Canon announces EOS 7D Studio Version camera, kit

[Admin]

Canon USA has formally announced the EOS 7D Studio Version camera and barcode kit. The combination of EOS 7D body and WFT-E5A wireless transmitter, both modified for use with barcode scanners, began shipping late last month at an expected street price of US$2599. Canon USA has now set a US$1829 body-only price, for those who want this special 7D's ability to lock camera settings but already have or don't require a WFT-E5A for barcode scanning.

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[gingerweasel]

When I was at Disney World Florida they used a barcode system to track our images throughout the parks.

Basically you signup for a card (with barcode), when you travel around the park and come across official park photographers you give them your card, which they scan before shooting. They then take as many images or poses as you want and re-scan the card. At the end of the day when they plug in their portable hard drives your photos are assigned to your account and can be viewed at anytime by scanning your card at a photo booth.

Pretty could, and that was 4 years ago.

 

[desantnik]

The original post here reads wrong - it makes it sound like the locking and the barcode thing are in the same box off the shelf.

The locking and the bar coding are two different products if you read the full press release.

Can't really understand the locking thing for studio work either - unless you are talking about using untrained staff to bang stuff out without the "expert" being on hand.

 

[silverJON]

Can't really understand the locking thing for studio work either - unless you are talking about using untrained staff to bang stuff out without the "expert" being on hand.

You'd be surprised how often this is the case!

 

[desantnik]

Yes, I've heard similar stories before, but not so much studio as stuff like event and school photos... when they press gang anyone into the job for next to no money.

 

[Blue Eagle]

I thought the 5Dmk2 would have been the camera to be used in this type of package?

 

[itsdavedotnet]

I thought the 5Dmk2 would have been the camera to be used in this type of package?

is more expensive, needs more expensive lenses, has worse AF and fps, has bigger files (unneeded), is bigger and heavier... there's a massive myth floating around that you 'need' full frame to shoot portraits...absolute bs.