Robin | While you may be correct about the IQ (I haven't compared them myself), it certainly offers much more than just ergonomics and extended control. Far superior AF (blows your 5D along with the others you mentioned out of the water) and remote flash control both come to mind, as does 8fps. If you are shooting sports or wildlife, it is a better choice than all of these cameras. | |
| Feb 8, 2012 at 12:44 | comment | added | Hasin Hayder | I have 550D and I purchased a 7D which I had returned and moved to 5D mark II . To be honest, 7D's IQ is 100% identical to that of 550D,600D and 60D. it's just the ergonomics and some extended control over iso, aperture and that's all. When its image quality (IQ) 7D is same as the other ones mentioned above. | |
| Oct 28, 2011 at 4:34 | comment | added | user2719 | Keep in mind, too, that the question asks about what would be appropriate for "going pro" on a $1600 budget -- having a really great body and only one decent lens really makes the transition from hobbyist to pro a hard slog. As I said in my answer, the pragmatic approach is to make sure you've got the basics to do the job, then optimise the equipment as you can afford it. A kit lens and a 50/1.4 is a very limited toolbox, and getting ROI out of the 7D with those lenses would be a neat trick indeed. | |
| Oct 24, 2011 at 22:34 | comment | added | Sridhar Iyer | I went from XT to 7D.. couldn't be happier with my decision. just the low light performance of this camera makes it a worthy upgrade (not to mention tons of other goodies that'll be hard to live without once you switch to 7D) | |
| Oct 24, 2011 at 21:01 | comment | added | cmason | The 60D I purchased and returned showed me that the rear 'wheel' was very different than the 30/40/50D, with an odd central button/rocker that was not functional for me. YMMV. I am saving up for the more conventional 7D instead. | |
| Oct 24, 2011 at 19:51 | comment | added | user2719 | @cmason: I thought the price equivalence aspect was pretty clear. And which 60D were you looking at that didn't have both a control dial at the index finger position and a rear control wheel? | |
| Oct 24, 2011 at 19:19 | comment | added | cmason | I don't agree that "the 7D is also the equivalent of a 60D". (perhaps you meant equivalent COST to a 60D+ Lens?) 7D has far superior focus function, superior handling (there are not dual 'wheels' on a 60D), faster frame per second, etc etc. | |
| Oct 23, 2011 at 16:14 | history | answered | user2719 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |