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1. Nathan Jongewaard
   Posted May 21, 2010 at 5:27 am | Permalink

   As a 7D owner/lover, of course I’m going to say this is a great camera and you should do this. Though – unless it’s a money question – why not spring for the 5DM2? The latest firmware adds 24p, it’s got a full-size sensor and Magic Lantern adds audio gain control and other features (and this firmware doesn’t exist for the 7D). But you’re undoubtedly aware of this and, like I said, the 7D is great.

   I use this card, which is only slightly more expensive and twice the size of the one you’ve got listed. It’s plenty fast enough. I have two of them.

   You will almost certainly want a follow focus and a loupe with that Red Rock rig. I own a Cavision rig, but I would have sprung for a Red Rock if I could have afforded it. The Cavision requires considerable futzing and tweaking, though it does the trick.

   One more recommendation, if you do with the 7D: the Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens. I love this lens. It’s fast, it’s super-wide and even has a slight zoom, but the distortion is much less than what you might think.

   Have fun!

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2. Stephen Lee
   Posted May 24, 2010 at 8:48 am | Permalink

   Yeah, the main difference between the 5D and the 7D is the full frame sensor. The one thing the 7D/T2i has over the 5D is that it’s able to shoot 60fps ( slow motion ) at 720p.

   But honestly, if you’re going to go with the 7D you might as well go with the new Canon T2i. It’s exactly the same thing on the video side, but for the still images it can’t compare to the 7D. The body isn’t as well made, but for $800 you really can’t go wrong. Save the your money and go with the Zeiss primes Canon mounts.

   I’ve work a lot with the 5D and the 7D, especially on making docs and shorts, and it’s pretty crazy where it’s going. I recently directed a short on the RED and it cut really well with the Canon 7D. Check out my reel, the 4th sequence is shot on the 7D

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