Here is the first video I shot with the 7D just a few hours after I bought it. Straight out of the box using the 18-135mm Kit Lens with Dial set to Program.

First Impressions:

The first thing I noticed while shooting the plants, was that here on this unbelievable small piece of equipment, I was matching and even surpassing the Depth of Field only previously achieved on my Canon XH-A1s with Letus adapter. The difference in means to attain that type of video, and the lack of difference in the result, was absolutely amazing to me. Through all of the negatives the 7D can bring, I was and still am highly impressed with the camera as a whole

After drooling over the DOF, I was soon introduced to two of the *Canon’s greatest weak points. ROLLING SHUTTER and VARIABLE APERTURE.

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