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hi there I'm looking to move to canon from nikon but unsure which to go for the 7d or 70d or would there be another option i am missing
 
For me I would take the 70D but do you need a 1.6 crop. Are your lenses only EF-S. Would a 6D be a better choice. Depends on what your subject matter is.
 
It depends what you like taking photos of. The 70D has probably the better ISO range over the 7D, but the 7D had the better autofocus system. Both cameras are 1.6x crop and can take EF-S lenses as well as EF lenses. The 70D newer, the 7D been around for a few years. As as suggested above there's the 6D if you want to go FF which will give you all the benefits of FF but lacking the massively improved autofocus system of the 5D MKIII, but you're paying a couple of hundred quid more again, or if you are serious, then perhaps the secondhand market the way to go, because you bag more for your $$$$
 
Gaz J said:
For me I would take the 70D but do you need a 1.6 crop. Are your lenses only EF-S. Would a 6D be a better choice. Depends on what your subject matter is.
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He is moving from nikon so presume he doesn't have any canon lenses yet
 
thanks all i don't have any canon lenses yet my kit is d7100 with 18-300mm and 35mm at the moment so i was leaning toward the 70d as reviews where pointing me in that direction
 
p.s I'm looking at a wide range of photography I'm a happy snapper just taking photos of whatever i can
 
Your 18-300mm lens ain't going to give you standout images, hyperzooms rarely do, perhaps a new lens(es) the way to go. The Nikon D7100 a very good camera.

Remember put a bad lens on a good body = poor images... Put a decent lens on a poor body = good images
Put a good lens on a good body well you do the maths.

Changing systems ain't going to improve your photography if you repeat the same setup as you have with Nikon
 
my main reason for the change is i have bought a lumix g5 which with an adaptor will take the canon lenses
 
second is i have a keen photographer friend with some pretty high end lenses he said i could borrow at any time
 
pete.rush said:
It depends what you like taking photos of. The 70D has probably the better ISO range over the 7D, but the 7D had the better autofocus system
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Had is probably correct :P As far as I know, they have pretty much the same AF.

Another option is wait for the 7d2 which should hopefully be out this year but that's not much good if you can't wait or can't afford it since it'll be a fair bit more than the 7d/70d
 
Definitely wait if you're thinking of the 7d since its replacement is due soon if rumours are to be believed.
 
Phal said:
Had is probably correct :p As far as I know, they have pretty much the same AF.
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Similar autofocus system, 19 point system, but the 7D has more setup features
 
I've had two 7D's and I've now got a 70D. The 7D's were really used as a backup to my 5D3 but the 70D is much more a companion to my 5D3. The 70D gets far more use than the 7D ever did cause I couldn't get any really good clean shots from my 7D's above ISO1600. With the 70D I can go up to ISO6400 and still come out with cleaner photos. The 7D AF system is slightly better than the 70D, in that it has a smaller spot focus point than the 70D, but other than that it's about the same. The 7D had more setup options than the 70D does but that can also be its downfall, the 70D is much more forgiving than the 7D. If you under/over expose slightly it produces cleaner photos than the 7D did, at least the two 7D's I had anyway. I also had some focus and metering issues with the first 7D, it would lose focus or change exposure in the middle of a burst so I'd have some good and some bad from the same settings at the same time.

On the whole, I'm much happier with the 70D than I was with either of the 7D's, I can rely on it to perform well every time. I've used both EF and EF-s lenses and had no focus issues that have been talked about on forums. The AF speed of the 70D and 100 f2.8L Macro is fast enough that I can get over 90% of my shots using AF instead of manual focus. The screen is excellent, the ability to position it just where you need it and to be able to use the touchscreen features is a major bonus (specially for macro shots and above crowd shots) and the Liveview features and video are probably the best Canon have produced so far. The most important thing I found is that I've still got the 70D, and I love using it, whereas I've not got either of the 7D's anymore. That probably tells you more about my opinion of which is the best between them.

I've not used a 6D yet but from the reviews and the examples I've seen on various forums and websites it would be worth considering if you don't need the 1.6x crop.
 
thanks stuart most helpful think you may have just helped me make up my mind
 
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