7D II Reviews and Comments from those who now own it

[HDNitehawk]

A little more torture then;

The question if you shoot a 5D II at 10 feet how will it compare to a 7D II at 16 feet. About the same framing right? Sort of at least at the distance you are focusing.

In this case a 5D II at about 20 feet and a 7D II at 32 feet in real life overcast shooting mid day with an eagle that was very cooperative.

The 5D II;

5D II (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

The 7D II at 1.6 times the distance.

7D II 1.6x (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Forgive the colors, the 5D II did much better in this situation. I didn't adjust the color much at all, just minimal white balance.
Similar settings, however I could have went deeper with the sharpening on the 5D II.

Notice the focus point is the eagles left eye, using the 500mm on my Gitzo legs with a 10 second delay. Rock solid support.

The conclusion. Of course the FF is sharper on the critical focus area, has more bokeh. The 7D II has a deeper DOF and more area in focus but isn't critical sharp.
For me critical sharp and great bokeh are more important,(if the eyes are sharp the picture just doesn't make it for me) but there is something to be said for having a whole critter in focus at once.

Edit; DOF calculator shows the 5D II at .21' vs the 7D II at .36'