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p.52 #1Canon 7D
FWIW skibum I agree with what you're saying, reply to Robb saying "it's a 30D with a fantastic sensor" and you'll probably come to an agreement 
- anyone arguing otherwise is deluding themselves....hell of a sensor though 
- anyone arguing otherwise is deluding themselves....hell of a sensor though Aug 29, 2009 at 02:14 PM
p.52 #2Canon 7D
norrad wrote:
It does look to have an IR receiver port in the grip, just like the Rebel series. Curious.
The 5DMkII also supports the IR remote.
It does look to have an IR receiver port in the grip, just like the Rebel series. Curious.
The 5DMkII also supports the IR remote.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:15 PM
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p.52 #3Canon 7D
skibum5 wrote:
teh fact they call it L and not 50 means it is a gimmick (all the same still useful if you shoot jpg or want to see a proper histogram)
Nail on the head, RAW shooters are better off applying another +1 stop EC and doing it later, L is for the JPEG brigade, same as H and HTP.
teh fact they call it L and not 50 means it is a gimmick (all the same still useful if you shoot jpg or want to see a proper histogram)
Nail on the head, RAW shooters are better off applying another +1 stop EC and doing it later, L is for the JPEG brigade, same as H and HTP.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:16 PM
p.52 #4Canon 7D
lexvo wrote:
1.3x, 18MP, about 5 fps
1.6x, about 14.5MP, 8 fpsIf if was 18MP 1.3x crop it is 18*(1.3/1.6)^2 = 11.9MP in 1.6x crop mode.Yes, I was in a hurry and too lazy to check the math
i believe APS-C canon is often more like 1.62 and APS-H more like 1.25
to be a PITA about it
Pixel Perfect wrote
lexvo wrote
IF the 7D is for real, it could have some 'double' mode:1.3x, 18MP, about 5 fps
1.6x, about 14.5MP, 8 fps
i believe APS-C canon is often more like 1.62 and APS-H more like 1.25
to be a PITA about it
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:18 PM
p.52 #5Canon 7D
Lars Johnsson wrote:
We were sent this a few weeks ago (along with a -lot- more unsourced comments)
"7D is Pro-Crop, Dual DIGIC IV, 18.2 MP CMOS, 8 FPS, 19 All cross + 26 Hidden AF Points, 3 Inch LCD, 24/25/30/60 Frames per sec FHD/HD Movie, Electronic Focus Screen, Vertical & Horizontal Electronic Level-meter, Reveal @ 2nd Sep 2009."
We may have a true pro AF in the 7DYes sure
That website have been wrong in everything they have been writing for the last years Any person you ask in the street know more than that website
and yet they did call 7D, dual-digic IV, 18MP, 8FPS, 3" LCD, electronic level and reveal date all correctly before other leaks....
Fred Relaix wrote
From Northlight :We were sent this a few weeks ago (along with a -lot- more unsourced comments)
"7D is Pro-Crop, Dual DIGIC IV, 18.2 MP CMOS, 8 FPS, 19 All cross + 26 Hidden AF Points, 3 Inch LCD, 24/25/30/60 Frames per sec FHD/HD Movie, Electronic Focus Screen, Vertical & Horizontal Electronic Level-meter, Reveal @ 2nd Sep 2009."
We may have a true pro AF in the 7D
That website have been wrong in everything they have been writing for the last years
Any person you ask in the street know more than that websiteand yet they did call 7D, dual-digic IV, 18MP, 8FPS, 3" LCD, electronic level and reveal date all correctly before other leaks....
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:21 PM
p.52 #6Canon 7D
The EF-S lenses have that silver 'this is a crappy lens' ring on them that Canon claims 'adds a hint of luxury'.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:21 PM
p.52 #7Canon 7D
Tom_W wrote:
I don't get why non 5D1 owners are so ridiculously offensive about the 5D.... 
Seriously, there's many on these very forums that seem to feel that it is their duty to berate the 5-Series in general, and sometimes slam those that own and like the 5D and 5D2. Not saying you're doing that, but when people slam others for their conscious buying decisions as if those people have some authority to dictate what others should do with their own money, I can understand the defensiveness.
