jpegram wrote:
Maybe its just me, but regardless of the features, I could care less about the terapixels a camera might have really. The excitement over that is just ludicrous. Can you take a really good photo with a 10-20-30-40D? 5D? 1? DO you have an idea about framing, composition, and capturing a moment that will never come again?
All this stuff is nice, but its corporate huey getting people all excited because they have stockholders breathing down their necks. I highly doubt Canon is making a 2D or 4D. Unless they are replacing the low end cameras with a new designation to make it look like they are making better consumer level camera for Joe Smith and the wife and kids. That would be the likely marketing ploy behind it. Most of the execs could care less about anything but parting you from the money in your wallet, bank account, or CC....Show more →
I highly disagree. Sure composition is nice, but go try and take a gallery quality photo with a 1mp point and shoot camera. Then lets talk.
IMVVHO...this is wishful thinking...not the specs so much as the price.
It'd be a D300 killer at that price point, but Canon'd be foolish to drop that
far that fast...They see 5D's changing hands on eBay for around $2K still.
And the specs seem more evolutionary than revolutionary and certainly not
a big enough upgrade to motivate me to change.
M Vers wrote:
For those of you who didn't see, though its relatively old (October), according to a post on dpreview.com:
Canon 7D specs:
-12mp
-5fps,Up to 21 RAW files
-dust removing system
-15-point TTL CMOS sensor
-Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster
-96% frame coverage
-Magnification: 0.71x
-3.0 " 640×480 TFT LCD (920,000 pixels)
-ISO 50-3200 extended to 12800 and 25600
-DIGIC III, 14-bit
-Canon EF lens mount (not EF-S)
-Live View Mode
-The Body Is Much Identical to 5D, Could Share The Handgrip
-Surprisingly cheap, US: $ 1,899
Come on!! You can't get past the 2nd paragraph:
The new 7D incorporates an optional feature called Universal Vibration Reduction (uVR). This turns all lenses into uVR lenses, and offers a 10-stop advantage.
This means a person using a 500mm lens, who would normally have to shoot at 1/500th of a second, can shoot at 2 seconds when uVR is enabled.
Mullet wrote:
Come on!! You can't get past the 2nd paragraph:
The new 7D incorporates an optional feature called Universal Vibration Reduction (uVR). This turns all lenses into uVR lenses, and offers a 10-stop advantage.
This means a person using a 500mm lens, who would normally have to shoot at 1/500th of a second, can shoot at 2 seconds when uVR is enabled.
If you can get pass the 2nd paragraph you will probably find a button for cappuccino, and if you are really lucky, maybe a time-travel switch!
"As many of you know, I have a reliable source inside Canon R&D. As such, I get detailed information about new Canon models long before anyone else." sounds like studio58
I honestly don't think that your opinion has hurt anyone's feelings. You just came on pretty strong with a "brand wars" slant in your comments. Many of the folks here are talented photographers so images add validity to a person’s opinion.
Nowadays it seems like every 14 year old with an internet connection is an expert, so many of us react accordingly to posts that seem a bit too “fanboy”. I’m certainly not accusing you of this, but merely explaining a mindset that some of us have. FM is good place and we would hate to see it go the way of so many other sites.
Show us what kind of images you capture and you will gain respect and I’m sure that you will fit right in!
Love the "every 14 year old with an internet connection is an expert" comment. I would add, so is every "new photographer that never shot a roll of film"...
I'm all for a decrease in brand-based acrimony. I've been accused of being a "fanboy" - mostly by Nikon users - even though I'm not. Yes I've used Canon film for decades, and Canon digital for 8+ years, but I'll call Canon out whenever it deserves it. I've also used Nikon film cameras and have shot with Nikon digital (not extensively) and have great respect for other companies that offer good to great products. I still love the look of Provia on my lightbox, but the inexorable move to digital continues.
Unlike film cameras in the 70-90's, the most important aspect of IQ today (assuming comparable skill, equipment, etc.) is technology. We can't change film and get different results, we need to start with the best RAW file we can and then manipulate that using the tools others have built for us (e.g. C1, ACR, etc.).
True, IQ for most of us is the zenith, and a "print button" the nadir, but for those that are technically minded, and importantly forum participants, one often can't help but be interested in the newest, and "best" technology. Therein lies the rub. It's like Ford vs. Chevy (both losers in my book), Mac vs. PC (let's not go there), sports team A vs. sports team B, et. al. People get attached and identify strongly with their choice, reality be damned.
