I have a job coming up that is going to require some pretty high quality video so I sold my 40D and upgraded to the new Canon 7D.

Right off the bat I WAS IMPRESSED.   The new features and changes are slick as hell.    Lets see the ISO goes up to cloud 9.  and its fast.. at everything… Also I can fire both my 580ex flashes without a one of them being on camera or using that overpriced remote you gotta buy when using previous Canon models.

The video is super clean and the camera shake is pretty minimal considering..  But I do recommend playing with settings a bit, i found the video a little over saturated/contrast.

The next bestest thing is the interface.. super nice and easy to get around and options, custom settings everything is so easy to use.. granted I shot the basement Jaxx party last night and I had a hard time not pressing the wrong buttons (they swapped the order of a couple buttons compared to the 40D) but I’m sure after a few days of shooting Ill have it down pact.

I also hooked it up to the EOS Digital Professional App and .. well the app sucks for doing post but you can tether it to the camera and run the video from it.. which i was pretty stoked about.(I am working on a more in depth write up of the tethering features video in particular over the next few weeks as i get familiar with the 7D)

THE BIG SHIT THING!!.. NO RAW SUPPORT FOR APERTURE.  F#@% Me!.. I only realized that after getting home from shooting some Food/Drinks etc for a local Toronto cafe.  I am not happy about this… but i guess that is the way it goes.. Ill be shooting RAW +Ljpeg till they get that fixed.

Here are some shots from the Basement Jaxx party in Toronto at Century Room!