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Canon - EOS 7D Mark II DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
Rating breakdown 78 reviews
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Star
5
79%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EOS 7D Mark II DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Black
Customer Rating
4
Glad that I updated!
on March 3, 2016
Posted by: Susie
from Nebraska
I upgraded from the Rebel t2i six weeks ago and am glad that I did. Very easy to use after a thorough briefing from the salesman and from the manual. The settings that are changed the most often (white balance, drive mode, ISO, etc.) are intuitively located on the time of the camera where they are easy to find and use. It took me some time to get used to changing settings via the main dial or scroll wheel, but now they make changing settings a breeze. I shoot a lot of sports and the 10 fps shooting is marvelous! I'm simply amazed by the results that I am getting. I think the GPS feature will come in handy this spring and summer when we are out and about and I am doing more landscape photography. Image quality is excellent. The only reason that I gave it a good rating instead of great is because it lacks Wi-fi.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Canon 7D Mark II
on August 9, 2015
Posted by: Adak1
from Williamsport, Md
This camera replaced a 30 D and 7D. I love it and have taken about 9000 shots, mostly flowers and landscapes in Maine. I have not tried all of its features, but the shots I have taken are well balanced and just fine from my standpoint. I have not experienced any of the problems others apparently have with this camera. It works as advertised and it is a joy to use. It might be a little heavy, but it has features packed into it which I know I enjoy. I think most of the bad comments are from individuals who have not thoroughly experienced the potential of this camera.
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Customer Rating
4
7DII
on February 13, 2015
Posted by: chazz
from Haysville KS.
Replaced my 7D with the 7DII. High ISO Image quality is MUCH better. The focusing for birds in flight is fantastic....which also applies to the original 7D. Beautiful large bright viewfinder. The focusing has a learning curve, and practice is necessary with longer lenses but it's worth it. I have no complaints about the camera. I don't shoot movies and I don't care about Wi-Fi. Plenty of options to set the camera for your preferences.
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Customer Rating
5
7D Mark II is First Class
on January 17, 2015
Posted by: Lionheart
from NYC
My review and proud new owner of the Canon 7D Mark II. I graduated from the Rebel T5 and I must say up front that this camera is by far quite possibly the fastest and most advanced APS-C 1.6x (60% more zoom with any lens) crop factor body on the market! This camera is already becoming the envy from other photographers and my review will be updated periodically to provide deeper insights of this valuable piece of technology. One of the main inspirations for purchasing the 7D Mark II is because I kept coming across features that I wanted to use, but could not on my lower end model such as built in transmitter for wireless flash, IR sensor for wireless shutter, GPS for location stats for pictures taken and a slew of other internal functions. I wanted a camera that I did not have to worry about lacking features that only the top tier Canon body lineup had for the next 5 years, so I made the jump. With that said, the 7D Mark II has an astronomical and dizzying amount of awesome features, so my review is based on a hands on experience and focused on the major highlights. So here goes something!
1) The first observation I immediately noticed is how heavy and solidly built the 7D Mark II is. At 820 grams or 1.80 lbs., this camera weighs like a beefy beast. This body contains magnesium alloy and you can tell immediately. My other cameras feel like a feather weight compared to this. This weight does not count adding a pro standard or telephoto lens, flash and battery grip. In the end, it may add up to be nearly 4 – 10 lbs. depending on your setup. All the buttons are placed in the right spots, the LCD screen is surprisingly smaller at 3 inches instead of the standard 3.2 inches like my Rebel T5 and other DSLR bodies. I could not reuse my extra screen protectors. You notice a cool eight way directional ‘joystick’ with a lever right above the ‘Q’ button to operate on board controls such as the highly anticipated 65 AF All Cross Point System , which will be discussed later.
2) Second, at 10 FPS High Continuous shutter speed, the 7D Mark II is a rapid fire beast! Let me explain, on most cameras, you can hear the shutter close and release making a sound like ‘Chit…Cher’. (Sounds like Transformers, Don’t laugh, lol) On the 7D Mark II, you just hear “Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick”. The sound of the shutter is so fast, it literally moves faster than the blink of an eye, a heartbeat, or maybe close to the speed of light. (No exaggeration). Although you can use this camera for any type of photography, this body is most certainly made for sports, wildlife and anything that moves fast. I even love how you can set the shutter to shoot photos from ranges such as 1/1,000 to 1/8,000 of a second, preventing the camera from falling below a certain shutter threshold if the subject moves very fast. Also, you can decrease shutter speeds in High Mode from 5 to 10 FPS, Low Mode from 1-9 FPS and even switch to a Silent Mode from 1-4 FPS. Interestingly, many other high speed shutter functions on other camera sound like rockets at war, whereas the 7D Mark II sounds fairly quiet even in High Mode at 10 FPS. (No joke) The buffer on the camera also does a great job loading the multitude of all the recently taken pictures very quickly to the SD or CF cards, which you have the option of adding both at the same time and changing which one you want to use for pictures and video (I only use SD Cards for now)
3) The 65 All Cross Point AF is a masterpiece of the smartest Canon technology. The ability to switch on the AF Points while looking through the viewfinder and A) Increase the size of the AF Points, B) Move the AF Points to different subjects in the view, C) See clearly with a red lit VF Display, and D) Allow the AI Servo Mode to perform an extra six ‘Cases’ to track your subjects with the AF mode…..insane computer camera technology! My words cannot do justice for the function alone, I hear that this mode alone surpasses anything on the market right now. I will admit that the 65 All Cross Point works like 99 % of the time for that tact sharpness of your intended subject demanded by the most professional photographers. I would prefer 100% of the time, because of the cost and value of this product along with an expensive Canon lens. In addition, the Viewfinder is so intelligent that it allows the user to add or remove certain icons to be displayed through the viewfinder itself such as AF Mode, Shoot Mode, White Balance, Drive Mode, Metering, Image Quality and even Anti-Flicker Mode. Amazing! Other than that, the 65 All Cross Point system works excellently.
