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

puredrifting said:
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
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I've been using a Nikon -> Canon adapter on my 30D SLR for some time now...no conflicts. The 30D is the great grandfather of the 7D.

I opted out of buying the adapters with the superglued chip...didn't want it to break off inside my camera!
 
I truly despair at this crazy circus of must have.

I had to go and console myself by checking footage i filmed over the weekend with my ex1 and letus elite....gosh that looks nice.



all that said...



Still, glad i sold my d90!!!...
7d will be a great tool to enhance my productions. lol
 
mhood said:
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.
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With all due respect, why would you pay $200 for a kit lens when you can purchase a 50mm 1.8 lens for $100 or a 1.4 for $360???
 
I was eyeing the Tokina 16-50 2.8 on Ebay with Nikon mount for when the GH1 was available... but now I might consider the same lens with EOS mount... still waiting for second impressions on the 7D
 
Oooh, so another couple of things, looking at the spec sheet:

1080p is at proper video speeds! It's not 30.000 fps, like the 5DMkII, it's 29.970, 25.000, and 23.976. Excellent!

And it's a 5K camera. You can record 5K images at 8 frames per second. Take THAT, Red! :) (okay, seriously, it's not gonna be a Red, but ... dang, 5K at 8fps, that's not too shabby!) Of course, it only lasts for 126 frames, so that means about 15-second maximum takes, but... heck, I wanna play with it and shoot a 5K movie at some dreamy/smeary 8fps rate on a $1700 camera...

720p at proper video speeds of 59.94 and 50.000, gives you three options for slow-mo (1080/30p, 720/50p and 720/60p) plus proper "live" video at 720/60p



Recording limitation of 30 minutes. That's not so nice, but it's way better than a 5-minute limit. Plenty enough for most any cinema work, maybe not enough for event/wedding stuff.

Ooh, a minor nicety, you can create new folders on your memory card. You could establish a new folder per scene, etc.

Of course, using CF cards, it'll infuriate Macbook Pro users. Wish it was SD, but that's a minor quibble.

Has a histogram and highlight alert, good; hope the highlight alert can be set to operate during shooting, unlike the GH1 which only shows during playback.
 
Also, in the heat of the moment, $200 seemed like chump change... I get crazy like that sometimes. lol
 
Kholi said:
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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Def agree, but the 5D and GH1 were the only competitors of eachother for the few months they co-existed before the 7D, so it's a more realistic battle as that was the choice many were facing. Where as R1 users being on the defensive and might I add offensive when it came to Jannard's post on Reduser, is funny and speaks more to the strenghts of the DSLR than thier weekness.
 
Barry_Green said:
Oooh, so another couple of things, looking at the spec sheet:

1080p is at proper video speeds! It's not 30.000 fps, like the 5DMkII, it's 29.970, 25.000, and 23.976. Excellent!

And it's a 5K camera. You can record 5K images at 8 frames per second. Take THAT, Red! :) (okay, seriously, it's not gonna be a Red, but ... dang, 5K at 8fps, that's not too shabby!) Of course, it only lasts for 126 frames, so that means about 15-second maximum takes, but... heck, I wanna play with it and shoot a 5K movie at some dreamy/smeary 8fps rate on a $1700 camera...

720p at proper video speeds of 59.94 and 50.000, gives you three options for slow-mo (1080/30p, 720/50p and 720/60p) plus proper "live" video at 720/60p



Recording limitation of 30 minutes. That's not so nice, but it's way better than a 5-minute limit. Plenty enough for most any cinema work, maybe not enough for event/wedding stuff.

Ooh, a minor nicety, you can create new folders on your memory card. You could establish a new folder per scene, etc.

Of course, using CF cards, it'll infuriate Macbook Pro users. Wish it was SD, but that's a minor quibble.

Has a histogram and highlight alert, good; hope the highlight alert can be set to operate during shooting, unlike the GH1 which only shows during playback.
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I'm gonna frame this post, a testament that even Barry can be openly excited about the release of a non Panasonic Camera. Take that, naysayers.
 
Kholi said:
I'm gonna frame this post, a testament that even Barry can be openly excited about the release of a non Panasonic Camera. Take that, naysayers.
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Dude, I've got a JVC HD100, a Sony Z1, a Fuji FinePix something-or-other, a Canon PowerShot SD500, and I had (briefly) a Red One, as well as my stable of Panasonic products -- DVX100B, GH1, HMC150, and HPX170... and a newly-ordered 7D on its way... oh, plus a CP16/R, a Filmo 70 (Super-16, even), and a Super35 Konvas 1M that's been modified to take SLR lenses. I think that means that the majority of cameras I own are non-Panasonic... :D
 
John Caballero said:
Its a perfect startup lens. You can add the 50 and whatnot slowly and build up your lens package. Nothing wrong with that.
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Fair enough. I'd still go with a $100 1.8 before a $200 3.5/5.6 but that's me. I'm coming from a photo-first perspective and perhaps that's not the same as a video-first perspective. I don't know.

In any case, your point is valid, "Nothing wrong with that".
 
John Caballero said:
Its a perfect startup lens. You can add the 50 and whatnot slowly and build up your lens package. Nothing wrong with that.
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The 28-135 is a crap range for 1.6x crop though. I would save the 200 and put it towards the new Tamron 17-50 f2.8 that's coming out and get the 50mm f1.8 for now. If you have a the kit lens and then use the 50, I promise you that you are gonna wanna leave the 50 on there and just walk back and forth all night to get your framing LOL
And anyone wondering about the cheap 50mm lens, I've used it a couple times for stills and vid on the 5Dmkii and it's awesome. The sharpest, brightest lens you can find for a c-note!
 
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