Should I buy canon 7dii

[K9-person]

I have been waiting for the new 7d which is here.  My question is should I buy this even though I do not take any pictures out of the auto mode.  Can I find general settings to use while I learn what settings I need?  I am going to retire soon and I want to purchase a good camera that will last many years.

[cicopo]

What do you like to photograph? What lenses do you have? The 7D2 seems like a great camera for my use & I'll be buying one for next seasons events because it's aimed at action

[K9-person]

I have one prime lens, the 28-135 and the 70-200 L lens.  I like to shoot family events, outside and would like to start on wildlife.  Just wondering how hard it would be to learn the various settings.

[cicopo]

I know this is going to sound a bit off the wall but Canon user manuals have a lot of very useful information re getting more out of your camera than many think. Canon also took the time to put this little tutorial together which is a good primer too.

http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/

As for wildlife you'll need at least one longer lens but using a 1.6 crop body helps too. Popular choices (at reasonable prices) are 100-400 L IS & the 400 f5.6 L

If you want some info on setting a Canon camera up for action I wrote this a few years ago based on my less than mainstream photography interests. The camera set up info applies to just about any form of action but the shutter speeds are different for different venues.

Note that some prefer to use Av mode to shoot action & work towards finding an aperture that puts the shutter speed in a zone they want  to use rather than the reverse.  

http://www.rccanada.ca/rccforum/showthread.php?t=147971

[ebiggs1]

The simple answer is, yes.  Go buy it today!  

 What you already have in lenses will work very well on the 7D Mk II.

You can add, and likely will, more lenses as you learn and decide what you need and want..  But get the camera today and start a fantastic hobby.

[RobertTheFat]

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@K9-person wrote:

I have one prime lens, the 28-135 and the 70-200 L lens.  I like to shoot family events, outside and would like to start on wildlife.  Just wondering how hard it would be to learn the various settings.

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I don't see any mention of what camera you're using now. But if it's one that takes those lenses, you shouldn't have a problem. My wife and I have owned a string of Canons (nine, by my quick count), and they do a good job of maintaining a consistent look and feel across model changes and upgrades.

The lenses you mention would work on a full-frame camera, so for a bit more money you could buy a 6D. But while the 6D would get you into the FF world, I think the 7D2 is probably a better camera. And many wildlife photographers like crop-frame cameras because they exaggerate the effect of a telephoto lens.