06-25-2010, 10:09 AM
Well as you know your gear depends on your needs and shooting habits, do you shoot landscape or people ??
if you are mainly a landscape shooter, 7D doeesn't make much sense.
however if you are into sports, or photojournalism, wildlife or even portraiture and you need a performant autfocus, then 7D is the camera body you need.
As for the lenses I won 17-55 IS and I can assure you very few lenses can get to its performance, razor sharp at all apertures, wondeful colors, very fast and acurate autofocus, very well buit, its only weak points are the bokeh and slight vignetting at 17mf2.8 but nothing to worry in field conditions, go for it, you won't regret.
I also do own the 50mm f1.4 and since i got the 17-55 I use it very rarely, it has less contrast and a better bokeh you might prefer its skin tones, but I don't think it is worth being a companion for the 17-55, in low light 17-55 IS is so good, it is much better than the prime.
Canon 70-200f2.8 is THE lens for portraits, if you are getting it, then forget about the rest, unless you are ready to pay huge amounts of money and get 85f1.2L or TSE 90mm f2.8 or 135mm f2.0 L
if you are mainly a landscape shooter, 7D doeesn't make much sense.
however if you are into sports, or photojournalism, wildlife or even portraiture and you need a performant autfocus, then 7D is the camera body you need.
As for the lenses I won 17-55 IS and I can assure you very few lenses can get to its performance, razor sharp at all apertures, wondeful colors, very fast and acurate autofocus, very well buit, its only weak points are the bokeh and slight vignetting at 17mf2.8 but nothing to worry in field conditions, go for it, you won't regret.
I also do own the 50mm f1.4 and since i got the 17-55 I use it very rarely, it has less contrast and a better bokeh you might prefer its skin tones, but I don't think it is worth being a companion for the 17-55, in low light 17-55 IS is so good, it is much better than the prime.
Canon 70-200f2.8 is THE lens for portraits, if you are getting it, then forget about the rest, unless you are ready to pay huge amounts of money and get 85f1.2L or TSE 90mm f2.8 or 135mm f2.0 L