How does the reveal of the final 7D2 specs make you feel?
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the duel card slots are a good thing and the tighter weather sealing sounds good the vague standard for the 70d of equal to a eos1-n tells me nothing really still scared of getting caught in the rain and better AF points with cross points at f8 maybe even better.
the move from film to digital was a long road and still learning a lot started with a Sony point and shoot a p73 then a hr1 Sony to a t1i in 2009 and each time my IQ jumped. Its not like film days some of the poorest digital is very close to my film photos and yet I do find some think that if it not like taking a uber sharp photo its not right also some noise how dare there be noise. I print in 11x14 as large prints sometime 16x20 and my t1i did that with out any trouble that was from just the jpg not the raw file and I do record jpg raw soon to get a canon p100 printer I use the Epson a810 for now
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the move from film to digital was a long road and still learning a lot started with a Sony point and shoot a p73 then a hr1 Sony to a t1i in 2009 and each time my IQ jumped. Its not like film days some of the poorest digital is very close to my film photos and yet I do find some think that if it not like taking a uber sharp photo its not right also some noise how dare there be noise. I print in 11x14 as large prints sometime 16x20 and my t1i did that with out any trouble that was from just the jpg not the raw file and I do record jpg raw soon to get a canon p100 printer I use the Epson a810 for now
rant over
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beforeEos Camaras said:
I agree. Those claims are extremely vague and pretty useless.
Camera makers should finally start providing ratings on a recognized scale as to the level of ingress protection on their cameras [with lens cap on], lenses [with rear lens cap on] and camera w/attached lens (which would always be the lower rating, at best) ... my preferred grading scale would be the IP grid, but I would also be fine with some US mil standard rating grid, as long as I can read up on what the values mean.
Evenn (premium) makers of photobags and other accessories are able to provide IP numbers for their products, but camera makers refuse to do so until now.
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The one spec that no one seems to be mentioning much is the dual Digic 6 processors. Now I'm no technical guru so maybe extra processing power doesn't make much of a difference to anything but if the 7D Mk2 is such a small step forward as some are suggesting why does it need/have more processing power than any other camera in the Canon range (with the possible exception of the 1DX with it's 3rd processor)?
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The extra processing power will allow you to produce better in-camera jpgs, will allow the higher frame rates for stills and video, and will also allow you to run far more complex AF and tracking algorithms...and that's the part that I am really anxious to see what they have done...ts636 said:
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ts636 said:
Ten frames a second means you need to hustle with all that data. The new AF system will need additional CPU horsepower as well, but the 5D3 AF system seems to be of similar power and that camera only has one DIGIC chip. And keep in mind that no 5D model (I, II or III) has ever had two chips, yet the original 7D had two chips. So my money is on framerate.
The 1DX is a slightly different animal in that the third chip (I thought) was dedicated to make the 1D-series level metering functions work -- like spot metering at any AF point, which is a feature I sadly don't have on my 5D3.
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In addition to the very sensible points made above, I remember there was some talk of different-sized sub-pixels in the "new 20.2Mpx" sensor. If this evolved design is true I wonder if Canon will introduce a ".CR3" format to also log the disparity between the two sub-pixels as well as the binned value in the RAW. Maybe this is another use for the dual-DiG!C 6 layout.
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I think this will be a very solid, well received, and top selling camera. The AF and FPS will be a great help to me, however, not enough to buy one right away. I will likely purchase this camera in 18 months when I think my current 7d will be ready for replacement.
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justawriter said:
I feel the same way about buying one right away. However, with the prices of the 7D right now, I'm very tempted to get the 7D right now...I seen a pristine used one for $650.00. Pretty hard to beat that price to performance ratio...even the refurb from canon for $719.00 is a great deal.
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Dduval said:
get off the fence and do it. in late march I just got back from japan with my t1i and a new 10-22 efs lens and knew that the t1i was at the wall for what I was doing love the camera but it was not good for wildlife and the choices I had was the 7d 6d and the 70D. I ended up with the 70D Great camera. I gripped the 70D and got 3 new lens to round out my new kit and enjoyed the spring summer and now fall only thing besides a 1.4 extender a better flash I have the 430II ex really need to get a 600 series flash to slave off my camera.
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ahsanford said:neuroanatomist said:
Didn't you hear, Neuro? Every Canon landscape photographer on the planet -- utterly moved by the kind, impartial souls at DXO -- sold their gear to buy a D800, a 14-24 F/2.8, and a comfortable pair of shoes to walk the earth and capture things at ISO 100.
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Sorry, but I don't get your remark. We are discussing the 7D2, which is mentioned to be an action camera. Why the hell would a landscape photographer choose this body?
Just the same as buying a Ferrari and then complaining the hard suspension.
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