Bunch of reviews starting to pop up. When is the official Digital Picture review coming? can't wait to read it...
Then again, one more glowing review may finally push me over the edge into springing for it. So take your time...
I already ordered one (body only), should be here late November. Dpreview gave it the thumps up and seen 3 more reviews saying that the unit is very good. Hope that Canon fixed up the latest bugs on my unit. I wonder if I have to put the (new) enclosed Solution Disk on my computer, or that I can use the one of my EOS 450D, which is already is on my Computer.
GBC - Hopefully this week or next depending on how my schedule goes. Stay tuned!
That's good to read, I look forward to it too.
I have already ordered a 7D despite already having the excellent 5D II. I was loathe to get rid of my excellent Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 EF-S or my much-used 10-22mm EF-S wide angle zoom, and with the 7D I believe I will have a camera that will get the best out of these lenses.
Look forward to your 7D review.
DPreview had quite painted quite a glowing picture of the 7D in its review. However, this person seems to be on the other side of the fence when it comes to the 7D's picture quality.
Sean Setters: DPreview had quite painted quite a glowing picture of the 7D in its review. However, this person seems to be on the other side of the fence when it comes to the 7D's picture quality.
Sean, interesting find. Thanks.
To quote a friend of mine, "things that make you say, hmm."
Alan:To quote a friend of mine, "things that make you say, hmm."
Yeah, that's exactly what I said. I've had the 7D on my want list since it came out. But that's a rather frightening review. Of course you could make the case that their post processing wasn't right, or else they had in-camera sharpening set to 0 while the others were set higher. But without good evidence to negate their claims, their review creates some worry in the mind of a potential buyer like myself.
But how could every other review miss such glaring image quality issues?
Oh Boy Oh Boy.
I'm picking my 7D up next Monday inclusive an extra battery and the Battery grip. Have paid an non refundable deposit. I'm hoping that all the reviews I have read claiming that the 7D is a real winner are true.
After reading all the above comments I feel like saying "hmm".
Are any 7D owners unhappy with the sharpness of their unit and if so where do they base this on.
I think that Darwin review is biased. They tested at f8, f11 and f13 for the comparisons, below the DLA for the 7d (f6.8). Bryan's review draft mentions the camera is less sharp than other cameras but is very positive overall.
Matthew Gilley: I think that Darwin review is biased. They tested at f8, f11 and f13 for the comparisons, below the DLA for the 7d (f6.8).
I think that Darwin review is biased. They tested at f8, f11 and f13 for the comparisons, below the DLA for the 7d (f6.8).
All reviews have some bias in them, of course. Read Ken Rockwell's reviews, for example.
Can't the 7D be tested at these apertures? If it's not sharp at these apertures, based on the DLA, shouldn't that be a concern for anyone shelling out $1700 for the 7D?
That's a good point. On the other hand, looking at Bryan's iso12233 crop chart of the 200 f/2 with the 7D, the 7D looks soft, even with the lens wide open (compare to 1DIII). At first I thought this was just because the pixel density was high enough to reveal weakness in the lens itself. But maybe it is the camera.
Alan:All reviews have some bias in them, of course. Read Ken Rockwell's reviews, for example.
Gee, Ken Rockwell biased? Nah...
I've got the 7d and the 17-55 lens. The pictures originally came out ultra soft but that was because I had been only shooting in stupidly low light. When I shot on a nice day, not too much sun, some cloud coverage, I got tack sharp images handheld, even with my aperture wide open at 2.8! Hope this helps?
Sure, thanks, Jlau. I usually don't put much weight in the odd review that says a camera has soft images, because usually they just did something wrong. But these guys sounded thorough. Nice to hear a report to the contrary.
Sean Setters:However, this person seems to be on the other side of the fence when it comes to the 7D's picture quality.
Sensor resolution is affected by only two things:
Everything else is processing. If the 7D truly is softer (I have yet to see for myself), it can only be for one reason: Canon improved the OLPF. The 50D OLPF was too weak, and allowed a lot of aliasing artifacts. Many photographers love aliasing artifacts (they call it "sharpness"), and even advocate that the filter be removed. Personally, I think the 50D OLPF was far too weak and I prefer the 20D-style softening.