CANON 7D SHIP DATE - OCT 11TH

Looks like a Best Buy employ snapped a quick one with their iPhone.

The word on the street is that Best Buy will get their first shipment of Canon 7ds on October 11th…  Though someone in the Netherlands is saying it could be shipping as soon as Sept 26th. That’d put it out just a few days before the big secret Sept. 29th announcement from Canon.

SUPER SLOW MO CANON 7D FOOTAGE

Just saw this video on Vimeo. but I’m putting up the youtube version because it wasn’t uploaded in HD. Someone’s not a plus member : (

Here’s the shakedown. The video was shot on the 7d in 60p BUT then resampled to super slow-mo at 240p. Looks surprisingly awesome - (though I wonder how it would look on a movie screen or even a 60″ plasma.)

EyePatchEntertainment (the creators of the video) haven’t spilled their post processing trade secret, though I’m guessing this is the work of Twixtor.

But they did confirm that they were able to get such a nice retimed video by shooting at 60p with a fast shutter.

See the 60p version after the jump

NEWSFLASH: CANON TO CHALLENGE RED - SEPT. 29TH

Do not buy a 7D yet! I REPEAT, do not buy a Canon 7D yet.

This is just in and it can only mean one thing.

Canon will challenge the Red camera…. most likely the Red Scarlett.

For those of you who don’t speak the native tongue of Sweden, let me translate.

Mark the calendar

During this fall, Canon will make one of its largest and most important launches in the company’s history and we hope you can attend. During a luncheon, you are invited to listen to CEO Jouko Tuouminen, Marketing presiden Monica Forsberg and trend analyst Magnus Lindkvist, talking about tomorrows trends and factors of success in the continually more digitalized everyday life.

Date: september 29
Time: 11 am- 1pm

An invitation including more information will come soon.
- ala Canon Rumors

The box is draped in red. Coincidence? I think not… CORRECTION: Alain P from Canon 5d Tips pointed out that red is also Canon’s color… So the color of the draping is just a brand thing… OR maybe it’s also a sign of blood (because blood is red unless you’re Spock)… the blood to come between Canon and Red

“Canon will make one of its largest and most important launches in the company’s history?”
Umm… unless they’re launching a new lens that can also create Archimedes like death rays, I’m so sure that this must be a new video DSLR camera that will just blow us the hell away. I just have a gut feeling about it… it’s so strong… (but when I was five I also had a gut feeling that Pee Wee Herman would be president… didn’t turn out that way… Or maybe it did?)

Whatevs…This fall RED and Canon will go head to head. Who will win?

More reporting to come. STAY TUNED

DSLR DESIRES: 1 OF 5 - PANAVISION LENS MOUNT

One very hot topic in the DSLR film world is the coveted PV to EOS lens mount (or Panavision to Canon). We’ve blogged about this before, but now we have a lot more information! In turn, now you will have more information!

As we have mentioned before, the fore runner of the PV to EOS mount is “24″ cinematographer Rodney Charters. Rodney and his crew have been working on a “unknown” promo shoot that I came to find out is called “Indian Gangster.” Check it out on Twitter! They have been busy mounting all kinds of lenses on a 5D.

Oh, but there’s more!!

COME CHECK IT OUT!