DPreview reviews Canon EOS 7d

Canon EOS 7D review

I'm gonna have a read through it now.

7D managed to award itself quite the high score

Sounds like they were impressed.

"At eight frames per second the EOS 7D is the quickest APS-C DSLR that we've seen in our labs so far. The frame rate is impressive on itself and even more so considering that with a very fast card, such as the Sandisk Extreme Pro, in JPEG format the 7D can maintain this speed indefinitely (well, we gave up after approximately 60 sec or 320 frames) and for 24 frames when shooting RAW."

I 'd. *looks at watch, 60sec...* "screw it, let's move on."

I skimmed it and read the conclusion, but it seems like the most glowing review they've given to a Canon DSLR in a long time.

My personal experience is in line with the review.
I'm impressed with the DR tests. It looks like the DR stays about the same all the way up to and including ISO 1600. Very nice job, Canon.

Marloon wrote in post #8966847
Canon EOS 7D review

was about time....

...why am I under the impression every sites are conspiring in tempting me these days?

Interesting 7D vs 50D and 7D vs 5D II review here....

http://rolandlim.wordp​ress.com …1/06/canon-eos-7d-review/

finally. what took them so long? they were usually the first ones to review when new stuff came out

Just as a side note... I know they do some RAW testing and convert the files with ACR, but Adobe hasn't even released the final version of ACR to support the 7D. Couldn't it be seen as premature to compare files using beta software?

ok, i admit it. even after reading Ronald's test, i am still quite tempted to replace my 5DmkII for the 7D simply because i think that the 7D is a much more versatile camera even though it is 1 .6 crop. maybe i should go ahead and do that and just add a 5D in case i ever need the FF but honestly, i think that with the right lenses (17-55 2.8 IS and 85 1.2L) the 7D can do a great job even compared to the FF.

timnosenzo wrote in post #8967164
Just as a side note... I know they do some RAW testing and convert the files with ACR, but Adobe hasn't even released the final version of ACR to support the 7D. Couldn't it be seen as premature to compare files using beta software?

They point out in the review that ACR's support of the 7D is beta.

New Hobby wrote in post #8967182
They point out in the review that ACR's support of the 7D is beta.

That's what I get for skimming it.

versedmb wrote in post #8967067
Interesting 7D vs 50D and 7D vs 5D II review here....

http://rolandlim.wordp​ress.com …1/06/canon-eos-7d-review/

I am really astounded at the 50d vs 7d comparison.

there is virtually NO appreciable difference in ISO quality until about 6400, where the 7d easily wins, and only a slight difference at 3200. However, up until then, the difference is not even noticeable.

Quite impressive, seems like Canon hit this one dead on. Tempting to trade in my 50D, but It's not going to happen.