EOS R7 REVIEW - The BEST First Pro Camera You Can Buy

Hi, Everybody!

This is my review of the Canon EOS R7.

Please ask me any questions or say hello in the comments, and BE NICE!

DISCLAIMERS: This video represents my own opinions and experience. I cannot recommend what you should do with your time and/or money- I just hope I can share my own experience in a way that adds some value to your day.
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[hamo]

I have an R7 and as a beginner I have found it to be an awesome camera to start with!!! I have used it for street photography, night photography and for events.

[philiprolenick]

I've been using Canon SLRs and DSLRs since 1968 and the R7 is the best camera I've ever had. I use full-frame lenses on my R7, with the assurance that its smaller sensor simply omits the weaker outer area of any lens' image.

As it has more pixels per square inch of sensor than *any* Canon camera ever made, with the same lens at the same distance, the R7 puts more pixels on my subject, allowing me to crop the image to get just what I want.

No, an APS-C camera doesn't include as much area *around* the subject as a full-frame camera would, but that is a matter of composition, not quality.

Want more surrounding context? Stand further away or use a wider lens.

There are only two valid criticisms that can be made of APS-C versus full-frame sensor:

(1) If you want to shoot vast panoramas, you'll need to use wider lenses, back up, or stitch a few frames together (Lightroom can do that for you automatically). That's a question of composition, not quality.

(2) As the pixel density on the sensor goes up, the size of the individual light sensing photosites goes down, so so they may need more light, whether from faster lenses, lower shutter speeds, or higher ISO. In low light situations this may lead to more use of noise reduction. In normal lighting there's no difference in noise. Only in low light situations is there any potential for a difference in image quality.

There's a widespread misconception that APS-C sensors reduce exposure by throwing away some of the light coming in from the lens. *Applesauce*. They don't reduce exposure, just coverage of the surrounding context. The subject on the smaller sensor gets same amount of light from an f/2.8 lens as it does on a larger sensor. All that's thrown away is some of the surrounding imagery, not the light level per square area on the sensor.

[Catzeyz]

Love your reviewing style, but could you leave the music off in the background as I have a hearing issue which make it near impossible to hear over background sound, and the music is also too distracting. I kept rewinding to try and catch what was said, so took a long time to get through and due to all the rewinding, interrupted too much to take in all the information.

[keithcrusader]

Best review of the R7 I've seen, nice and concise. Beautiful photos too. Except for the "upgrading to full frame" nonsense. As you said, "small, light, and affordable" is perfect for some of us.

[elams]

Thanks Zach. I've been seriously considering the R7 for macro videography for which I think it would be amazing. For anything that requires detail at either a long distance (wildlife) or super close (macro), APSC will work in ones favour being already cropped (zoomed in). Indeed, nice to have a full frame in the kit for portrait work, for the increased depth of field over that of an APSC. So many amazing cameras to work with. If only my wallet would agree alas.

[philiprolenick]

Now that Sigma has been allowed to port a bunch of its APS-C lenses to the RF-S mount, my main lens on my R7 is the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN. It's about the same size as the R7's kit lens and is as sharp and bright as the Canon 28-70mm f/2.8 I STM I have on my R6 Mark II for low light situations. With the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN on the R7 I've got effectively a small and light 90mm f/1.4 lens on it, overcoming the R7's low light handicap. If I need a true wide-angle shot I'll put the Canon 16mm f/2.8 prime on the R6 II.

[potbtech]

Great video and a fantastic camera. Plan on buying a second one. The value is insane with the 18-35 Sigma and Canon's ND adapter

[jodywooten]

I'm currently waiting for delivery of my R7, I hope I love it. It's a huge upgrade from my old 60d.

[atticustay]

How are the photos from the R7 not the same as from the R6 or R5? In what ways specifically

[fixxforlife]

Having background music is nice. But important to chose the correct type. Having vocals in the music makes what you are saying very distracting.

[GlennSchultes]

Love the video Zach. Just some feedback though, I don’t think music with vocals in the background was a good choice. I found it was a bit of a struggle to focus on you as the vocals were competing for my attention.

[brulew]

I've been researching cameras in feeling pretty strong about that R7. Your video showed up in my YouTube feed and my first reaction was, 'this guy's from Santa Barbara!'. I grew up there and saw the ice plant and oil derrick!! Pictures later on in the video made it very obvious and I even think that was Figueroa Mountain. Anyway, thoughtful video and I appreciate it. ✌🏽

[potbtech]

Thanks for this video. I am a long-time Canon user. I really wanted the R7 with the 18-35 Sigma. Now, I saved the money for the combo and learned about the S5ii. What do you think of that, and which would you pick if you rely heavily on autofocus and the camera's control app for long-form content, talking heads, Broll, and some cinematics?

[JoeyDrones]

Thanks for this video. Well explained I was in the market for a camera and this is the one that I just ordered. 👍🏼🙌🏼

[motebike]

When you have what you have, you don't miss anything. Be happy with the sensor size in your camera, and shoot away to your heart's content.

[cryptofitnessandgaming-cfg]

Love the review. Sigma just announced RF lenses. I may buy it. My R6 needs a little brother 😊

[raulfossa_realtor]

I just got the R7 and it's going back. Shocked of how bad the IBIS is in this camera for video. It feels like it's always dragging behind and if you just want to hold the camera still there are terrible microjitters, a wobble on the edges of your footage. I use the RF 16mm and RF 15 - 30mm. Both lenses are giving me the same results. I shoot interiors on a gimbal (Crane M3), with very slow movements... The image quality is amazing, but we are at firmware 1.4 and it seems canon still doesn't fix this issue. For photo is excellent.

[jeremycurran]

Sensor size doesn’t matter but the lens are going to work differently. The 14-35mm F4 that you have on it is very soft on that camera because of the very small mega pixels but if you put a sigma 18-35mm F1.8 on a R7 it will kill a R5 with L glass. The R6 is sharper then the R5 with the L lens that Canon has out now. The higher mega pixels cameras really dull down lenses.

[bakshi_varun]

Hey, @Zach! Thanks so much for the review. I’m a hobbyist at best with a passion for wildlife photography.

I currently use a Nikon D5300, and want to upgrade to get sharper, more vivid images & videos. I’m keen to utilize a 200-500mm lens for wildlife shots. Would you still think the EOS R7 is worth a go?

[aalihimu]

Thanks for this great video. Does this camera produce better videos than Lumix S5IIX?