Comments on: First Light: Canon EOS 7D http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/ Photo Wordpress Themes Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michael Schuster http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5355 Michael Schuster Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:48:33 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5355 Hi Joe, I highly appreciate your "here's what I have, not what I have heard" approach (my words, not yours ;) to this camera - I think there's been so much hype, good and bad, that a neutral and professional approach is really called for. As I'm thinking about getting this camera (when I have time and money, ha!), I'm looking forward to further notes from you about your experience with the 7D. I also appreciate your comment about LR3 being an improvement over LR2 - hust having downloaded 2.5 ... ;-) thx Hi Joe,

I highly appreciate your “here’s what I have, not what I have heard” approach (my words, not yours ;) to this camera – I think there’s been so much hype, good and bad, that a neutral and professional approach is really called for.
As I’m thinking about getting this camera (when I have time and money, ha!), I’m looking forward to further notes from you about your experience with the 7D. I also appreciate your comment about LR3 being an improvement over LR2 – hust having downloaded 2.5 … ;-)
thx

]]> By: Photograblog » Who’d’ve thunk… http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5347 Photograblog » Who’d’ve thunk… Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:47:42 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5347 [...] check out my first comments on the Canon 7D over at Photocrati….. Discuss [...] [...] check out my first comments on the Canon 7D over at Photocrati….. Discuss [...]

]]> By: Joe Decker http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5346 Joe Decker Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:29 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5346 Hey Michael! More impressions than a real review, but I'm glad it might be helpful. I think it might work out for me as a backup for a lot of things, not quite sure how it would compare to a 1Ds2, but at low ISO and good glass I bet it there'd be nothing to apologize for. If you want me to drop you a couple CR2 files, drop me a line and I'll dig some up if it'd help ya. Never got a 1Ds2, but I my first $8K investment was the original 1Ds. Loved that camera, everything since has made me feel spoiled. I'm okay with that. :) Hey Michael! More impressions than a real review, but I’m glad it might be helpful.

I think it might work out for me as a backup for a lot of things, not quite sure how it would compare to a 1Ds2, but at low ISO and good glass I bet it there’d be nothing to apologize for. If you want me to drop you a couple CR2 files, drop me a line and I’ll dig some up if it’d help ya. Never got a 1Ds2, but I my first $8K investment was the original 1Ds. Loved that camera, everything since has made me feel spoiled. I’m okay with that. :)

]]> By: Michael Frye http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Michael Frye Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:47:08 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5335 Thanks for this review Joe. I had vaguely thought about getting a 7D as a backup to my 1Ds MkII, but now I'm going to consider it more seriously. I'm actually curious to see how the image quality of this $1700 camera stacks up to the one I bought five years ago for $8000. Thanks for this review Joe. I had vaguely thought about getting a 7D as a backup to my 1Ds MkII, but now I’m going to consider it more seriously. I’m actually curious to see how the image quality of this $1700 camera stacks up to the one I bought five years ago for $8000.

]]> By: Joe Decker http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 Joe Decker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:21 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5327 Alain: I'll get DPP loaded and give it a shot then. Thanks! Alain: I’ll get DPP loaded and give it a shot then. Thanks!

]]> By: Alain Dumas http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5326 Alain Dumas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:42:37 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5326 Joe, I will, we will test it with LR 3 beta, whatever can bring more details from the 7D is welcome. I will let you know. DPReview just came out with theirs and they are not, like all Canon reviews, pulling as much details as real users do in the field by using DPP. I feel it is the same with Nikon reviews with NX2 vs LR 2, hope that LR 3 will bring much more than before. Joe, I will, we will test it with LR 3 beta, whatever can bring more details from the 7D is welcome. I will let you know. DPReview just came out with theirs and they are not, like all Canon reviews, pulling as much details as real users do in the field by using DPP. I feel it is the same with Nikon reviews with NX2 vs LR 2, hope that LR 3 will bring much more than before.

]]> By: Joe Decker http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 Joe Decker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:37 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5316 Alain: Thanks for your comments. Quick question if you see this--LR--if you get a chance, give the LR3 beta 1 a shot. The differences between it and LR2 are pretty astonishing. I should do some comparisons with DPP, though. I've mostly done landscape, but I hope to get a chance to work out the 7D (as well as my 1ds3) a little more at Bosque in December, bet that will be a blast. Alain: Thanks for your comments. Quick question if you see this–LR–if you get a chance, give the LR3 beta 1 a shot. The differences between it and LR2 are pretty astonishing. I should do some comparisons with DPP, though. I’ve mostly done landscape, but I hope to get a chance to work out the 7D (as well as my 1ds3) a little more at Bosque in December, bet that will be a blast.

]]> By: Alain Dumas http://www.photocrati.com/first-light-from-my-canon-7d/comment-page-1/#comment-5315 Alain Dumas Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:04 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=10009#comment-5315 I was expecting the worst of the 7D, right now I am blown away by the results. I am an amateur wildlife photographer, I shoot with a lot of people and one of my friend, a real devoted Canon user, just purchased a 7D, it is mind blowing, at least for birds. We are comparing images with the 50D and I, we can't believe the difference in noise and quality of pictures coming out of this unit. There is no noise in dark-black areas even when you compensate exposure in Lightroom or even Irfanview, the detail retention is just amazing. The colors are even better than the 50D. The catch is it is better to use DPP from Canon the get the most of the pictures, Lightroom just can't cut it, yet. Although I am not a Canon user, Pentax is my brand, I am telling people to buy it if they have the money, it is a great buy. That was my two cents today. I was expecting the worst of the 7D, right now I am blown away by the results. I am an amateur wildlife photographer, I shoot with a lot of people and one of my friend, a real devoted Canon user, just purchased a 7D, it is mind blowing, at least for birds. We are comparing images with the 50D and I, we can’t believe the difference in noise and quality of pictures coming out of this unit. There is no noise in dark-black areas even when you compensate exposure in Lightroom or even Irfanview, the detail retention is just amazing. The colors are even better than the 50D. The catch is it is better to use DPP from Canon the get the most of the pictures, Lightroom just can’t cut it, yet. Although I am not a Canon user, Pentax is my brand, I am telling people to buy it if they have the money, it is a great buy. That was my two cents today.

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