no. 91 - 7D Review Review

Looking for information on Canon's new 7D camera this morning I stumbled across an early review and I was so amazed, I had to write my own review of that review here.

The first thing that struck me is that the reviewer is a young, chicken-legged model from Hong Kong. I know this because, while there is no byline for the article, she is clearly shown throughout the review holding the 7D just like a PRO!

For example, here (at right) she is almost holding the camera up to her eye. Being a professional, she does not want to mess up her lashes or eyeliner. Look at those long, white, manicured nails - the mark of a great photographer!

And here (at left) she is leaning back on a glossy white floor in a natural and casual manner, elegantly holding the camera across her tube top without even looking in the viewfinder. I frequently find myself using this technique at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs. (Yes, this technique will only work with a tube-top.)

After demonstrating the proper way to hold this new camera, the reviewer goes on to show us how useful and versatile the camera is in a variety of situations. In order to be as helpful as possible, she poses for all the photos herself!

Here she is on her hands and knees atop some sort of construction platform in what appears to be a incomplete bathroom, probably to demonstrate how one may use this camera to photograph a pet or weakened loved-one.

In the next sample, she is with Mike, the janitor, in the boiler room to give us an idea of how suited this camera is to engagement photography:

You can really feel the connection between these two!

And finally, here she is towards the end of the review, where she has nearly passed out from hunger in a dirty stairwell.

In the high resolution image (which the site offers for download here) you can see the sheen of sweat from what I can only presume is a combination of exhaustion and lack of nutrition. Poor hard-working girl!

But boy, hunger or no, she loves this camera! She gives it a fantastic review! A more jaded person might be concerned about the fact that the digitalrev website isn't a review site at all, but an online retailer based in Hong Kong. One might think that they are totally biased and just want to sell cameras. One might think this girl didn't write the review, but that she is only used to create a sleazy sex-appeal for what is really nothing more than a big product ad. But I don't believe it. I believe this girl loves cameras and mini-skirts almost as much as she hates calories!

Thanks unnamed skinny reviewer girl!