Firmware update for 7D

[Timothy_Bruce]

but will it be able to process RAW-files from other Cameras ? ...thinking of 1ds3 Raws...

Do you want to upload files from other cameras to 7d with firmware 2.0?

I want to take a card with 1ds files on it and process them in the 7d, so I can copy the edited jpgs to an sd card to give them to someone.

Might make sense.

No it doesn't. Not even a little bit.

Yes it does.

Who are you defending... @Timothy_Bruce for his comment (was he even being serious?) or yourself for capitulating that it "might make sense"? Ok, either of you explain how it makes sense to want to "process 1Ds3 files on a 7D in order to copy the edited jpgs to an SD card".

For me personally, I don't have any desire to do any post-production work on the 3 inch LCD of my 7D but hey it's an option if you find the need for it. But let's say you want to do that and then further want to transfer files from another body for editing and then transfer to an SD card...

Step 1: remove CF card from 7D
Step 2: remove CF card from 1Ds3
Step 3: insert CF card with 1Ds3 files into 7D
Step 4: edit files on tiny 3 inch screeen... yay!
Step 5: transfer files to SD card... oops where is that pesky SD card slot on the 7D... #fail
Step 6: remove CF card from 7D
Step 7: insert CF card into a computer and transfer edited jpgs
Step 8: remove CF card from computer
Step 9: insert SD card into computer and transfer files
Step 10: remove SD card and give to someone
Step 11: that person transfers files to computer from SD card then gives back SD card

Or how about this alternative

Step 1: transfer 1Ds3 files to computer
Step 2: process and edit 1Ds3 files on computer
Step 3: transfer processed files to a USB stick, CD, or other low-cost transfer such as email or web-site... #FTW

Step 1: remove CF card from 7D
Step 2: remove CF card from 1Ds3
Step 3: insert CF card with 1Ds3 files into 7D
Step 4: edit files on tiny 3 inch screeen... yay!
"Step 5: transfer files to SD card... oops where is that pesky SD card slot on the 7D... #fail"
Step 5: remove CF card from 7D
Step 6: insert CF card into 1Ds3 copy jpeg-files to SD card
Step 7: hand inexpensive SD card to someone

so I can adjust WB and then give the pictures to someone without laptop or need to give away my big CF cards. The 4 gb SD cards can I buy for under 5€.

But nevermind it doesn`t work

 

[tron]

The point is to transfer this feature to other cameras (OK the new ones) and allow them to produce jpgs from the
processed raws. I know it seems too much but usually someone wants to give jpgs to others not raw files.

Anyway this is NOT for me (and my 5DII). But I respect someone's wish to be able to do so since Canon made the first step in this direction. I just mention how I think this feature would make more sense:

1. To add it to the new cameras (5DIII, 1DX) and
2. To produce jpgs from the raw files (in addition to existing unprocessed jpgs