Canon has just released the highly anticipated EOS 7D. This new digital SLR offers a 18 MP CMOS sensor, 8.0 f/s shooting, a Dual DIGIC 4 Image image processor and expandable ISO to 12800 among many new features. Here is the complete list:

• 18.0 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors for high image quality and speed.
• ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800) for shooting from bright to dim light.
• 8.0 fps continuous shooting up to 126 Large/JPEGs with UDMA CF card and 15 RAW.
• Advanced movie mode with manual exposure control and selectable frame rates: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p, 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p, 640 x 480 (SD): 60p (59.94) / 50p.
• Intelligent Viewfinder with 100% field of view, wide viewing angle of 29.4°, high magnification of 1.0, intelligent viewfinder with glass pentaprism and an overlaid LCD display in viewfinder supports various shooting styles.
• New 19-point, all cross-type AF system equipped with dual diagonal cross-type sensors in center at f/2.8 and f/5.6 and AF area selection modes to match various shooting situations.
• iFCL Metering with 63 zone dual-layer metering sensor that utilizes AF and color information for optimizing exposure and image quality.
• Magnesium body with shutter durability up to 150,000 cycles and exclusive dust and weather resistance.

For more info, please check Canon's website directly.

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Thanks for restoring some order, Fred.

EBH

7D and the 15-85 IS combo is a home run from Canon IMO.

3rd one...not too bad

Looks like I won't have to go FF after all. Now all I need is the high ISO RAW samples.

Fred thank you. It was getting old weeding through 15 different threads.

Figures that I'd be the first on the "other thread" to violate Fred's suggestion.

Unintentional! Honest!

the camera specs are awesome.. but the sample pictures lack the crispness compared to 40D or 5D ... noise at iso 1600 looks terrible as well and not that great at iso 200 either ...

does the 7D do pixel binning ? .

15-85 would be a 24-136 would be nearly equivalent to the EF 28-135

Paolo Dolina wrote:
15-85 would be a 24-136 would be nearly equivalent to the EF 28-135

Man the $800 tag on the 15-85 scares me.

rami.halim wrote:
the camera specs are awesome.. but the sample pictures lack the crispness compared to 40D or 5D ... noise at iso 1600 looks terrible as well and not that great at iso 200 either ...

does the 7D do pixel binning ? .

Where are you comparing the pictures, on imaging-resource.com I am not seeing any what you are seeing? Crispness, noise at 1600?

No Binning going on!!

Tim

orangefirefish wrote:
Paolo Dolina wrote:
15-85 would be a 24-136 would be nearly equivalent to the EF 28-135

Man the $800 tag on the 15-85 scares me.

IS works and give you 4 stops!!
But $800 is very very expensive, at least in my opinion , it better be totally awesome.

Tim

rami.halim wrote:
the camera specs are awesome.. but the sample pictures lack the crispness compared to 40D or 5D ... noise at iso 1600 looks terrible as well and not that great at iso 200 either ...

does the 7D do pixel binning ? .

What lenses were used in those samples though? I saw the DPreview sample of a bridge taken with the 17-55IS, looks plenty crisp to me. Also bear in mind that these probably haven't gone through any post processing. A little high pass sharpening and USM and they'll look fine.

http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/canoneos7d_preview/

A.Y. wrote:
7D and the 15-85 IS combo is a home run from Canon IMO.

I'm glad Canon is finally listening to it's customers regarding; better AF, weather sealing,
manual control in movie mode, 1080/24....

Now all that's left is:
*To STOP adding more pixels to the sensors, we want less noise!!!!
*To add more Full Frame options to Canon's lineup.(2 21Mp cams is not much of a selection)

Bring on the 1D4 and the 3D!!!

Kudos to Canon for what looks to be a great cam on paper!

Am I the only one not very impressed? The 50D already shows the limits of noise and resolution on the small sensor. The 7D will have more pixels, and even if the noise level is the same, what good is the difference?

EBH

See? told you it's impossible to try and please everyone.

I like the wireless flash commander mode. Maybe canon are listening to those who use off camera flash.

doesnt a new sensor design mean anything? with regard to noise at High ISO if not why would Canon bother if there wasnt a difference from the 50D...not to mention 2x digic4s...amazes me

The best in Canon APS-C per Gabor's analysis

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1019&thread=32880471

IMHO Canon hits a home run with 7D.

While this looks like a decent camera, I'm really looking forward to seeing it's new features in the 1 and 5 series. Kudos for a fresh design approach.

Give me a FF, 18mp equivalent (same features as 7D) and I will really be impressed.

digitalbug30d wrote:
doesnt a new sensor design mean anything? with regard to noise at High ISO if not why would Canon bother if there wasnt a difference from the 50D...not to mention 2x digic4s...amazes me

Why did they bother with the 50D when the 40D had better IQ in some situations? Resolution is a bigger problem than noise. I'm crossing fingers than the 500/4 and 800/5.6 are up to the challenge.

EBH

Questions about the 7D:

1. How do you think the viewfinder will compare to that of the 5D2 (and other FF) in terms of SIZE?

2. Does the 7D have GPS encoding?

Thanks.

kewlcanon wrote:
IMHO Canon hits a home run with 7D.

Right now it's just a high fly ball to center field...waiting for the wind to blow any which way. We'll see in a few weeks whether or not it makes it out.