Effing a... Rant + need suggestions.

[KillerBlackbird]

@Cossey

I called them up first thing when I woke up and they already emailed me my UPS shipping label to return it. I also re-ordered the same tripod so I have minimal downtime, since they threw in free 2-day shipping for me. So far, so good. I may cancel my order w/ NewEgg onn the 7D… I heard Ray’s Supply or some places of that nature has the 7D in stock and they’re local. Nick S. (AMD IS BEST) just picked up a &d from BH today when he was in NYC. I is jealous.

Alright cool, they are taking care of you then. I’m sure somewhere local down there has them in stock too.

@Cossey

I’m not huge on prime lenses because most of the shooting I do is at a race track, so I am constantly zooming in/out. Plus say something awesome happened but was out of the prime’s range, I don’t wanna risk losing a potentially amazing shot because I was putting a different lens on lol. I have a few non-L lenses as well: 28-135mm IS EF, 10-22 EF-S, 18-55 EF-S, and 70-300 IS EF (going to be selling that very soon though, since I have better lenses now with the same ranges). I was told I may want to look into the 24-105mm f/4L IS or the 24-70 f/2.8L.

Gotcha. If you are planning on upgrading to a full frame sensor camera at some point going with L glass and trading off your EF-S lenses is a good idea being that they wont mount up right to your EF body.

I have a 24-70 f/2.8L now, for what I shoot I found it to be too narrow on a crop body but it seems to be good on my 5D. I’m still not 100% sold on its image quality, it sometimes seems soft. It was a tough choice between that and a 24-105 f/4L IS but having a larger aperture outweighed f/4 and IS for me. I wonder now if IQ is better with the 24-105, and having the extra length might be good too.

@Cossey

I ordered two Canon 77mm UV filters (I just use them for protection) and then a 77mm CP from BW. I have a cheaper SunPak CP filter on my 28-135, and so far so good now that I know how to use it properly.

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@Cossey

I was going to get the 1Ds MarkIII, but I see they came out with the 1D Mark IV already (but that’s still a crop frame), so I figure the 1Ds Mark IV shouldn’t be too far behind. I want that mainly just because of the weather resistance (to an extent) since I will prolly end up shooting when there’s a drizzle out again. I got the 7D for now, because I still wanted a crop frame cam without going overboard (1D). The 7D will make a great backup cam as well.

Thanks for all of your input man!

I hear you there, the weather sealing is nice even for dust in the air…wish I had it. I dont know if I’m sold on the 7D yet, I’m skeptical of how many pixels you can stuff into a sensor and still maintain good or better IQ and dynamic range. I want to see some pics with it when you or AMD do get it!