Shot a fall baseball game last week. 7DmarkII, Canon L 70-200mm f4 lens. Used manual settings on a bright sunny day, 200 ISO, f8, 1/500, single focus. Results were face in focus ball and bat showing motion, which is what I wanted. The 10 FPS is a great asset to this camera for sports photography, that's why I purchased it a couple years ago. For action.
Tamron lenses have came a LONG way over the years, as have Sigma lenses. Have a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 VB lens and use it on on my 7d II and love it, also use a Signa 24-70 and use that on my 5DIII with great results. Have a Canon 70-200 F4 that's my favorite on both bodies. I think Tamron makes fine lenses as does Sigma, Canon and Nikon. Depends on your budget. Go Tamron, you won't be sorry and save a few bucks with great results, just remember it's the person behind the lens that makes the difference...
I have never had an issue with KEH. A few years ago sold off some Nikon gear through them. The price was OK with me, done deal. Have purchased lenses from them, recently a Canon L glass lens, listed as ex. Lens was like new when I received it and the price was fair, delivery was timely.
Don't do a lot of street work but when I do use my Sigma 24-70 f2.8 IF EX DG. For street photography generally use a full frame Canon 5DIII camera. Have used my t5i with a kit 18-55mm and got some pretty great snaps.
Most of the time my 7DII with a Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 and a Canon L 70-200 f4. Other times the same lenses with a 5DIII. Depends on the day. Also carry a tripod or monopod. It all fits in the bag and the weight is not bad.
Changed to Adobe CC about 3 years ago. Owned a version of Lightroom and Photoshop, which worked great (on my older computer). The photoshop was no longer supported and lightroom was limited. Got CC to give it a ride and what a difference. Like said above give up a 6 pack and BANG it's paid for. Now pay the $120.00 a year at one annual payment as I hate monthly hits. I think it's worth the investment for the latest and greatest and not having it become outdated. If you do any amount of editing this is the way to go in my opinion. If a casual user maybe a good open source or Camera software will do the job.
A card that fails sucks. I lost a couple SD cards over the years. Have a Canon 5D that only takes CF cards and a 7DII with dual card slots. I prefer the CF cards as they are faster. Have never had issue with Laxar CF cards and some are older. They just keep buzzin along. I find changing SD cards among different cameras makes issues. CF cards not so.
I can only suggest the Canon 7DII. Not a birding person but am a sports photographer. The 10 FPS is something that makes this the action camera it is. The focusing system takes a bit to get right but once you learn it, it's the best. Youtube has some great videos to get started with. Shoot mostly with the Canon 70-200 f2.8 and get great results. Have been a Canon shooter for decades and consider their lenses and selection of lenses the best. Their "L" glass is outstanding.
Canon Camera Bodies and lenses appear to be made in the same factory, weather gray market or USA. Is there a difference except for the price? Repairs will cost you, but after a year you would pay anyway. Canon will repair gray market items and that's a fact, as Nikon will not, recently sent a lens back to Canon for repair and found out it was gray market, they repaired it as if I bought it in the USA for a fee same as a 3 year old lens bought here. Many here believe in USA only, which is fine but its all made in the same factory, same quality. I have sent very few items back to Canon for repair. Sold ALL my Nikon gear mostly because of their lens line up. Canon to me is better especially because of lenses gray market or USA. L glass is the best.
Mostly deal with Cameta Camera, they are an authorized dealer for Canon and Nikon. Visited their store when I was in NYC (Long Island) and was very impressed with their selection and knowledge. Met a camera expert there and now I call him direct for my needs and questions. They are honest and priced as the competition. Most gear new appears to be a fair traded item. As far as 42nd street if your willing to save a few bucks with no warranty in the US your choice. From what I see and the one item I bought from them as far as quality it's the same, if you have issue with Nikon gear you will have a problem, Canon gear you might stand a chance. If interested in used gear KEH and MPB are very reputable dealers, have used them both.
Agree with a bunch of what was written. Shutter, Aperture priority all have their place as does auto ISO. Use to shoot a lot in TV mode as I shoot a lot of sports, it worked fine but appeared to be something missing. Understanding the exposure triangle makes a lot of difference. Prefer to shoot in manual mode, to me it makes a difference. An example was this Sunday, a bright sunny day, was taking pictures at a fall baseball playoff game. Set it all in manual, and my results out of the camera were great. There are many free videos on youtube that explain this. In the beginning I used a light meter to guide me in the right direction and it worked quite well. Always try to shoot at the lowest ISO possible.
I agree, watch youtube videos to get an idea on which camera will do what you need it to. Granger and Northrup have some great reviews on various cameras and lenses. Maybe a T5i with a 18-135mm lens? Also you can get a 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS (used) for under $75.00 (not a bad lens) It has a crop frame sensor, and gives great results. Full frame camera you are getting into a different pricing world camera and lenses. Research and decide which will do for you...Good luck and happy shooting...
Sounds like you had the same experience with Canon I have had over the past 25+ years, never an issue and always an answer. Very quick response, no BS, fast return and works 100%. Glad they solved your problem...Happy shooting...
Canon customer service and technical support has always been outstanding. 2 weeks ago sent my 12 year old 5D in for a cleaning. This is the first time I have sent this camera in for anything. Yep it's old but still very usable for what I use that body for and today has over 98,000 clicks on it. Canon sent me an estimate for the cleaning and they inspected the body, I accepted and within 3 days had my camera back and it had a clean bill of health. I use the Canon repair center in New Jersey and have NEVER had any issue with lenses, DLSR's or video cameras and have use them for all three. Quality, service and support is very important to me that's why I'm Canon.
Been using Wasabi batteries in all my Canon Grips for years and have had no issues with any of them. The cost is far less than the OEM batteries. I date my batteries on the back when I get them and replace them as needed. If you're using your camera on a daily basis regardless of brand I would replace them annually.