canon 7d archives (129 posts)
Reviews & Tests (T3/1100D, K-r, G3, E-P3 vs 7D AF test), July 8, 2011
Time to check some of today's reviews and tests, in the easy-to-read (?) lightning round format: + Canon D-Rebel T3/1100D at CNet Reviews + Pentax K-r at Digital Camera Info + Panasonic G3 at ePhotoZine + video recording of Olympus...
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The Great (Video) Camera Shootout 2011 part #1 is out (30 min, 15 cameras), June 16, 2011
If you are a fan of digital video, there is a new season of the "Great Camera Shootout", the 2011 edition. This edition focuses on large-sensor pro video cameras. A total of 15 cameras are included in this group-test, including...
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Pentax K-5 vs Canon 7D comparison at the PentaxForums, May 31, 2011
Fans of the non-CaNiKon DSLR mounts often complain that the photography media elites have a Canon/Nikon bias or at least an unintentional tilt, so their cameras of choice do not get a fair shake in comparisons against the duopoly. With...
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Moment of panic: Canon hasn't had a hot camera since the 7D and T2i/550D, May 25, 2011
While updating some of the Canon stock status pages, the thought came to me. Canon has not had a general interest "hot camera" since the 7D and the D-Rebel T2i/550D. Neither the 60D, nor the T3i/600D were greeted as liberators...
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Reviews Etc (D5100, NX11, A55, etc) + new firmware (D7000, 7D, etc), April 26, 2011
Time for another reviews and news round-up! Today's theme appears to be interchangeable lens cameras! For lens reviews, as usual, check the lens reviews cube. DSLR/iLC + Nikon D5100: in addition to the earlier dpreview review and the ifixit teardown,...
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Reviews Etc (D5100, NX11, GF2 vs E-PL2, FZ100 vs FZ45, etc), April 21, 2011
And now time to catch up with the latest reviews from the photo-blogo-sphere! We start with a M43rds duel at PixiQ by Peter K. Burian, it is the Olympus E-PL2 vs the Panasonic GF2. iLCs + Nikon D5100 ISO comparison...
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Celebrity DSLR Watch: Howard Stern buys Nikon D7000, February 21, 2011
PDN Pulse noticed that the re-crowned King of all Media, Howard Stern, has tweeted two hours ago - from an Android device - that he purchased a Nikon D7000 at Adorama. Howard Stern promises pictures as well. Be sure to...
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Video test-chart pixel-peeping: Canon 7D vs Sony NEX-VG10 vs Panasonic GH2 and AG-AF100, February 13, 2011
If you are a fan of video pixel-peepings, German website SlashCam.de has published a video test-chart comparison (computer translated) between the Canon 7D, Sony NEX-VG10, Panasonic GH2 and AG-AF100. Via and discussed in English at EOS HD.
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Reviews, Etc (60D, E-5, M9, K-5, ISO comparisons, etc), January 13, 2011
Time for a "lightning round" review round-up. As usual, lens reviews can be found at the Lens Reviews Cave. And now the reviewalia: + Sigma DP1x noise comparison vs NEX-5, at Noise Numerique + ISO comparison: Nikon D7000 vs Canon...
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Botox for Canon 7D and 5D Mark II Mode Dials for $100, December 1, 2010
Canon has a $100 update/upgrade if you are not happy with the way your Canon 7D or 5D Mark II mode dial "travels". Canon Canada will charge $110. Europe will be 80 euros. Read all about it + Photography Review...
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Review Train (Panasonic GH2 vs Canon 60D video wars, K-5, lots of P&S), November 28, 2010
Time for a break from the Black-Cyber-Friday-Monday madness for a new edition of the "Review Train". All reviews mentioned here are free to read! No coupon required :) For previous installments, check the Reviews category archives. Lens reviews are posted...
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Review Train (iLC edition): Nikon D3100, D7000 hands-on, Panasonic GH2, video iLCs, Samsung NX100, etc, November 1, 2010
Earlier today we rounded up reviews of fixed lens cameras, now it is time to round-up interchangeable lens camera reviews. For lens reviews, as usual, be sure to check the Lens Reviews mini-site. DSLRs A new 10-minute video first impressions...
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Review Train (Samsung NX100, Nikon D3100, Fuji Real3D W3, etc), October 25, 2010
Time for a new modest-size edition of the "Review Train"! For lens reviews, be sure to visit and bookmark the Lens Reviews page. Mirror mirror on the cyber-wall, which is the most aggressively-priced Photokina mirrorless cameras of all? Why, the...
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Review Train (Sigma SD15, Nikon P7000, 7D vs D7000 video ISO comp, etc), October 22, 2010
Time for a new edition of the "Review Train", where more new 2010 gear are getting checked out in the photo-blog-o-sphere! As usual, the latest lens reviewed are organized in the very simple and (shockingly) disciplined Lens Reviews FarmVille ;)...
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Review Train (Super-Sized edition): Everybody reviews the Canon S95 today!, September 30, 2010
We fell behind by one day, and the number of reviews out there have piled up! So let's get started with the "soul" of the camera, the lenses, reviews of which you can find at the spartan and disciplined Lens...
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