Norman Pogson
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Hey Mike that sounds awesome, I couldn’t justify the extra for the 5D and I also like the 60fps for slow motion.
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The larger sensor of the HD DSLR along with interchangeable lenses can give very shallow depth of field, the Canon 5DMKll is a little bit better at the shallow dof compared to the 7D because of sensor size. The 5D also has better lowlight reduced noise over the 7D. That said the 7D has better fps choice and is cheaper.
One noticeable difference over a camcorder, I find the DSLR’s longer to set up a shot, not quite as good for run and gun stuff. Also that lovely shallow depth of field makes it very difficult to follow focus.
I have the Canon 7D and have zero regrets getting it.
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Hi Buck,
The 7D codec is mpeg4 h.264 quicktime and is highly compressed and won’t play smoothly on most computers. I use Neoscene to convert my camera footage to a .avi file and that edits and plays without any problems.
If you want to test the footage quickly, connect the 7D to a TV with the supplied cord, I use a 42″ plasma and see the raw footage no problem.
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Hi Jason,
Yes you can use Olympus, Nikon etc lenses on your Canon 7D or 5DMKll with the help of a $10 adapter from Ebay just search for Nikon to EOS lens adapter. I got one and works great, you will need lenses with an aperture ring and of course everything then is manual focus and exposure.
I blog on the Canon 7D for film making.
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The Pal NTSC thing is confusing, because the Canon 7D does switch from pal to ntsc, but it is only for playback on a tv.
The other poster is correct, the Canon HD DSLR’s shoot progressive and the 7D at the moment has the most choice of frame rates, including 60fps which will give some cool slow motion when you adjust your fps in an editor to say 24fps.
For the OP the Canon 7D would be a good choice.
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I agree I like the 7D footage and the ability to use some of my old Nikkor lenses.
I use Neoscene to transcode my 7D files which produces a 4.2.2 avi file but a firmware upgrade to 4.2.2 would be great. Perhaps the next generation Canon DSLR’s will have their new Mpeg-2 codec.
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The Canon 7D like most DSLR’s has a dynamic range of around 5 to 6 stops, you will start to get into trouble if your scene exceeds this range. The camera sensor and metering system is set up to be a little flat, because preserving highlights is the priority of the meter, once the highlights are blown there is zero information left.
I don’t think it is viable with the 7D to go past iso 1600. I have set my 7D up with a preset for general shooting and another for 60fps. I used a set up that is making the rounds online, from Tyler Ginter, he has a tutorial at vimeo #7622493
With these presets you will have to do a little levels adjustment and maybe some color grading, I do find a slight magenta cast on 7D files.
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Thanks John that is very helpful