New camera Purchase: I am new to this form and value any input, I presently own a Canon Rebel T1i and looking to upgrade my camera. I have two cameras in mind and can not deside which...

Karl S

I am new to this form and value any input, I presently own a Canon Rebel T1i and looking to upgrade my camera. I have two cameras in mind and can not deside which one to buy ! The Canon 7d2 or the Nikon D750. I never had a Nikon. No wildlife shooting. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

whitewolfowner

If you own Canon glass, then why switch manufacturers; you will have to rebuy the lenses you already have.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

That's a no brainer. If you already have a T1I with lens, why in the world would you go over to Nikon?

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

No wildlife. OK. But what do you like to shoot? Though given what you are shooting now, I am thinking the new Canon 77D ($849.00) might be a good upgrade path since you are not shooting action. Also a refurbished 80D (also $849.00) is a possibility. The 7DII is $1,299.20 refurbished and the saved $450 bucks could go a long way in getting a nice lens.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

That is an apples to elephants comparison, Karl. The Canon 7dII is an APS-C format camera while the Nikon d750 has a full-frame format. That is NOT to say that either camera is better than the other, they're just different. I suggest investing some time on YouTube comparing their respective features against the subject matter you usually shoot (or want to shoot) - that should greatly help you decide. /Ralph

Japakomom Loc: Originally from the Last Frontier

As a person who is a Canon user you may be surprised at my answer. Your best IQ will be had with the Nikon D750. I am guessing that you are mostly using kit lens(es) and by selling what you have and putting it to the D750 with it's kit lens will give the best performance between the two cameras on your list. The 7DII is great for action and wildlife, but it is not great in low light. If you area general all around photographer you will be happier with the Nikon.

Karl S

one of my friends said my kit lens 18-55 is a piece of garbage. my 55-250 mm 4-5.6 lens is ok, as a result I thought while I am in the process of upgrading maybe this is the time to upgrade my lens also, with that being said that is why I was thinking of changing to Nikon Full Frame . if I am going to change now is the time to do it. or stay my Canon. and yes I did check out you tube and both camera are very good. it is just trying to make a good decision on the right camera to buy. My friend is a Nikon person and my mentor ....

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Japakomom wrote:

As a person who is a Canon user you may be surprised at my answer. Your best IQ will be had with the Nikon D750. I am guessing that you are mostly using kit lens(es) and by selling what you have and putting it to the D750 with it's kit lens will give the best performance between the two cameras on your list. The 7DII is great for action and wildlife, but it is not great in low light. If you area general all around photographer you will be happier with the Nikon.

Good. Refreshing to see.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Karl,

It would still help to know what you do like to shoot. Landscapes? Events? Street photography? Sports?

"No wildlife" does not really help much. It is sort of like asking for recommendations for a workshop and the only clue you give is "I won't be making wooden toys." It just gives very little guidance

Karl S

I shoot Landscapes ,Events, baseball and football games and Portrait shooting, again I just wanted to make sure that I am thinking about 3 years down the road and not regretting my decision I made. What I was saying is I will not be going in the woods to shoot birds and animals.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

There's nothing wrong with your 18-55 lens. It may not be Canon's best but it isn't garbage either.
I shoot both canon and nikon so I have experience with both. The Canon EOS DSLR'S are easier to learn and use that the Nikons.
The 80D is an excellent camera, more suited to what you'd be using it for. Since it doesn't appear that you are interested in action photography, the 6D is also a good choice, but I believe your lenses are EF-S so they won't work on the 6D body.

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

If you are willing to switch to Nikon, why not consider the future and go mirrorless. Sony with it's FF and Zeiss optics or their smaller APS format, Panasonic and Olympus with their micro four thirds format make for lighter weight and with Leica's hook up with Panasonic gives you access to world class optics from the undisputed leader in camera lenses. Since you point out that you are not looking toward bird shots, unless you are going to do sports shots, their is more of an advantage to go mirrorless as the the real only advantage of traditional mirror SLR is focus speed and Sony's new, although expensive, camera is ending that advantage.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Karl S wrote:

I shoot Landscapes ,Events, baseball and football games and Portrait shooting, again I just wanted to make sure that I am thinking about 3 years down the road and not regretting my decision I made. What I was saying is I will not be going in the woods to shoot birds and animals.

Adding baseball and football in moves you back toward the 7DII. Given the range of subjects a 70-200 f4 L lens might be nice. Refurbished the two would run around $1,820 total. New the body only is around $1,600. However, the 77D or 80D are still viable and less expensive. They both have tilt swivel screens and, if you decide to do any video, the 80D is awesome.

Do you have a budget?

Karl S

Yes I do, I would like to stay under $2600, I was looking at purchasing the sigma 24-105 f4 Art lens as well. again Thank You for your advice.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Karl S wrote:

Yes I do, I would like to stay under $2600, I was looking at purchasing the sigma 24-105 f4 Art lens as well. again Thank You for your advice.

I love the new Sigma Global lens line. If you get the Art lens, I highly recommend buying the Sigma USB Dock. It provides unparalleled flexibility in fine tuning your lens. Also, Sigma has an outlet on their site. However, I have not seen that lens there yet. But I am waiting since I also want that lens. I have their 18-35 Art and the 150-600 Contemporary. Both great lenses.