Review of Canon 7D

[twix]

I haven`t got the 7 D,
but I was into Harvey Norman and had a play with it a bit, and vow, the Viewfinder is so clear, I was amazed.
The decition is done, as soon as I sold my CBR Streetfighter project and a few other bits and peaces I will get me one!
What a nice camera. Love it!

[flashc]

I haven`t got the 7 D,
but I was into Harvey Norman and had a play with it a bit, and vow, the Viewfinder is so clear, I was amazed.

The viewfinder is very clear as the 7D uses a pentaprism instead of a mirror box to display the image in the viewfinder. The 7D also has a 100% field of view so what you see in the viewfinder is the image that will appear when displayed on your monitor.

You can also have a completely unobstructed and clear view of your subject through the viewfinder as the the grid and focus points can be completely switched off and there are no fixed etchings on the focusing screen as is usual with other camera types.

Next best viewfinder display in brightness in Canon brands would be a 5D Mk III or a full frame such as a 5DMk II.

[etherial]

I love the viewfinder in the 7D it is a very nice upgrade to the lower series bodies. The viewfinder is often one of those forgotten specs; some of the other cameras I have used over the years had horrible viewfinders and it was very hard to read the text in them. The top level Canons are very good, I like the vf in my 5D3 as well but the shooting information text is a little smaller than the 7D.

Next best viewfinder display in brightness in Canon brands would be a 5D Mk III or a full frame such as a 5DMk II.

And just to correct to eliminate any confusion for people, the 5D3 is also full frame.

[NguyenPix]

Excellent in depth review!