OFFICIAL/NO LEAK: Canon 7D Official US Press Release
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Tim Joy
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I was wondering too. You can get one shipped to your door for $12, but I'm not sure it's worth it. Found this thread here about it-
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=174250
If you have Nikon glass already, *do* get adapters! I've had no problem with my Nikon -> EOS from Fotodiox (get them on eBay instead of their website, it's cheaper).
Treat yourself to 1 adapter per lens if you have a small collection... swapping gets tedious quickly (the adapters are meant to stay on the lens, not the body of the Canon camera).
Besides the lack of AF and auto aperture (which is no big deal in video mode), I've had great results with an old 35mm f2 and 50mm f1.4.
-- X
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...
LOL. Already ordered one too!? Now I don't feel so bad for being a bleeding edge junky.
I've used "dumb" adapters sucessfully with 5D2, 40D and XTi. It would be *extremely* surprising if the the 7D didn't work with third party lenses.
(The only exception... a friend's XSi didn't accept my m42 adapter, but accepted the Nikon adapter. Both were "dumb"/no chip adapters. This one still baffles me!)
If for some really bizarre reason the 7D required to sense a "Canon" lens, you can always get a "chipped" adaptor with electronics to emulate the presence of a lens.
-X
Nik Manning
Well-known member
Hey Barry - Recording limitation of 30 minutes. where did you see that? I am seeing 12 minutes per clip?
Taylor Rudd
Veteran
30 minutes of recording time when in SD, 12 minutes at 1080
Digigenic
Well-known member
When using twixtor to help transition between the frames, it does have a cool effect. I believe it was here, in the D90 section, somebody used either a D90 or a D300 in that fashion with twixtor and the results were stunning....
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...
Just be mindful of the limited lifespan of the shutter.
Barry_Green
Moderator
At $1600? I'll just buy another body. And another.
Heck, it used to cost $1200 to rent an F900 for a day.
i think im officially going to buy a 5DmkII AND a 7D....
Rakesh Jacob
Veteran
I don't know bro... right now I would get the 7D, kit it out and wait on February for the 1Dmkiv. It should be better image than 5D, faster processing and most likely up the video features of the 7D.
The little demons in my head were telling the same thing. They would complement each other so nicely. They both make up for the other one's weakness nicely: The 7D with its high 8fps frame rate and superior AF system and the 5DII with its supreme sensor and IQ. Johnny cola has a point though. I'm not doing anything until the 1DsIV is unveiled. I'm not sure that the 1DIV is going to have what I'm looking for. I think the real goodies will be with the 1DsIV.
I keep seeing people speaking about the noise on the 7D being higher than a 5D... well, after seeing the samples from http://www.imaging-resource.com I can't spot such a HUGE difference (the 5D Mark II looks a bit sharper in this test, but that's another story).
I can also see A LOT of people talking about razor-thin depth of field... in my opinion the depth of field in the latest 5D videos is TOO THIN. Yes, there it is, I said it. Too thin. If you can, it doesn't mean you should. I can't undestand why people shoot with f/1.4 , f/1.2... what's the point? Everybody who owns a 5D Mark II tries to shoot EVERYTHING with shallow depth of field just because they can, not because there is a reason for it. I was looking at Philip Bloom's blog the other day, he's got some nice footage but God he shoots everything at f/-1. Even the stills when showing some piece of gear are shot using 1mm shallow depth of field (example here is an example).
As others said, RED one is similar to a 1.6x sensor. Also, when shooting film you have the depth of field similar to a 1.6x sensor.. so why do people complain? Oh, I know: you won't feel your footage is good enough if it's got more then than 1mm sharp? :doh:
I can also see A LOT of people talking about razor-thin depth of field... in my opinion the depth of field in the latest 5D videos is TOO THIN. Yes, there it is, I said it. Too thin. If you can, it doesn't mean you should. I can't undestand why people shoot with f/1.4 , f/1.2... what's the point? Everybody who owns a 5D Mark II tries to shoot EVERYTHING with shallow depth of field just because they can, not because there is a reason for it. I was looking at Philip Bloom's blog the other day, he's got some nice footage but God he shoots everything at f/-1. Even the stills when showing some piece of gear are shot using 1mm shallow depth of field (example here is an example).
As others said, RED one is similar to a 1.6x sensor. Also, when shooting film you have the depth of field similar to a 1.6x sensor.. so why do people complain? Oh, I know: you won't feel your footage is good enough if it's got more then than 1mm sharp? :doh:
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
Im in agreement on the DOF if you are trying to follow action
The new version should be about right
At the very wide end im not so sure, Im mulling what lens will be the doda -16-35 probably
on a budget nikkor 18mm
The new version should be about right
At the very wide end im not so sure, Im mulling what lens will be the doda -16-35 probably
on a budget nikkor 18mm
Rakesh Jacob
Veteran
Director
And... cut, OMG Lindsay that was amazing! THE LOHAN IS BACK BABY!
Cinematographer
(under his breath)
aww damnit!
Director
What... what's wrong?
Cinematographer
I'm sorry dude but I totaly blew that shot.
Director
Wait what? Everyone hold! (aproaching cinematographer) WTF do you mean? That was the one! Dude you have any idea how hard it is to get a recovering-
Cinematographer
-Man I'm really sorry!... But... here I'll play it back. Ok see right there, I do a focus pull from her left eye to her right eye and...
Director
AWWW WTF!? You're focused on her eye lashes. Her iris is all fuzzy looking! She looks like she's shooting up again!
Cinematographer
Dude I'm sor-
Director
-STFU before I get Christian Bale on your ass!
BACK TO ONE! I'm sorry Lindsay... umm... is there any way I can get you take another bite, you can spit right out before your line... we'll cut to an insert
