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Some actual first impression of the R7 (with first images)

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Alastair Norcross
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Re: Some actual first impression of the R7 (with first images)

KevinRA wrote:

kikimora wrote:

Alastair Norcross wrote:

I also love the three position on-off switch. I guess that really shows that ergonomics are very personal. Jordan Drake didn't seem to like either of those things. But then he is pretty much a video-centric guy. I'm approaching this camera from the point of view of a photographer, who pretty much ignores the video side of things.

I find it odd. I deeply dislike the three-position on-off switch exactly because I don't do video. If you're switching the camera on in a hurry you're very likely to flip the switch to video…

Seems a like it or dislike it 50:50 - hopefully better than the 95:5 dislike ratio on the R's touchbar!

I love the touchbar on my R.

Chris in dpreview was OK with it.

Main issue I have is Canon is that its so different an approach from other Canon's - if one only owns R7's then I'm sure its great.

Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to. I've owned many different Canons over the years, so I'm used to having to get used to different configurations. I like the fact that Canon aren't afraid to try different designs, probably knowing that they will be blasted for it by a lot of users. The main thing is that they aren't just trying something different for the sake of being different. Everything they do has a reason, and it's often a good one (at least from my perspective).

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