ThingOne wrote:Whats the single best thing about the 7D over the D500 ?, as its not that much more than the 500
I was also hoping to use it as a video camera as well, just for small stuff.
7D is $2700, 5D is $1200, $1500 gets you a 17-55f2.8 IS or 70-200f4IS L or something.
7D has whizzy 19 point AF and 8fps , better build, better viewfinder, IMO better ergonomics.
The resultant image wont be massivly different (ignroing focus/exposure etc).
IMO a 500D, 18-55IS and 55-250IS would be a great starter kit and give you plenty of options and some idea of where to go next. Both those lenses are pretty decent opticaly, if slow (Af and fstop).