** EDIT CDS** Thinking one Sticky thread for each new EOS body (we have the 1D MkIII one as well )
At some time these will be Archived and combined into the EOS FAQ
Feel free to add links to pertinent threads or even off site resources regarding the 7D. **
Canon-Sponsored Material
Canon's "White Paper" on the 7D
Canon's "Inside the 7D"
Canon's Description of CF Settings
Canon Official Training Video Listing
Canon's 7D Manual/Reference List
Back-Button Focusing Explained
Searching Canon For All Things 7D Related
7D Firmware 2.0.x Material
POTN's 7D 2.0.x Firmware Thread
Canon's Ad on the Firmware
Canon's 7D Software/Firmware Page
Canon's 7D Updated Manual (dated 6/28/2012)
Teamspeed's Windows 7 Preferred Way to Update
Externally and POTN Sourced Material
EOS 7D - Wireless ETTL flash FAQ
EOS 7D Wireless Flash Compatibility List
EOS 7D Announced with specs
EOS 7D First Look Videos
EOS 7D Picture Sample Thread #1 | EOS 7D Picture Sample Thread #2
Simon's 7D First Unpacking
Material related to IQ, ISO, and AF
Free 7D (and others) Micro-Focusing Adjustment Chart
All About 7D Auto Focus controls
More 7D AF Point Tutorials
7D AF System Summary
A VERY Comprehensive 7D review
The Truth About Intermediate ISO Stops on the 7D
Are You Happy with Your 7D 100% Crops?
How To Get The Most From High ISO Images
B&H Video w/Canon Rep Discussing the 7D in Detail
AF Issue With the 7D? (POLL)
ISO 12800 with the 7D
Other associative posts to add to the historical accounts:
* Teamspeed's 5DII vs 7D High ISO Mini-Review
* Teamspeed's 5DII vs 7D IQ Mini-Review
* Teamspeed's 50D vs 7D High ISO Mini-Review
* Teamspeed's 40D vs 7D IQ Mini-Review
* 5DII vs 7D
* Another 50D vs 7D
* Tips and Tricks
* ODE to the 7D, Song of the Year
(these sound bad, but they really aren't, actually they are quite entertaining)
* Unhappy Consumers Returning the 7D?
* Gasp, 7D Banding
* Things You Don't Like About the 7D?
* 7D Blah without Video?
(later camera comparisons, noise comparisons, issues, accessories, and polls)
* 7d vs.5DII
* 7d vs 5DII (with a 50d)
* 7d vs.50d
* 7d vs. 40d focus
* 7d vs 1d3
* 7d vs. 1dIIn
* 7d as upgrade from 50d?
* 7d vs 5dII pink cloud
* Sell 1DMIII for 7D?
* 7D Noise Comparison and NR
* Ghosting Issues
* 7D Burst Mode Slowdown Due to Metering
* BG-E7 Grip Discussion #1
* BG-E7 Grip Discussion #2
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Excerpt from this thread: Once Upon A 7D... (as told by the Penguins of Madagascar)
After doing my 50D vs 7D comparison, and having watched all the hoopla here on POTN from the rumor leak to the availability of the 7D, I thought I would do a final commemorative montage for those interested in the 7D. This might serve as the historical reference of the 7D for when the 7DII, etc. so that we don't have revisionist historical accounts! 
I hope you enjoy the following Penguins episode!
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Saturday Morning Episode - 70? No the 7D - October 3, 2009
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"Killer crop body, boys... killer crop body!" - Rumors were leaked, sample poster and equipment leaked shots, along with photoshopped boxes and 7D bodies, images, etc. People waited anxiously for any news at all, taking the bait of photoshopped pics and bad rumor info...
Canon officially announced the 7D and the specs, preliminary hands-on reviews ensued, quarterback engineers bashed the specs and heralded the 7D as the worst decision Canon could make (too many pixels crammed into a tight spot, crop sensor, diffraction, worse than 50d)...
"Kawolski, report!" - People started to get their hands on them, and do 100% crop comparisions, things were actually looking positive, much to the dismay of many naysayers...
Then comparisons ensued over the 1DMKIII and the 5DII. What total heresay, you could never ever compare anything less than a FF body to that of the unbeatable 5D line, what are people thinking?
As threads abound on the 7D, people either bashing or praising the 7D, others on the fence are just too confused to know what the best decision is, buy a 7D, 50D, 40D, 5D, 5DII, MKIII, oh the humanity!
Slowly the community starts to head toward a common direction on the verdict on the 7D, it actually is a pretty good camera and fits well in the Canon line, doing pretty much everything Canon touted it would, and those that buy the 7D are happy... "Anybody want to look at my booty?"
Legal Disclaimor:
No POTNers were harmed in the making of this documentary, names were withheld to protect the innocent!
