7D initial findings..

[oRGie]

Thanks Forseti, I'll give those vids a look    The only thing about premiere that makes life a little easier for me is knowing photoshop, it sort has the same feel, sort of familiar if you know what I mean.

Picsfor, imho I not sure if the video function would be that great at a wedding, maybe if your not the tog also, but if you are the general busyness of a wedding tog goes against the time and care needed to get those fabulous film like results. It is nice that you can overide filming just by using the shutter release though.

I was chatting to a friend and he pointed out the lcd pic frames that can show video, we had an amusing conversation about making a video that looks like a still except for perhaps a wink or similar, would be funny if a visitor noticed a slight movement out of the corner of their eye     

[Forseti]

Take a look at this short video if you'd like to see how a talented photographer blends stills and motion: http://www.studioimpressionsphotography.com/blog/2009/10/stills-and-motion-using-hd-dslr-cameras/ and this is where having a video capable DSLR comes in handy. Not to be used for the creation of a Walt Disney movie but those one off specials.

[picsfor]

Well i have to say, that is impressive stuff.

Having watched over half of it i was left thinking of a certain JR of Cantebury and how he would be using this technology, never being one to miss 'that' or any other trick.

A very clever and polished production, that i suspect did not come cheap, but when produced as multiples of copies suddenly comes down in price.

Thanks for sharing that, impressive stuff and a reason for using DSLR HD Video.

[Oldboy]

Thanks for posting Forseti and a very well done production. 

[oRGie]

Havent spent much time taking pictures yet, was finishing of some decorating around the house while the weather is dreary, however have been playing around with the camera obviously lol, it really is an amazing machine to use.

I've sorted my only real gripe, that was the fit of it in my hand, all the weight was being supported by my fingertips, no where for my little finger, so basically I was holding it with 2 middle fingers, the sharp contour was then digging into my finger. i did have a similar probelm with the 40D, but it didnt feel as bad because it was lighter and the grip was thicker.

I cured the problem on my last 3 slr's by getting the battery grips for them, but, although they are nice and make the cameras feel totaly different, they are much bigger than what I need and add even more weight..  What I need is a grip extender sort of thing, about half the size of a battery grip, much lighter, no extra battery, just to give my pinky somewhere to grab and put the weight into the palm of my hand.....

Well, I give you, the orgi'nised grip extender prototype..









I'll take some pics fitted to the camera when I come across another photographer...

The camera is now so comfortable, perfect size for my fingers and the camera literally ballances against my palm   

A bit of tweaking to the finish, havent decided whether to paint it black or varnish it natural wood, it looks kind of funky in wood

[anglefire]

Got to be varnished wood! 

[picsfor]

this is where having a video capable DSLR comes in handy. Not to be used for the creation of a Walt Disney movie but those one off specials.

Or maybe it would come in handy for this! Note the little compact being used for video by a serious organisation...

[oRGie]

Having a play around and did this to see what the res of the 7D with the 15-85 is like..  Here's a pic of my back yard, well its not all mine of course lol..



Nothing overly special, I did a little sharpening on it..  but you see the red line, this next pic is a crop from above shot at 300% !!!



thats pretty impressive to me or am I easilly pleased ?

[hssutton]

I've still not managed to get out with the new camera to try it out seriously, but two days ago I did exactly the same as you and was very pleasently suprised at the detail at 300%.

I've now customised the camera to what I think is the most suitable, hopefully I will be able to go out for the day next week and give it a proper whirl.

In the meatime I'm pointing at everything around the house and even the kitchen sink

[Forseti]

You'll be pleased to know oRGie that Lightroom 2.6 and ACR 5.6 (supporting the 7D)are now both available as RC (release candidates) - more details here http://lightroom-news.com/

[picsfor]

You'll be pleased to know oRGie that Lightroom 2.6 and ACR 5.6 (supporting the 7D)are now both available as RC (release candidates) - more details here http://lightroom-news.com/

but have you given in  to the desire and pressed the 'purchase' button yet?

[Forseti]

You'll be pleased to know oRGie that Lightroom 2.6 and ACR 5.6 (supporting the 7D)are now both available as RC (release candidates) - more details here http://lightroom-news.com/

but have you given in  to the desire and pressed the 'purchase' button yet?

Nothing like a bit of pressure is there, what with you and now Adobe having released LR2.6 RC will full 7D support?   I was almost there (ordering) yesterday but one or two other things cropped up - one of them being that I discovered that Warehouse Express and WEX cameras (here in Germany) are related in fact there's even a thumbnail link to WEX on Warehouse Expresses home page. Difficult to ascertain is who owns who. I emailed WEX asking if they were able to supply me the 7D including manuals BOTH in English as well as German. I've always done this because it offers more opportunities (thinking of Fleebay here) when the time comes to sell cameras on. Here's part of the reply that I received from WEX (Germany) "All products sold from us are being shipped to Warehouse Express, which means that they are all in English language...." This got me to thinking is WEX the parent company of Warehouse Express? Not that it really matters I suppose because WEX are able to supply me the 7D with manuals in both languages in addition to the power cords for UK and European use at no charge - plus no shipping charges. If I can't find another supplier that can offer me the same deal at a substantially reduced cost which is doubtful as the model is relatively new then I shall probably proceed with ordering it from WEX. Just a bit more haggling needed first - I like the fact that oRGie had an 8GB card thrown in so am currently negotiating.

[picsfor]

I've also seen ads linking Park Cameras with Warehouse Express.

So whether there is a parent company owning all three or they have joined up to provide themselves better buying and selling power, i couldn't say.
But i have definitely seen them linked.

And please - do not feel pressured to buy on my account. Buy it because your worth it  

[Forseti]

Buy it because your worth it  

LOL - yes I am.  Now what's that WEX telephone number again? 

[oRGie]

I saw the RC release info, I havent go round to installing cs4 yet lol   I have been having a spring clean of my data and backups, got another 1tb drive from amazon for 65 beer tokens   also by the way I got a firewire reader, sandisk extreme and once I patched windows to run at s400 (service pack2 scrambles the driver).. The FW reader uploaded 500mb of pics from a 30mbs extreme3 cf card in 55 seconds, the same 500mb of pics from my usb2 sandisk reader took 2 mins & 25 seconds, so pleased with that seeing the size of files from the 7D My pc only has 400 FW and the card was the limiting factor at 30mbs.

By the way, park gave me 8gb ext3 card, lpe6 battery and a lens hood for the 15-85, so since the price drops I am still not feeling ripped off for buying early..  I knew the cam would drop to 1200, I had a feeling and its nearly there allready, lucky you Forseti

And btw the box I got from Park had a euro and uk plug in there, I think thats standard nowadays, it was standard Uk stock.