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Canon EOS 7D Gets Honor of “Last Review of the Decade” at DCResource

7dJeff Keller at DCResource has his hands-on, average-joe review of the newest available Canon body up on his site. For those who’ve forgotten or not encountered it yet, the Canon EOS 7D is a new tier of APS-C sensor (1.6x crop) body from Canon, designed to sit above the 50D and below the 1D series, and sit in parallel to the full-frame EOS 5D series. To that end it has quite a few high-end features, including a robust weather-sealed body, 18 megapixels, an all new AF module, a 100% viewfinder, and 3 raw modes.

Does it live up to its billing? The DCResource article is typically hard statement free, leaving you to call your own judgments, but he has no shortage of good things to say for it at the end of the review…



Canon Days: S90 Comparisons

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Carel sent us this as a supplement to his last post.]

[UPDATED: Now better laid out for comparisons]

As mentioned in the review, all images were shot without noise reduction or sharpening. For the Canon 350D I only shot 400, 800 and 1600ISO

-Carel Struycken

PowerShot S90 Crops:

ISO 100

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ISO 200

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ISO 400

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ISO 800

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ISO 1600

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ISO 3200

ISO 3200

PowerShot G10 Crops:

ISO 100

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ISO 400

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ISO 800

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ISO 1600

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EOS 350D Crops:

ISO 400

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Canon Days: Hands On Review: PowerShot S90

carel struyckenDuring the ’70s, a producer/director friend of mine used to roam the LA punk scene with an amazing little 35mm camera, the Minox 35 GL. It was the smallest 35mm camera ever produced. Its sharp Minotar lens shot beautiful pictures and thanks to the high ISO films that were being perfected in those days, one could shoot in very low light. There has never been any digital equivalent in size and low light capabilities until now, with Canon’s introduction of the S90. With the G11 and S90 cameras, Canon has finally reversed the maddening pixel race. Pixel density on the G11 has been reduced from its predecessor’s 34MP/cm² down to 23MP/cm² and low light performance has greatly improved. The S90 uses the same sensor and its f-2 maximum aperture helps to make this the best p&s for available light shooting.

The Canon S90 is slightly larger than Canon’s Elph (3.5 x 2.2 x 0.8″ for the Canon SD940IS vs. 3.9 x 2.3 x 1.2″ for the Canon S90), but it still easily slips into the average pocket. A bit too slippery sometimes and it almost fell out of my hands before I made it a rule to use the wrist strap. Much has been made of the programmable function control ring around the lens and it is indeed wonderful…

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Hit the jump to read the rest of Carel's review and to view his large gallery of sample shots]

[UPDATED]

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Canon’s EOS 7D Gets Real

7dCanon’s new shooter, the 7D, is official now. In a rare event for Canon, this model doesn’t upgrade anything, but slots in as a new option in their line-up. The 7D sits above the 50D but below their 1D series. It retains the 1.6x crop APS-C sensor of their Rebel and xxD series, but pumps in other pro features. It’s crop sensor pro lite, really. It was announced today with a new wireless file transmitter just for the 7D and three new lenses (including a 100mm f2.8 macro which is Canon’s first lens to use their Hybrid IS system, w00t!).

We’ll have more the lenses soon, but for now here are some key specs on this new Canon beast:

  • 18 MP CMOS Sensor
  • Dual DIGIC IV Processors
  • Supports EF and EF-S lenses
  • Magnesium, weather-sealed body
  • Shutter rated to 150,000 actuations
  • An LCD is overlaid on top of the viewfinder to show AF points, composition grids, spot metering, electronic level, and the usual shooting info
  • 3″ 920,000 Dot LCD
  • New 19 Point all Cross-Type AF Sensor
  • New iFCL 63-zone dual layer metering system
  • ISO 100 – 12,800
  • 30 – 1/8000 second shutter speeds, plus bulb
  • 3 RAW sizes
  • Dual-Axis Virtual Level
  • 8 Frames Per Second Continuous Drive
  • Full HD Recording (with manula controls this time)
  • Mic Jack

Should be up on our site very shortly, these new fly-by-night cloak-and-dagger product announcements and embargos make it rough on us poor vendors, since we’re increasingly often finding out these things are official from the same sources you are, leaving us scrambling to get them up

But, while we scramble, hit us up at 1-800-726-5544 if you want on our wait list for the 7D or any of the new lenses.



