7D firmware 2.0 & the vertical banding issue

I haven't seen this seriously discussed anywhere, and I was wondering if anyone has done an A/B comparison before/after FW2.0 re. the vertical banding issue?

Not everyone has/notices the banding, but there was much discussion and analysis regarding it. See this thread (with many posts by J. Sheehy) from a while ago:

http://forums.dpreview.com/...ms/readflat.asp?forum=1019&message=34512609

Bottom line: his hypothesis (supported by some evidence) was that the banding was due to firmware problems, not an inherent problem with the hardware itself. Hence, maybe the issue has been addressed to some extent.

thanks.