Are you planning to purchase a 7D2

[privatebydesign]

I assume you are including me in the "FF snobs" comment? If so why, what do you know about my needs, current gear and the 7D MkII that I don't?

Oh I own a 1D too.

No, but you did. But you made me read your post. You say you have no interest in a "performance" crop body but you still own a 1D? Incidentally, the 7D and the 1Ds Mk III were aimed at different segments. While the 7D is better for some, the 1Ds III is better for others. I've seen 7Ds on the sports sidelines and no 1Ds IIIs. It's the reverse in the studio. I have FF, APS-H, and APS-C bodies that I use in different situations. The 1Dx would replace all 3 but at twice the cost. I don't know your needs but you don't know everyone else's either.

Like all my gear, I have a specific reason for it. The 1D is worthless to sell but a very good stop motion camera, I can, and have, left it for days taking pictures of grass growing, I'd rather put 4,000 frames on a camera I can replace for less than the shutter of my other cameras.

I have no doubt many would favour the 7D over the 1Ds MkIII, I wasn't answering for them, or the "sports shooters" you have seen with them, I was answering from my perspective because that is the one I am qualified to answer from.

I too have FF, APS-H and APS-C, I have no interest in a "performance" crop camera. The OP's question is "Are you planning to purchase a 7D2?". My answer is still that I have no interest in a performance crop camera, 100,000,000 might, but I don't.

 

[Tugela]

I want a new DSLR, but I refuse to buy any new camera that cannot shoot 4K video. I need equipment that will satisfy my needs for 3-5 years forward, not my needs in the past.

 

[Canon1]

I'll be preordering one. Whether I keep it or not is TBD. I really wanted to love the 7d. I shot it for over a year, but just couldn't warm up to it. The rumored specs look promising. I suspect we'll get really solid details this weekend or Monday. It's tough to keep specs totally secret right up until release date due to the marketing materials, (posters, brochures, sales training, etc) that canon needs time to get set up and ready for photokina. Fingers crossed.

 

[whothafunk]

i'm really happy with my 70D, however i am planning on buying the 7D2 eventually, if it handles noise in High ISO from 2/3 - 1 stop better over the 70D. i shoot sports indoors from October-April, but also football all year around, so i also need reach and FF is not an option.

 

[IgotGASbadDude]

Absolutely not. Reading the tentative specs, I see zero reason (based on my cash/needs) to drop that kind of money.

I love, love, love my 5D3. If there were another fire here in Colorado Springs (like the ones we had last summer and the one before that) I'd grab my animals, my bag of important papers and that camera body.

My poor 7D sits in the camera cabinet in its warm neoprene case, waiting for me to wake it up. If only there weren't a glut of 7D's on the market, I'd find a good home for him. :

Matter of fact, I'm going a different direction, I'm going to purchase an EOS 1V HS within the next month. Time to go old school B&W!

 

[StudentOfLight]

With talk of possible sensor improvements I was keen to get a 7D-II, but the way that rumors are shaping up in recent weeks perhaps it won't be the camera for me. For someone who'd honestly only occasionally use it out in the bush, I'd probably be fine with a slightly-less-solidly-built-but-still-weather-sealed body, especially if that will have newer sensor tech. I could definitely wait for an 80D or a substantial mirrorless offering.

I have a 5D-III, 6D, 1Ds-III and a 60D, so I'm really not desperately in need of a new body. I'm more than happy to shoot with what I have and wait for some significant development(s).

 

[SwampYankee]

I will not buy another Canon DSLR, lens, strap, lens cap NOTHING!!!! until Canon show that they have a plan to complete with Sony on high end sensors. If they have ceded the high end to Sony/Nikon well that is where I will look

 

[RLPhoto]

Nope but it could be a sign of what the 5D4 will bring.

 

[weixing]

Hi,
I use my DSLR mainly for birding and now using 6D with Tamron 150-600mm. I feel the center point AI Servo AF of 6D is slow, but I'm not sure whether is it the 6D center point AF is slow. If 7D2 AI Servo AF is faster, more accurate and more reliable, most likely I'll sell my 6D and get a 7D2 (unless the 7D2 is as expensive as a 5D3).

