Comments on: Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Review: Field Test Report

By: Thad Sturdnant

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By: Jack Neubart

Jack Neubart — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:28:24 +0000

Hi Alvin – I recommend trying the lens in the store to see if the heft and feel are to your liking.

Sports activities vary widely. It depends on the event and where you’re standing, and how tight you want to get in on the players. This will work up to a point. You might also want a 300mm lens, but the f/2.8 is a bit of a monster, so you might want the f/4 version if you’re shooting handheld. A monopod will help with the heavy, long lenses.

By: alvin

alvin — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:34:05 +0000

Hi I’m planning to buy the Canon 7D with a lens 70-200 2.8L. I will use this exclusively for sports picture. my question is : If this a good combination ??? Will I get the best out fo this lens on this Camera 7D???

By: Jack Neubart

Jack Neubart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:52:36 +0000

Hi Mike – well, my bad with regard to weatherproofing on the L-series. I’d assumed they were all made that way. They do, however, appear to be built tougher.

EF-S optics are optimized for the smaller APS-C sensor. I’m going to let my colleague Peter Burian tackle this one more depth in his Q&A column.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:26:11 +0000

I’m sorry, but why, exactly, are you forced to use EF-S lenses on APS-C bodies? You wrote:

“If it takes an L-series Canon lens to get the lens hood, then maybe Canon should start making L-series lenses for their APS-C cameras so we wouldn’t have to resort to EF optics, for those of us who are die-hard APS-C fans.”

Why are you “resorting” to EF-S optics? It’s not like EF-S is giving you anything that EF is not; in fact, you could argue that EF-S is more limiting since you cannot use those lenses on a FF body, should you get one in the future.

I just don’t get the point of EF-S lenses from the consumers point of view; why limit yourself?

Oh, and you also wrote:

“Lenses like the 10-22 EF-S are the equal of any L-series lens – just w/o all the weatherproofing.”

Not all L lenses are waterproofed. My 17-40 f/4L is waterproofed, but my old 70-200 f/4L was not, and neither is my 70-200 f/2.8L.

By: Jack Neubart

Jack Neubart — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:43:44 +0000

Lars – the APS-C format for Canon was here to stay long before the introduction of the 7D. I wouldn’t hold my breath for L EF-S lenses, though. Lenses like the 10-22 EF-S are the equal of any L-series lens – just w/o all the weatherproofing. And most folks who want an L-series lens but don’t want to match it with an expensive camera would take the 5D-series route. Canon understands that – hence, no L-series for the 7D.

But I wouldn’t go so far as to say pro shooters would run out and buy the 7D – if only because of the lenses. The pros I know buy the 1Ds-series, adding a 5D-series as backup – and they back all that up with Canon’s best lenses, primarily L-series, where available.

If you’re shooting stock, then maybe the 7D would work for you. Of course, having said that, I know pros who use Olympus – and those cameras use an even smaller sensor. And they use the Olympus for commercial assignments.

By: Lars Clausen

Lars Clausen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:47:56 +0000

The appearance of the 7D could indicate that Canon now considers APS-C to be meant not just to amateurs and “prosumers”, but also for professionals – I have the understanding that the single-digit line is considered the professional line. That could mean upcoming L EF-S lenses to match. I think we can definitely lay to rest any theories that APS-C is simply a temporary thing now.

By: Jack Neubart

Jack Neubart — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:21:00 +0000

Everyone talks about how good some of these lenses are but am I the only one who cares that there’s no lens hood in the package? If it takes an L-series Canon lens to get the lens hood, then maybe Canon should start making L-series lenses for their APS-C cameras so we wouldn’t have to resort to EF optics, for those of us who are die-hard APS-C fans. And for the rest, why make us pay for a lens hood? That just makes no sense!

By: Elie Boujaoude

Elie Boujaoude — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:48:22 +0000

Canon 7D is a fantastic camera except the indoors white balance in some cases. The range of available lenses is complete as far as I am concerned. I own EF-S 10-22mm, EF-S 60mm Macro, Ef-S 15-85mm, and EF 70-300mm. All of those lenses are so good but the most useful one for portraits, general purpose & family shots is the EF-S 15-85mm. It’s great.

By: Joe Decker

Joe Decker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:14:53 +0000

Jack: I think the answer to “why don’t they do an EF-S fisheye” is wrapped up in Canon’s framing of their product line. Much as the 1D series is aimed at “reduced sensor, smaller-pixel, higher frame rate” shooters (primarily wildlife and sports) vs. the 1Ds for everything else (landscape, travel, wedding, studio, etc.) — I think they mentally divvy up the 5D and new 7D series into similar camps. From their perspective, I think they think of you as needing a 5D2 or 5D3 body, rather than an EF-S fisheye.

I understand where that sort of segmentation comes from, but I’m less and less convinced dividing the product lines is a good idea going forward.