Jarrod, I dont know if you are aware of this site or not but it is useful for all things canon.
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their lens sample photo archive is the best tool you could ask for imho.

hope it helps

adam

If money isn't the issue go with the 5D II. I struggled with the same decision Jarrod but ultimately money is a deciding factor for me and at the time the 7d was almost twice the price. I wanted to spend the bulk of my money on glass.

I would love to have the 7D but IMO it's a little overpriced for the improvements I'm interested in. I'm not saying it's overpriced. If I needed a camera that was also a video camera I'd be all over it.  If I had to do it again I'd most likely buy another 50D or save up a little for a  5D II.

Jarrod -

Don't know if this will help, but I shoot stills alongside a guy who shoots video for the show "The Kayak Fishing Show - with Jim Sammons" - it airs on WFN (and in fact their first dvd is about to air there too...but I digress).

Anyway, he had recently picked up a Canon body that shoots video - I think an Ti1 ... and when paired with good glass, he was tremendously impressed with it. He attributes how impressed he was to the great glass that the body gets paired with, and while his Sony shoots good HD, if things worked out, he'd consider switching to shooting with still cams paired with Canon glass.

Just my dos pesos.

I'm off to shoot with him again on Monday in fact - Mazatlan this time. A few days of chasing bass in Lake Mateos, and then back to Mazatlan for big fish outta kayaks. Should be a hoot.  

Kendal

I have both .. I'd go for the 7D. Personally, I dont like the iso noise the 50D. Not to mention all the "other stuff".

I went with the 50d since I am just switching from Sony to Canon, I am learning about the system. I bought the body and 24/70 L
I am going to buy the 70 200 2.8 L II and the 100mm L macro and the 17-40L f4. for starters I'm sure. i would love suggestions on other good glass to hink about also.

jarrod white wrote on 05/21/10 at 6:13pm:


The 10-22mm is killer on the 1.6 crop formats. I use mine a good bit on my 30d.

I would love to have the 17-55mm 2.8 IS as well. While not L glass (i suspect due to being a crop frame only lens), it is arguably better in IQ than the 24-70 and gives you image stabilization.

Both of them seem to hold their value well also so you could get out with minimal loss if you went to FF.

Mike, I have the 70-200 2.8 non IS and it is the same way. Super fast and straight forward. Your f/4 is supposed to be much sharper from what I have seen and read. I want to pick up a decent walk around lens and have been bouncing back and forth between the 17-55 2.8 and the 24-70 2.8

The 7D would be my choice too. I recently purchased a Tokina 11-16 lens for this camera. Only had it a few days, big issues f2.8 and 11mm but very very good at f8 at most other settings. I bought it for use in a boat where the 17-40 on the 7D struggles a little.

Anyone else using this Tokina?

Morsie

The 70-200/2.8 is a GREAT lens.  I borrowed my brothers about 6 months ago, and he is going to have to steal it to get it back.  

If you're interested, i have EF-S 10-22 i am looking to part with.  Its definitely the best option out there for wide angle on the 1/6x bodies.  Let me know.

jarrod white wrote on 06/28/10 at 11:21pm:

Stick with the theme and get one of each!