It's here!

[Judy G. Russell]

It's here it's here it's here it's here... Am I excited about my new Canon 7D camera? Noooooooo not me. Not more than a five-year-old on Christmas Eve, that is.

First off, it's gorgeous:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668126230_PyKTP-O.jpg

And it has wonderful clarity in the images, even at very high ISOs.

At 6400 ISO

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121774_hELbm-O.jpg

At 3200 ISO:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121838_s9BCm-O.jpg

And under ordinary shooting conditions, it's just terrific:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121812_3rvr2-O.jpg

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121799_SoZfn-O.jpg

[sidney]

That first picture is amazing! I've never seen any kind of auto timer thingie that would allow a camera to take a picture of itself with the lens cap on!

And the rest of the pictures are amazing too. ISO 6400!!

[Update:] Oh, I just figured it out... That isn't a lens cap, that's just the camera body with the lens off and a cover over where the lens goes. So the camera has some sort of remote wireless lens! That's still amazing!

[Mike]

Oh! And here I was thinking that if SLRs use mirrors, then a new DSLR must use an external mirror that works faster than the speed of light.

[Mike]

Congrats, yip!

Now the animals won't have any privacy!

[ndebord]

Judy,

Reminds me of my wife's joy when she got her F1. We expect great things from you now!

[ndebord]

Congrats, yip!

Now the animals won't have any privacy!

Mike,

And (if only) it could REALLY shoot Tree Rats too, Judy would be in 7th Heaven!

[Dan in Saint Louis]

It's here it's here it's here it's here
Congratulations! There is a current discussion (http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-photography&tid=34852) of it in the CompuServe Photography Forum. It seems to be a real winner!

Now, about that hard-edged bokeh in the final frame.............

[fhaber]

>hard-edged bokeh

Yah, she obviously needs a body cap with more spherical aberration.

(Congrats, Judy, and you've already proved you deserved it on the first "roll.")

[Judy G. Russell]

that's just the camera body with the lens off and a cover over where the lens goes. So the camera has some sort of remote wireless lens! That's still amazing!Sigh...

[Judy G. Russell]

Oh! And here I was thinking that if SLRs use mirrors, then a new DSLR must use an external mirror that works faster than the speed of light.It's xray vision, okay? Geez...

[Judy G. Russell]

Congrats, yip!

Now the animals won't have any privacy!

Reminds me of my wife's joy when she got her F1. We expect great things from you now!Thanks, guys. It really is a great toy.

[Judy G. Russell]

And (if only) it could REALLY shoot Tree Rats too, Judy would be in 7th Heaven!I have the treerats pretty much tamed now, believe it or not. The three feeders I use (Brome Squirrel Buster Plus (http://www.bromebirdcare.com/sbp/sbpeindex.html), Heritage Farms Absolute Combo I (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=19407&cmpid=10csesh&ref=3554&subref=AA&srccode=cii_13736960&cpncode=25-11381406-2) and Droll Yankee tube feeder (http://www.drollyankees.com/products.cfm?ID=360)) let them pick up the droppings on the ground, but that's all. It's a pleasure to watch them getting frustrated right out of their little rodent skulls.

[Judy G. Russell]

Congratulations! There is a current discussion (http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-photography&tid=34852) of it in the CompuServe Photography Forum. It seems to be a real winner! Now, about that hard-edged bokeh in the final frame.............I think it's fabulous so far, Dan. No complaints at all, thanks!

[Judy G. Russell]

(Congrats, Judy, and you've already proved you deserved it on the first "roll.")Thanks, Frank. It's a terrific camera.

[Mike]

^great^greater

[ndebord]

I have the treerats pretty much tamed now, believe it or not. The three feeders I use (Brome Squirrel Buster Plus (http://www.bromebirdcare.com/sbp/sbpeindex.html), Heritage Farms Absolute Combo I (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=19407&cmpid=10csesh&ref=3554&subref=AA&srccode=cii_13736960&cpncode=25-11381406-2) and Droll Yankee tube feeder (http://www.drollyankees.com/products.cfm?ID=360)) let them pick up the droppings on the ground, but that's all. It's a pleasure to watch them getting frustrated right out of their little rodent skulls.

Judy,

Tamed? No. Frustrated? Yes! (Dead as a doornail... in your dreams!)

I can just imagine you cracking up while watching them enjoy the Judy treerat weight loss program!

[Mike Landi]

It's here it's here it's here it's here... Am I excited about my new Canon 7D camera? Noooooooo not me. Not more than a five-year-old on Christmas Eve, that is.

First off, it's gorgeous:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668126230_PyKTP-O.jpg

And it has wonderful clarity in the images, even at very high ISOs.

At 6400 ISO

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121774_hELbm-O.jpg

At 3200 ISO:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121838_s9BCm-O.jpg

And under ordinary shooting conditions, it's just terrific:

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121812_3rvr2-O.jpg

http://photos.jgrussell.com/photos/668121799_SoZfn-O.jpg
Stunning! ...I want one! <drool>

[Judy G. Russell]

Tamed? No. Frustrated? Yes! (Dead as a doornail... in your dreams!) I can just imagine you cracking up while watching them enjoy the Judy treerat weight loss program!I even got a little footage (with the new toy) yesterday of one of them trying to get into one of the feeders and giving up VERY quickly. Sigh... I'm satisfied.

[Judy G. Russell]

Stunning! ...I want one! <drool>It really is a great camera, Mike. And it does video too!