nikolaiski
New Member
ok i'm going to share this...
a few weeks ago i was contemplating on replacing my rustic 30D with another cropped camera body to complement my FF. The main requirements were:
FAST and accurate AF
GOOD response
GOOD build quality to take my abuse
Therefore it was only natural that I looked at the 7D and a used 1DMkIIn
With the 1-series having only less half the pixel count AND Digic release (dual Digic 2s vs dual Digic 4s) as the 7D, and with it on average being $200-$300 cheaper, I ended up looking at a few 2nd hand ones on the market.
What I noticed after two weeks of using both was:
1- The 1D's able to utilize ALL of it's 8.2 mp. In fact, at 100% crop, the picture was so damn clear in RAW, I had no problem up-rezzing the pics to almost 12mp for large-scale printing.
In comparison, the 7D's 100% crops at 18mp were so terrible, one had to downsize the entire picture (while maintaining the same resolution) to around 13-14mp in order to get the same results as the 1DII at 12mp.
Now some of you might think i'm anal for comparing pixel to pixel, but in my line of work (i'm only freelance and not a full-time photog) that's very important to me as I don't like to "waste" things, and I believe in maximising whatever I have.
2- The AF and servo on the 7D was constantly unreliable alongside the 1DII - and yes, I do value 45-point AF.
3- The 1D's photos at ISO800 and ISO1600 were entirely useable and in RAW, i was able to cut down the noise at similar levels when compared to the 7D at ISO6400 after noise reduction. So in reality, I'm only getting 1 stop (measurement correct?) out of a camera body that is vastly newer in technology?
4- The 1DII, with a lithium batt and 17-40L is almost the same weight (if not negligibly heavier than a 7D) with batt grip and a full complement of batts in it.
5- The viewfinder of the 7D was surprisingly close to that of the 1D
6- And then there's the build quality and "satisfying shutter sound" as previously mentioned, altho less important
So guess which camera I settled for....
ok fine, i admit it is more tedious using a 1DIIn with it's awful user interface, AND equally tedious to PP the noise away if in bulk because i'm LAZZYYYYY. Oh and it has shitty battery life...:bsmilie:
a few weeks ago i was contemplating on replacing my rustic 30D with another cropped camera body to complement my FF. The main requirements were:
FAST and accurate AF
GOOD response
GOOD build quality to take my abuse
Therefore it was only natural that I looked at the 7D and a used 1DMkIIn
With the 1-series having only less half the pixel count AND Digic release (dual Digic 2s vs dual Digic 4s) as the 7D, and with it on average being $200-$300 cheaper, I ended up looking at a few 2nd hand ones on the market.
What I noticed after two weeks of using both was:
1- The 1D's able to utilize ALL of it's 8.2 mp. In fact, at 100% crop, the picture was so damn clear in RAW, I had no problem up-rezzing the pics to almost 12mp for large-scale printing.
In comparison, the 7D's 100% crops at 18mp were so terrible, one had to downsize the entire picture (while maintaining the same resolution) to around 13-14mp in order to get the same results as the 1DII at 12mp.
Now some of you might think i'm anal for comparing pixel to pixel, but in my line of work (i'm only freelance and not a full-time photog) that's very important to me as I don't like to "waste" things, and I believe in maximising whatever I have.
2- The AF and servo on the 7D was constantly unreliable alongside the 1DII - and yes, I do value 45-point AF.
3- The 1D's photos at ISO800 and ISO1600 were entirely useable and in RAW, i was able to cut down the noise at similar levels when compared to the 7D at ISO6400 after noise reduction. So in reality, I'm only getting 1 stop (measurement correct?) out of a camera body that is vastly newer in technology?
4- The 1DII, with a lithium batt and 17-40L is almost the same weight (if not negligibly heavier than a 7D) with batt grip and a full complement of batts in it.
5- The viewfinder of the 7D was surprisingly close to that of the 1D
6- And then there's the build quality and "satisfying shutter sound" as previously mentioned, altho less important
So guess which camera I settled for....
ok fine, i admit it is more tedious using a 1DIIn with it's awful user interface, AND equally tedious to PP the noise away if in bulk because i'm LAZZYYYYY. Oh and it has shitty battery life...:bsmilie:
Thank you Lighting!
