cattiecoyle

Thanks so much for weighing in on this Ken! Hm, I guess I'll just have to wait for that new battery to arrive and test it and see. I have done several controlled test shoots both indoors and out, with all my different lenses, but no matter where and how I shoot, it all comes out super noisy. I wish I hadn't sold my 20D, those images are crystal clear in comparison. Even my old Panasonic Lumix point and shoot (which I won in a contest) produced better quality images than my 7D does right now. On a different note, the body I have been looking at for when I upgrade is a 5D Mark III, and it's nice to hear that you're still getting good results with the M1.

Thanks for the feedback James! I agree, ordered a new battery and am supposed to get it on Monday. If I still have a problem, I'll have to look into other possibilities. Fingers crossed it's the battery though! As much as I'd love to upgrade, it's not the ideal time for it (financially and otherwise).

Mark, thank you so much for this info! I had no idea! I've had this camera since 2011 and got the batteries I'm using at the same time too. One battery in particular is very finicky, I get constant error messages and have to take it out and put it back in to get the camera to work again. Wow, if that's it, you've saved me a lot of money and headaches! :-) Thanks for the tip about not letting them drain too - I'm absolutely guilty of doing that. Oops. I've noticed recently too that the camera seems to need a higher ISO than before. I used to shoot at 100 all the time, but now, that's hardly ever enough for even daylight shots. Thanks again! Cattie

Hi all! I have a 7D and lately, I have noticed that the images seem to be getting noisier and noisier. When I look at shots from a few years ago, same ISO and same lens, they are a lot cleaner. Actually, images I took with my old 20D are a LOT less noise than recent 7D shots. I've googled and googled and came across a post that suggests that sensors deteriorate and get noisier with age. Does anyone know if there is any truth to that? I'm hoping it's something that can get fixed, I know I need to update my equipment and had planned on doing so this fall, but now I'm not sure if I should wait for the rumored full frame mirrorless to come out. But I also have lots of travel coming up this summer and don't want to shoot thousands of useless images.