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Last week I updated my sister's 2010 MacBook Pro with an solid state drive sold by OWC (assembled in Mexico, btw). The machine has completely revived! It's now a monster. Sadly, Apple lost a considerable amount of customers when they decided to hard-wire their components to their motherboard. For me, that's when they crossed the Rubicon (I still use 2012 machines. Good enough for me)

I agree. I prefer the dual-pixel focusing system on my 7D MII, but the 6D is no slouch. Definetly a different "look". If you can jump for C100, go for it. Seems like a much better deal now that the newer version is available. Maybe even the XC10, as other users have said. Big increase in overall quality.

Cheers, I'll try to post some before and after still shots of the graded material of my last visit to the woods. You'll get a good idea of the latitude of the 7D MII. However, I would strongly advise you to test your particular camera-lens combination with both of the camera's you mentioned. I've found that Canon lenses make a huge difference in video. Every fault of the lens is magnified in video, as well as its attributes. This is specially true for skin tones and the overall detail you wish to obtain from the human face. Right now I can't shoot without my 17-55 or a decent prime (not necessarily L primes, though).

Hello, happy owner of a Canon 7D Mark II here. Also, buyer of Andrew's picture profiles. Tried them the other day in the woods and got a very nice image after 1-click grading with FilmConvert. Easy as pie. I shot at 60p with my F2.8 17-55mm. Most of the shots were at 17mm and F5.6. My ISOs were pretty high. I specifically decided to record some clips in the Mexican woods because of the complex detail of the leaves, sticks, etc., and the strong contrast between shadows and well-lit spaces. In years past, I've visited the same woods with my former 6D and my Fuji X100. The Canon 7D Mark II takes considerable better video than both. Hope this helps.

Have you considered Sony's RX10? It's below your budget and from what I've read has been improved since its release thanks in part to a new XAVC-S codec via firmware.

You are right. I wasn't aware of that. Still, he is not exactly the most critical figure of video or photo gear, right? That's what I meant with my original statement "PR stunt". He is a public figure known mostly for his acting skills, not his online community. Nice move, Samsung.

I agree. Image looks nice and flat, but I can't trust the origin of the project. Seems like well designed PR stunt by Samsung with the cool actor of the moment.

This is important, right? I understand it's different from the original C100 or is this just PR-speak? From Canon: " (The Digic DV III ) processes the RGB representations that originate in the single CMOS sensor of the camera into three channels (Red, Blue, and Green) to maintain the rich resolution and clean color fidelity formerly possible only in three-chip sensor designs".

Very nice, Gonzalo. I'm also obsessed with proper skin tones and relieved that the A7s can deliver natural looks (I'm planning it as future purchase). I also see you used a third-party lens and got great results. Couple of questions: Have you used Sony's native FF lenses? Do you believe they can render similar results? Thanks! (Saludos desde México)

Thanks, E. I was expecting that :[

Hello. First post here on this fantastic site. I would be very nice indeed if someone could test the new clean, uncompressed HDMI video output in 8-bit 4:2:2 of this camera. It's not 10 bit, but hey, a lot of readers of EOSHD have been asking for this upgrade at the entry-level of Canon gear for quite some time ( I ignore if you can do this with a 5D Mark III and if it's worth the hassle) Maybe then the 7D Mark II will it seem more palatable vs Sony and Panasonic?