Canon 7Dmk2 any rumors??
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The only way they could discontinue the 7D is if they had a capable replacement. If the 5D is going to be $3500 (and why would it not be, given the previous one was roughly that much when released ). I shoot a 7D, and I do not see myself shelling out $3500 for a 5D anytime soon, nor do I want to have the glorified Rebel known as the 60D.
The promising thing is that the 5D MK3 is rumored to only do 6fps. This leaves a niche for the 7d MK2 (or whatever it would be called ). It could retain the MP, 19point AF and Frame rate (or a modest bump in frame rate ), but perhaps pick up dual card slots and an upgraded sensor (perhaps the old APS-H sensor with Digic V processor)
Canon is not going to leave the 60D to battle against the D7000 ( Which is clearly a better camera ).
In fact, I think the 60D will be discontinued and the T4i will take its place.
The promising thing is that the 5D MK3 is rumored to only do 6fps. This leaves a niche for the 7d MK2 (or whatever it would be called ). It could retain the MP, 19point AF and Frame rate (or a modest bump in frame rate ), but perhaps pick up dual card slots and an upgraded sensor (perhaps the old APS-H sensor with Digic V processor)
Canon is not going to leave the 60D to battle against the D7000 ( Which is clearly a better camera ).
In fact, I think the 60D will be discontinued and the T4i will take its place.
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7D II
18-21 Mp APS-C Sensor (Possibly back-lit)
Improved Dynamic Range
ISO Native to 12800 (Very clean to 6400. Image quality will be equal to or better than the APS-H 1D IV))
10 Frames Per Second
45 AF points, 19 Cross Type
Weather and Dust resistant sealing
Introductory Price $1,899 U.S.
7Dx
Same basic features as above plus
14 Frames Per Second
One-piece integrated grip and body with weather and dust sealing to the same standards as 1Dx.
Integrated LAN port
Introductory Price $2,600 U.S.
Most likely announcement date will be 1-2 weeks prior to Photokina.
This provides sufficient improvements to encourage current 7D owners to upgrade. It does not cannibalize the 5DIII (a problem with the current 7D) and allows Canon to justify the significant price differential between the 5DIII and the 7DII.
With the introduction of the 7DX, Canon fills the slot left by the demise of the 1D IV, giving professional sports and wildlife shooters basically the same camera in terms of performance and image quality in a more versatile 1.6 crop factor.
The specs are approximate and may change slightly, but based on Canon's recent actions, this seems to be the path Canon is heading down.
7D II
18-21 Mp APS-C Sensor (Possibly back-lit)
Improved Dynamic Range
ISO Native to 12800 (Very clean to 6400. Image quality will be equal to or better than the APS-H 1D IV))
10 Frames Per Second
45 AF points, 19 Cross Type
Weather and Dust resistant sealing
Introductory Price $1,899 U.S.
7Dx
Same basic features as above plus
14 Frames Per Second
One-piece integrated grip and body with weather and dust sealing to the same standards as 1Dx.
Integrated LAN port
Introductory Price $2,600 U.S.
Most likely announcement date will be 1-2 weeks prior to Photokina.
This provides sufficient improvements to encourage current 7D owners to upgrade. It does not cannibalize the 5DIII (a problem with the current 7D) and allows Canon to justify the significant price differential between the 5DIII and the 7DII.
With the introduction of the 7DX, Canon fills the slot left by the demise of the 1D IV, giving professional sports and wildlife shooters basically the same camera in terms of performance and image quality in a more versatile 1.6 crop factor.
The specs are approximate and may change slightly, but based on Canon's recent actions, this seems to be the path Canon is heading down.
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iaind said:
Of course they do. That's the direction Canon is heading.
Now that Canon has dumped the obsolete, expensive and unnecessary APS-H sensor, Canon has freed up resources to concentrate on the two most popular formats. It's perfectly reasonable to expect that the next generation of APS-C sensors will equal or better the performance of the previous generation of APS-H. Maybe even a little conservative.
Canon has said they are keeping their options open about addressing the needs of sports and wildlife photographers who want longer reach and an improved APS-C sensor in a pro-level body makes perfect sense. I am being conservative by suggesting that the autofocus will be closer to the ID IV instead of the 1D X. I could be wrong about that, but I do expect we will see improved autofocus in the next generation.
If you doubt this, well...I would just point to a thread from last June, when I suggested that Canon would withdraw from the megapixel war and concentrate on image quality in future models. People thought I was crazy, but it turns out I was right (I admit, even I'm a little shocked that I called it as closely as I did).
Really though, this isn't that hard to predict. Too many people get caught up in what they want companies to do, instead of looking at what they are doing. An objective examination of Canon's recent actions points pretty clearly in this direction.
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Canon 7D Mark II specs wishlist.
New APS-C 18 MP sensor
Digic 5+ processor
All-I/IPB compression formats
Reduced Moire and rolling shutter
Flip out LCD
Headphone Jack
Manual Audio and on screen meters
Clean video at ISO 1600
Same great build quality as the 7D
$1999 or lower price point
New APS-C 18 MP sensor
Digic 5+ processor
All-I/IPB compression formats
Reduced Moire and rolling shutter
Flip out LCD
Headphone Jack
Manual Audio and on screen meters
Clean video at ISO 1600
Same great build quality as the 7D
$1999 or lower price point
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Re: Canon 7D Mark II specs wishlist.
Specs better than the Sony or Nikon equivalent.
Same pixel count
1080p/720p at 120fps
Improvements from the 5D3 and 1D X
ISO as clean as the 5D3 & 1D4
Specs better than the Sony or Nikon equivalent.
Same pixel count
1080p/720p at 120fps
Improvements from the 5D3 and 1D X
ISO as clean as the 5D3 & 1D4
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Re: Canon 7D Mark II specs wishlist.
5D Mark lll not possible, but comparable to the 1D Mark lV is more realistic. The 1D Mark lV is only about 1 step better in ISO performance than the 7D, so I don't see why Canon couldn't improve the ISO performance by 1 stop on the 7D Mark ll with current sensor and processing improvements.
dolina said:
5D Mark lll not possible, but comparable to the 1D Mark lV is more realistic. The 1D Mark lV is only about 1 step better in ISO performance than the 7D, so I don't see why Canon couldn't improve the ISO performance by 1 stop on the 7D Mark ll with current sensor and processing improvements.
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Re: Canon 7D Mark II specs wishlist.
I would even propose to substitute the mode dial by a quick selection button (as in 1D4).
CTJohn said:
I would even propose to substitute the mode dial by a quick selection button (as in 1D4).
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Re: Canon 7D Mark II specs wishlist.
Since this is a wishlist - built in battery grip would be great!
Since this is a wishlist - built in battery grip would be great!
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