October 27, 2009 @ 12:28 am
At about 1:35 of this DigitalRev Canon EOS 7D review, you can see them literally drench the camera in water. As you may or may not know, the Canon EOS 7D is one of the better equipped weatherproof cameras that Canon has in its SLR line. But even if my camera could do this, I would never ever do it on purpose just for testing. That’s pretty ballsy.
October 26, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
Here’s Canon’s EOS 1D Mark IV doing a 10fps burst. That’s a beautiful sound, isn’t it?
October 25, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
So for the past few days I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on a new digital SLR body. Since I already own Canon lenses — most of which have no resale value — the smartest thing for me to do was focus primarily on Canon camera bodies (just to put it out there: if I could get good money on the lenses I own now, I’d probably make a major switch to Nikon).
Anyway, my current digital SLR is way out of date and I decided recently that it’s about time I get some new gear in my hands. Camera technology and picture quality has changed dramatically over the last 5 years since I last purchased an SLR which means that the gap between high-end professional SLRs and pro-sumer SLRs are becoming narrower.
For example, below is a comparison chart between the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (green boxes indicate superior specs).
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While the 5D Mark II is the higher-end camera, it seems like the 7D is the camera that actually gets all the goodies I’d actually make use of. Sure, the 5D’s full-frame sensor is a huge deal, but at this point, I feel like I’m willing to compromise in exchange for a generally more sophisticated feature-set in the Canon 7D. Specifically, here are the things I’m sold on in terms of the Canon 7D being a “better” choice: 8fps shooting, dual Digic 4 processors, better auto-focus system, built-in Speedlite transmitter, on-camera flash, and 100% viewfinder coverage just to name a few — all of these features are missing from the higher-end 5D Mark II for some reason (but I have no doubts that they’ll make an appearance on the 5D Mark III).
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I guess the question for me is whether or not I’m willing to pay an extra $1000 for a full-frame camera with less features. At that price, I’m leaning towards a no.
August 19, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Somebody at the DPReviews forum posted this convincing photo of an as-yet unannounced Canon EOS 7D camera that seems to fit just well into the rumors of a new SLR camera that has been floating around the net. Keeping my hopes alive…
December 23, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
Reading a review of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is boring. Watching a video is more fun!
Here’s part 2 of the same review above from CameraLabs.com.
January 26, 2008 @ 12:12 am
I didn’t notice this when the official press release was let go, but apparently, the new Canon EOS Rebel XSi comes with a EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. Yep, that’s “IS” as in Image Stabilizer. Pretty cool, huh!
From what I can recall, I don’t think any camera in this line from any other company comes with an IS lens (I think Sony offers in-camera image stabilization, but frankly, in-camera isn’t always better).
The higher performance provided by Canon’s lens shift IS system (compared with the in-camera body sensor shift type offered in some competitive SLRs) includes the ability to optimize the lens performance for specific shooting situations such as low light, long-zoom or movement while shooting (or virtually any combination of the three). What’s more, the photographer can see the optical image stabilization effect in the viewfinder. As the image already appears steady in the viewfinder or on the screen through the Rebel XSi Live View function, better framing and composition is possible allowing the photographer to concentrate on the best shot more comfortably.
Coupled with Canon’s Live View, which allows users to see and compose their shots via the LCD screen, this IS lens is sure to make a lot of newcomers to the SLR market happy. I’m glad to see that Canon is putting technology in the hands of the masses as it gets cheaper and cheaper to produce. This can only lead to good things! :)
Click inside to see the Canon-released images of the front and back of the Rebel XSi.
