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Buy now a 760D or wait for the upcoming model?

Started Jan 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
whakapu Senior Member • Posts: 1,051
Re: Buy now a 760D or wait for the upcoming model?
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the 70D is already a better general purpose camera than the 7DII. The 7DII is a specialty camera. Canon has clearly conceived it as the APS-C body for the pro sports/wildlife shooter who wants a second body for their 1DX and might like the longer reach. They no doubt pick up plenty of bonus sales from people who buy it just because it has a nominally higher model designation than other APS-C models but, really, most people who shoot a bit of everything would be better served by a 70D or even a 760D. Heavy, expensive, (slower single shot AF as tested by IR than 70D due to ridiculously complex focusing algorithm), no touch screen, no wifi, indistinguishable image quality from 70D (despite Canon's claims that it's an upgraded sensor), probably slightly inferior image quality to 760D. Seriously, if I was offered the choice for free of any of the 3 bodies mentioned the 7DII would be the last one I'd choose, unless I was also offered a job shooting sport. Then it would be the first choice.

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