The 5-series is a great camera. It has its shortcomings as all cameras do, and they're...Show more →
I have a 5D2 myself. But fact is the fps,shutter,mirror feel closer to a rebel than to a 50D. I don't see what is so crazy about saying that. And I sold my 50D so I'm not saying I like the 50D or a Rebel better. Just that the 5 series are pretty close to the cheap FF that people always say they want and are, in a practical if not physical body housing stance, more like FF Rebels than FF 50Ds (aside from teh AF which is better than rebel).
skibum5 wrote
I dont get why 5D1 owners are so ridiculously defensive about their cameras,...Seriously, there's many on these very forums that seem to feel that it is their duty to berate the 5-Series in general, and sometimes slam those that own and like the 5D and 5D2. Not saying you're doing that, but when people slam others for their conscious buying decisions as if those people have some authority to dictate what others should do with their own money, I can understand the defensiveness.
The 5-series is a great camera. It has its shortcomings as all cameras do, and they're...Show more →
I have a 5D2 myself. But fact is the fps,shutter,mirror feel closer to a rebel than to a 50D. I don't see what is so crazy about saying that. And I sold my 50D so I'm not saying I like the 50D or a Rebel better. Just that the 5 series are pretty close to the cheap FF that people always say they want and are, in a practical if not physical body housing stance, more like FF Rebels than FF 50Ds (aside from teh AF which is better than rebel).
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:24 PM
p.52 #8Canon 7D
EOS20 wrote
norrad wrote: It does look to have an IR receiver port in the grip, just like the Rebel series. Curious. The 5DMkII also supports the IR remote.
Thanks! I had somehow missed that.
norrad wrote: It does look to have an IR receiver port in the grip, just like the Rebel series. Curious. The 5DMkII also supports the IR remote.
Thanks! I had somehow missed that.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:26 PM
p.52 #9Canon 7D
Lezloid wrote:
Let's just hope the 7D isn't the only new body announced on 1st SeptIf I was Canon I would have been flooding the market with 7D "leaks" and mis-information in an attempt to mask any information that escapes about a 1DIV
maybe they are using 7D as an AF testbed to make sure it works before daring to announce 1D4??
PierreB wrote
kewlcanon wrote
If the 1.6x is already this good...think about 1D IVmaybe they are using 7D as an AF testbed to make sure it works before daring to announce 1D4??
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:27 PM
p.52 #10Canon 7D
Uuummm...
I've seen a couple more translations, both of which indicate face detection AF.
That should please some folk, right?
Wonder if it can recognise bird faces too?
I've seen a couple more translations, both of which indicate face detection AF.
That should please some folk, right?
Wonder if it can recognise bird faces too?
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:29 PM
p.52 #11Canon 7D
skibum5 wrote:
maybe they are using 7D as an AF testbed to make sure it works before daring to announce 1D4??
I've suggested that possibility a couple o' times myself - makes sense, and is the Canon way...
maybe they are using 7D as an AF testbed to make sure it works before daring to announce 1D4??
I've suggested that possibility a couple o' times myself - makes sense, and is the Canon way...
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:30 PM
p.52 #12Canon 7D
vpk24_astro wrote:
The EF-S lenses have that silver 'this is a crappy lens' ring on them that Canon claims 'adds a hint of luxury'.
on the luxury part. I forgot which Canon literature that it is on.
I think the silver ring means cheap, but not necessarily crappy, though in the film era lots of them are.
The EF-S lenses have that silver 'this is a crappy lens' ring on them that Canon claims 'adds a hint of luxury'.
on the luxury part. I forgot which Canon literature that it is on.I think the silver ring means cheap, but not necessarily crappy, though in the film era lots of them are.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:45 PM
p.52 #13Canon 7D
Chris Beaumont wrote:
Oh yes...those high end XXXD series......;-)
What looks low end to you? It's big, it's metal, it doesn't have tiny plasticky buttons like a 'rebel' series, just a lot of menu buttons hinting at a lot of nice additional features. This is the first time for years I've been genuinely excited about a new Canon launch, unless 18MP has totally ruined the high ISO I'll never need to buy another crop camera again.
Stick an FF sensor in it and I'm set for life
The rear UI has small cheapy buttons that could possibly be surrounded by plastic?
Not to mention the purported poster shows no on-board flash but I see gaps in the product photo that allows for a flash.
Other than that the poster doesnt match body
http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/8689636.jpg
http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mobile01-a5dec84018ed024d52c8d6a1a3361c93.jpg
Also the poster doesnt have small print at he bottom which I find weird.
