7D

Hi All

I am working on  some thoughts on HDR and a series on using Digital SLRs to shoot video – I got a Canon 7D shortly before Christmas and want to share the tips I have found to shoot better video.

Here are some initial thought on the 7D.

The 7D is a superb camera very responsive with a professional feel. Not as solid at the 1D tanks but much better than the xxD series and I managed to get it for about the same price as my venerable 20D. It’s very good in low light slightly more noisy than the 5DII but, to me, it is a little more pleasant and acceptable except a very high ISO (above ISI6400). It is better built than the 5DII and very usable to shoot sport in any weather.

Here is a shot from a family portrait session recently with Nicola and her beautiful, photogenic and very well behaved baby. This was taken between group shots and I just managed to catch the moment before it had gone.

I shot this at f/11 which is well into the diffraction limited zone for this sensor, it won’t be quite as crisp as it could be but for most normal uses no-one would ever know. If you want the sharpest possible image you need a damn good lens and to keep the aperture at f/8 or below

I shall put up a short video I did over Christmas in the next few days. I’m sorry but it will be the ubiquitous test video we all must get out of our system before we can move on to produce our masterpiece (Ha – I wish).

Congratulations to The Impact Group who won the January PSA EID Group D competition.

Mike