If you are in Canada! Seems like all the big photo stores in Montreal have stacks of 7D waiting to be sold. A few of the people I know who ordered one online have canceled their initial order and picked one in the store.
While I was expecting a shortage, it seems like Canon did not want to repeat the events of last year with the 5dMarkII where people had to wait for weeks to get their camera (like I did!).
Now that you have your cameras, go out and shoot something original!
Here is a quick summary of 7D related news from last week.
First the good news: according to Rob Galbraith, the 7D should start shipping next week. Many other sources have confirmed the information. As soon as my contacts receive an email update about their order changing status, I will post about it.
DigitalRev as posted the hands on review you see below. Quite a good review and they even splashed the camera with water to test its sealing.
Dont know which camera to pick between the 7D and the 5D? You are not alone and Philipe Bloon advices wont really help you. He loves them both. Interesting read that really outlines the differences between the two camera from a cinephotographer perspective.
Philippe also posted a timelapse he did with the 7D using the over priced Canon TC80N3
Dan Chung released the first video from a production line 7D on his blog. You can summarize his impression as: feels great, good image quality in low light (a bit under the 5D) and great build quality.
Now talking about me… You might think not much is happening right now but I am in fact shooting like crazy and if the 7D are delivered next week as planned, expect a very high quality video to be shot by Robert and me next weekend! If you think the M+C clip was cool, expect more!
Canon has release some new official sample of 7D pictures. You can look at the here. All of these shots highlight the ability of the 7D to shoot action scenes using the AI Servo mode.
Lets just say that I am impressed. In none of the picture the AF seemed to get lost or focus on something else than the subject. Of course, if it happened, Canon would have probably just taken another shot… But still, the focus seems to be right on the action which is a nice change compared to my 5DMrk II which always always seem to focus on the wrong element, no matter how small it could be as you can see below.
Philip Bloom shot these video portraits with his 7D. It is not specified how the slow motion effect was achieved but I asked and will update the post once I know more…
Edit: it was 60p slowed to 24p.
This variable frame rate features opens a lot of possibilities.
As I said previously, once the 7D is available at large, I am already forecasting a deluge of ’slomo test’ clips on Vimeo… Still, this is cool.
Just saw this 7D Field Review on CanonRumors.
While the guy is a photographer and approach the product from this perspective, it is interesting to see how well the camera was performing. He even goes as far as saying that it could replace his 1DMrkIII!
Lots of screenshots, go take a look.
Seems like StillMotion is on the good side of Canon. They received a preproduction unit of the 7D to test drive and used it to shoot the wedding below. It is a very nice video and a real showcase of their skills. Actually, the skills of the single shooter who was there, this guy deserve a medal to pull off such great content alone! I know this was not a staged video, but I wish he played more with the frame rate.
Gear used:
I dont know how I managed to miss this one, but here is an incredible clip shot with the 7D. The clip has it all: good flow, nice setting, music, momentum, etc…Sit back and press play, you will be transported at the Perya. The only thing that could have improved this clip would have been some time remapping to slow things down at critical points in the story. Oh, the boom shots from the big wheel have to be my favorite part of the clip!
Regarding the image quality, if you read the description you will notice that Jason used some of the best lenses. Using such lenses (especially the 16-53 and 35L) is bound to give great results!
- 16-35 mm 2.8
- 17 mm TS
- 35mm 1.4
- 50 mm 1.4
- 85mm 1.4
- 100 mm 2.8 macro
- 70-200 mm 2.8
One of the big advantage of the Canon 7D vs the 5D is the various frame rate you can shoot with. While for most people it means shooting at 24p to give their clip a more filmic look, shooting at 50 or 60p enable nice slow motions which in turn add to the creative aspect of a clip.
Here is a nice example of what the 7D is able to do.
Notes: the video submitter is not the person who shot it. The original video comes from this review fromRob Galbraith.
Philippe Bloom posted a nice video shot with the 7D, Dublin people.
As outlined by Stu, he used optimal shutter speed to get the most filmic look possible. He also did something that is bound to become extremely popular: shooting at 60p then slowing the footage back to 24p for a nice slow motion effect. While the clip is not a post child for the 7D like Reverie was for the 5D MarkII, it is a good display of the 7D features and image quality.
Here is the clip
Contrary to the 5D Mark II who is stuck at a 30 fps, 7D owners have a nice array of frame rate to pick from according to their needs. The optimal shutter speed is in direct relationship with the selected frame rate. Consult the chart to select the best shutter speed according to the desired frame rate.
- 24p: 1/50
- 30p: 1/60
- 50p: 1/100
- 60p: 1/125
If you need to learn more about the reasoning behind this, visit the explanation on canon5dtips.
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