Get rid of a 1D3 to make room for the inevitable 7D2?

[JOJOBASS]

Even though the 7D2 is yet to be officially announced, we all know that it is on its way. With that being said, do you guys think it is worth selling a 1D3 to be replaced by the 7D2? I know it is hard to say for sure until we know the 7D2 specs, but I have a hard time believing that that 7D2 won't exceed pretty much everything that the 1D3 can do.

Thoughts?

 

[privatebydesign]

I would if I had one and thought I'd want a 7D MkII.

 

[Dylan777]

Unless you don't need it, otherwise, don't sell anything until you see and feel real specs

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I'd bet $$ that the 7D MK II can't match it. for a APS-C camera, 1/2 stop improvement is huge, and the MK III is more than 1/2 stop ahead, or at least mine was.

 

[JOJOBASS]

I think that a lot of it comes down to what specs the 7D2 ends up releasing with. If it ends up being a 70D with a few boosts here and there, then there's no way in hell the 1D3 should be sold. If the 7D2 turns out to be anywhere close to an APS-C cousin to the 1DX, then I think the 1D3 will be going bye-bye.

 

[Shootitalready]

I think that a lot of it comes down to what specs the 7D2 ends up releasing with. If it ends up being a 70D with a few boosts here and there, then there's no way in hell the 1D3 should be sold. If the 7D2 turns out to be anywhere close to an APS-C cousin to the 1DX, then I think the 1D3 will be going bye-bye.

Are you bored, and / or lonely?! 8)

 

[rs]

The 1D3 and any potential 7D replacement aren't direct competitors for each other - so the resale value of your pro grade APS-H camera shouldn't be influenced by any upcoming announcement of a new APS-C body. If I was in your position and was all geared up to move to a smaller sensor, I'd keep hold of my current gear until at the very least the reviews start trickling in, and ideally until the early adopter tax has been dropped.

Bear in mind rumours of the 7D mk II have been circulating for years. With every year that passes it's arguably getting more likely, but check out this prediction for the 7D mk II announcement for Photokina made back in 2011:

http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/12/7d-mark-ii-for-photokina-cr1/

 

[pablo]

the 1d3 values are by now in very grasual decline, you have very little to lose by keeping it for the time being.

perhaps a lot to gain, not least a known quantity.

7d2 will cost 20-30% more for early adopters.

7d2 will need a couple of fw revisions to get it working sweet.

7d2 might not tick all your boxes... folk think of it as an action orientated camera, I think of it as canons first serious video dslr (it was the first with manual exposure from launch, the first with a pal mode from launch, the first with a dedicated video switch) so the new 7d might be the first with a 3x imaging block. it might be friggin massive. it might bethe first with xlrs built in! it might take the a7s route of reduced mp count for cleaner 4k video scaling.

I don't know. neither do you.

but you do know your 1d3.

Nobody apart from camera anoraks are going to look at a beast like the 1d3 and think, ooh that isn't a 1dx. or a 7d2.
And camera anoraks aren't generally the best photographers. hung up on specs. technically focused. boring.

Care more about your images, and what no 7d2 or anybody else can bring to them... you!

Might you take better pics with a 7d2? possibly. but not yet. so keep the 1d3

the 7d2 has been inevitable for the last 5 years.