Canon News: EOS 7D Mark II

One of the most anticipated new bodies from Canon is finally here - the EOS 7D Mark II.  It promises to be a popular purchase, especially for wildlife and sports photographers who will benefit from the extra reach of a cropped sensor, and a high frame rate.

Canon 7D Mark II

  
The original 7D took Canon's cropped APS-C framed sensor to new limits, and set a new bar for movie recording.  That was back in 2009, so with competition from Nikon and Canon's own fullframe 6D, it was time for the 7D Mark II to fight-back.

Here are the headline specifications:

• Shoot continuous bursts of images at up to 10 frames per second.
• Shoot at high frame rates and enjoy superb colour reproduction, with dual Digic 6 processors
• Focus on subjects wherever they are, with 65 cross-type AF points spread across the frame.

65 cross-type AF points

• Capture movies at up to 1080p resolution and 60fps frame rate. Mic and headphone sockets for full audio control.
• Produce great quality photos that are packed with fine detail, with the 20.2Mp sensor
• Enjoy smooth continuous focusing when shooting movies and photos in Live View mode.
• Integrated GPS means you can Geotag each photo and movie you shoot with your current location – great for travel photographers.
• 150,000-pixel metering sensor, with IR detection

 

Weather sealing of the Canon 7D Mark II

As the lucky owner of a Canon 5D Mark III, this would make a perfect second body.  in particular, if the continuous AF focusing when shooting movies works well, that would be incredibly useful when capturing wildlife footage.

It's currently retailed in the UK for around £1600 (that's overpriced for the early adopters, and should come down relatively quickly).

More information is available here.