joe_eames Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>I currently use a canon 40D (I have 2 40D bodies). I have some cash and am looking at a 70-200 2.8 II IS USM or a 7D body. Can't do both. Lens I currently use are Tamron 18-270 f/3.5-6.3, Canon 50mm f/1.8 , Canon 35mm f/2.0 and Tamron 10-24 f/3.5-4.5. What am i to do?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_j2 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>What is wrong with your current setup?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_eames Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>Nothing really. Just looking to upgrade. Its the photography addiction. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_j2 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>Sell your Tamron. Get the 70-200. Spend money on glass first.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Ian Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>I say the 70-200/2.8. You'll realize a more significant gain in your photographic capabilities from the addition of the lens than the 7D.</p> <p>The diff between that and the Tamron 18-270 is night and day at longer lengths. Optically, speed, AF, you name it. I use the Tamron (VC ver.) all the time when I only can carry one lens, but the 70-200/2.8 blows it out of the water (within the 70-200 range of course :-) ) in ALL respects. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david israel Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>Go with the glass!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_wallace5 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>Get the 70-200 f2.8, no doubt about it. Keep the Tamron if you want a general all purpose lens but there will be a lot you can do with the 70-200 f2.8 that you can't do with the Tamron. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathangardner Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 <p>why not get a used ver. I of the 70-200mm and save yourself over $1000? Then you can sell a 40D and possibly the 18-270mm and get both.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pto189 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>I think you should wait. The 70-200 2.8 II came out at $2499, dropped to $2069 with $200 rebate when I bought it in last October, was $2269 last month, and now is back to retail price of $2499. However, the lens is perfect in all aspects.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkissel Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>Joe, if your decision is driven just by the desire to have some nice new gear, then either the body or the lens may satisfy your itch. Like others here, I would also recommend spending the money on the glass first since that will affect IQ. At some point "down the road", you are much more likely to get rid of the current camera body than the good glass.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_v. Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>I would get the lens first--the body will drop in price eventually but the lens may not. If you're willing to, just wait for another Canon rebate on the lens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_hitchen Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>Lens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwtphoto Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>Hi Joe<br> I am currently selling my 40D, having just replaced it with a 7D. I too was looking at the 70-200, but the 2.8 non IS version. I think the 7D is good improvement over the 40D and so far I think I made the right choice. I will now sell some of my other lens and equipment if the need for the 70-200 persists. good luck with your decision.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfmelton Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 <p>I have a 40D, a 7D, and L glass. When I put the L glass on my 40D, the IQ improvement is striking when compared to kit.</p> <p>I have the 70-200 2.8 IS L and love it.</p> <p>Go with the glass.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfarquhar Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 <p>Although I don't have this combination, I've just bought a 17-55 IS for my old 400D. The difference compared with kit lens is immense, so I'd be suggesting the lens here as well</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 <p>Glass first. However, I recommend a used Canon EF 70-200/2.8 L (non-IS) AND either a used 7D or a used 5D II.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randallfarhy Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 <p>The 7D is an excellent body, but unless you are specifically looking to increase the performance (speed and accuracy) of your autofocus, go with the improved glass first. The 7D does has improved processors and a host of other feature improvs, but bodies have a much shorter improvement span on the technolgy curve. Good glass will last a lifetime.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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