Canon R7 and Autofocusing Performance

Kenny08 wrote:

l'm familiar with the performance of the 7DII - how do you find the overall performance of the R7. Is the EVF blackout enough to create a problem for rapid firing of the shutter?

Any EVF blackout/lag is not enough to create a problem, even when shooting 15fps. Most of my lenses don't support the full frame rate with the electronic shutter, so I can't comment on that. In mechanical shutter or electronic first curtain shutter the R7 will shoot 15fps vs. 10fps on the 7DII. I usually shoot CRAW + jpeg and rarely have problems with the buffer size. Like the 7DII it's fine as long as you don't lay on the shutter button for extended periods. The AF on the R7 seems to be faster and more accurate than on the 7DII. The subject/eye tracking works great for isolated subjects, but can jump all over the place for busy subjects like a basketball game. In those cases I just use the center AF point with the 4 surrounding points. I've been using an R7, 7D II, and 5D III for basketball this season and am planning to sell the 7D II because the AF just isn't as good as the other two cameras. The R7 files seem to have a sharpness and nice colors that it noticeably better than the 7DII. The only thing I really don't like about the R7 is the lack of a vertical grip. For times when I'm shooting a lot of vertical photos it can get rather awkward and tiring without a vertical grip.