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<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=620661">hn Crowe</a>, Sep 17, 2014; 08:25 p.m.</p>
<p>Okay, 22 MP vs 20 MP may seem trivial, and I don't mean to pick on this particular camera. However we are talking five years since the 7D was introduced and lets face it this could be Canon's premiere consumer crop body for another 5 years!</p>
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<p>... it's been too long, but there's a better chance it can hold its own for the next 5 years than the 7D, with the wide AF point coverage for instance.</p>
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<p>I had just hoped that Canon would make an attempt to surpass Nikon in every respect in both full frame and crop body rather than continue taking baby steps. Five years ago Canon truly set the bar with the 7D and I think this time they have left a lot of room for the competition to jump much higher.</p>
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<p>... not sure why you wouldn't think the 7D II surpasses Nikon in this market. Higher build values, more fps, even more AF point coverage, very similar pixel pitch for instance. But Canon did not really set the bar with the 7D, they responded to a D300 with 8fps and 51 focus points with a camera with 8fps and 19 focus points, with a more recent sensor.</p>
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<p>I understand that the AF system could/should be a significant improvement but 5 years to get 2 more MP and 2 more fps? I would rather they stuck with 8 fps and pushed the IQ beyond the <em><strong>current</strong> </em>competition.</p>
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<p>I fail to understand why you do not see how important a leap this generation is for the money, if you shoot racing cars. The megapixels are not necessarily important for sports as there are usually simple backgrounds with big areas of out-of-focus colour wide open. And a real and usable 10fps on a mass SLR as far as I know was first achieved with the Canon 1D III, which was a ~$5000 camera 7 years ago.<br /> Your perspective makes more sense for a general-shooter amateur with some money burning a hole in his pocket expecting high megapixels and flashy features. I struggle to care about features like GPS and hinged screens personally.</p>