Comments on: 2009 Canon Rumors Awards!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:40:40 +0000

By all accounts the Tamron 17-50 VC is optically terrible.

By: William Smithey Jr

William Smithey Jr — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:03:19 +0000

While the 17mm TS-E is a unique lens the 24mm TS-E II is a revelation and deserves to be at the top of the best lens category.

The 24mm is sharper and stays sharp throughout the shift range. The 17mm is impressive but gets less so with shift and never approaches the overall sharpness of the 24mm. Since TS-E lenses are fairly judged when used as tilt and shift lenses, the 24mm is the better lens.

Not incidentally, the 24mm TS-E II may be Canon’s best wide angle.

By: Ergi

Ergi — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:07:22 +0000

Okay, you may be on to something there. I didn’t know the Sigma was that much sharper.

By: Peter Hauri

Peter Hauri — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:43:25 +0000

Thanks a lot GL2 for this sound advice and short report about 7D improvements handlingwise. Wish you loads of fine pix. And yes, I’ll be waiting for what will come out in 18 month time and then I’ll give it one year more to get rid of the beta bugs and the introduction price tag ;-)

By: GL2

GL2 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:56:06 +0000

I don’t regret buying the 7D at all, despite the reported softness at small apertures. It would be nice to think that my toy has no weaknesses, but the reality is I just don’t take pictures with small apertures very often.

As far as overall sharpness goes, I was just going over some pictures I took at Christmas with the 24-70mm f/2.8 L, and I was pretty satisfied with the sharpness.

The 30D is pretty similar to my 20D, and there are a number of nice improvements you’ll appreciate. The new AF system is great. The 3″ LCD is huge. The new Q button’s menu gives instant access to all of the parameters you would want to change in one easy-to-access screen. No more staring at your camera asking, “How do I change that setting again?” It’s very intuitive and makes changing anything simple. Of course, the you can still make those changes with the dedicated buttons like what you have on your 30D. The Q menu just makes it easier for those settings you don’t change often and may forget how to access in a hurry.

I’m guessing the 7D will be on an 18-month product cycle, so if you need an upgrade, I wouldn’t hesitate (unless you’re a landscape photographer–then I’d say rent one before buying to see what you think of the reported softness issue). But if you’re happy with your 30D and can wait, the 7D will of course only get better.

By: GL2

GL2 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:34:40 +0000

It’s a great lens, but there’s room for improvment. Check out the review of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 at dpreview.com to get an idea of where Canon could make some improvements.

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma_50_1p4_c16/

By: Rocky

Rocky — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:23:20 +0000

Please look at the pictures. You can eaven look at it in pixel level.
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/leicam9/page9.asp

By: Rocky

Rocky — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:11:42 +0000

There is another point. The he sensor, the software and hardware on the 7D are better than the T1i. As a result, the noise and picture quality are better than the T1i. There is no doubt that the feature alone on the 7D will get people excited. I still wish that the 7D is having a APS-H sensor with the latest sensor technology

By: Henk van Oosterom

Henk van Oosterom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:56:35 +0000

Where are the predictions?

By: Rocky

Rocky — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:06:42 +0000

If the user do not know how to focus the camera, then he or she should not use the camera. If you thing that leica user is a snob, then what would you call the people that is buying the Canon 1D mark 4 or Canon 1Ds mark3? One of them is not even a full frame.

By: Peter Hauri

Peter Hauri — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:28:01 +0000

I would like to hope for a 7D2 at 16 MP but I consider it very unlikely…anyway…while my 30D takes pictures I’ll wait for the 7D2, whatever the specs will be…

By: Javi V

Javi V — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:21:30 +0000

I couldnt have explained that better

By: Isurus

Isurus — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:55:00 +0000

I think you are missing the point. Look at the target markets of the two cameras. People who by the 7D probably have lenses that can resolve all of the sensor. However, those that buy a T1i probably are going to use the kit lens or some other consumer lens, which can’t resolve all the sensor. If your primary audience won’t use all the pixels, why have them there? It just increases file sizes and cost with no increase in picture quality.

There is a huge difference between 24fps and 20fps. 24fps has long been the standard for film. It was needed by pros so that they could make video taken on the 7D to those taken with other sources easily. 20fps isn’t any sort of standard and results in relatively choppy video.

I find your last statement ironic.

By: Isurus

Isurus — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:47:26 +0000

No…he is talking about the autofocus, not the camera itself.