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That's pretty shocking! Is it old and legit (reputable retailer?). Certainly haven't seen this on any Canon before.
I wonder if the humbol paints for airfix models so a similar silver? They're only a couple of quid per pot normally.
I would have thought it would be better to sell it as is, rather than repainting it, as you'll have to tell them that you did it for transparency of sale. Although it's only a little thing, people may question what else is up with it.
Might sound a little paranoid but it's possible.
Time for me to join another thread
You know how it is Darren
I was going to get a used on at around £850 but the extra £150 to get new might be money well spent.
Had the same dilema. Decided to buy a new grey import from HDEW for £698 a few months back. You get the benefit of puchasing from a UK company, 3rd party warranty and the lower price. Couldn't be happier and having researched HDEW they have a good reputation. The savings went towards a lens.
I too have just joined the 7D fraternity, moving up from a 40D. I'm pretty impressed so far although I think it'll take a little while to get to grips with it fully. I have noticed though the pictures look much better on the LCd than they do initially on the PC
A couple of initial offerings:
IMG_0258 by Yaaan74, on Flickr
IMG_0040 by Yaaan74, on Flickr
IMG_0200 by Yaaan74, on Flickr
The swan's head isn't particularly interesting but I was impressed at how sharp it came out.
Personally I think some of the 3rd party ones are just not compatible with the charger. The seller will say they are fully charged but it won't register on the charger or camera. Pah, I want to know how much battery like I have left.
ps, I don't know that ebay seller. Just bought from them and the battery is good.
I have 2 spare batteries which are both Canon.
Why spend £1000 on a DSLR and £10 on a cheap battery ! !
My advice is bite the bullet and get a genuine Canon bttery
I have 2 spare batteries which are both Canon.
Why spend £1000 on a DSLR and £10 on a cheap battery ! !
My advice is bite the bullet and get a genuine Canon bttery
Great Pictures Kevin
Were those shot on auto/program mode? Because they're underexposed which is the 7D trademark in those modes. Say what you want about the 7D, but the metering is terrible.
The duck photo is pretty much perfectly exposed (allowing for the white on the wings) The other two are actually OVER exposed with significant areas of the subject having completely blown and detail-less areas on them.
The 7D metering is fine. You just need to get to know how it works like any other camera. They're all different in the amount of exposure compensation required per metering mode.
Werecow - I'm very much an amateur, would you mind explaining about the Owl shots being "blown" - they looks fine to me. What do I need to look at.
Thanks
Not the owl shots, the swan shots.
Blown means that the brightest parts of the image have no detail, the highlights are said to be 'blown' to pure white, no amount of recovery can reclaim detail from blown highlights.
However, if this was a Raw file, those highlights were probably recoverable as the images don't look generally over bright.
On the 5D3 you can map the buttons and change the the top dial button so that as soon as you take a photo press play you can then use the dial to zoom right in. Anyone know if this is possible on the 7D? The option doesn't seem to be there for it
Have a look at the Magic Lantern firmware, I'm pretty sure when you preview a shot it goes to max zoom by default called 'quick zoom'.
There already are buttons to zoom right in straight away. They are set by default to do that. They are the two next to the back button focus.
Well I've just bought my 2nd, to retire the 20d from 1st backup role, it really does have low light issues compared to the modern cameras.
I'm hoping the mk II will have dual card slots and if that, and better low light performance is all it has, it'll be perfect for me. I don't feel drawn to full frame at all, so 18mpix that's clean at high ISO's will do for me.