A month ago Canon announced the EOS 7D. Ever since, there’s been a lot of buzz about the camera because of all the new features it has. Now the 7D is flying off the retailers shelves, and everyone is trying to find one and looking for the EOS 7D best price. I saw it reported that the top two New York camera dealers each had 700 of them but they’re already gone.
The new Canon 7D sports TWO Digic 4 processors, so it’s fast and can shoot at 8 fps, nearly as fast as my 1D Mark III. It can capture 15 images before filling its buffers, which is fewer than the Mark III, but there’s nearly twice the pixels! You might be wondering why anyone would want to shoot that fast, but anyone who shoots wildlife, especially birds, can tell you that this is a Good Thing.
The video capture is their latest incarnation, which should be an improvement over their other models. The 7D shoots at 18 megapixels, which is probably overkill for the smaller APS-C sensor it uses (it’s approaching the limit of how much resolution you can get from the lenses). But it also has a new improved autofocusing (AF) system and a brand new iFLC metering system that uses the color of the subject that the camera has focused on to help determine exposure.
Another cool thing for wildlife photographers is that the APS-C sensor effectively “multiplies” your lens by a factor of 1.6, so using an affordable 100-400mm zoom lens on this camera body is equivalent to a 160×640mm lens!
The Guide to the Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera has many more details about the camera and tells you where to find the best price and where to buy the EOS 7D.
My friend John in Sierra Vista says that his arrived today, so I’ll be stopping by his place next week to check out his newest toy!
Ed
