Canon EOS 7D MK II

Eddzz!!

Eddzz!!

Messages
1,120
Name
Eddy
Edit My Images
Yes
It's all but confirmed... Rumours are very strong in suggesting that we will see the 7D MK II revealed in September and released before the end of the year!

See this link for more info.

Looks to be a 20mp crop sensor, huge improvements in ISO range and noise handling and an improved version of the 19-point (cross-type) phase detection AF used in the 5D MK III

Is it time to sell up if you have a 7D Classic (yes, we can start using that term now! :p)? Thoughts?
 
Last edited:
£1500+ at launch? ... I am reasonably happy with the 7D AF anyway and I have my Pentax cameras should I need decent ISO performance (never thought I would be able to say that) :D so I would need a lot more for me to spend the extra.

I would still be more likely to buy a 5D MKIII and keep the 7D (classic)
 
Mike.P said:
£1500+ at launch? ... I am reasonably happy with the 7D AF anyway and I have my Pentax cameras should I need decent ISO performance (never thought I would be able to say that) :D so I would need a lot more for me to spend the extra.

I would still be more likely to buy a 5D MKIII and keep the 7D (classic)
Click to expand...

Indeed - I am wondering though if I should sell my 7D (which is now a back up camera for me anyway) and save for the MK II... Hmmm!
 
First one will need to wait for stock available, bug fixes and then the price to come down to a realistic figure
By the time we've waited for all this the markIII rumours will be starting
 
Last edited by a moderator:
At £1500 it's too close to the 5d III. Given the other obvious advantages of the ff model, that makes no sense.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ST4
Phil V said:
At £1500 it's too close to the 5d III. Given the other obvious advantages of the ff model, that makes no sense.
Click to expand...


It does if you don't need ff or need a cropped sensor.
 
The original 7D was launched with RRP of £1699 i seem to remember, i'd expect the replacement to be around that figure so £1500 might be on the low side! The 5D III is still £2300 UK pricing so there would be enough of a difference between the two.
 
There are rumours that it could be an APS-H to move into the gap that the 1D3/4 sat in before that went full frame.

The 7D was about £ 1500 when launched, but soon dropped once the early adopters had bought theirs and they could remove the 'i can't wait' premium. I bought mine a couple of months after that and it was £ 1300 with a free flashgun and genuine UK stock.
 
BRASH said:
It does if you don't need ff or need a cropped sensor.
Click to expand...
The crop sensor and great AF do lend themselves to wildlife, but IMO (owner of 2 7d's) even a massive improvement in low light ability would get it close to the 5d III or even the 6d which is obviously cheaper.

So it really narrows the market from the first model. I've never hankered after FF but a choice between this at £1500 and a 6d = no-brainer. At £1200 launch price, it's a goer.
 
People don't seem to get it, a 7D II would be aimed at the wildlife market as there is a gap for it, and the crop sensor as pointed out by Phil above does lend itself to wildlife photography. They could charge what they wanted as the demand would be there for a prograde crop.
 
andrewc said:
There are rumours that it could be an APS-H to move into the gap that the 1D3/4 sat in before that went full frame.
Click to expand...

That's an interesting idea.

I took my 1D3 over my 7D every day of the week but some people still prefer 1.6 crop.

I'll wait and see what the 7D2 brings to the party but It would have to have some clear advantages over a 1D4 as I personally value the build, ruggedness and ergonomics of the 1D bodies.
 
andrewc said:
There are rumours that it could be an APS-H to move into the gap that the 1D3/4 sat in before that went full frame.

The 7D was about £ 1500 when launched, but soon dropped once the early adopters had bought theirs and they could remove the 'i can't wait' premium. I bought mine a couple of months after that and it was £ 1300 with a free flashgun and genuine UK stock.
Click to expand...

I seem to remember Canon pretty much deciding that APS-H was over and done with...
 
Let's see what is announced seen this 7d rumour several times in the last couple of years
 
The problem is that any specs given are either a personal wishlist or an guess based on rival cameras and some educated guesses.

I was shooting with a 50D/40D combo until I got the 7D. That became the camera I always reached for first, 50D was demoted to backup and my wife got the 40D. I then bought a 1D Mk IV last year, so the 7D became the backup and the 50D was sold off. My 7D is from late 2009 and has been shooting motorsport and athletics so has a high shutter count, so will be pensioned off - but with what? 5D Mk III, another 1D Mk IV, another 7D or a 7D Mk II.

Part of what I shoot would benefit from a FF camera, and but other aspects suits the x1.6 crop, especially with a x1.3 crop in the arsenal.

Whatever they produce, it has to sit someway between the 70D and the 1DX alongside the 5D3 but serving different aspects of the industry - eg the sports/wildlife brigade rather than the portraits and weddings mob.
 
Zephyr said:
People don't seem to get it, a 7D II would be aimed at the wildlife market as there is a gap for it, and the crop sensor as pointed out by Phil above does lend itself to wildlife photography. They could charge what they wanted as the demand would be there for a prograde crop.
Click to expand...

Agree. The gap in Canon's range, both in terms of spec and pricing, is where the 1D4 used to be. That's where the new model will sit, aimed at sport and wildlife shooters. I expect it to be APS-C, very good, pro-spec, and priced accordingly.
 
HoppyUK said:
Agree. The gap in Canon's range, both in terms of spec and pricing, is where the 1D4 used to be. That's where the new model will sit, aimed at sport and wildlife shooters. I expect it to be APS-C, very good, pro-spec, and priced accordingly.
Click to expand...

I'd like to see a pro body.
 
I'd like to see a rugged magnesium body, but retaining the same general dimensions as the current 7D and the 5D3. The fact that its physically smaller than the 1D4 means that sometimes the 7D is the camera I reach for for certain jobs. If its too small I can add a battery grip for extended battery life and portrait aspect controls - I can make a small camera larger and heavier, but I can't make a large camera smaller and lighter.
 
Phil V said:
At £1500 it's too close to the 5d III. Given the other obvious advantages of the ff model, that makes no sense.
Click to expand...

I understand the 7D MkII will come, as standard, with special blinker removers; for those people who think that a FF sensor nailed to a plank of wood is a better camera than any APS-C.
 
hollis_f said:
I understand the 7D MkII will come, as standard, with special blinker removers; for those people who think that a FF sensor nailed to a plank of wood is a better camera than any APS-C.
Click to expand...
You know I'm a crop shooter who's never subscribed to the 'the only proper cameras are full frame' don't you?

But I also understand the physics, and when it comes to data: 'bigger is better' when all other things are equal.
 
I have been waiting for this camera for ages as well.

I need a new body for my 400 for sports.I have just got a 70D as a stop gap which will become my remote.

The 70D looks okay at ISO 5000 for newsprint to me and they are £850 at normal UK pricing (£100 cash back at the moment). It is 7fps.

The 5DIII is 6fps, is insanely good at high ISO and is £2300 (again at standard UK pricing).

So where will the 7DII be IMO. I think it will be 8-10fps. At 8 I will be disappointed and 10 very happy. I think it will be good to ISO6400. I don't think that they have made that much advancement in ISO ability on 20mps APS-C sensors. Ifnitbwas good to ISO 8000 I will be v happy.

It will also have a joystick which I really miss on the 70D.

It won't be APS-H which is a shame and I think at launch it will be £1799.99.

If it is good to ISO8000, has 9-10fps, decent CF write speed, decent weather protection and is round about £1600 then I will get one. Having said that on the 1D bodies you have the dedicated 'protect' button which I love as it is so quick to lock in camera and then import to the laptop.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top