http://bit.ly/af3TD6 That looks like a really big body for a xxD series !! .. i sure hope it aint a xD series camera after literally just forking out £1200 on a 7D last week. i will be double gutted because the picture quality is pretty poor on the 7d .. images are too soft and ISO noise is quite bad for a xD series camera... and no i don't have the bundled lens , instead i went for a 24-70 f2.8 L
I don't think it can be fixed with f/w because they have crammed 18 meg onto an aps-c sensor which at that kind of pitch is bound to lead to bleeding and noise i suppose.
The problem is ,even if i do get a refund .. what do i replace it with .. the 5D mk2 must be imminent for retirement and i have a bag full of canon lenses , so going nikon is out of the question , not seen the specs of the 60d
@o0timbo0o I'm not seeing where they say that the XSi shoots much sharper than the 7D. Something new coming out doesn't immediately render all the other cameras in the world useless. By the time I upgrade in 2 or 3 years, my 40D is still going to be a perfectly capable camera. I'll just be upgrading because I want the new features.
To be fair, I would love for the camera manufacturers to stop upping the resolution and start working on noise. 12-15mpix is as much or more than 99.999% of people would ever need, but lots of people could use extremely low noise and high ISO capabilities.
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http://bit.ly/af3TD6 That looks like a really big body for a xxD series !! .. i sure hope it aint a xD series camera after literally just forking out £1200 on a 7D last week. i will be double gutted because the picture quality is pretty poor on the 7d .. images are too soft and ISO noise is quite bad for a xD series camera... and no i don't have the bundled lens , instead i went for a 24-70 f2.8 L
@o0timbo0o You think the image quality is bad from a Canon 7D?
Just go buy a Hassy already, clearly nothing else will do.
@o0timbo0o Have you not thought of sending it back!? My old 20D with an L lens doesn't produce soft images.
I've yet to see a review from a decent source that thinks the IQ of a 7D is anything but top drawer.
@SWGooner I have toyed with the ide of sending it back.
I bought the camera based on many reviews from many sites and they pretty much all rave about it .. but you can look and read all you want until you discover a specific issue then search for help or advice on it .. here is a google search , more than enough people have same issue--->
http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK332&=&q=canon+7d+sharpness+issue&aq=9&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=canon+7d+sh&gs_rfai=
I don't think it can be fixed with f/w because they have crammed 18 meg onto an aps-c sensor which at that kind of pitch is bound to lead to bleeding and noise i suppose.
As a matter of fact my 450d/XSI shoots much sharper and crisper than my 7D
This site says it all .. about 1.5th the way down the page -->http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-7D-Digital-SLR-Camera-Review.aspx
The problem is ,even if i do get a refund .. what do i replace it with .. the 5D mk2 must be imminent for retirement and i have a bag full of canon lenses , so going nikon is out of the question , not seen the specs of the 60d
@o0timbo0o I'm not seeing where they say that the XSi shoots much sharper than the 7D. Something new coming out doesn't immediately render all the other cameras in the world useless. By the time I upgrade in 2 or 3 years, my 40D is still going to be a perfectly capable camera. I'll just be upgrading because I want the new features.
To be fair, I would love for the camera manufacturers to stop upping the resolution and start working on noise. 12-15mpix is as much or more than 99.999% of people would ever need, but lots of people could use extremely low noise and high ISO capabilities.