
Canon 7D Test
2 months ago
Picked up my new Canon 7D the other day and went out in the afternoon with my wife Katie to take some quick test footage.
Quite happy with the camera so far. I do prefer the look and feel of the 5D footage slightly more than the 7D but the simplified post workflow is awesome and a trade-off I'm happy to make.
Shot in 25p with some simple 3-way colour correction in Final Cut. Lenses used: 70-200mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.4
Music: Joshua Radin "Only You"
Quite happy with the camera so far. I do prefer the look and feel of the 5D footage slightly more than the 7D but the simplified post workflow is awesome and a trade-off I'm happy to make.
Shot in 25p with some simple 3-way colour correction in Final Cut. Lenses used: 70-200mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.4
Music: Joshua Radin "Only You"
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This looks like a full production movie, the composition, the lighting and colors are perfect.
Excellent Job.
Dumb question: why is the 7D post workflow easier?
Thanks.
What I am trying to figure out is how to blur the background as maximum keeping the subject on focus. What my 7d is doing is changing the light when I pull the zoom out. Thanks for any help.
i am using the kit lenses 18-135
keep em coming..
Thanks for posting your test.
Matt, what, if any, issues have you faced so far with rolling shutter?
Is it easy to vary audio levels?
This looks like it could be a great hybrid camera to shoot travel docs and the like but audio is essential and haven't heard much about that side of things yet.
Thanks.
Jake.
As for rolling shutter I've read reports that the 7D doesn't suffer as badly from it as the 5DII. In the filming I've done so far I haven't been able to tell any difference between the two. But, having said that, I try to avoid filming in ways that would result in rolling shutter anyway.
my God what a greaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt quality video shooting, and editing!
i wanna be like you while editing haha
if i could just double -Like- this video, i'll do it :)
big fan of your work
Mike
I think too many people are worried about the quality and forgetting to focus on production and creativity
I'm glad I kept my 5DII. It and the 7D will work really well together once the 5DII gets the 24/25p firmware update early next year.
(Comment for all your videos) Nice Colors and the way of filming. One of the thoughts I get when watch your videos: I wish that I have the Australia “film-location,” wish I have a steadycam and much more. I keep an eye on your videos, I can learn about it!
Keep up the good work!
Bye.
I have a couple questions I hope you dont mind answering...
1. Have you had any strobe on your frames when shooting outside? I've heard that if the shutter speed is too high that my be the problem, but I haven't figures out how to get around it. Ultimately I want to be abl to shoot outside with my 50mm 1.4 and get some great DOF without the strobes.
2. Do you have any tricks for cool lens flares?
Thanks!!
I just bought a couple of Fader ND filters as well. They are great, I'm super happy with them.
Like Robert said, they enable you to shoot outside with your shutter at 1/50 to get that nice 'filmic' motion - and set your f-stop nice and low to get the gorgeous DOF you want. Then just dial the ND in to expose things correctly. A great solution!