http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/ Engadget Comments for Video: Canon EOS 7D gatling gun shooting 8 FPS of awesome http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/8 fps...
$1799...

$$$ wins.]]>Sep 4th 2009 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Regards,]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
I find this to be a steal.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 5th 2009 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 5th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 8th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
::want::]]>Sep 10th 2009 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 5th 2009 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
Makes for a sad, sad day for people like me who save to be able to buy something like this and see one being openly abused for no reasons....]]>Sep 4th 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
They had it off to show the shutter moving at 8fps. The physical demo is more impressive than just saying "hey it runs at 8fps."

get over yourself]]>Sep 4th 2009 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
my second thought. see if someone posted that.

my third thought. That guy got worked.

my fourth thought. Who cares -- it's a demo unit. Canon is rich.]]>Sep 4th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/But about the 24fps, just commercial reasons.]]>Sep 4th 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Get a Life mate. It's a demonstrator unit, it's going to get touched by every man and his dog at a trade show. I'm sure Canon can just make another one, I mean it probably costs them about $62.87 in raw materials to produce each one. Besides, anyone who owns a decent camera knows that they have self-cleaning sensors these days. ]]>Sep 4th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/ It's a demonstrator unit, it's going to get touched by every man and his dog at a trade show.

Or sometimes even an engineering sample. One company I worked for before (not photog related) used for demo purposes defective units from first mass-produced bulk: they look like real product but as all first units contain number of glitches. They used in labs to "debug" manufacturing process, for test purposes and - being completely totaled after all that - as demo units customers can freely touch.

> I'm sure Canon can just make another one, I mean it probably costs them about $62.87 in raw materials to produce each one.

Most cameras are hand assembled. Throw in QA and you might get into $100-200 territory. And that's without raw parts.

Plus if I'm not mistaken, Canon's sensor is relatively expensive to manufacture. Sensor on full-frame bodies was rumored to cost $200-300 what was said to be four times price of APS-C sensor. That means normal Canon's sensor goes for around $50-75.

IOW, even demo unit cost a serious buck. After all it must be same as unit on sale - or it's unqualified as demo unit.

> Besides, anyone who owns a decent camera knows that they have self-cleaning sensors these days.

Apparently you yourself do not own a decent camera. Because then you would have known that self-cleaning technology isn't a panacea and can't remove e.g. fats (== fingerprints) and pollen. For all that you have to send camera to support center.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
Wish it was smaller like my XS]]>Sep 4th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
There are websites which display amazing work done by true photographers using cellphone cameras only. This camera appeals primarily to tech-heads who in all likelihood couldn't make a decent photograph to save their lives. Rockwell a Nikon D40 or similar for regular people. True pros need exotic equipment for their own reasons (usually ruggedness, weather-proof, etc). No pro would be a customer for this or similar cameras aimed at gadget freaks.

Your money would be far better spent taking some classes in basic composition, drawing, etc so that you can learn how to make pictures people might want to see. If all you're doing is family photos, why on earth would you need this thing?]]>Sep 4th 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/"True pros need exotic equipment for their own reasons"

I'm confused, so true photographers use cell phones. Is that the exotic equipment you are speaking of. :P

I currently shoot with a Canon 30D and have had images published in books and magazines all over the world and I am definitely interested in this camera.

I'd love to know what your definition of True Pro is as most of the many "professional" photographers that I know, also shoot with cameras in this class.]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
I think your argument will win in the Enart website. We know the winner in the Engadget website, though.]]>Sep 4th 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/

sorry micah, but seems that you're not a pro just because you make a living by taking pictures. you can only be a professional photographer if you take all your pictures with a cell phone camera or an old 110mm camera with flash cubes that you found in your grandfather's basement. either that or you probably have to own some "exotic" equipment.

honestly you had me fooled too, until i found out today that gadgetry and art simply can't coexist.


sheesh.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
For artistic and casual photography Ken Rockwell is famous for - yes.

"There are websites which display amazing work done by true photographers using cellphone cameras only."

Any book would tell you that subject is what makes a good photography, not used camera. Though question pops up immediately what to do about subjects hard to capture.

"This camera appeals primarily to tech-heads who in all likelihood couldn't make a decent photograph to save their lives."

Do not be moron. 8fps is obviously for professionals who shoot action and sports - or anything else where you have to capture an elusive moment. E.g. my friend might be really interesting because his daughter studies dancing and it's really hard to capture a moment.

"Rockwell a Nikon D40 or similar for regular people."

Error during parsing: verb is missing.

N.B. Since when $1799 body was targeted at "regular people"?? Just asking.

"True pros need exotic equipment for their own reasons (usually ruggedness, weather-proof, etc)."

True pros are people who make pictures for money. IOW, it's their job. Whatever situation - they have to bring back photos. Or they loose their jobs.

"No pro would be a customer for this or similar cameras aimed at gadget freaks."

No comments as apparently you know about photography even less than me. And I simply am a "dSLR owner" - not even an amateur photographer.

"Your money would be far better spent taking some classes in basic composition, drawing, etc so that you can learn how to make pictures people might want to see."

Photography is distinct from all what you say because it allows something what e.g. "drawing" can't: capture a moment. And that's why we love it. And that's all what we want from it.

And that's what separates professional from amateur photography: for amateurs output of camera is pretty much finished product while for professionals is a starting point. Few photos reach newspaper/magazine pages without framing and retouching.

"If all you're doing is family photos, why on earth would you need this thing?"

Oh... I see. That's why. So you were sprouting the crap here about "true pros" and "gadget freaks" while in fact you were actually talking all the time about ... "family photos"???

N.B. "Family photos": you *gravely* underestimate female photographers. I have seen not one tough mom with dSLR purchased solely to shoot kids.]]>Sep 4th 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
This reminds me of people who buy cars like the Corvette or a 911. Sure, they are great to have if you have the money. They are also vastly beyond the capabilities of at least 90% of their owners. This was demonstrated not long ago, when a race-talented 16 year old girl beat a passle of 911-driving bald 50-something guys in her rented Cavalier on a technical track.

Gadget-lust isn't particularly rewarding in the long run. All the negative responses and voting the post down simply mean I've hit a nerve.]]>Sep 4th 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
Your post was low ranked because most of the comments you made were moronic. Yes there are people that "get far too involved in the technical details of advanced cameras" or any camera. In case you didn't know, Engadget is all about getting far too involved in the technical details of -insert product here-.
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You managed to say that everyone who ever liked new things was an idiot and an amateur and has no business buying new things because they don't have the potential to fully utilize them.

A very easy way to piss off pretty much everyone on here.]]>Sep 4th 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/
Yes we are in a world of wanting the latest and greatest, even if we don't know how to use it. I just returned from a vacation in Alaska, a place where photography is plentiful, and am amazed on all the people with DSLR's and have no clue how to use them, other than to set it to "the green box" and click away. Why do they buy a DSLR? I can get just as good of pictures with my $100 point and shoot. Why? Cuz I know how to use it. What does that little lighting bolt mean anyway? Gotta love people taking a picture of a vast mountain scenery and have their little pop-up flash lighting up the multi-thousand feet mountain.

I'm by far a master photographer, professional only if the definition is making money with photography, but I know the basics on how to use my camera. I also say my ~4 year old 5D has better quality/color/etc than my newer 40D.]]>Sep 8th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Jan 20th 2010 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/video-canon-eos-7d-gatling-gun-shooting-8-fps-of-awesome/Sep 4th 2009 10:12AM