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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnf3f" data-source="post: 3336810" data-attributes="member: 96841">For what it's worth I have finally managed to find a gap in the weather and get out and try my 7D2! The conditions were not exactly brilliant but not too bad either. I quite liked what it did and the way it did it so I am pleased. After reading posts from others I was hoping to see a significant advantage with the crop factor - I didn't! Pixel peeping the images are soft compared to my 1DX, however (to be fair) the 7D2 is starting from a 1.6 crop factor so far less cropping is needed. It's too early to say but I think that, in practical terms, it will give a reach advantage of perhaps 1 to 1.1/1.2 - not to be sneezed at! Then, of course, there is the price difference - significant against the 5D3 and critical against the 1DX!In an ideal world I believe a full frame camera is a better option - but this world is not ideal so the 7D2 is looking to be quite an impressive camera for the money.I have attached a couple of un edited images for your consideration - sorry I shot in JPEG that's the trouble with a new camera, too many new things to set up!</blockquote>