ggreene wrote:
AF wise I'm thinking this is Canon showing off some of it's next generation technology. It may well track and lock better then the 5D3/1DX. I would assume that the 5D4/1DX2 will step over it however. Time will tell.
Two people can go back and forth all day on whether a not yet released middle of the road camera (based on press release info only) is going to out perform that same camera manufacturers top of the line, professional camera in the same area where that top of the line camera excels.
The 7D2 sounds great and I am seriously considering pre-ordering it, but I would be more than just amazed, I would be both shocked and speechless if Canon made such a huge mistake in replacing their best, most expensive current market professional grade camera with a middle of the price road, middle of the line camera at one third the price.
Add to that, the idea that an international company is going to release their next best thing in a middle of the line product and plan on trickle up technology approach seems counter intuitive to nearly every business model I have ever seen.
But I guess we'll see watching the NFL in November, December, January and Superbowl if all the professional sports photographers have traded in their 1dX cameras for a few of the much better, more advanced and cheaper 7D2 cameras.
Well marketed specs are great . . . until reality hits and the hyped product is in the hands of the users. I hope the 7D2 turns out to be great, as I suspect I will buy one. If as you suggest that it will be better (for action - sports and BIF, etc) than the 1DX, I will gladly, even happily, eat my words publicly. If it focuses as well as my 5D3 I will be very, very happy. I find the 5D3 focuses better than the 1D4 and with the exception of fewer frames, produces both better images and a better "hit" or "keeper" rate (for me). I do like the crop's "extended" reach perception though.