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The camera is great. Nothing to say about it. However, at this price one would expect to receive a full frame sensor. That's the only bad thing I can say about the 7D. As for the multifocus points, I'll admit I rarely use the feature on auto. I'd rather set them manually to get the shots the way I want them and not the way Canon's logarithm wants to take them. I have not used the Video feature so I can't say anything about it. Bottom line, overall a killer camera I recommend it to anyone who's willing to make that big step in photography.
The Canon EOS 7D has some great features on it. One to start with is just the amazing body solidness and style. Everything on this camera feels solid in your hands and very comfortable. Its almost natural when you shoot with it. Great weight, weather sealed, and button finger friendly. The second thing is the LCD screen. I've never seen such great clarity on the back of a DSLR before. The pictures you take look on the camera LCD screen as clear as they do on a 27inch iMac blown up to full screen. Now this camera is not a full Frame camera like its big brother the Canon 5D mark II. But it also is set up a whole hell of a lot better to take video and fast photography. In my opinion this camera is better then the Canon 5D Mark II and cheaper to buy. This is just my opinion I think they are both great cameras but the 5D is more for portraits and the 7D is more for sports or fast movement and video. HD video is amazing on this Camera too. Although it does not have a 3CCD chip it will take the highest quality of video I've ever seen. If you just shoot video I would suggest you know the differences of having a 3CCD chip and not having one. There are some things I hope can change on this camera starting with video being displayed only though the LCD screen. When in video mode you can only view what the camera sees in real time on the LCD screen AKA (Live View), The viewfinder is blacked out during Live View. The issue with this is its hard to shoot great quality video "IN FOCUS" on a 3 inch LCD screen. You will have a much better chance looking though the viewfinder and seeing the focus points. Most people will use the ViewFinder on camcorders and SLR cameras to take the best video/picture. The Canon 7D however does not have this option Once in Video mode or Live View mode for pictures you lose Viewfinder. Please don't think its the end of the world because of this. There are some companies out there like "Zacuto" that have made attachments and accessories such as the "Z-Finder Pro 3x", an attachment that slaps on the back of the LCD screen to give you a more traditional viewfinder feel and sight while in video mode that works very well for correct focal points. The second major issue is Audio is shooting video is your thing. Audio is what makes videos. What would a movie be without sound? The Canon 7D has a built in mic, and for the most part it sounds good for youtube videos if someones very close to the mic. But there is no Manual Adjustment on sound control. There is yet to be any indication of Canon releasing a firmware update for this too. There is also no sound meter so your never sure if its even recording sound unless you take a test clip before you shoot your real clip. This however can always be fixed with a sound systems. You can purchase one separately from a 3rd party company. The nice feature about the Canon 7D is the allowing of an external mic to be plugged in. With all of that said the camera gets a Excellent rating or 5 out of 5 stars if your just using it for pictures However, because it can also take HD video as well as sound we have to factor those into the rating system. Though the video quality is excellent and out surpassing Pro Camcorders the technology is still very young for a DSLR. Sound controls need to be added or controlled from ether externally or internally. Viewfinder needs to become available during video mode. With this being added I give the Canon EOS 7D a Good or 4 1/2 stars out of 5Read full review
I bought an EOS 7D camera kit a few weeks ago, it is fast enough to catch small childeren on the move, and produces great quality photos. I wish however it saved the images to the memory card, while hooked to the computer, and maybe it does and I havent figured it out yet. I am sure most people use one camputer to work their photos, inwich this would not be a problem. Overall this is a great investment.
