The 7D has landed!!! (3 Viewers)

[Roy C]

You can buy from them VAT payed 7d Camera in UK £1369.

So therefore why would anyone order from HG at an ex taxes rate ? by the time you have paid the vat and any brokerage fees the price is just about the same.

 

[Nikon Kid]

So therefore why would anyone order from HG at an ex taxes rate ? by the time you have paid the vat and any brokerage fees the price is just about the same.

Roy I give up, no good flogging a dead horse :-O

 

[Roy C]

Roy I give up, no good flogging a dead horse :-O

I think you have answered my question Terry without incriminating yourself

 

[Nikon Kid]

I think you have answered my question Terry without incriminating yourself

Just one more flog :-O Cant resist it.

I think its right to point out all the ways to buy a camera, every ones an individual which will make there own mind up regarding buying in UK are buying
abroad, at least they will be armed with all the information.

 

[mike nesbitt]

UK Price drop at Curry's to £1536 with save8 code

Out of interest, I called into Curry's Llandudno branch this afternoon. They have no UK stock and no Idea when they will have any.
Mike.

 

[Nikon Kid]

Out of interest, I called into Curry's Llandudno branch this afternoon. They have no UK stock and no Idea when they will have any.
Mike.

Checking around the websites warehouse jessops etc they all seem to be out of stock.

 

[mike nesbitt]

Terry,
I also called into Jessops and they did have one, but it was bundled with a kit lens and was going for £2200.
Mike.

 

[Raikyn]

Well my first impressions.

Love the high iso performance, and what noise it does produce isn't unpleasant to look at.
Focus speed seem about equal to my 1dmk2
I like the megapixels for cropping.
Only had it a few days, but it's certainly a step up from the 400D that its replacing in my setup.

 

[Nikon Kid]

I notice that the 7d can accept a mirodrive card which seem twice the price of other memory cards, when would you want to use a mirodrive card ?

 

[hollis_f]

I notice that the 7d can accept a mirodrive card which seem twice the price of other memory cards, when would you want to use a mirodrive card ?

About 10 years ago, when normal CF cards were restricted in size to around 512 MB but you could get a 1GB microdrive for a reasonable amount of money (about £150).

 

[Roy C]

The price is starting to fall now that some of the smaller retailers are getting stock - £1499 at Devon Cameras today.

 

[Nikon Kid]

The price is starting to fall now that some of the smaller retailers are getting stock - £1499 at Devon Cameras today.

Yes Roy I noticed that, and its only been a couple of weeks.

The bit I am looking forward to is the timelaspe Video function that should be interesting.

 

[Tim Taylor]

The bit I am looking forward to is the timelaspe Video function that should be interesting.

If that's all you want it for, can I use it in between? 8-P

 

[Nikon Kid]

If that's all you want it for, can I use it in between? 8-P

No you cant buy your own :king:

looking forward to, just to mention a few

Format Interchangeable lens camera

Max resolution 5184 x 3456
Low resolution 5184 x 3456, 3888 x 2592, 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728
Image ratio w:h 3:2
Effective pixels 18.0 million
Sensor photo detectors 19.0 million
Sensor size 22.3 x 14.9 mm (3.32 cm²)
Pixel density 5.4 MP/cm²
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor manufacturer Canon
ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800(H)
Zoom wide (W)
Zoom tele (T)
Digital zoom No
Image stabilization No
Auto Focus TTL-CT-SIR
Manual Focus Yes
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
White balance override 6 positions, Kelvin & manual preset
Aperture range
Min shutter 30 sec
Max shutter 1/8000 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
Flash range 12 m (ISO 100)
External flash Yes, hot-shoe, E-TTL II
Flash modes Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off
Exposure compensation -3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps
Metering 63 area Eval, Center weighted, Partial, Spot
Aperture priority Yes
Shutter priority Yes
Focal length multiplier 1.6
Lens thread Canon EOS EF, EF-S mount
Continuous Drive Yes, 8 fps
Movie Clips Yes, 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Remote control Yes, N3 connector
Self-timer Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Timelapse recording Unknown
Orientation sensor Yes
Storage types Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA, Microdrive cards
Storage included None
Uncompressed format Yes, RAW, sRAW
Quality Levels Fine, Normal
Viewfinder Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 1x magnification)
LCD 3 "
LCD Dots 920,000
Live View Yes
USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI Yes
Wireless No
Environmentally sealed No
Battery Canon Li-Ion LP-E6 & CR1616
Weight (inc. batteries) 860 g (30.3 oz)
Dimensions 148 x 111 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 in)

 

[Bob Thompson]

Attached are the links for 2 shots taken on my Canon 7D, one is a night and the other is a dog running high speed to camera. On the hi-speed shot the frames before and after were in focus and this particular frame was selected only because he has 4 legs off the ground

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3977337194_67c2a14505_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/3974547404_82de04dbe2_o.jpg

Bob

 

[Roy C]

The bit I am looking forward to is the timelaspe Video function that should be interesting.

I must admit that if there was an option with no video and a tenner off I would personally take that option LOL. I already have a Video Camera (Canon with IS) and cannot remember the last time I used it. Having said that I appreciate that I am probably in the minority with regards to the video function.

 

[postcardcv]

I must admit that if there was an option with no video and a tenner off I would personally take that option LOL. I already have a Video Camera (Canon with IS) and cannot remember the last time I used it. Having said that I appreciate that I am probably in the minority with regards to the video function.

I know a lot of people think like this, but I for one am looking forward to owning a DSLR with video. I have a Sony camcorder that I'll still use for general videos of the kids, but being able to take video of bird/animal through the big lens would be fun... and think of the fun to be had making macro videos.

 

[Tim Taylor]

I know a lot of people think like this, but I for one am looking forward to owning a DSLR with video. I have a Sony camcorder that I'll still use for general videos of the kids, but being able to take video of bird/animal through the big lens would be fun... and think of the fun to be had making macro videos.

Yikes, macro videos! Don't tempt me. :eat:

 

[Robert L Jarvis]

Hold on there. The videon through a 400mm lens will only be 8x optical and a 500mm only 10x. This in way compares to dedicated camcorders which can have upto 25x opitcal. I think to some extent there is a little bit of getting carried away here. Do you really think that one will be able to track birds in flight or birds in bushes!! Has anyone questioned what the AF does in video terms?

All the vids I have seen are not really of a testing nature of the 7D's abilities.

BTW Terry, on that list of yours of the specs are you sure you have coverd everything?:-O

 

[postcardcv]

Hold on there. The videon through a 400mm lens will only be 8x optical and a 500mm only 10x. This in way compares to dedicated camcorders which can have upto 25x opitcal. I think to some extent there is a little bit of getting carried away here. Do you really think that one will be able to track birds in flight or birds in bushes!! Has anyone questioned what the AF does in video terms?

magnification isn't everything.. I very much doubt that my camcorder lens is of the same quality as my 500 f4 IS Using DSLR lenses will allow control over DOF that isn't possible with a camcorder.