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"with moving subjects and in limited light the NX1 is the best all-around focus system we've used

Started Nov 14, 2014 | Discussions thread
OP J Birn Contributing Member • Posts: 935
Re: "with moving subjects..NX1 is the best all-around focus system we've used
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Bill Hollinger wrote:

Also, “it doesn’t match up to the 7D Mark II” really needs some explanation.

You should expect that, though. In terms of on-sensor phase detect points, it's literally covered with them, with Canon's dual-pixel AF turning all the points into AF points. And that's just the secondary system for video and live view. It also has a conventional phase detection array adapted from the Canon 1 DX. Read the 2 pages devoted to AF in the preview of the 7D mark II:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-7d-mark-ii/6

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-7d-mark-ii/7

If the 7D Mark II didn't have top-ranked AF for a crop-sensor camera, how could they charge more than the NX1 for it, especially when it weighs almost twice as much as an NX1 (even without built-in flash or wifi or an articulated LCD), doesn't do 4K video, doesn't shoot as many frames per second, etc. I don't even know yet if the low-light performance will be better than the NX1; the highly-evolved AF seems like the only reason left to get that kind of camera instead of moving to mirrorless.

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