Dan Watson had a chance to spend 3 days with the Canon EOS R7 and has posted an initial review on YouTube. As always, these reviews are done with “pre-production” cameras, but it's safe to say that these are 99% of what you'll be able to purchase soon.
From Dan Watson:
Took the Canon R7 for an awesome 3 day test with sports, wildlife, portraits, and obviously, some crazy cinematic video…and it didn't disappoint.
Canon EOS R7
Canon EOS R10
- Canon EOS R10 Body $979
- Canon EOS R10 w/RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM $1099
- Canon EOS R10 w/RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM $1379
So I agree with Alan that it is disappointing that apparently the more nuanced properties of a body that one can often only discover through use are not described in the videos available so far.
No removable eyecup. Bummer, I have to use a diopter correction on my 7DII as my eye needs more than +2.
No PC terminal. Just as I was starting to use the PC terminal for night time flash set-ups. Not all of us can afford Canon's RF speedlites, though I do have a couple of 580 II's.
No battery grip. Maybe not as thirsty as the 7DII, which I found needed a second battery just to stay full during a photoshoot.
Looks to be a good camera but I'm not convinced so far that it is really the 7DIII. It has good capabilities, sure, but it seems slightly down from what I was hoping a 7DIII would be in terms of looking like an R5 back. Perhaps Canon think that pros won't use the R7 only amateurs like myself.
I'll wait for real reviews.
I answered your question before I started looking at the other threads. I thought you meant that you wanted to be able to choose a specific Fps like on the 7D2 or the 1DX3. I always liked 8 fps for my 7D2 instead of 10 on the fast setting.
I think when Canon released the 90D rather than a 7D III it was pretty clear that the market for a true pro-level APS-C was not sufficient. (Perhaps too many pros won't go for any camera less than FF - who knows.) But Nikon never upgraded their pro level wildlife camera (the D500) either. So, I think the days of a pro-level crop sensor camera are over as far as Canon is concerned. So I doubt the 7D II successor you are looking for will ever come in a crop camera. The most likely successor may be a high MP FF Camera that has a high MP count in crop mode.
I'd like to know if users will be able to change the file name to anything other than "IMG_0000". I'd also like to see the same Custom Controls that are in my 7D2 or whatever changes Canon has made since then. There are other things I'd like to see but all in all, the camera seems very well featured for the price.
I think it will be a winner.
In the DSLR days, better AF required a better dedicated PDAF sensor. With MILCs, AF features are in large part firmware, not hardware. Using previously-developed firmware features likely costs less than ‘nerfing’ the firmware for a lower-end body. So from that standpoint, reusing the same code lowers development costs and raises profits. That’s very Canon (despite giving users better features at lower MSRPs).
Hence my comment that the 100-500 may be disappointing. I'd like to see an R7 comparing 100-500 and 100-400 with and w/out 1.4x. Still got to continue saving for a 500 f/4.
Nearly moved over to Nikon to use their 500. CHeaper, and apparently good IQ.
To replace my old 7Dii I'm thinking I'm better off saving up a bit more money and buying an R6 instead with it's more pro build/weather sealing and nice familiar controls and phenomenal low light performance especially as I'm fortunate to own a EF400mm f/2.8 (non IS) so reach isn't much of an issue for me but low light performance is as I like to shoot at dawn or soon after and I really like shooting backlit birds where better dynamic range/low light performance will make a difference for me.
These 2 cameras will be a great option and are reasonably priced for people starting out in wildlife and sports shooting but not for me and perhaps many other 7Dii owners