Help! Need suggestions for a lighter Canon (Page 5): Agreed, but does it affect the weight evaluation much? I have a cheap / lightweight soft box diffuser that works with my built in...

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

mwsilvers wrote:

Don't knock the built in flash. When I'm out and about on a sunny day, and don't have my flash unit with me, the built in flash can be employed as a fill light in a variety of situations. While not a perfect solution, it's saved many a photo for me over the years.

Agreed, but does it affect the weight evaluation much? I have a cheap / lightweight soft box diffuser that works with my built in flash, but I think I've used it twice. My 580EX which is much heavier travels with me everywhere. On the other hand I've worked out how to carry this stuff comfortably and effectively.

chaman

cthahn wrote:

How could you purchase a camera without even looking at it or handling it and then tell the world about the mistake you made? You didn't say what kind of a lens came with it . Probably a 600mm which weighs more than the camera. You are not a photographer but a a picture taker.

So I guess you are a photographer. If that is so....where is your work?? A suggestion....go away.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

chaman wrote:

So I guess you are a photographer. If that is so....where is your work?? A suggestion....go away.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Peterff wrote:

Agreed, but does it affect the weight evaluation much? I have a cheap / lightweight soft box diffuser that works with my built in flash, but I think I've used it twice. My 580EX which is much heavier travels with me everywhere. On the other hand I've worked out how to carry this stuff comfortably and effectively.

Not at all. My post was just an offhanded response to a comment about built on flashes, nothing more.

ecar Loc: Oregon, USA

Tondorf wrote:

Just bought a Canon 7D Mark 11, but it is way too heavy. Any suggestions for a camera that's as good as this one, but much lighter? Also have a Rebel but wanted a step-up.
thanks in advance.....

You might try the 80D, and then depending on the lens you use, this might work for you.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

ecar wrote:

You might try the 80D, and then depending on the lens you use, this might work for you.

3pages back the op decided to keep the 7D II.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

mwsilvers wrote:

Don't knock the built in flash. When I'm out and about on a sunny day, and don't have my flash unit with me, the built in flash can be employed as a fill light in a variety of situations. While not a perfect solution, it's saved many a photo for me over the years.

Like I said, emergency food.

ecar Loc: Oregon, USA

tdekany wrote:

3pages back the op decided to keep the 7D II.

Great. Didn't have time to go through the Pages!!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

robertjerl wrote:

Like I said, emergency food.

The reason I posted is because all too often the lowly built in flash is denigrated. Like with cameras where the maxim is the best camera is the one you have with you, I say the best flash is the one you have with you when you need it. If you're out and about on a bright sunny day and carrying minimum equipment, having a built in flash for things like an unexpected portrait fill light is incredibly useful. Canon had decided to forego built in flashes on its full frame camera which means occasional missed opportunities. Nikon sees the value of pop up flashes and includes one on the D810. I have one on my Canon 7D Mark II and find lots of uses for it.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I'm sorry, I've only been here for a year and a ha... (show quote)

Totally agree with your first sentence, having received some of cthahn's venom spat in my face too, when I asked a perfectly serious question.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

I have a Canon 7D, no numbers after it, which is not lightweight either. I am a smallish person with back problems but purchasing (and using) the Cotton Carrier camera harness changed everything for me. It takes all the weight off my neck and shoulders, and keeps the camera from swinging so that my hands are free. It was not inexpensive--I am also not a wealthy person--but it's been the worth the cost in chiropractic visits.

ecar Loc: Oregon, USA

mwsilvers wrote:

The reason I posted is because all too often the l... (show quote)

I completely agree. The Nikon 810 was way ahead of it's time with it's 36mp and built in flash, way before anyone else in the FF, top of the line model. Canon (and i'm a canon guy) was left in the dust. Canon still needs a built in flash in their top of the line DSLR camera's.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Tondorf wrote:

Just bought a Canon 7D Mark 11, but it is way too heavy. Any suggestions for a camera that's as good as this one, but much lighter? Also have a Rebel but wanted a step-up.
thanks in advance.....

Canon M5 mirrorless camera