Well after much deliberation between this and a 5d Mark II i decided to opt for the 7D and spend the extra I save on some nice wide angle lenses. First of all for anyone who is expecting a 1.6 crop camera's image quality to be better than the 5d mark ii you can forget it. The 5D mark ii is a full frame sensor camera and the 7D is a crop, different cameras for different purposes. I know three people who own a 5d mark II, wedding photographer, cinematographer and a landscape photographer. As you can tell, they all need wide angle and good low light performance. The 5D Mark II/other full frame cameras are targeted towards users with wide angle needs. So if you find yourself in a crowded room with little light during a wedding the EOS 7D may not be for you, less you put on a 10-22mm EFS lens which is the widest Canon Zoom Lens for a APS-C camera. (Or 8-15 F4L Fisheye). Image Quality from this camera is amazing, I'll put up some pictures once it stops raining where I live. Detail is very good, and the 28-135 lens accommodates this cameras ability very nicely, however, starting off at 28mm will probably be too long for most people in everyday situations such as those for street photographers. Picking up a 17-55 2.8 lens will probably be highly recommended by many. Build Quality is superb. This "tank" of a camera is no light weight and one of the first things you notice when you pick up the camera is the hefty feel you get. Very ergonomic grip and a robust feel all around. Don't expect to have it hanging around your next too long though. Weather seals are improved and you can notice that the area above the viewfinder is much larger thanks to a 100% coverage pentaprism. Autofocusing, now I've read some issues about the 7D's new focusing system such as softness from auto zone focusing and I am also getting some mixed results with that as well, some images ranging from very soft to some being as sharp as single AF select. I will update later as I take it out for more situations. However, with that being said, the camera's autofocusing with the 28-135mm lens is very quiet, very fast and accurate for the most part especially with using the cameras single AF select mode. Battery Life: still on the first charge off the box, taken about 500 test shots and a few seconds of 720p recording, battery life is about halfway. ISO performance. Now here is where many have a bone to pick. I am not afraid to use high ISO as my prints rarely go beyond 11x14. More than often I found myself using nothing higher than ISO 1600 on my girlfriend's 500D/T1i. With the 7D I feel very comfortable using 3200 with about ISO 4000 being my cut off point, that's where the trade offs between detail and noise will become apparent and start to bother me. Overall this camera is a very impressive and I'd give it a rating of about 90/100. It has alot to offer being a HD video DSLR. It'll provide many rebel users enough room to learn and grow. However, I cant stress enough that if you find yourself needing wide angle capabilities and low light performance, saving up for a full frame, it will definitely be worth the wait in the long run. In fact a few 5D Mark I cameras are available for cheaper than the 7D. Without a doubt this is one of the top crop cameras of the market right now. You won't regret buying this camera.Read full review
What can I say about the 7D? What a camera. The body has a nice feel to it and the LCD is large and easily viewable. (except in bright sunlight). Since this was my first DSLR camera the size and weight came as kind of a surprise to me but I adjusted to it soon enough. Now that I've had it for over a month it feels very natural in my hands. All of the camera features are amazing and lets me have complete control over all of my pictures. The Canon EF 28-135 mm lens is a great lens. It's IS (image stabilizer) is great and the AF (auto focus) is so fast and practically silent. The lens also has a Macro feature that lets you shoot at 5.6 f-stop at about 16" away. The macros come out very nice. I have no complaints about this lens whatsoever. The Tamron 70-200 mm lens is a decent lens. It has no IS and the AF is much more slow and noisy but what do you expect when it's not a canon. I've enjoyed this lens a bit but all in all I stick with the canon 28-135 and only use the 70-200 when the shot calls for it. The Bower 650-1300 mm is frickin' huge. I've tried to use this lens on a few occasions but the pictures always come out noisy and just not sharp. All in all I'm pretty disappointed with this lens. There is no IS or AF. All manual which is really no big deal but the controls are a bit clunky. The canon backpack is great. It lets me store all of my gear and take it where ever I want to go. I really like the inside because it lets you completely adjust the padding to accommodate however you want to set up your camera. The Zeikos heavy duty tripod is far from heavy duty. The legs are telescoping and one of them is really sticky when trying to pull it in or out. The headpiece has a flip handle that lets you remove the camera without having to unscrew it which is nice. The bad side of that is that it just has a loose feel to it. When all of the adjusters are set tight the camera still has some movement and wiggle to it. The kit also came with another battery and charger but when i input the off brand battery into to the camera it doesn't recognize it. It's nice to have an extra battery but why couldn't they give my a battery that the camera can actually recognize. Taking everything that came with this outstanding camera and kit I am really happy. Since I didn't know much about lenses or anything else for that matter I was really in the dark when buying this kit. I tried to do research on the items so I knew that I wasn't getting ripped off but there is nothing that compares to hands on experience with the items. Now that everything is said and done if feel like there are things in the kit that I will never ever use. I feel that If I had to do it over again I would rather spend the same amount of money and put a kit together myself. For what the kit is though I got a lot of stuff and a lot of knowledge of different items.Read full review
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