New rumor about possible specs for 7D MkII

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Glassfish
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Re: And best of all.....
In reply to TStott, 3 months ago

TStott wrote:

There's a few things that don't make sense to me... Canon has stated that the crop sensor is going the way of the Dodo but are going to release the 7D2M2 anyways, I'm paraphrasing. This is great but the specs don't make sense considering the existing lineup.

  • 24MP is logical
  • Dual Digic 5 would be a stretch Single would be more likely
  • 10fps would be insane
  • Dual memory cards is a must
  • 61 AF points is highly unlikely since the 6D just launched with 9. 9 or somewhere in between would be likely.
  • LCD is a bit of a wash IMO
  • Build quality is a nice uptick but we'll see
  • GPS and WiFi would be nice but may kill the pop up flash like in the 6D. IMO, I think this in unlikely because Canon has pop up flashes in this lineup and below as a standard. Kind of like lens hoods only come with L lenses.
  • ISO low light performance improvement would be great but again, not holding my breath.

Don't get me wrong, if they come out with the following:

  • 24MP
  • 6fps
  • Dual memory cards
  • 9+ point AF
  • GPS
  • Improved low light performance

I'd be all over it! I just think the current rumor is overly optimistic since Canon still needs to sell 5DMII's and 6D's.

Either the specs are wrong or the price is...

Going from 19 AF to 9 AF the same model line would not be logical in my opinion. I do not think this the same category as 6D. Consider 5DMKII to 5DMKIII, the AF points went from 9 to 61.  7D line as it came out with advanced AF as one of its key feature. By reducing the number of AF points would be something is not easy to digest.

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