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

I sold my two GH1's to a production company for a nice profit and was getting ready to put an order in for two more but now the 7D has my attention. All this does is reassure me to invest in nice glass and swap $1600ish vdslr cams out every 6-9 months.

This cam is looking good, can't wait to see all the footage roll in within the next 30 days or so.
 
ChipG said:
All this does is reassure me to invest in nice glass and swap $1600ish vdslr cams out every 6-9 months.
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My thoughts exactly. Stock up on both Canon and Nikon glass and keep swapping bodies while they one up each other. This does assume Nikon will get it right one day.
 
Every day I ponder getting two GH-1's. But you know the only thing that stops me? No live video out.

Canon's really stepped up to the plate here and things are about to get really really bad (good). I can say that the best thing about this is I can finally dump the Mkii and pick up a better camera.
 
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!


5DmkII 21.1 fullframe Glory!?????? Or 7D glory 24P Glory!!!!!????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
BMFM FILMS said:
Can anybody confirm that there is manual control across the board?
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It seems so:
When the shooting mode is set to M you can adjust shutter speed and aperture via the control dials and also set the sensitivity manually. In all other modes exposure is controlled automatically.
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And what's really cool is that PAL-users also has the option of 24p for filmout. :) Really nice move, Canon!
•1920x1080: 30/24 fps (NTSC), 25/24 fps (PAL)
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http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos7d/page13.asp
 
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nevermind about my previous post, theres a huge thread talking about it already... I think D90 is going to wave goodbye soon.
 
TimurCivan said:
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!


5DmkII 21.1 fullframe Glory!?????? Or 7D glory 24P Glory!!!!!????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I know that it's going to be some contest for others... but it's hard to say there's even a decision to make

1080/24,25,30 makes it immediately an all around go to camera for any small job
720/60 just ices the cake with slow mo in post.

And the sensor crop means you can shoot wide open all day and only have to deal with what you're used to.

Call me a Day One owner here. The second it hits any store or website I'm getting one.
 
I just watched the passage video, I'm pre ordering one tonight. Don't really care about all the little details, if it sucks I'll sell it on eBay and lose $200, I don't want to wait 3 months on a waiting list so I'll gamble. Damn, the passage video looks awesome.
 
Kholi said:
Every day I ponder getting two GH-1's. But you know the only thing that stops me? No live video out.

Canon's really stepped up to the plate here and things are about to get really really bad (good). I can say that the best thing about this is I can finally dump the Mkii and pick up a better camera.
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Now that just hurts. Lets not forget that the 5DII has a superior sensor to the 1DsIII. I know your source told you if I remember correctly that 24P wasn't coming to the 5DII, but was that the same source that told you that 60P wasn't going to happen on the 7D, but did. I'll still predict that 24P will happen for the 5DII before the 7D ships. Nevertheless, I realize you'll want the crop factor of the 7D. Except for the superior AF and 8fps for stills, I really don't think it's going to be a better camera ....more of a hyped up Rebel.
 
The passage video was stunning quality, not to mention the footage that was shot at night.

One tidbit I noticed on DPreview was that when shooting at ISO 6400, it's like shooting on ISO 1600 on the DIGIC3 processors, so we're gonna see a leap in lowlight performance...just wow, how can I even debate keeping my nikon, all aboard the canon train!
 
f64manray said:
Now that just hurts. Lets not forget that the 5DII has a superior sensor to the 1DsIII. I know your source told you if I remember correctly that 24P wasn't coming to the 5DII, but was that the same source that told you that 60P wasn't going to happen on the 7D, but did. I'll still predict that 24P will happen for the 5DII before the 7D ships. Nevertheless, I realize you'll want the crop factor of the 7D. Except for the superior AF and 8fps for stills, I really don't think it's going to be a better camera ....more of a hyped up Rebel.
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Yeah that's absolutely true. He did outright say "No that's a misprint" so now I have to go BACK to wondering if "hey, will the MKii get 24p?". I'll agree, this is a real shocker to me and I'm pretty happy about it.

He was still right on the omney about manual controls.

I just want my 1.6x Crop and In-Camera 24p back. lol
 
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