I took the Canon EOS 7D to a nearby stream where I like to test video. I’ll inbed both the video test form the Canon EOS 7D as well as the same location with the Nikon D7000.
Leave some feedback as to what you think.
I recently sold all of my Nikon gear so that I could purchase a Leica M9 and lenses.
This had nothing to do with any issues with my Nikon camera or lenses. I have owned the Nikon D90, D700 and D7000 and I enjoyed them very much.
So I bought the Leica M9 and some lenses and I love it. I’ll leave it at that. However even with the M9 there are certain situations that it’s not best suited for.
For example, I can’t take fast moving sports photography with the Leica. I can’t take pictures using ISO 3200 and above, without the pictures being too grainy (Noisy) in my opinion.
Also, I have not found a good solution to taking macro shots using the Leica M9. If there is , please let me know.
Finally, although I love the manual focus on the Leica, there are times when auto focus is needed. Again, I point to moving objects for example.
So all this to say that although I’m in love with the Leica and plan on using it 90% of the time, I feel I still need a DSLR.
Hence, the reason for this post. I sold all my Nikon gear remember. Well the good news is that I had cash left over. I decided to buy a DSLR for that other ten percent of my shooting. I could have easily purchased a Nikon D5100 and probably would be very happy.
i then realized this was an opportunity for me as a photographer and specially as a blogger and podcaster. So I bought a Canon EOS 7D instead. After using it, I want to give you my points as to how they compare. I always believed that the whole “Nikon vs Canon” fanboy discussion was probably not accrete. I believed these cameras to be more than equal.
So after that long back story here are my comparison points.
• Great image quality. Significantly better than the EOS
• very high dynamic range 13.9 EV
• Weather sealed
• Auto focus work in video mode
• 39 focus points
• Long battery life
• Smaller size than the EOS 7D
• Cheaper than the EOS 7D. D7000 is $1,299 body only vs EOS 7D $1,549
• ISO is up to 25,600/ISO
• little delay (shutter lag) 131 ms, that’s impressive
• Up to 1/8000 a second shutter speed
• 8 frames per second rapid fire mode
• Higher resolution 17.9 NO
• very thin 2.9:
• 19 focus points
• More cross-type focus. This means it will find focus in harder situations
If I had to give these cameras a score I would say, the Nikon D7000 gets an 8 out of 10, and the Canon EOS 7D gets a 7.5 out of 10. Essentially they are tied. Although on paper the Nikon has better statistics, in my real world experience I call it a tie.
Listener @switchermark asked ”How about the subjective “ease of use” or “intuitive menu” Very good points Mark. I will use the camera for 30 to 45 days and do a follow up post, on those very important categories. I feel i’m to new at the 7D to come to a conclusion on that.
Today I’m joined by Joseph Linaschke of Aperture Expert Also Antonio Rosario gives us an overview of Light Room 4.
Show Notes
Victor’s new show Rangefinder Moment
Buying my new rangefinder camera has inspired me to start a new podcast dedicated to rangefinder, and Leica enthusiasts called, Rangefinder Moment. Please go subscribe in iTunes, and check out the web page too.
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Today based on a Tweet by Antonio Rosario, Antonio, Bart Buschots, Steve Stanger, KennyL98, and John F Braum join for a roundtable discussion about photo critiques.
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Guest Twitter information and links to their sites. Thanks guys!
Antonio M. Rosario @amrosario
Bart Busschots @bbusschots
Steve Stanger @tmasteve
John F Braun @johnfbraun
KennyL98 @kennyL98
Today I talk to Photographer Jonathan Marks from JMarksphoto.com about iPhone photography, the class he will be teaching at Macworld | iWorld and more.
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I had the great pleasure of interviewing Jaime Ibarra this month. I’ve done something different and made this a screencast. Let me know what you think.
I know this file is big and I apologize, I hope it’s worth it. If you can’t see it on your device here is the You-Tube link.
Show Notes:
Erick Kim Workshops (worth their weight in gold)
Jaime Ibarra
Jaime Ibarra’s tutorial ($50 off when you mention Typicalshutterbug)
Jaime Ibarra Deviantart web site
Jaime is featured in Issue 23 of BLUR Magazine get it in pdf here
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NY Times article on Street Photography
Ricoh GR Digital III Street Photography camera
An example of Eric’s work.
Today Steve Stanger talks about iPhone photography and I also review the Think Tank Photo Speed Freak V2.0 bag.
Steve’s new Podcast iSee, iShoot, iPhone
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Think Tank Photo Speed Freak V2.
Steve Stangers Mac Podcast The Mac Attack
Steve iPhone App recommendatons
Today, I talk to RC Conception about his new HDR Book “The HDR Book” as well as his background.
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