You'd think...but that doesn't seem to be the case. :-/
You'd think...but that doesn't seem to be the case. :-/
Ok, it's true - I didn't preorder as soon as I put the news up. But I eventually did. :-)
I'm curious Sean. As a fence sitter myself, what got you off the fence? What features did you see as must haves over your 7D.
There's a small IQ boost at high-ISO, and as we're talking 7D, not-so-high-ISO too.
There's a small pixel count bump.
There's a small framerate boost (okay, +25% isn't so small).
There's improved AF, and AF point coverage.
There's improved movies and STM, but without touchscreen focus point selection, and without WiFi for mobile device focus point selection, I'm not sure how you're expected to fully use the movie mode.
I saw something mention it was compatible with the new ST-E3-RT master thingy, which implies it doesn't have a built in radio master.
What made this a compelling purchase for you? I could see someone upgrading for the AF improvements, but you tend to shoot non-action. Was it all about the not-so-high-ISO noise?
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Here are the features that sold me:Originally Posted by DavidEccleston
1) Movie AF - (Biggest feature for me) I've been shooting quite a bit more video lately (purchased a slider and a Glidecam HD4000), and being able to track subjects while panning/following with the Glidecam will be an extremely beneficial feature for me. Yes, I could get that in a 70D (although it's reported that the 7D Mark II does it better), but the other features listed below combined with the Movie AF feature made it a done deal.
2) Movie Recording Time of 29min 59sec - Right now, my EOS 7D stops recording after 4GB of data is recorded (about 10min, give or take). The 7D Mark II automatically generates another file and keeps on recording after the 4GB "limit." This means I have less to worry about if the wedding ceremony lasts longer than 10 minutes. Right now, I have to remember to walk back to my second camera to restart its recording. NOTE: Magic Lantern does have a feature that will automatically start recording again if recording is stopped for any reason. Unfortunately, that setting starts recording even when I manually stop recording with the button. This means that the setting must be disabled in order to use the camera for stills or for anything else (besides filming video). I find that to be a pain.
3) Advanced AF - After having enjoyed the 5D Mark III's AF system for so long, I can't imagine not having it in my backup camera body. The 5D III will still be my main body - because it's full-frame sensor will still be more beneficial for 75% of my portrait/wedding photography business. But whenever using my backup body, it's nice to know that its AF is just as capable and just as dependable as my main body.
4) 10 frames-per-second - This is a huge feature for me. I get by with my 5D III's 6fps when shooting sports, but 10 fps (combined with the advanced AF) will make sports shooting much more rewarding. I don't consider the original 7D's image quality at ISOs above 400 to be good enough for indoor sports – I'm banking that the 7D II's image quality will be.
5) Improved image quality - Granted, I'm comparing the 7D II to its predecessor, but from what I can see, images are sharper and with less noise. Win-win.
By the way, the 7D II's pop-up flash can act as an optical master flash - but you're right, it doesn't have radio communication built-in. No canon DSLRs have that feature...yet.
For those interested....http://scottkelby.com/2014/real-worl...on-7d-mark-ii/
Thanks for sharing. I also have zero reservations about it, that video helped. He wasn't just happy with it, he was raving about it. That speaks volumes.
Famous bird photographer shares an image and initial impression of the 7D II
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com
Arthur Morris's bird pic looked good. So far the sample pics I have seen I have not been impressed with. All seemed to be to dark in the shadows, they just felt underexposed.
I am looking forward to having one in hand to actually compare with.
It looked decent at iso 3200 at least for web presentation....the color looked a bit too purple to me but that was probably post processing. The noise looked very manageable.
So far the samples I have seen the noise does look improved over the 7d.
i see the purple to, I wonder if that is what my eye has been picking up in other samples. A bit over saturated with purple would make the picture feel darker.
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