Canon EOS 7D Firmware Update Version 1.2.3

Canon EOS 7D Firmware Update Version 1.2.3 is now available.

Firmware version 1.2.3 incorporates the following fixes.

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set to auto power off.

2. Fixes a phenomenon in which the Macro Ring Lite (MR-14EX, MT24-EX) and slave flashes do not sync while shooting wirelessly.

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Canon posts firmware update for EOS 7D digital SLR

Canon has posted a firmware update for its EOS 7D digital SLR. Firmware v1.2.2 fixes AF point selection and display bugs occuring under specific shooting conditions, and also addresses an error in movie mode. It also corrects misspellings in the Spanish and Thai language menus. The firmware is available for immediate download from Canon's website.

Click HERE for more information and to download firmware v1.2.2 for Canon EOS 7D.

Canon posts firmware update for EOS 7D

Canon has posted a firmware update for its EOS 7D digital SLR. The new firmware version 1.2.1 includes the following updates and fixes:

• Extends the timing at which the high temperature warning indicator is displayed and the timing of automatic shut down of the camera due to a rise in internal temperature during Live View or EOS Movie functions.
• Optimizes program shift when the ISO setting of the camera is set to AUTO.
• Corrects a misspelling in the French-language menu.
• Corrects a phenomenon in which vertical magenta-colored banding appears in still images taken in movie-shooting mode.(This only occurs when in Manual exposure mode and when the ISO speed is set to “H”. Note that this phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.0)

Click HERE to download firmware v1.2.1 for Canon EOS 7D

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Another Full Moon Taken By Canon EOS 7D

this was taken today (02/12/09) just before 6.30pm... the moon was still quite low and was quite yellowish in colour, so i had to desaturate it a bit to minimize the yellow colour...

this was taken around 6.30pm when the moon is a little bit higher and no longer yellowish in colour...

Lens used - Sigma 50-500mm + Kenko TC 1.4x + Kenko TC 2.0x... manual focus using liveview mode...

BIBD Inter-staff Football Friendly Match

Get to test my Canon EOS 7D again... unfortunately it was raining that night so i didn't get to do lots of experiment that night... for the AI Servo, I only got around 50% success rate... but I think it is more toward user fault rather than camera fault as I sometimes couldn't track the movement of the players... anyway, as for the match, it ended up as a draw, 3-3 or 4-4, i lost count... eheh...

So here are some of the good result out of the 50 shots managed to take... using EF 135mm @ f2.0, ISO 3200, shutter varies at 1/400 - 1/500.

Downhill at Bukit Tibadak, Selayun

Started a bit late... at 5pm+, we were clearly racing to beat time and trying to get most of the remaining light available... and as for me, I also don't have much time to do some trial shots, it will be a one time shots only, so was hoping I could get it right at this one take only... (all shots taken using Canon EOS 7D except for the final few shots...)

by the time they started to make their way down, the light was already against me... so I have to boost up the ISO... the following shot were taken at ISO 3200, standard NR was applied so sorry for the soft looking image... and as feared, I didn't actually nailed it correctly... I was using the shutter speed of 1/800, and at that speed, it kinda kill the motion of the bike... probably at 1/500 or 1/400 might be the right speed... furthermore, at slower shutter, i could lower down the ISO and get a better quality... oh well, maybe next time... :)

the next four shots were taken at ISO 6400 with low NR applied... light was really low at that time, so the AF couldn't track some of the shots... (setting 1/250, f2.8)

the rest of the shots were taken using Canon EOS 5D Mark II...

overall, it was a great outing for me... learned some stuffs and still loving the 7D's AI Servo... will try to get more better shots of the downhill in the future, so will be waiting for the guys to do their stuffs at Berakas Forest Reserve... cheers...