Have a nice day.

 

[Click]

No, It's not my plan to buy a 7D2

 

[FEBS]

I will preorder at the local shop but only if the spec stays more or less like mentioned here and the price is good.

I really want a good AF performing crop-body. The current AF specification, based on rumors, looks quite challenging. I expect iso somewhere acceptable at 3200. And a price about 2000€ so that there is a gap with the current 5D3 camera. If price would come close to 5D3, then I must really look what to do. I have a 5D3 and a 1Dx. But, somewhere I am missing a crop camera. I still have a 7D but its AF is so far behind compared to the FFs I have and the iso is a general 7D problem. So, I hope the current specification will become the final one and that combined with a price about 2000€ and Canon has sold one .

 

[unfocused]

Of course, with only 63 people voting (so far) one shouldn't generalize. But I at least find it interesting that after several days and intense 7DII bashing on other threads, most people seem interested in this body.

I discount those who say the own a 1D series or 5D series, as that's not really the target audience for this body. (And, I admit I now fall into that 5D category).

Still, I'm a definite maybe. If I start getting the time to shoot more wildlife and birds I will definitely consider it, especially if it auto focuses at f8 and a new 100-400 actually surfaces at some point with a reasonable price tag. (Or alternatively, I decided to go for the Tamron 150-600).

My current 7D doesn't get much use these days, so I probably shouldn't even consider this. But, I have been in a few distance-limited situations where having the 7D would make a difference, so yeah, eventually this could be in my camera bag.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Hi,
I use my DSLR mainly for birding and now using 6D with Tamron 150-600mm. I feel the center point AI Servo AF of 6D is slow, but I'm not sure whether is it the 6D center point AF is slow. If 7D2 AI Servo AF is faster, more accurate and more reliable, most likely I'll sell my 6D and get a 7D2 (unless the 7D2 is as expensive as a 5D3).

Have a nice day.

If its like the D1 X, it will have a separate processor for autofocus. The speed of autofocus not only depends on the lens and processor in the body, but on the battery voltage. A higher voltage battery can drive the lens AF motor faster. A used 1D MK IV should still be a better choice than a 7D MK II for your use.

 

[ekt8750]

No, but hoping there are some great deals on the 70D after the 7D II goes live.

You and me both. It's already a pretty good deal as it is at under $1200 for the 18-135 refurb kit.

 

[Steve]

If the rumored specs are accurate, I don't see the 7DII being for me at this time. There just isn't enough daylight between those specs and my 1DIV to make it worthwhile. I'm sure it will be amazing for people upgrading from an older xxD or as a crop supplement to a 6D or something similar.

Of course it'll be worth waiting for the official announcement and initial reviews. If Canon does end up putting some new sensor tech in the 7DII or the feature set ends up being a vast improvement over the 1DIV then I might be interested. Especially if the introductory price is under $2k (lol right). What I might do is look into a used 7D as a back up body when the announcement pushes prices down...

 

[DRR]

I value FF for what I shoot so I will not be buying a 7D2. I had the original 7D for a long time, and found it great in some respects and lacking in others. I don't see myself going back to APS-C aside from my EOS-M which is my with-me-all-the-time travel camera.

 

[Dick]

Nope. Can't think of a reason why I'd go with APS-C.

 

[c.d.embrey]

I shoot mostly vertical (portrait) from close to ground level. So the lack of a fully articulated screen (like the 70D) is a huge MINUS! When I was younger, I had no problem with laying on the ground to get the shot, but NOT now.

Also the lack of WiFi on a pro camera is inexcusable.

 

[steven kessel]

I switched from APS-C to full frame a couple of years ago and have never looked back. I do a lot of closeup photography and for that kind of work low noise is an absolute must. I'm skeptical that even a vastly improved 7D will give me the kind of image quality that I get with my 5Diiis.

 

[MichaelHodges]

Nope.

The 7D was the worst Canon DSLR I've owned in terms of IQ and focus consistency. I'm extremely happy with my much more reliable 70D. It's the only APS-C I need. The rest is FF.

I would not pay over $1100 for an APS-C sensor.