7D What do I need to know about the 7d?

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allahkaram

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I'm buying a 7d soon. I will be using it 50/50 (photography/Video). I'm a professional Cinematographer but also do a lot of landscape and portrait photography. I'd like to know everything to optimize the quality of my gear.


For instance, a lot of people are talking about using "PICTURE STYLE" but than on the other hand experts like Philip Bloom recommend using it on the most flat settings possible so it could be customizable in POST. What do you guys think?


Equipment wise, what is essential with the camera???
Any help can be appreciated...
 
The PICTURE STYLES are what you use to get the flat image. I've only ever used a 7d briefly on whatever was the default setting, and it was very contrasty. So you use a different picture style to get a flatter image. I haven't tried tweaking it myslef though, so can't give more advice on that.

As far as other equipment, you'll pobably want a loupe of some kind - either the Zacuto Z-finder or LCDVF - so you can see the screen in bright sunlight. The cameras are not really designed to be handheld for long takes so you might want some kind of support/shoulder mount to make it easier and eliminate the shakes. And of course, a decent tripod. It all kind of depends on you shooting style - some people prefer small and light, others want a big rig with rails, matte-box, follow focus, external monitor and audio recorder all mounted on some kind of support rig.
 
Please. Please. Please!! Spend some time reviewing the hundreds of threads that discuss all the great things, issues and styles that these cameras have. You will not be disappointed. If this site had existed in 1996 I might have not spent $70,000 to get a 2 year degree in Video.

If you are already a Cinematographer and Photographer you already know all the things you can't learn by reading previous threads. The rest of the info is out there but they are just opinions. The one thing I can recommend besides that is practice before you charge somebody or try to shoot something you feel passionate about.

I having been reading since 5D mark II, but just got me T2i yesterday at 9PM. It shot for 2 hours today and it was f*@#ing amazing. Opinions and benchmarks help a lot, but get one and use it! You will not be disappointed especially if you already own glass.
 
deltoidjohn said:
The PICTURE STYLES are what you use to get the flat image. I've only ever used a 7d briefly on whatever was the default setting, and it was very contrasty. So you use a different picture style to get a flatter image. I haven't tried tweaking it myslef though, so can't give more advice on that.

As far as other equipment, you'll pobably want a loupe of some kind - either the Zacuto Z-finder or LCDVF - so you can see the screen in bright sunlight. The cameras are not really designed to be handheld for long takes so you might want some kind of support/shoulder mount to make it easier and eliminate the shakes. And of course, a decent tripod. It all kind of depends on you shooting style - some people prefer small and light, others want a big rig with rails, matte-box, follow focus, external monitor and audio recorder all mounted on some kind of support rig.
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I already ordered the Shoulder Mount and the LCDVF. I have the lenses. Filters. Thanks for your opinion and suggestions.
 
Watch out for the "buffer". There will be times when the 7D will stop recording after 3 seconds. I ran into this problem several times with it. The 7D requires fairly fast CF cards to shoot video, and has an in-viewfinder indication of when the video buffer is overflowing due to a slow card.
 
Carlos Corral said:
Watch out for the "buffer". There will be times when the 7D will stop recording after 3 seconds. I ran into this problem several times with it. The 7D requires fairly fast CF cards to shoot video, and has an in-viewfinder indication of when the video buffer is overflowing due to a slow card.
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What do you use for ur cf card?
 
Reduce detail or sharpness in user profiles and store it, watch fast whip pans and small lines on objects that can cause moire and aliasing! Get an audio mixer such as Juicelink!
Cheers
 
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