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Well, you won't know what's best for you until you try it, eh?
I used a pair of 1DII for sports and etc. for a couple of years, and then traded up to a 7D and 1DIII. I much preferred the 1DIII. It had slightly but consistently better AF, better IQ on a per-image basis (i.e. no cropping), and the 1DIII high ISO performance was more-or-less the same as the 7D. IOW, they're both fine up to about 1600. The 1DIII is probably better at 3200, but no great shakes. A few years ago, I sold both of them to help pay for a 1DIV.
The 7D has better 'reach' and more pixels per duck (ppd), but if you're generally not "focal length limited", as you probably aren't if the 1DII has sufficient "reach" for you, then go for the 1DIII. If you want to compare cropped images, the 7D has a lot more pixels, but doesn't take cropping very well (I didn't say anything about noise, did I?). OTOH, the 1DIII runs out of pixels pretty fast, if you start cropping. IOW, neither is a great choice if you think you'll need to crop.
Also, the 1DIII battery performance and overall user interface are real improvements over the 1DII, and consistent with newer cameras (1DIV and 1DX, although the 1DX is different, again).
OTOH, there's nothing like shooting with two cameras.
P.S. you'll get more from selling the 7D... I'm just sayin'
Edited on Jun 05, 2013 at 04:26 PM · View previous versions
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