Quote Originally Posted by Magijr View Post
Thank you for your replies. I am looking for a camera that performs better in low light, better for quick moving subjects (my Kids), and won't break the bank. It seems my choices are between the 7dII and the 80D.
Has anyone shot with both of these bodies? Will the 80D hold up vs. the 7DII? I do shoot both JPEG and RAW, some post processing when needed.
Thank you all again!
I have not shot the 7d2, but have the 80d - if you have used the twisty flippy LCD on the back much you will sorely miss it on the 7d2. The very 1st thing I missed when shooting side by side w/ the 5d3 and the 80d was the twisty flippy screen. 7dII has no twisty flippy.

If you are really looking for low light step up - I am thinking the $$ would be better spent going to a faster lens than a f2.8 - perhaps the sigma 20 1.4 or canon sigma 24 1.4.

Playing the tape forward - what are you expecting to shoot over the next 5 years or so? I was REALLY impressed w/ the Sony a6500 - mountains of features, and super quite - no one knew I was 11 fps with it/everyone knew I was 12 fps w/ the 1dx. Turn off the LCD and the battery lasted quite awhile. Get an extra battery for your pocket and..... So if you are staying crop, I wouldn't automatically stay locked into the Canon manufacturing. A6500 and the sigma 18-35 1.8 would cover a ton of low light, full stop faster on the lens, certainly some on the sensor but not going to argue how much. With the non-speed booster meta bones, the canon ef glass focused plenty fast if you wanted to say w/ your glass.

The capture 1 for Sony imaging processing software seems plenty powerful etc. I am not expert but it got done all I wanted it to do pretty quickly and easily (and free).

The great news is that you have plenty of really capable options. The bad news is that you have plenty of really capable options.

I agree w/ Kayaker - where are you thinking it deficient? and where are you going w/ the pics over the next couple of years?

For what is worth, I am expecting to "redo" my whole set up in about a year and seriously looking at going "back" to crop as lenses are able to resolve AA less pixels, sensors are stepping up in DR for my needs. There is only so much chase of the last possible capability/dollar I am willing to chase. Sony 6500 w/ the 18-35 1.8 covers a TON of indoor shooting possibilities. I would have been all over the m5 if it had 4k vid. The only thing stopping me now is I am expecting some reasonably serious announcements this coming 12 months, and I am lazy.

Mike