Canon EOS 50D: now with less magenta, corrected tongues

50d-firmwarez

So Canon has released Firmware Version 1.0.7 for the EOS 50D to be available for download from their site here: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos50d/firmware.html. According to the official update page:

Firmware Version 1.0.7 incorporates the following changes.

1. Corrects a phenomenon where captured images may tend to appear somewhat magenta depending on the shooting scene.
2. Fixes incorrect indications on the Arabic, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian menu screens.

Firmware Version 1.0.7 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.0.6. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.0.7, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

So there you have it. We again have the 50D body in stock and we’ve got the best legit price around -order it online and you get Free UPS Ground shipping to the (and I love this word) contiguous 48.



Canon Rebel T1i Review

Continuing this apparent ‘Review Friday,’ DCResource’s newest review is Canon’s second video-enabled body, the Rebel T1i. Sporting most of the same guts as the Canon 50D, at a lower price point and with video, the T1i is an attractive product on paper. Hop over to DCResource and you’ll experience their reviewer’s very paractical, every-man-every-day approach to reviewing equipment.



EOS 40D vs The Living Dead

40d not dead

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mark the passing of a giant, a giant that caught us unawares. The EOS 40D was not just a camera, but it was a Canon. Proud, and bold and… wait… What? What? You’re kidding me? It’s not actually dead?

But, it was replaced, by the 50D, which even outperforms it (especially in AI Servo AF), and which doesn’t even have as much noise once you downsample the 15.1 megapixel images to match the 40D’s 10.1 megapixels. That’s a fault of peepachus, not the 50D, right?

And, we can’t even get ahold of any. We have none in stock. But, it’s not dead you say?

Weird.”



Canon Firmware with the Update Mojo

Canon just dropped a tidy trio of firmware upgrades. Looks like you XS (1000D) and XSi (450D) get upgrdes to use the AF assist on that new 270EX speedlite that’s on its way out. You 50D people get that plus improvements on highISO banding, which I think is actually the firmware winner today.

Links!:

50 Firmware

Rebel XS (1000D) Firmware

Rebel XSi (450D) Firmware



Alright, /Now/ You Can Make Streetwalker Jokes

So, as promised, I finally got down to the floor and loaded a ThinkTank Photo Streetwalker Backpack with a 50D Canon digital SLR camera, some Canon lenses, some mixed Induro camera tripods, and some of my usual junk.

I’ve got it uploaded to YouTube, as I always do, and you can find the embedded video below. For those of you just joining in, this is also available (as well as all past installments) on our Podcasts page.

Quick links to mentioned equipment: Induro A013 6M Aluminum Alloy Tripod, Induro DM01 DM-Series Ballhead, Induro MC14 Carbon 8X Monopod, Canon 50D Body, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, ThinkTank Photo Streetwalker



Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

While there’ll likely be a slew of nex-gen point-and-shoot cameras hitting my desk in the coming months, there’s a bit of an announcement lull going on right now. But, don’t let that fool you into thinking nothing is going on. At least not in the ol’ Circle City.

Those of you not in the habit of poking around our site might have missed the following things going on in Indy soon:

Under “Upcoming Events” we have several seminars coming up, including Amanda Arrick (last seen in this Raw Footage video) giving a seminar on the 40D and 50D Canon digital SLR cameras, and Nikon’s Jason Stewart giving two sessions of his seminar on the D300 and D700 Nikon digital SLR cameras.

Anyone in attending any of these seminars can find more details on the Upcoming Events page, and can reserve seats by calling 1-800-726-5544 and asking for “Classes and Events.”

And, don’t forget about our new Indianapolis Photo Calendar, which is starting to fill up with weekly club meetings, special seminars, and events. Check those out over here.

Still not enough to keep you busy this winter? Why not grab your camera (be it a Sony CyberShot camera or an Olympus digital camera like the E-410), and give our new monthly photo contest a go? Anyone can enter, and the prize every month is a 16×20″ print courtesy of our Online Photo Lab. The current theme is “Winter Wonderland,” so get out there and get shooting.




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