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Will there be an R7 Mk II ?

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chipman
chipman Regular Member • Posts: 491
Re: Will there be an R7 Mk II ?
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Chris Wolfgram wrote:

BirdShooter7 wrote:

charlyw64 wrote:

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

charlyw64 wrote:

Loren Charif wrote:

Looking back at the history of Canon bodies, including the 1, 5, 6, and 7 series, with just a handful of exceptions, there has almost always been a Mark II. IIf memory serves me correctly (which it frequently does not!) in the 7 series, the time between initial Mark 1 release and Mark II was roughly 5 years, so I'd be (happily) surprised to see an R7II much before 2025/2026. Certainly the shortcomings of the R7 (buffer, rolling shutter, lack of battery grip, missing top lcd, etc) scream for a Mark II.

They don't really scream for a Mark II, they scream for a $4k professional body. Because adding those features would put the R7 firmly into that price bracket, like it or not. m

I have to disagree. Mostly because I don't see a $4K crop body.

That's why I think there wont be such a camera which ticks all the boxes you listed.

I don’t see that camera happening anytime soon but certainly not because the cost would be $4000 but actually for quite the opposite reason. Canon could easily produce that camera for $2500 but it would most certainly have a negative impact on sales of their ~$4000 and up FF models.

I think that is a very solid point.

People don't want a R7ii, they want a R5 with a APSC sensor in it, a junior R5. Well, if Daddy costs $3900 how much do you charge for Junior, how much do you discount for the smaller sensor? Oh, and they want that to be a stacked sensor, so add that back in.

$2500? Sure, if you chop off a bunch of R5 features. What do you want to give up?

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