OFFICIAL/NO LEAK: Canon 7D Official US Press Release

The Nikon to EOS adapters are all over Ebay and are cheap but the unknown is if the 7D will have a smaller mirror box that the 5D MKII because it is a much smaller sensor. If the area in the mirror box is significantly smaller, I don't know if Nikon lenses would physically fit into the body of this camera. Perhaps someone else knows? My Canon experience is limited to my 5D MKII, all of my cropped sensor cameras are Nikons.

Dan
 
which of your nikkors protrude beyond the adapter - I dont think any of mine do

exept maybe my unmodded 50 1.2 manual

it shoudl be worth emphasing that the chip/flange distance must be the same for eos lenses to work

this brings to the fore a scary thought - the camera may not work if it has 'no lens attached' - im waiting for one of the co.s to pull that nasty trick off - needs checking

S
 
1. Anyone care to paraphrase what Jannard posted? I missed the post, and am curious...

2. How are you guys pre-ordering?? I don't see that option on Amazon. I want one.
 
Richard J. Johnson said:
I have watched a ton of your videos on vimeo and you get a damn fine look out of the A.
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Thnx bro, I've been borrowing 35mm adapters from friends and now for less than the price of a Letus EX or Redrock M2 setup I can get a whole freaking camera!!!! And I can throw that camera in a jacket pocket :grin:
I'm glad I didnt spend the $1970 on the LEX
 
ryan brown said:
1. Anyone care to paraphrase what Jannard posted? I missed the post, and am curious...

2. How are you guys pre-ordering?? I don't see that option on Amazon. I want one.
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1 (severe paraphrase) he was saying how canon f--ks over it's customers by not giving the 5Dmkii a firmware update and forcing them to buy a new cam. And how he wouldn't do his customers like that. Then all the fanboys chimed in on how much better the R1 is compared to the 5d/7d yada yada.... yada

2 looks like amazon just killed the 7D page, can't search for it anymore, I went back on it in my history and no more preorder, maybe they got overwhelmed?
 
Any Scarlet, 2/3" or s35 should have clear advantages over a DSLR. First and foremost to me, is that they probably will have a PL and Nikon mounts that you can back focus and adjust.

These Canon DSLR with ebay Nikon adapter solutions will always mean your lens will not be calibrated for the mount/adapter. This also means for any serious focus pulling, you're distance marks will be all off.

It's like saying because the Canons and GH1 are out, the Sony F23 which is a 2/3" will have no appeal. Yes, it won't have appeal to consumers, but for the serious amateur or pro, the 2/3" or s35mm Scarlet should have those critical features most of us are still waiting on.

The 7D looks appealing though, and should be a great interim or low budget option.

What the real threat to RED will be is a Canon Pro video camera with an XL-H1 form factor, XLR, storage options, etc. That looks to be a clear certainty seeing how responsive they have been to this segment of the video enthusiast market.


Barry_Green said:
I put up a big post here a couple weeks ago saying that IMO the 2/3" scarlet is DBA (dead before arrival), but a full-frame or S35 scarlet, priced competitively (i.e., not $8,000 for a brain alone, but maybe $3,000) might still be very much alive, especially with any wonders that they may have devised or implemented between then and now.

But yeah, a fixed-lens 2/3" scarlet at $3750 has lost pretty much all of its appeal in the face of a $1500 (with lens) GH1 or $1700 body-only 7D, each with a sensor at least 4x as large as 2/3".
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Johnny Cola said:
1 (severe paraphrase) he was saying how canon f--ks over it's customers by not giving the 5Dmkii a firmware update and forcing them to buy a new cam. And how he wouldn't do his customers like that. Then all the fanboys chimed in on how much better the R1 is compared to the 5d/7d yada yada.... yada

2 looks like amazon just killed the 7D page, can't search for it anymore, I went back on it in my history and no more preorder, maybe they got overwhelmed?
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I still have an order in my history for a 7D (w/ kit lens -- no laughing, I'm a DSLR newbie and have no lenses :)). Placed at 10:15pm PST last night.
 
Johnny Cola said:
looks like amazon just killed the 7D page, can't search for it anymore, I went back on it in my history and no more preorder, maybe they got overwhelmed?
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Interesting. Mine's still there. Amazon's 7D page now says: "Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available."

They're now listed on B&H as well.
 
dadoboy said:
Any Scarlet, 2/3" or s35 should have clear advantages over a DSLR. First and foremost to me, is that they probably will have a PL and Nikon mounts that you can back focus and adjust.

These Canon DSLR with ebay Nikon adapter solutions will always mean your lens will not be calibrated for the mount/adapter. This also means for any serious focus pulling, you're distance marks will be all off.

It's like saying because the Canons and GH1 are out, the Sony F23 which is a 2/3" will have no appeal. Yes, it won't have appeal to consumers, but for the serious amateur or pro, the 2/3" or s35mm Scarlet should have those critical features most of us are still waiting on.

The 7D looks appealing though, and should be a great interim or low budget option.

What the real threat to RED will be is a Canon Pro video camera with an XL-H1 form factor, XLR, storage options, etc. That looks to be a clear certainty seeing how responsive they have been to this segment of the video enthusiast market.
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It's not the 5D, 7D, Gh1 customers that are attacking R1, Scarlet, F23, F35. But those higher end camera owner/user/customers sure seem to be defensive... wonder why... (not really but oh well)
 
I will NEVER buy from Best Buy again! That is shameful gouging. I got mine from Amazon this morning for $1909.11 with the 28-135mm kit lens.
 
Johnny Cola said:
It's not the 5D, 7D, Gh1 customers that are attacking R1, Scarlet, F23, F35. But those higher end camera owner/user/customers sure seem to be defensive... wonder why... (not really but oh well)
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It's no different than MKii owners constantly making snide remarks about the GH-1 and other people merely passively encouraging them to continue to do so by saying "oh, stop that you dawg!"

This is what it's been for years and what it's always going to be until everyone suddenly learns that they're all flawed in some way, you pick your weapon and aim true.
 
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