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Here is an interesting visual representation of the sharpness of the Canon 7D VDLSR.  This chart was posted on RedUser.net by Jim Jannard himself.  No specifications of the shoot were disclosed.  This could have been shot wide open at F1.2 for all I know.  But even assuming someone strapped a $10 lens on the 7D when they shot this video, the detail and sharpness is pretty lacking.  I would have actually expected the 7D to hold up much better than this.

For comparrison, here are some sharpness test done by Cinevate using a Sony EX1 and a Brevis 35mm adapter.  This rig would cost about $5,000 more than the 7D setup, but the difference is profound.  The gap between the detail on these cameras is about the same as the difference between an HVX200 w/ 35mm adapter and a Canon HV20 w/ 35mm adapter.

I’ll try and find more charts that I can post and update this post with, but I think it is interesting to see the real video power of these video DSLRs after I posted my comparison chart last week.