4) ISO, ISO, ISO. Concerning ISO, if you use a 7D Mark II, you really do not need to worry about noise and grain on most shots. Even in low lit environments, the 7D Mark II performs exceedingly well with a healthy range of 23 ISO increments from 100 – 16,000. If you want more, you can go to 25,600 or the max 51,200. Honestly, this camera can shoot excellent shots even at 6,400 and above, and in order to see noise, you would have to blow up the picture on a computer or a very large print by zooming in at every single detail. Compared to most DSLRs on the market except the 1D-X (or Mark Five for those counting), the ISO performance on this camera is first class.
5) Another function that I thought I should add to my review is on exposure. This may seem insignificant to some, but I thought this was awesome. On my older models including the Rebel T5, I had trouble in Shutter and Aperture Priority Modes where the use of a Speedlite Flash would cause over exposure. (I tried adjusting my settings to no avail) However, on the 7D Mark II, there is a function that allows the user to command the computer to correct and over and under exposure specifically in those modes mentioned prior. Now when I use my Speedlite Flash in Shutter and Aperture Priority, I don’t have that over exposure problem anymore.
The only negative thing I noticed about the 7D Mark II is the battery life. I don’t think it is the battery itself, but I believe this body juices so much battery power with the high speed 10 FPS. The shutter speed is absolutely insane and the camera by design encourages you to switch from One Shot Mode to High Speed Continuous Mode; it is that additive to shoot shots so fast during live action events that you do not want to miss a beat.
So there you have it, I really wish I could write more because there really is a lot to talk about this particular camera. It is a first class DSLR that outshines some of the many other Canon and other competitor cameras on the market. When you compare the specs and hands on experience, the 7D Mark is (IMO) the 1D-X’s ‘little BIG brother” for much lower, but still price tag. Believe me, I did thought about getting the 5D Mark III, but I extremely satisfied and overwhelmed with prideful ownership for the 7D Mark II because it is really a stellar DSLR camera. I strongly believe this camera will retain of its value for photography professionals and enthusiast for years to come.
So there you have it, I really wish I could write more because there really is a lot to talk about this particular camera. It is a first class DSLR that outshines some of the many other Canon and other competitor cameras on the market. When you compare the specs and hands on experience, the 7D Mark is (IMO) the 1D-X’s ‘little BIG brother” for much lower, but still price tag. Believe me, I did thought about getting the 5D Mark III, but I extremely satisfied and overwhelmed with prideful ownership for the 7D Mark II because it is really a stellar DSLR camera. I strongly believe this camera will retain of its value for photography professionals and enthusiast for years to come.
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Customer Rating
3
2nd body, 3rd repair
on March 15, 2015
Posted by: Wildlife Shooter
from Tacoma, WA
I bought the 7DMkII to replace my venerable 7D, but now have serious buyer's remorse. As of Friday the 13th, my camera is on its way to Canon for its second repair trip to fix problems with the highly touted auto focus system. At first, I thought I was the problem, but then when using my 7D or 5DMkIII, I didn't have problems getting good focus on birds in flight or stationary subjects. This is the second 7DMkII body I've had now, and it is no better than the first one with regards to auto focus. There is no other camera with the incredible features this camera has at this price. Unfortunately, a camera that won't focus as advertised is not worth the money at any price.
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Customer Rating
4
Love it, but must share two major flaws in my opin
on March 24, 2015
Posted by: Shashin
from San Francisco, CA
I loved my first 7D and the 7D Mark II has the same wonderful features and a few new fun ones such as the double exposure and HDR. It is not something I use a lot, but great that it is there. I do not mind the lack of touch screen, rotating screen or lack of WiFi one bit. What holds me back from giving it 5 stars is the fact that the exposure level indicator has moved from the bottom to the right (where it is barely visible) and has disappeared from the top screen when shooting in Manual. Please, Canon, fix it!!!!
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Customer Rating
5
7dii Excellent
on December 23, 2014
Posted by: RickB
from Sacramento
The 7dii is a dream! Mainly use for bird photography and must say that the auto-focus, 10 frames/sec and dual digic6 processors are incredibly fast and accurate!!! Have already noticed an improvement in my images. Really looking forward to seeing what the new 5d will be capable of. The ONLY thing Canon can improve on is to provide the full instruction manual in paper back, rather than on CD. Other than that, excellent job Canon!
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Customer Rating
5
1DX's little brother...
on March 9, 2015
Posted by: JLP
from San Francisco, CA
I've been shooting with Canon since my EOS 30D days. I've shot off most if not all of Canon's EOS line and besides the 1DX sitting at the top of my list of bodies to use, now resides the 7d Mark II. Love the feel and functionality of everything. Shutter is super quiet. AF locks on like an F-16. Speed and image quality was the biggest selling point for me.
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