just bought a Canon Eos 7D any tips?

[darrenm]

Thankyou Ollie for the information and it will be put to good use If i can get anywhere near the results you get i would be very happy indeed and i have admired your photography since i joined this forum.

A friend sold me a Canon 40D body yesterday that he no longer uses and will now have a go using that today and try and compare it with the 7D for performance in the field.

From playing around with the 40D last night taking practice shots in the living room i found it easier to operate than the 7D and a but more user friendly in terms of me being a new DSLR user and will now try and learn to get the best out of both cameras.

[Vectisbirder]

Originally Posted by Tringa

From what I have read in reviews and on a few forums the 7D is one of the most sought after cameras generally and especially for wildlife photography; but also one of the the most complex.

Seems the is only one answer, at least initially,... RTFM.

Dave

I bought a 7D at the end of October; it is a fabulous camera and easily the best I have owned or used, easily beating the 40D (which I still have as a second body) in all departments, especially the AF and high ISO noise.
However, the camera is indeed very complex and, even now, I am still consulting the manual.

[DanJeffery]

I would just like to say that I think your choice of lens was a good one - I love the Canon 100-400 (although there are other good ones out there too).

One thing that I have been gradually learning is not to be afraid of using high ISO if you have too - better to get grain than to get unwanted motion blur or too little depth of field.

[DanJeffery]

"if you have too" should read "if you have to" - apologies to my English teachers.