Canon 550D or 7D for a newbie DSLR user?

[bbarria]

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Hi!
This is my first time buying a DSLR just for a hobby. I love taking pictures with my bridge camera before and now i'm moving a step up. I have a tight budget. I am eyeing to get the Canon 550D with 18-135mm kitlens, Canon speedlite EX270, 16Gb Sandisk Extreme SD card, EF 50mm f/1.4 lens and a 67S PRO1D Kenko UV Protector all at once as a whole package. I am also opting for the Canon 7D with 18-135mm kitlens but it is around 30K difference from the prior. 30K extra is very burdensome. Should I prioritize the Body first before the EF 50mm f/1.4 lens and all the other accessories? Or is the Canon 550D package is alright?
I know that the Canon 7D is super cool but i dont think i am able to use the extra features like external connections, wider ViewFinder, Magnesium alloy body, wireless flash capabilities and 8.4 frame continuous shooting. And from the reviews, the 550D is like the "mini" 7D, less the features. The video performance is the same. The picture quality is as good as the other as shown on this site - CLICK HERE.

I need guidance on which path i should take. Mga masters, any suggestions? Tnx daan..

[noelie_023]

kung unsay kaya sa budget go for it, kay kung kulang2 imu palit.. paliton ghpon na nimo kadugayan.. if your budget is for 550d ra + those accesories and 50mm 1.4 katodayun, pero i reccomend dont buy sa sa accesories, mypa instead of buying accesories go for 7d and its kitlens.. if maka afford 7d 7d na dayun.. ^^

just shoot shoot shoot, bisig unsa pana na camera hehe

[CrasHBURN]

this is easy... hehehe...

if kaya sa budget then go for 7D! Accessories = trust me, mo gawas ra na imo'ng subra nga budget later on...

[phatwell83]

basing on what you said, im voting for the 550d... good luck though...

[tackielarla]

There's a saying:

"If you want to be delighted always, choose the one that's at the heart of the image."

So...

[bbarria]

@nolie and @CrasHBURN: Mao lagi.. Im strongly considering the Canon 7D now.. I really like the feel especially with my big hands.. Naa gyapon lain kitlens sa 7D, 15-85mm IS USM but exta 15k napud.. what do you think? Tnx sa comments..

@phatwell83: Yeah, im having second thoughts lagi.. Nice iya LCD screen.. but sumhanon bya ko... hapit muabot ang day... gamay nalang..

Ok rba kung sa japan ko mupalit? Naa man gud ko friends didto unya barato ra kaayo..
Canon 7D + EF 50mm f/1.4 = Tulo laway nako.... hehehe

Or okay ra ba kung body lang ako paliton then EF 50mm f/1.4 lens lang dayun?

[tikboy]

Or okay ra ba kung body lang ako paliton then EF 50mm f/1.4 lens lang dayun?

para nako kani ko na option. Dli na mo agi sa kit lens. =) lingaw na kaau ni.

[noelie_023]

@nolie and @CrasHBURN: Mao lagi.. Im strongly considering the Canon 7D now.. I really like the feel especially with my big hands.. Naa gyapon lain kitlens sa 7D, 15-85mm IS USM but exta 15k napud.. what do you think? Tnx sa comments..

@phatwell83: Yeah, im having second thoughts lagi.. Nice iya LCD screen.. but sumhanon bya ko... hapit muabot ang day... gamay nalang..

Ok rba kung sa japan ko mupalit? Naa man gud ko friends didto unya barato ra kaayo..
Canon 7D + EF 50mm f/1.4 = Tulo laway nako.... hehehe

Or okay ra ba kung body lang ako paliton then EF 50mm f/1.4 lens lang dayun?

yup mypa ad2 ka sa japan buy kay barato did2... if your comfortable sa 50mm na range why not?? go for it, pero if you want a walk around lens, that can go to a wide and mid tele zoom, better get the kitlens. for me better get the kitlens, 15-85 would be good.. ^^ kung unsa kaya sa budget kato palita, ayaw na paligoy2 pa.. kung makaya ang 7d ad2 na, kung dli gali 550d, or better get the 500d, gamay ra ila difference, mas maka save pa ka to buy new lenses.. any way it boils down in your own prefernce and choice ^^

[mysticrain]

7D FOR THE WIN! actually you can always get the 50mm focal length sa 18-135 na kit lens. that's why it's called kit lens because of the fact it measures the field you want to get in. for example you wanted some wide scenery 18mm is perfect for that. 50mm for portraiture can still be done at the kit lens. experiment first on it then you'll come up to something you really like. if you can afford the 7D. external flash , memory is no issue you can always get some for that. 7D is a super cam I love holding it. It's like watching pornography . I own a 50D and I always wanted to get the 7D haha

[skel-g73]

7D hands down bai....layu ra ug level ang 550d kaysa 7d.. para nako lang ni