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Well Chris, I've made the jump and have had my 7D for nearly a week now!
Initial thoughts:
It's BIG, compared to my old 350D.
It's heavy, again compared to the 350D.
After using it a bit:
It feels beautiful in the hands
BIG view in the viewfinder. It makes the 350D seem like you're peeping through a keyhole.
Fast autofocus
Fast frame rate. If you have it on burst, you've shot three frames in an instant
Seems to over expose by about half a stop
Lovely big bright rear LCD
Tons of menu settings. I'm sure it will take a while to get them all sorted, but having three custom settings positions on the mode wheel, I can have a few commonly used setups easily accessible.
I also bought a 35mm f/2 prime to go with it as a standard lens (56mm effective). With this fitted it's a nice size and weight. Once you get the 17-55 f/2.8 IS on it though, this thing is starting to weigh!
But, the bonus was, when I whack the 35mm lens on the old 350D body, what a lovely small and light package that is for wandering around with.
I haven't shot video with it yet, but I'm definitely happy with the upgrade to the 7D.
Cheers,
Jason.
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