Canon 7d vs Nikon D7000- Reviewed

Comparing the Nikon D7000 vs Canon 7D.

If you are a serious photographer you will want to look at the top Prosumer Nikon and Canon DSLR equipment. The front runners are Nikon D7000 vs Canon 7d

Let's look at the features first. Thereafter we will look a little deeper what Canon and Nikon offer in-camera and what to look at beyond the camera body itself.

The Canon 7d vs Nikon D7000 feature chart:
On the surface the Nikon D7000 and Canon 7d seem on a par and in a head to head competition between Canon and Nikon. Both have aluminium alloy frames, high MP Sensors, fast FPS, exentive ISO and modern High Definition movie features. If the choice had to be around these features only it would be a tough choice. Go with what feels better in your hands.

However one should look deeper:

• Canon and Nikon Lens Compatibility. Canon's lens strategy is straight forward. The full range of DLSR cropped cameras are compatible with all of Canon EF and EF-S lenses. Little consideration has to be given to lens choices in the APS-C Range. However, keep in mind that the Canon 7D is at the top of the range of consumer DSLR's and the next upgrade will take you into the full frame level. EF-S lenses are not compatible with the full frame models. With this camera give some thought to your choice of lens. If an upgrade is on your horizon choose EF lenses from now on. Nikon's lens choice is more tricky. Nikon/Nikkor lens compatibility is varied and if you choose wrong you will lose the autofocus function. The APS-C compatible range of lenses are not compatible with the Nikon Professional DSLR cameras. Your upgrade path from here may prove to be expensive.
• Full Frame Sensors. At this level you are approcahing the pro range. Only true Professionals needing to blow their shots to poster size or bigger, or the ones that are fanatical about fine detail need this. Is this you?.
• LCD breakdancing. Canon’s vari-angle and Nikon’s articulated screen options could be attractive to people who want to take shots from unusual angles without contorting your body rag doll style like lying prone or balancing on chairs or ladders. Neither camera has this feature. If you like the vari angle feature, you must look at the Canon Rebel T3i or wait for the upscale Nikon that includes the articulated screen.
• Nikon’s 3d metering system vs Canon’s. If you rely heavily on in-camera automation for focusing on multiple areas, perhaps choosing the primary subject for you, Nikon’s sophisticated 3d Evaluative Metering system does it all for you.Nikon's 3d Evaluative metering system is all singing and dancing in-camera automation. See the Interview with Nikon’s URAMATSU Masaru for a detailed discussion on Nikon’s metering technology. Some will argue that this level of automation is snap photography, but clearly Canon does not think so and has introduced equivalent functionality in the Canon rebel T3iintroduced in February 2011.

Something to think about.

As all thing electronic DSLR's are announced one after the other, just like computers, mobile phones and other techno gadgets with a lot of electronics. With any DSLR buy, you will find that the new announcements will continue and that even these impressive DSLR Cameras will see new models with more features within months. On the other hand, the amazing power assembled into these models is more than you could ask for for great Digital Photography.

If you own a camera of this calibre, you can skip several Camera generations and look instead at the other elements that make the difference between poor and great shots: Your own knowledge; Great Photo Editing; The right lenses for each job…. Lens technology is much longer lasting than Camera technology. Experienced photographers build lifetime relationships with their lenses, knowing that the Camera body is just a passing aquaintance.