Ever thought about taking a Canon EOS 7D underwater? Berkley White from Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo did.
The Canon 7D is quite possibly the best of both worlds for underwater photographers with an interest in video
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Read the full review:
Canon 7D Underwater Housing Review
Update: Also Youtube user movingsurfpictures has a very nice underwater video from Fiji done with his 7D in SPL Waterhousing. Check out Swimming in Fiji.
Jean-michel Tari sent Planet 7D a tip about this nice short movie he has made. Shot with a Canon EOS 7D in one day.
Max is an unbearable and totally egocentric person. But when his girl friend asks him to pick some photos in a small shop lost in Paris, he is far from suspecting what is going to happen.
It is a very cool short movie which you should go and watch in HD on Vimeo.
Technical specs:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Rig: Shoulder rig, matte box and follow focus from Redrockmicro
Lenses: Canon EF 24mm USM II 1.4 / Zeiss ZE 50mm 1.4 / Zeiss ZE 85mm 1.4
Monitoring: Marshall V-LCD70P-HDMI
Editing Codec: Cineform Prospect HD
Canon HD video contest
And talking about cool videos... Are you a talented filmmaker? Check out Canon and Vimeo's new big HD video competition, "The Story Behind the Still".
Maybe the last post linking to 7D reviews, but got to mention this one. The Imaging Resource probably makes the most thoroughly camera reviews on the net, and already their "hands-on preview" posted when the 7D was announced, was larger and more informative than most later reviews I have seen. It is this preview that now has been expanded and updated to their final full review of the Canon EOS 7D:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E7D/E7DA.HTM
Be sure not to overlook all the tabs and "sub-tabs" if you want to read the full review. Though just the content of the first "overview" tab could have been a full review on other sites.
Canon has a announced a new lens, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM. A new version of their fastest 70-200mm lens with image stabilization. It has revised optical design, 4-stop IS and reduced minimum focusing distance. Canon Europe press release at:
PS/Update 9th Jan 2010: Third part of Ole Jørgen Lioddens 7D review is out. This time he takes a closer look at the cameras AF performance.