I got an email from National Geographic about a promo they are having this October to get a change to go to Singapore and attend Bob Madden’s “The Lava Hunter” photography workshop for free, and also the winners get a a Canon 7D!.
This is the first time I heard about this Canon 7D model, so I did a little research and found out that it’s a new model that Canon is coming out with!
Key Features include:
- 18.0 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors for high image quality and speed.
- ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800) for shooting from bright to dim light.
- 8.0 fps continuous shooting up to 126 Large/JPEGs with UDMA CF card and 15 RAW.
- Advanced movie mode with manual exposure control and selectable frame rates: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p, 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p, 640 x 480 (SD): 60p (59.94) / 50p.
- Intelligent Viewfinder with 100% field of view, wide viewing angle of 29.4°, high magnification of 1.0, intelligent viewfinder with glass pentaprism and an overlaid LCD display in viewfinder supports various shooting styles.
- New 19-point, all cross-type AF system equipped with dual diagonal cross-type sensors in center at f/2.8 and f/5.6 and AF area selection modes to match various shooting situations.
- iFCL Metering with 63 zone dual-layer metering sensor that utilizes AF and color information for optimizing exposure and image quality.
- Magnesium body with shutter durability up to 150,000 cycles and exclusive dust and weather resistance.
Source: Canon
After reading the terms and conditions of the contest, it seems like Philippines is not included (sad). But nonetheless, I submitted some of my travel photos. (hoping)
I’ve been thinking of buying a new SLR body, and Canon 7D is really tempting. According to Canon Website, it retails at $1699 ~ P80,000.
Better start saving up!
IF THE CONTEST HELD IN 2010, KINDLY BE INFORMED SO THAT I CAN PARTICIPATE THE GREAT CONTEST. LAST YEAR I FAILED TO PARTICIPATE.