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Like a couple of others who have posted in this thread, I owned a 1D Mark III, and I still own both a 7D Mark II and a 1D Mark IV.
I thought that the 1D Mark III was a wonderful camera, but, by today's standards, the pixel density is quite low, and, with only 10 megapixels, there just isn't the room to crop much. Add in the fact that the 1D Mark III is no longer being serviced by Canon, and it is not a camera that I would likely choose to buy now.
The 1D Mark IV does everything that the 1D Mark III does and does many things better, and the 16 megapixels have been a real plus, compared to the 1D Mark III, when cropping has been necessary. Also, the AF on my 1D Mark IV has performed at a consistently excellent level.
However, the AF on my 7D Mark II has performed at least as well as that of the 1D Mark IV and probably better than the 1D Mark IV. In addition, the 7D Mark II AF has more opportunities for customization than does the AF on the 1D Mark IV. And, especially important for focal-length limited situations, the much higher pixel density of the 7D Mark II has been a great bonus. If you have to crop a 1D Mark IV image down to the same field of view as that of a 7D Mark II image taken at the same distance with the same lens, you will only be left with about 9 1/2 megapixels, compared to the 20 megapixels from the uncropped 7D Mark II image, and having twice as many pixels does make a clearly noticeable difference with regard to detail in the final image.
I've now had the 7D Mark II for just over 2 years. While the 1D Mark IV is an outstanding camera and while I have no plans in the immediate future to sell it, since getting the 7D Mark II, the 1D Mark IV has become relegated to back-up status, especially when I'm shooting in focal length-limited situations. For shooting in such focal length-limited situations, the 7D Mark II has been an easy first choice.
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