Anti Alias Filter for 7D from Mosaic!!

I'm assuming this would work with the ti series as well as 60d... Interesting, hopefully though we will see newer version of these cameras soon.
 
Right from their FAQ:

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A. It wasn't designed to. The filter was designed specifically in consideration of the way that the 7D produces 1080p video from its 18MP sensor. The physical size and shape of the filter housing are also highly specific to the 7D.


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I spoke with Mosaic a few months ago. They were keen on getting the filter for the 7D finished up, but they said that they are working on a filter for the T2i / T3i / 60D. The filter itself is already optimized for the T2/3i, but it needs a slightly different size casing to fit into the camera and work properly. As Kegan quoted from their website, it's just a matter of the housing/cavity being different from the Rebel series/60D and the 7D.

Hopefully, that's not too far off.
 
So it's definite that the 7D filter won't fit the 60D? (Edit) - sorry just checked out the website and answered my own question
 
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Things are a bit pricey, but from what I've seen I'd say it's worth it. Really waiting for the t2i one, which I'd say may cost slightly less than the 7D version (noted price difference between the 5D and 7D filter, plus more demand for the t2i / t3i/ 60D?)
 
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Here's what ours looked like. I guess we should have done a kickstarter. The prototype frame is 3D printed and fits in the same place as mosaic one.
 
sonofaresiii said:
Well, maybe it works out better for them, but all I can say is, for $10 I'd buy one, for $300+ I won't.
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That would be a mistake. I had bought two for my 5D's and not only did it make a huge difference on every shoot I used it on afterwards, but actually revived the resale value of the cameras when they were eventually sold together as a package.
 
yoclay said:
That would be a mistake. I had bought two for my 5D's and not only did it make a huge difference on every shoot I used it on afterwards, but actually revived the resale value of the cameras when they were eventually sold together as a package.
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Maybe, and maybe I'm the anomaly here, but I have yet to run into serious aliasing problems in my shooting, in a way that can't be fixed or avoided, or is detrimental to the story. It would be a nice fix for $10, even $50, but for me it's not a $300 problem. Again, YMMV. I have no idea if I'm the minority or majority here.
 
sonofaresiii said:
I have no idea if I'm the minority or majority here.
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I think you may be the majority. Many people are buying these, but I wouldn't think it's as a large number as all the DSLR filmmakers around. I've been thinking about it, and when the t2i version is brought out I more than likely won't buy it. Moire and aliasing suck, but so does this price.
 
sonofaresiii said:
Maybe, and maybe I'm the anomaly here, but I have yet to run into serious aliasing problems in my shooting, in a way that can't be fixed or avoided, or is detrimental to the story. It would be a nice fix for $10, even $50, but for me it's not a $300 problem. Again, YMMV. I have no idea if I'm the minority or majority here.
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I got burned on a couple of paying gigs by the aliasing on my 60D, so invested in GH1/GH2 bodies for shooting video. I miss the form factor of the 60D a lot though, and a couple of days hire pays for one of these, so I'll be going for it.
 
sonofaresiii said:
Maybe, and maybe I'm the anomaly here, but I have yet to run into serious aliasing problems in my shooting, in a way that can't be fixed or avoided, or is detrimental to the story. It would be a nice fix for $10, even $50, but for me it's not a $300 problem. Again, YMMV. I have no idea if I'm the minority or majority here.
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I am with you this far...

I have shot a number of different subjects with a array of different lens (of varying quality), and I can say it at most was slightly bothersome in some situations.

For all cameras except for the 7D that price is 30%+ the price of the camera, and for some of the Rebel owners is more like half, so it would have to be a serious problem inhibiting ones work to spend a good portion of he over all cost to address a issue people may or may not notice in some situations, IMHO
 
How does the filter interact with the mirror?

When you turn the camera off, the mirror normally wants to go back into it's normal position, will the filter allow for that?
 
ectobuilder said:
How does the filter interact with the mirror?

When you turn the camera off, the mirror normally wants to go back into it's normal position, will the filter allow for that?
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nope, just like the one on the 5D the mirror will remain in the UP position. So using these filters disable your optical viewfinders. You won't be taking pictures with these filters anyway as the stills image has diminished in quality.
 
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