Then again i could just be nitpicking.
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Oh yes...those high end XXXD series......;-)
What looks low end to you? It's big, it's metal, it doesn't have tiny plasticky buttons like a 'rebel' series, just a lot of menu buttons hinting at a lot of nice additional features. This is the first time for years I've been genuinely excited about a new Canon launch, unless 18MP has totally ruined the high ISO I'll never need to buy another crop camera again.
Stick an FF sensor in it and I'm set for life
The rear UI has small cheapy buttons that could possibly be surrounded by plastic?
Not to mention the purported poster shows no on-board flash but I see gaps in the product photo that allows for a flash.
Other than that the poster doesnt match body
http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/8689636.jpg
http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mobile01-a5dec84018ed024d52c8d6a1a3361c93.jpg
Also the poster doesnt have small print at he bottom which I find weird.
Then again i could just be nitpicking.
Edited on Aug 29, 2009 at 02:50 PM · View previous versions
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:47 PM
p.52 #14Canon 7D
keithreeder wrote:
Uuummm...
I've seen a couple more translations, both of which indicate face detection AF.
That should please some folk, right?
Wonder if it can recognise bird faces too?
If I were Canon I'd put a doggie smile shutter, after all there are a lot more people who take pictures of their dog than bird shooters.
Uuummm...
I've seen a couple more translations, both of which indicate face detection AF.
That should please some folk, right?
Wonder if it can recognise bird faces too?
If I were Canon I'd put a doggie smile shutter, after all there are a lot more people who take pictures of their dog than bird shooters.
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:48 PM
p.52 #15Canon 7D
vpk24_astro wrote:
The EF-S lenses have that silver 'this is a crappy lens' ring on them that Canon claims 'adds a hint of luxury'.
Maybe they should try including a lens hood as a "Hint of luxury" instead of adding crappy silver rings to their lenses!
The EF-S lenses have that silver 'this is a crappy lens' ring on them that Canon claims 'adds a hint of luxury'.
Maybe they should try including a lens hood as a "Hint of luxury" instead of adding crappy silver rings to their lenses!
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:50 PM
p.52 #16Canon 7D
I'm a bit biased though what I really want to see is a 1D3 replacement not "yet another 1.6x crop body". This makes this the 4th 1.6x crop body in the Canon product line? Can the economy accomodate yet another (now expensive) crop body?
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:52 PM
p.52 #17Canon 7D
EOS20 wrote:
Maybe they should try including a lens hood as a "Hint of luxury" instead of adding crappy silver rings to their lenses!
Amen to that! +1,000!
Maybe they should try including a lens hood as a "Hint of luxury" instead of adding crappy silver rings to their lenses!
Amen to that! +1,000!
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:53 PM
p.52 #18Canon 7D
What ever happened to the "M fn" button? The new pics don't seem to show the button that was shown in the "Leaked" top plate photo.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/625042373_3V8fK-X3.jpg
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/625042373_3V8fK-X3.jpg
Aug 29, 2009 at 02:59 PM
p.52 #19Canon 7D
Canon rep: Here, we are including the lens hood together with your lens purchase.
Typical consumer: What is that thing? Can I swap that for a memory card?
Canon rep: Here, we are including this silver ring so that your grand uncle would go wow when you whip this thing out.
Typical consumer: Wow thanks, I could use some of that.
Typical consumer: What is that thing? Can I swap that for a memory card?
Canon rep: Here, we are including this silver ring so that your grand uncle would go wow when you whip this thing out.
Typical consumer: Wow thanks, I could use some of that.
Aug 29, 2009 at 03:01 PM
p.52 #20Canon 7D
EOS20 wrote:
What ever happened to the "M fn" button? The new pics don't seem to show the button that was shown in the "Leaked" top plate photo.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/625042373_3V8fK-X3.jpg
In the non poster picture, it looks like it' still there to me. it's to the right of the shutter button but on level behind the shutter button.
What ever happened to the "M fn" button? The new pics don't seem to show the button that was shown in the "Leaked" top plate photo.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/625042373_3V8fK-X3.jpg
In the non poster picture, it looks like it' still there to me. it's to the right of the shutter button but on level behind the shutter button.
Aug 29, 2009 at 03:06 PM