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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3802429" data-attributes="member: 92780">I know the 7D MkII well. No doubt it's a really good camera that does a pretty good job - it's just that the number of cameras that do a better job is growing. It's getting on for 4&1/2 years old now and is due for replacement.Since the Nikon D500 landed 3 years ago, the 7DII hasn't been in the running as a body - it's only the glass that keeps it afloat. I even prefer my Nikon D7200 to the Canon offering (a few fps notwithstanding). Add to that, the Fujifilm XT-3 released late last year, and even the Olympus OM-D EM-1 MkII is a competitor. The 7DII is simply not competitive with these latest sensors for DR. It could seriously use some Stacked BSI goodliness.It also lacks 4K video capability (not that it is important for all users - but it is what the competition is offering). It's AF performance has been surpassed by the Nikon D500 from the moment it was launched, and arguably the Fujifilm and Olympus do a better job too. Even, overall, the now obsolete ~4 year old Samsung NX-1.Canon is like the kid in class that scrapes by with a 53% pass mark - it is far from class leading, it's an also ran. I can't imagine they're selling very many at this point in time. Where's the compelling argument to 'buy now'?  If folk want to argue that a stop or two of DR throughout the ISO range is of no consequence, then you might as well shoot a Sony RX-10 IV ...... no?I'm kind of holding off on a major upgrade at the moment, and it's only natural that one company puts a neck in front of others at any one cycle in time, and that this changes, and surges among them as time goes on, as each tries to take the lead. Add to that you have to consider the system as a whole - body + lenses, and different companies have strengths in different areas.It will interesting to see who wants the PRO APS-C top dawg spot the most .......... I'm waiting ...... and falling sales volumes say that I'm not the only one ........Chosun   :gh:</blockquote>

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