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.
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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 Robert Lachman from the LA Times joins me to discuss photojournalism and his approach to photography.
Show Notes:
Sample Photos from Robert
Today I talk to Frederick Van Johnson of frederickvan.com and This Week in Photo as well as Antonio Rosario of antoniorosario.com and The Obscure We see Eventually blog about how we can take better pictures during this holiday season. We also provide you with some gift ideas for this holiday season.
Holiday Gift Ideas (affiliate links used so you can support the show)
Frederick Picks
Anything from Photojojo.com and their wonderful Lens Coffee Mugs
A Lynda.com Account for training
Antonio Picks
Joby GM2-A1AM Gorillamobile for iPhone 4
The Glif Trip-Pod Mount and stand
Hahnel HL HW433 Wireless remote
Victor Picks
GGS DSLR LCE Optical Glass Screen Protector
Lexar CompactFlash FireWire 800 Card Reader RW034-001
Hoodman H-LPP3 HoodLoupe 3.0 Professional 3-Inch Screen Loupe
Today, I give you some of my key learnings after my summer vacation trip. We review photolensrental.com and Bart B does is part 3 of Photo Diaries
Show Notes
My SmugMug Gallery of Glacier National photos
I wanted to try out my Nikon D90 video feature. I’ve only used it one other time and I had some time to kill. This video was shot in my house with all natural lighting except I did use a LightPanel Micro. I then put it into iMovie09 and did it all in about an hour. This is play time for me, and how I learn more. Enjoy it.
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