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Canon EOS 7D DSLR Camera with 28~135mm IS Lens: With a host of features designed to provide creative opportunity and exceptional image quality, the EOS 7D represents an advanced class of camera. An array of automatic and manual settings give you full control over your shots, and an 18.0 megapixel CMOS sensor with Dual DIGIC 4 processing allows you to capture fine details with powerful performance.Memory card sold separately.
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5
Great Action DSLR
on February 19, 2013
Posted by: Marq
from Watertown, SD
If you're primarily shooting action photography, this is the camera for you. It doesn't have a full-frame sensor, but the images are great and the 1.6x crop factor gives you a bit of boost on magnification. That's a good thing, if you're into wildlife photography. Seriously. It can give you five seconds more to run from the lion that didn't want his photo taken.
The downside to the cropped sensor is that you'll probably need to pick up a lens that gets you to 15mm or so, if you decide to shoot landscapes or architecture. Or one of those fisheye lenses, if you-re into the whole bendy-warpy thing.
As it was winter when I purchased the 7D, I took it out in sub-zero temperatures. Even operating well outside the listed operating temperatures, the camera, itself, works great. The 28-135mm kit lens did not like the cold, though, so if you're going for -20`F shots, you'll have to switch off the image stablization and possibly the AF or invest in a weather resistant (L-series) lens.
The continuous burst is great. Be sure to purchase a compactflash card capable of writing eight / sec, though. In the price range, this is probably the highest burst speed you'll find. Again, great for action photography or moving critters.
I, personally, find a few of the buttons to be in difficult locations , and find it annoying that changing AF modes doesn't work like the rest of the options in the quick menu. These are just kind of nit-picky things, though. The important controls are all easy to change on the fly.
The camera is a tad heavy, due to it's beefy construction, but it's not overly so. It's still light enough to shoot one-handed.
Sum up? If you want a great action / wildlife camera, this is great.
What's great about it: Very fast, almost no shutter lag, metal construction
What's not so great: Some button locations aren't very intuitive
I would recommend this to a friend!
Picture Quality
5
Ease of Use
5
Features
5
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