7D, 8FPS? only in good light!
I agree this seems like an artificial limitation in manual exposure mode, and should be addressed if possible by Canon.
But: ISO 3200 f2.8 and 1/100 is when this is triggered? In practice, I would never shoot a sporting event at those settings; you'd need 1/500 minimum to stop action. And 3200 is kind of the top end for this camera for me anyway; I would do 6400 only in an emergency or for newspaper reproduction. So I can't see this being a real limitation for me. (YMMV)
I don't want to suggest the OP isn't right to point this out, but it strikes me that this, like a number of other complaints, is based more on principle than practice. (A good example is 5D2 low ISO noise: you can see noise at ISO 100 if you push the shadows by 4 stops in post, but at ISO 100 there should be no noise; ergo the camera "fails".)
But: ISO 3200 f2.8 and 1/100 is when this is triggered? In practice, I would never shoot a sporting event at those settings; you'd need 1/500 minimum to stop action. And 3200 is kind of the top end for this camera for me anyway; I would do 6400 only in an emergency or for newspaper reproduction. So I can't see this being a real limitation for me. (YMMV)
I don't want to suggest the OP isn't right to point this out, but it strikes me that this, like a number of other complaints, is based more on principle than practice. (A good example is 5D2 low ISO noise: you can see noise at ISO 100 if you push the shadows by 4 stops in post, but at ISO 100 there should be no noise; ergo the camera "fails".)