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Larger R7 II Canon ?

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OP Le Kilt Senior Member • Posts: 2,527
Re: Larger R7 II Canon ?

Robert Krawitz wrote:

Le Kilt wrote:

Hi, is anyone else finding the R7 a bit on the small side ?

I have big hands and am endlessly annoyed by how narrow phones are (those 7" phones are all length; they're narrow, but I want one that's wide, to give it more area, not useless diagonal), but I don't have a problem with the size of the R7. It is noticeably smaller than my previous 7DmkII, but I don't especially notice it in operation. The body feels quite solid. I'd certainly pay for a stacked sensor and perhaps a deeper buffer and/or CF Express slot (which are now considerably cheaper than UHS-ii SD cards, not to mention much faster), but I can live with the body.

Canon doesn't typically make changes like that between mark numbers; they're evolutionary upgrades. I can't think of any with bodies; with lenses, the only such I can think of is the EF 50 f/1.8, but that went the other direction (the mkI was a substantial, solid lens with a wide focus ring and depth scale; the mkII was a lightweight body with a very narrow focus ring and no depth scale).

A substantively different body would likely have a different number, but the only such I could see them using is R4. That would be a bit problematic since it's a lower number (implying higher end) than the R5. They've historically (well, over the past dozen years, at any rate) used 7 as their top of the line APS-C body.

Thanks to you and the others for your response.
I'm surprised at how many firstly want some extra height for 'pinky support'. Like you I didn't even notice this.

I mostly miss the top display, and find the back dial too small and fiddly, especialy with the joystick in the middle, so hardly use it.  Faster sensor readout for electronic shutter would be great.

An R4 could be a great surprise... (but at what cost...!)

A lot of expectations building up for the next 'high end' APS-C from Canon, but we'll probably have to be patient.

Canon, we hope you're taking in all these nice ideas

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