An anonymous donor gave Hudson (they guy who created Magic Lantern, the 5dMrkII firmware hack) a 7D (source: Twitter).

What can we expect? My guess is a port of the current features (audio gain, rack focus, etc) to the 7D, which would turn it into an even better camera.

With some luck, Hudson might be able to figure out how to add 24p to the 5DMrkII, which would qualify him for a Nobel prize.

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 remote. Nothing special for someone who has seen the work from Timescapes. But he does have the merit of being the first to do so with the 7D.

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!