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I’ve been happily shooting with a Canon EOS 7D for over a week now. I have nothing but good things to say about this camera and I am more than happy about the choice I made in the end over the Canon 5D Mark II.

DPReview seems to agree with me in this respect and says that the 7D is in some ways better than the 5D Mark II (obvious difference between the two being that the 5D has a full-frame sensor). Their 31-page review is impressive (I mean…it’s 31 pages long) and gives anybody hoping to learn more about the Canon 7D a complete view of the camera inside and out.

The EOS 7D is powered by Dual Digic 4 processors and it shows. The camera’s overall performance is nothing short of impressive, especially in this segment of the market. The two processors are pushing the huge 18 megapixel files through the imaging and processing pipeline in an extremely swift manner. Instead of asking if this camera is fast enough for you, you should probably be slightly concerned if you are fast enough for the 7D.

The DPReview emphasizes that image quality for a camera like this is directly related to the glass that you’re using, so they highly discourage the use of the kit lenses if you’re shooting for the utmost image quality and sharpness. But assuming that you’ve got good lenses, this camera is definitely a great choice if you’re looking for a new SLR. I endorse it, and apparently, so does DPReview.