Canon 7d Review

So you want to step up to a serious camera, but you don't want to spend the money on a pro level set up.  Well the Canon 7D just might be the camera for you.

The Canon 7D is not cheap at around $1200 for the camera body alone.  But it is well worth the investment.  The 7D is especially useful for sports shooting.  The 7D shoots at about 7-8 frames per second which helps you to capture that exact peak moment of action.

The 7D also does a very good job of controlling noise at high ISO.  Something that can be very useful when shooting sports since you may be photographing at night or indoors.

The 7D also has a host of features on the back of the camera that may look overwhelming to someone new to the world of DSLR's.  But with a little practice and some YouTube videos, you will wonder how you ever lived without them.  It gives you the ability to make changes quickly as lighting changes to give you the perfect picture.

But, like any DSLR, more important than the camera body is the piece of glass you put in front of it.  If you are not going to invest in a solid lens you may as well stick with a low end entry level camera or even a point and shoot camera.

I shoot primarily sports, but this camera works great in any situation.  I used it to photograph my sons graduation for his school and a host of family events.  Some sample pictures are below.  If you would like to see more photographs visit KernSports.info or VincentMartinez.smugmug.com.