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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3808041" data-attributes="member: 92780">I'm really hoping that Canon aims much higher than this - it's been getting whoop-*ssed ever since the Nikon D500 was launched.There was a time when Canon was not just merely content to plug every market niche known to man with 'perfunctory' product ..... there was a time when Canon wanted to be market leaders with flagship performance in various sensor sizes.Hopefully the upcoming APS-C EOS 7D III  and the FF EOS 1DX III are just such epochal milestones where Canon tries to take the top dawg crown  :king:Already any 7D III will have to match and surpass the Nikon D500 (and potential D500S too). Likewise the 1DX III will have to match not only the Nikon D5, but also the upcoming D6 and surpass that too.What on earth will an even better performing D6 look like - who knows !? ..... higher resolution - 24MP, 28?, more? , downsampled 4K 60fps full video, state of the art processing, higher bit rate, higher resolution fully articulating screen, a higher resolution RGB sensor and even better AF. Better algorithims that track eyes etc. How fast can that mirror be made to flap? 16, 18, 20? fps. Obviously the processing and computing pathways /power /architecture will be fully capable of handling the load without restriction for practically unlimited RAW capability. Workflow and file transfer could take a huge leap forward in ease of use, efficiency, and speed. Could they retain the strength, durability, and weather sealing, while making the body lighter?Much the same way that Nikon's D500 is virtually an APS-C version of the D5, Canon will have to fully enable the 7D III in the same way,  rather than arbitrarily nobble various aspects of the APS-C to fit some imagined market niche and price point. They need to make the best 7D III they can to take the title. :king:  This means not only 1DX II AF performance, but 1DX III as well.I would suggest that the current 10fps, or maybe 12 would be plenty, and allow some further differentiation with the FF 1DX III flagship. What is critical is that it have 1DX III (ie. Nikon D6 /D500S beating) levels of AF performance, tracking, and hit rate, along with Nikon / competitor beating Dynamic Range, and noise performance sensors.  Perhaps if Canon can't make the next generation of class leading stacked BSI-CMOS sensors it might be time for them to look further afield to ensure their flagships are market leading .... ?Will Canon deliver ?Chosun   :gh:</blockquote>

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