Preproduction EOS 7D Mark II Cameras in Brazil for World Cup

[Canon Rumors]

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<p>Preproduction models of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II will be in the field at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil next month according to a new report. It’s the hope of Canon to announce the camera in August to show off at Photokina in September.</p>
<p>This is probably the same sort of path Nikon is going to take with the D9300, which is rumored to be the replacement for the D300s.</p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www.canonwatch.com/next-canon-aps-c-flagship-will-come-photokina-prototypes-tested-2014-fifa-world-cup/" target="_blank">CW</a>]</p>
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[Don Haines]

Hoping for something exciting!

If it were only minor incremental improvements, they would no be field testing prototypes or pre-production models at the world cup.... even the 70D with DPAF did not get a "public field test".....

 

[Jan]

Is this a CR3?

 

[mkabi]

I may be one of the few cinema line enthusiasts that frequent this forum...

In any case, I wonder if they will release a 7DC too?

Lets give the stills people what they want... and also have another camera for the video peeps.
So far in the line up of cinema cameras, there is only one DSLR style cam i.e. the 1DC, and 3 camcorder style cams i.e. CX00 cameras... it would be nice to have another more affordable cinema DSLR.

 

[Dylan777]

interested to see what 7D II has to offer..... :

 

[Chaitanya]

I am skeptical about release of a replacement for 7d anytime soon. I was planning to get a 70d in next few days, but with price of camera dropping in US and dollar coming down its best not to buy the 70d anytime soon. if canon really releases the replacememt to 7d then I might just buy that camera instead of 70d. I will wait patiently till jan for a new camera as my 450d is still serving very well for macro needs.

 

[Don Haines]

I may be one of the few cinema line enthusiasts that frequent this forum...

In any case, I wonder if they will release a 7DC too?

Lets give the stills people what they want... and also have another camera for the video peeps.
So far in the line up of cinema cameras, there is only one DSLR style cam i.e. the 1DC, and 3 camcorder style cams i.e. CX00 cameras... it would be nice to have another more affordable cinema DSLR.

Personally, I think that improvements in a camera that make video better usually also make stills better. Unlike many on the forum who claim that they would die before shooting video on a DSLR, I do both.

 

[SPL]

A new 7D II sounds cool!,…but is everyone else as confused as I am about Nikons alpha-numeric system on naming their camera bodies?

 

[Etienne]

I may be one of the few cinema line enthusiasts that frequent this forum...

In any case, I wonder if they will release a 7DC too?

Lets give the stills people what they want... and also have another camera for the video peeps.
So far in the line up of cinema cameras, there is only one DSLR style cam i.e. the 1DC, and 3 camcorder style cams i.e. CX00 cameras... it would be nice to have another more affordable cinema DSLR.

Agree... but a 7Dc would be at least $4000 if the 1Dc is any indication on pricing

 

[Lee Jay]

An open question for me is, what full-frame camera will have essentially the 7D II's technology?

I see two options:

[list type=decimal]
[*]The 7DII is based off the 5DIII, and thus the 5DIII is the full-frame 7DII
[*]The 7DII is an expansion of the 70D and the 5DIII, and thus the 5DIV would be the full-frame 7DII
[/list]

I've shot for nearly a decade now with the 20D and 5D, which are very nearly the same camera with different sized sensors. I REALLY like this approach. I'd love a 7DII for high-frame-rate and long-reach applications and a full-frame version that's slower (because of the larger mirror and shutter) as it's partner. Shooting this way has really proven to have merit for me, largely because I don't have to switch UI and camera behavior when switching bodies on the fly at an event.

 

[candyman]

interested to see what 7D II has to offer..... :

I think it is G.A.S.

What about the 1DX?
A dream no?
And the 16-35 f/4 IS?
choices choices choices...... 8)

 

[AcutancePhotography]

A new 7D II sounds cool!,…but is everyone else as confused as I am about Nikons alpha-numeric system on naming their camera bodies?

It is pretty confusing at times. ;D

 

[pierlux]

Hoping for something exciting!

If it were only minor incremental improvements, they would no be field testing prototypes or pre-production models at the world cup.... even the 70D with DPAF did not get a "public field test".....

Agreed. After 5 years it has to be something exciting. The same has happened with the 1Ds3/1D4 to 1Dx and 5D2 to 5D3 transitions, both noteworthy improvements. A 5-year interval between releases was a loooong time even during the film age.

 

[NancyP]

Well, the 5 year long wait may be over soon. I am curious, but to tell the truth, may not be first out of the gate in buying. I have the 60D and 6D combo, and I still like my 60D - although the 6D whips its posterior for low light. I suppose that once I experience sophisticated AF, I will be hooked - currently I am a center point-recompose gal. Furthermore, I am - still - trying to figure out whether I want to go for a normal zoom on the 6D (and which one), versus the ginormous but impressive Sigma 50 Art plus existing brick-like 21mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/1.4 lenses. I love primes, just not hiking with 2.5 kg of primes. Delicious dilemma!

 

[Lightmaster]

so are they already in the hands of some sport photographers?

i guess so... canon don´t give them new cameras a few days before the world cup and expect pros to use them for making their living.

but still no specs?
not a single source who has something solid to say?

even the NSA has more leaks... :

 

[jrista]

so are they already in the hands of some sport photographers?

i guess so... canon don´t give them new cameras a few days before the world cup and expect pros to use them for making their living.

but still no specs?
not a single source who has something solid to say?

even the NSA has more leaks... :

Hmm...maybe the NSA should hire some Canon security execs to plug their holes... ;P

 

[pierlux]

...
not a single source who has something solid to say?
even the NSA has more leaks... :

Hmm...maybe the NSA should hire some Canon security execs to plug their holes... ;P

LOL!

And Canon some NSA officer to make us happily tittle-tattle about geeky cool stuff...

 

[Lightmaster]

this is not funny.... this poses a real threat for "rumor" forums.

 

[Khufu]

Is it fairly safe to assume APS-C High ISO performance has hit a bit of a plateau and this shouldn't really be expected to be much of an improvement on that front from the SL1 and 70D sensors?
I'm sure this'll be going for the high-fps, fast AF niches, but the 70D performance has left me wondering if ~18-24 megapixel APSC has just about reached it's low light limits...

 

[Canon 14-24]

If I recall, the main selling point of the 7D when it was released was it's superior redesigned AF system and FPS over the XXD. Here was a solution to those in the prosumer segment that couldn't afford a 1D series to afford a better AF system and were complaining about the old 9 point AF system. It was definitely a more action/sports/wildlife kinda camera. Right now, I would say Canon's AF offerings are on-par - so really is a 7d mark II even needed?

My question is what "big" photography related improvements could they do to an already fine piece of equipment (non-video related features - please)? Throw in the 1dx/5d3 AF system in a crop body and push the fps up by 1-3fps (from some new processor or dual processor), maybe 0.5-1stop of ISO performance, maybe throw in an articulated screen and some minor ergonomics and good to go? All of these seem lackluster/marginal and lack the wow of the innovative new AF system and FPS this camera initially bought to canon users at its release.

Seriously, I think 7d users could get a bigger benefit from better glass such as the 70-400 or a 100-400 II lens. A mark II of this camera is nothing exciting to get over especially if it's using a crop sensor like another "exciting" rebel release...maybe make this camera come in a white version?