Canon 7D

It's probably going to be a nice camera. IMO, which has been stated and argued about elsewhere, if you are primarily shooting MX and have a budget for a body around the price of a new 7d, you ought to consider a clean 1DmkII or mkIIN. The non "N" is going for around a grand here in Norcal.

I would say the new 7D is a better camera then a 1D markII imo. Newer chipset, newer digic 4, bigger resolution...read the specs of both cameras and what they can do. I would buy a 7D over a 1D markII.

I have a 7D. The video is great. The stills are about the same quality as my Canon 1DS Mark 2. Not up to the quality of the 1DS Mark 3 though.
Noise at high iso (1600 and 3200) is about equal to the 1DS Mark 2. The AF is fast.
Simon

It's night and day, the black lens has the old style focus motor (AFD) while the white ones are Ultra sonic powered, you'll be amazed. Find one a doctor or dentist is selling and not one from an MX shooter or if you do get one from one of us have it checked out at Canon.

Canon Service Notice

Service Notice: EOS 7D: Residual Image in Picture

We have confirmed that in certain camera settings and shooting conditions, the phenomenon described below may occur in images captured by the EOS 7D Digital SLR camera.

Canon is currently investigating and analyzing the cause of this phenomenon, and we are planning to release a firmware update to address this issue.

Once the support measures have been established, we will post the relevant information on our Web site.

We offer our most sincere apologies to customers using this product who have been inconvenienced by this issue. Going forward, we will spare no effort in our quality management to make sure our customers can use our products with confidence. We hope our efforts will earn your understanding.

Phenomenon
In images captured by continuous shooting, and under certain conditions, barely noticeable traces of the immediately preceding frame may be visible. This phenomenon is not noticeable in an image with optimal exposure. The phenomenon may become more noticeable if a retouching process such as level compensation is applied to emphasize the image.

Affected Product
EOS 7D Digital SLR

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Ive just ordered a Canon 7D pick it up tomorrow. I have a Mark III now and going out Friday to do a comparison. I wanted the 7D for video as much as for photos.. I have a 1 year old daughter and thought having both camera and video would work. I seen Cudby's video with the 7D and its just amazing granted its coming from him but shows it can be a fantastic tool in moto.