Canon EOS 7D L Announced, Shipping in May

[tpatana]

Haha, funny.

But just few days ago I was thinking to myself if there would be market for L-bodies. And came to conclusion that not enough to cover the cost of making 2 versions of the same camera, compared to the fact that left-handed can use normal camera quite good anyway.

 

[SPL]

Looking at this camera is really wiggin my brain out....

 

[pwp]

Really? We're all 12 years old now? *sigh*

Okay, just because it's a joke, doesn't mean we can slack off people:
I'm switching to Nikon.

Awwww...lighten up!!
On a ridiculously serious planet, April 1 fun helps make the world a better place.
I love it. And I'm not even a lefty.

-PW

 

[Stewbyyy]

I'm left handed.

This looks like it would be extremely uncomfortable if it were real.

 

[Bennymiata]

I'm a lefty, and when I was about 11 years old, back in the mid 1960's, my father gave me his old Exacta film SLR, which was designed for leftys.
The shutter was beside the lens on the left hand side as was the film advance lever.

I loved it because I could use my left eye on the viewfinder and not have my nose pressing up against the body and could actually use my right eye to see the wider view.

I reckon that there is a market for left handed DSLR's, not only for leftys, but also to mount with a right handed version for stereo stills and movies.

Come on Canon, stop discriminating against left handed persons and bring one out!

 

[dab035]

I didn't see any Left Hand Lenses in the announcements???

 

[WillThompson]

This shows the mean-spiritedness of the website owner!

 

[Tabor Warren Photography]

Got me... dang it!

 

[Hobby Shooter]

Who says today's bodies are not optimized for lefties anyway? I mean you are holding the heavy lens with your left arm and only doing the camera operation with your right.

 

[expatinasia]

This reminds me of when Burger King announced they were creating the Left Handed Whopper in the US. They even ran an ad for it, and people fell for it, or should I say "bought it"!!

 

[paulrossjones]

really cool for 3d video, one left hand version, one right, without a large gap...

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Did not have to read the whole article, one look at the image of "7DL" and anyone will know that its made for April 1st ... sorry, but its a very lame attempt, I was expecting a bit more believable prank.

 

[tron]

I was expecting a bit more believable prank.

Simple, choose between:

7DMkII
EF35mm 1.4L II
EF400mm f/5.6L IS
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II

(All shipping May 2013 ;D )
OK I meant shipping May 2014 ;D ;D ;D

(It has to be believable...)

 

[psolberg]

the overuse of 18MP sensors would be funny if it wasn't true

 

[RGomezPhotos]

LOL! Okay, they got me! ;D

 

[Bosman]

I am stunned by the response to this...

 

[sfunglee]

WoW 14D is BORN

7D + 7DL = 14D (3D Stereo Type) 8)

Sorry is just an April joke of 14D ;D

 

[Iciclespice]

Re: A mile in their shoes


Funny....but it made me think...
Being right-handed, I just take it for granted....but it must be a pain to be a lefty with a regular DSLR.
I would find it really awkward to shoot with a left-handed system. I suppose I'd adapt, but it wouldn't be fun.

 

[Valet2]

I'm watching a movie called Unknown, of 2011. And there's a scene where a man takes photo with THIS LEFT-HANDED CAMERA! That was a blast! I started googling and came here. So a minute ago I found out that this camera exists, and a second ago that it's a joke. But there IS one in the movie!

 

[old-pr-pix]

Now that's really wild! Could Canon actually have done a left-handed prototype? Reminds me of when I used to work for a research firm. They did a full prototype of an airplane cockpit with ultra hi tech components -- turned out it was too advanced for any airframe manufacturer or commercial airline to actually put in service 'til probably 15 years later. Wound-up selling the mock-up and it appeared in the movie Foxfire as the cockpit for some allegedly super-secret Russian plane.