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What about an IS lens?
Chad, have you tried?]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
Nope. The IS is based on gyroscopes, not the image content of the scene.

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Thank you so much!

I am looking at getting the 7D and this definitely summed up the Video reviews I've read and given me more.]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
I'm still using a Pentax 100d super with old school 50mm f/2 ]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
First shots filmed with the MKE400 (Seinheisser)

http://www.vimeo.com/7420992]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
Now I also have to have that audio recording module. The two XLR inputs are an AMAZING feature and for only $300 its a no-brainer.]]>Nov 17th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
But one thing it really interest me is what you said about the 5D. "Canon announced a firmware update to bring these additional framerates to the 5D sometime next year". I think that could be THE thing that would change people's mind on buying the 7D. I'll be probably one of them if it happens.]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
Otherwise, this camera looks fantastic.]]>Nov 17th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
Rode VideoMic (NOT the Stereo version) straight in to the camera with Magic lantern Firmware with the auto gain switched off. This sound was almost as good as running the same mic into an external pre-amp - the juicedlink CX211 then directly into the 5D2. I know the Magic Lantern Firmware isn't available for the 7D yet - but it will be soon, no doubt.

In the mean time IMO, if you're looking for a relatively cheap and easy solution with good sound (not great, thanks to that awful Auto Gain Control) go for the Rode VideoMic. I also really recommend the Juicedlink range of pre-amps if you fancy going that way instead of the Zoom H4n.]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
I'm also using a Rode Videomic straight into my 5D with AGC off using Magic Lantern. It's first class quality and removes the need for re-syncing audio in post production. ]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
Why look at more than 2mm of any given gadget at one time, Chief?]]>Nov 17th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
The 7D video is nice, but there is one troubling issue about it that I don't see being discussed much at all. Nearly all reviews of this camera are based around web video. Perhaps that's for good reason because the H.264 compression in this camera is definitely noticeable elsewhere. Looking at the footage the 7D shoots on a professional HD video monitor we use with the SONY F900s at the post house I work for, and the quality hit is very apparent and very troubling. I cannot really see how anyone plans to shoot on this camera and perform a film blow up. The pixelation will be sorely disappointing to people who expect it to look as good as it does on a computer monitor.]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
SNL uses the 5d II and 7d on some of their clips]]>Nov 17th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/Nov 17th 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/
The REAL thing to note is that ALL lenses will have a crop factor of 1.6, not just "full-frame 35mm lenses" (by which I think you mean EF mount lenses). The crop factor comes from the sensor, so even that EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 has a crop factor of 1.6 on your 7D.]]>Nov 17th 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/a 17-55 ef-s lens is just that a 17mm to 55mm any Full frame lens will have a crop factor on it.]]>Nov 17th 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/canon-eos-7d-impressions-for-filmmaker-wannabes/"Thats incorrect, if you buy a specific EF-s Lens it will not have a crop factor... a 17-55 ef-s lens is just that a 17mm to 55mm any Full frame lens will have a crop factor on it."

Um nooo. "17m-55mm" is a measure of focal length in the lens. The sensor does not change the focal length of the optics. Have a look at this page: http://www.tutorial9.net/photography/crop-factor/ under the title "Lenses designed for Crop Factor cameras" where it says (with reference to these lenses):

"One thing to remember is that the crop factor is still in use even on these cameras and you must multiply the given focal length to get the “correct” focal length."

Oh yes, btw, I AM a photographer. I do know what I'm talking about.]]>Nov 17th 2009 5:58PM