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Camera Reviews from Amazon.com

• March 6, 2010
  Great Canon to Graduate Up To

  

  With this camera, you deserve your cap and gown. In other words, you have learned basic photography and used a camera up to and including the level of the XSi or similar and now you want more picture definition and are ready for the challenge that comes with handling a top of the line and more demanding piece of equipment. The 7D produces outstanding results and will give you plenty of options to examine and to make practical use of. I pretty much reached the maximum that could be produced with my XTi Canon and was ready to go up the ladder. I looked at the 1D MKIII but it weighed a ton and I do not have the professional demand that that camera is made for. My dealer showed me the 7D, which is a 'crop' body which means it would use the same CF memory card and all the lenses I was using for my XTi, yet, and I mean this, DELIVERS FIVE TIMES THE QUALITY! That is in my subjective analysis of how well this camera works. Every picture blows my socks off, good bad or indifferent, the results are coming from a powerhouse of picture taking potential that has made me smile from the inside out every time I use it. If you are a semi-professional or serious amateur who is demanding and wants spectacular results, this could be the camera for you. It certainly is for me!

• March 4, 2010
  Real Gem

  

  I have to say I love this camera. More then a camera I use it to shoot very short films and for the price it is real good compared to my red camera which cost over 20,000. This is perfect for on the go shots where you do not to set anything up and with all the features I don't need to add any other components to it to get the perfect looking shot. Recommend this highly if you can afford it.

• February 25, 2010
  Great camera for wildlife and birds in flight

  

  I own both the 7D and the 5D MkII. The 5D2 excells at high IQ and great high-ISO performance and the 7D excells at fast focus, bringing the subject closer and getting off bursts of images at high frame rates. Both are very fine all around cameras, but the 7D helps you by filling its viewfinder with a larger image, locking on focus quicker and allowing a much faster burst rate. I've been somewhat amazed at the 7D's perfomance at ISO 6400, but find it second to the 5D2 at ISOs of 1600 and 3200. Below ISO 800 the two perform very closely, but the difference is more noticeable in that 1600-3200 band. Hey, at least we're not talking about shooting birds in flight at ASA 50!
  
  The build quality is at the tank level. I've had it out in rain and snow and temperatures as low as -15F. I really like that the 7D and 5D2 share the same battery, so by keeping a charged battery in each body and a spare, I'm never short of power. I often take 1000 images in a day with the 7D and always have plenty of reserves (I hardly ever use Live View). The control layout is slightly improved over the 5D2, with the video operation being much more intuitive.
  
  I'd suggest that anyone having IQ trouble with the 7D make sure that they check their micro-focus adjustment and fine tune it to their particular lenses. There is quite a range of potential adjustment, which might explain the trouble that a few seem to be having. (Mine required no micor-adjustment).