At the WEXblog Hamish Brown has reviewed the Canon EOS 7D. Going from a spec list to a conclusion, and covering a whole lot in between the two, it is likely to have the answers to anything you’re wondering about where the 7D is concerned.

His thoughts on the spec list are that it ‘seemingly goes on forever’ – he cuts it down a little, but feels continuation and expansion are required, adding in mentions of the weather sealed body (see Ole Jørgen Liodden really testing this) and 100% viewfinder coverage to name just two.

The speed of the camera is also discussed under the sub-heading of ‘How Fast Indeed!’ This focuses on the attention paid by Canon to DIGIC 4 processors and the placing of two into the 7D,

“In practice, I found the extra speed a real bonus in terms of getting the shot with moving subjects. If action or wildlife is your thing, then you’re onto a camera that will serve you very well.”

Hamish pays close attention to size of images, giving detailed information on how those 18 Megapixels are used. In addition to this he’s impressed with the built in flash, referring to it as ‘class’. From then on it’s into new buttons, autofocus and metering. In terms of metering he suggests that he should have titled the section, ‘you can’t have everything, but this is close.’

As for shooting movies, he recommends getting an external microphone, just to add a further level of professionalism to your output, before going through the different frame rates the 7D offers,

“You get three different frame rates at 1080 in the video mode at 24, 25 and 30 fps and at 720 you can get slow motion effect frame rates of 50 and 60 fps. It’s not like it’s just a great quality HD video camera, it also gives you plenty of options to get creative rather than just point and shoot.”

The post is finished by Hamish under the heading ‘In retrospect and conclusion’ before giving the camera a rating,

“Canon has taken the developments both pre and post digital, and provided a fast, high quality camera body for both stills and video. It has improved metering, focusing and a gamut of new features that raise the stakes across the DLSR board.”

If you’re intrigued by the Canon EOS 7D, the review is a must read, going into to the finer details that you’re going to want to know about.