Canon 70D

I ordered my 70D July 2nd. Amazon is shipping them out on 8/26 here in the United States.

I can't wait!

I'll update this post once I get some footage with it!

Anyone else order one? Or are you waiting for the 7D Mark II... or something else? Let's discuss!

Update:

Just received it.

neutrino23 said:

The 70D looks great. Probably later this year I'll be upgrading from a 40D. I'm looking forward to your comments.

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Thanks, I'm (not) patiently awaiting it!

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Designer Dale said:

I have the 7D and I really doubt I'll ever buy another camera. For my non-pro uses, it really is that good.

Dale

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Indeed that is a great camera. I mainly choose to buy the 70D because of the new AF system.... just can't beat it for a DSLR.

I'll be interested to see how well it works on the 7D Mark II.

ijohn.8.80 said:

Isn't the new twin focusing system only for video?

EDIT: Just read DPReviews preview review of it, if you are a video or liveview user then the new AF is the goods. It is a nice step up from the 60D in some ways, still lacks microadjustment though. :-(

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I'll be using it for video probably 90% of the time.

I also want to pair it with the new Sigma 18-35 F1.8.... but I can't afford that at the moment ha!

Just revived the 70D today. Here is a quick sample shot!

And another:

Prodo123 said:

Wow, these are crisp as heck! Good dynamic range too.
How's the autofocus? Is it the exact same as the 7D?

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It's amazing. I'm seriously impressed.

Live view auto focus is great, it's super fast and super smooth, looks like cinema quality.

I've never used the 7D but I'm sure has a better auto focus system than it!

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neutrino23 said:

The 70D looks great. Probably later this year I'll be upgrading from a 40D. I'm looking forward to your comments.

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I'm really loving it so far. My first DLSR, and it's a huge upgrade from my Sony Handycam. The AF is really, really good. I'm also loving how many settings I can tweak to get the perfect shot.

The 18-135 STM lens is fast at focusing, but it doesn't have a great macro shot... it's only 1.3 FT.

Other than that I'll have to keep playing with it to find more things I like/dislike.

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Designer Dale said:

I have the 7D and I really doubt I'll ever buy another camera. For my non-pro uses, it really is that good.

Dale

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I'm hearing this from a lot of people. I'm curious which lens you use? Also what types of activities do you shoot?

The 70D has an amazing AF system, would that be of interest to you? Or are you mostly a manual focusing shooter?

DragonJade said:

I'm going to wait a few months, if I can help, it for the price to drop. I've got three lenses, two are Canon lenses and are compatible with the 70D. I'm just hoping my Sigma 18-50mm 2.8 EX DC will work with the 70D.

It'll be nice to upgrade from my 20D finally.

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You might want to check out the black friday deals when they start popping up, you might be able to get a discount then.

Took some more pictures today. Love the image quality of this guy.