Unpacking my 7D now.....

05Xrunner wrote in post #8714208
so how is the AF and the servo tracking..I think thats more important then everyone else trying to nit pick ever flaw they can find in the image to keep moaning Canon ruined the world by putting in 18mp.

The AI servo tracking worked extremely well. I used it for most of the day in 'single AF point + expansion' mode, but I did try it in zone AF, normal single point AF and the accurate AF single point thingy.

I'm not sure about zone AF. It was distracting watching the AF points handoff focus to one another within the selected zone, and to be honest I wasn't happy with the camera deciding to move the tracking AF point within the zone without asking me first .

The accurate AF thingy is just that - very accurate - but you need to be extremely precise with where you have your AF point when using it with AI servo. Move slightly off target, and you'll miss focus (that was my experience anyway). I'm not sure just how practical this will be for fast moving objects.

Single point AF worked fine, but I stuck with the expanded points for today.

I also played with the tracking sensitivity, and it is this mainly that I want to carry out some more trials on.

Cheers,

Simon.

bara03 wrote in post #8714234
Just a quick note about the 7d when I tried it out in Jessops, the view finder is awesome, very bright and clear.

I'll agree wholeheartedly with that - the new view finder is without a doubt the best I have used.

Simon.

shot a few more in RAW but just realised now that my CS4 RAW converter is not opening it. Do I have to find a plug in for it? Does anyone know where to get it from please?

NevadaJack wrote in post #8714230
LR and CS4 ACR5.5 will support the new RAW in Beta....

I have neither Lightroom or CS4.......

Do you have experience with manual focusing to comment on how good the screen might be for that (for non-AF lenses)

Tx
Andy

zuluart wrote in post #8714259
shot a few more in RAW but just realised now that my CS4 RAW converter is not opening it. Do I have to find a plug in for it? Does anyone know where to get it from please?

If you go to Check for Updates in CS4 it should download the latest version of ACR5.5 which includes preliminary support for the 7D RAW...

TeamSpeed wrote in post #8713764
Nobody is expecting magic, just the same hype for any new camera to be announced, we get, what, maybe 2 such events a year? After watching the Digital Rev youtube video though, the 7D is a great addition to the Canon line.

It would be cool if some of the leveling, AF, trigger, and screen features were passed down to the lower lines in the future.

This camera looks sick.

zuluart wrote in post #8714259
shot a few more in RAW but just realised now that my CS4 RAW converter is not opening it. Do I have to find a plug in for it? Does anyone know where to get it from please?

Sounds like you need an update ...

http://www.adobe.com …ads/detail.jsp?​ftpID=4578

?? Maybe?

AJSJones wrote in post #8714283
Do you have experience with manual focusing to comment on how good the screen might be for that (for non-AF lenses)

Tx
Andy

Sorry Andy, I don't.

I never once switched live view on.

Thanks Simon for the photos. Lookin' good to me.

Like some of the others here ... I rely on real world shooting when looking for upgrades, not wordy spec sheets and heated discussions on unfair comparisons.

So again, thanks for doing it right and creating some quality photos to share your first experience with.

Grimlock wrote in post #8714312
Thanks Simon for the photos. Lookin' good to me.

Like some of the others here ... I rely on real world shooting when looking for upgrades, not wordy spec sheets and heated discussions on unfair comparisons.

So again, thanks for doing it right and creating some quality photos to share your first experience with.

+!000

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Simon Harrison wrote in post #8714325
Another couple of shots.....

You do realise you're killing all the "7D can't track moving objects in bright sunlight" posts, don't you ?

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the face on that driver is very clear.
great job

Simon Harrison wrote in post #8714247
The accurate AF thingy is just that - very accurate - but you need to be extremely precise with where you have your AF point when using it with AI servo. Move slightly off target, and you'll miss focus (that was my experience anyway). I'm not sure just how practical this will be for fast moving objects.

As far as I've understood (now I haven't got any 7D, yet...), the "accurate" AF mode isn't "accurate" in that it will put focus more precisely on the correct distance, but will focus within a smaller area. Something which is useful for an animal in a cage, for example, but hardly even intended to be used for tracking fast-moving targets with Servo AF.