Still waiting - for a mirrorless 7D mkiii

[Adrianf]

I find myself still waiting for a mirrorless 7D mkiii. I have the R5 and R7. Back in the day, I had the 5D4 and 7D2. When I picked up either I had to sometimes look at the camera to check which one I was using - they were so similar. The handling was great.
As a would-be wildlife photographer, a crop sensor should be a simple way of getting me more pixels-per-bird. Now I find myself pining for a 7D equivalent.
I love the R5. The R7 drives me nuts with its strange handling and other shortcomings.
Please Canon, make me a crop-sensor version of the R5. Sort out the R7's quirky focussing and rolling shutter and put it in an R5 body. You can even save money on the development by re-using the R5 design.
Pretty please?

 

[Quack]

Might be better to actually send your comments to Canon, rather than a rumor site that has no affiliation with Canon. And since Canon has come out with the R7, I think you realize that they are not coming out with another high-end R7. I have used the R7 since it came out and have excellent results with it. Maybe learn how to use it and avoid its shortcomings rather than wait for something that isn't going to happen in all likelihood.

 

[AlanF]

Might be better to actually send your comments to Canon, rather than a rumor site that has no affiliation with Canon. And since Canon has come out with the R7, I think you realize that they are not coming out with another high-end R7. I have used the R7 since it came out and have excellent results with it. Maybe learn how to use it and avoid its shortcomings rather than wait for something that isn't going to happen in all likelihood.

I have to agree with everything you wrote. I use both the R5and R7 within their limitations, as I did with the 5Div and 7Dii, and they are all great.

 

[dcweather]

I have to agree with everything you wrote. I use both the R5and R7 within their limitations, as I did with the 5Div and 7Dii, and they are all great.

I can't agree entirely. The R7 is a good camera. But if you have a massive wildlife photography market (and there is and it is growing) and you have a camera that is potentially perfect for that market but hindered by serious flaws (any internet user group search will tell you what they are if you don't know) then Canon would be very foolish not to rectify them at some point, which would cost relatively little and easily covered by a modest increase in R7 price (which is now incredibly cheap), in order to be able to dominate in this sector. I know so many people switching out of Canon for birding, especially.

 

[neuroanatomist]

But if you have a massive wildlife photography market (and there is and it is growing)…

How many of the 5,926,733 shipped in 2022 and the 5,998,913 ILCs shipped last year were bought by wildlife photographers? I’m curious how ‘massive’ the wildlife photography market is and how much growth in it is occurring. Looking forward to seeing the data on which you base your claim.

I know so many people switching out of Canon for birding, especially.

Anecdotes are nice. Since Canon hasn’t lost their nearly 50% market share, I question the relevance of this and similar anecdotes.

 

[EricN]

How many of the 5,926,733 shipped in 2022 and the 5,998,913 ILCs shipped last year were bought by wildlife photographers? I’m curious how ‘massive’ the wildlife photography market is and how much growth in it is occurring. Looking forward to seeing the data on which you base your claim.


Anecdotes are nice. Since Canon hasn’t lost their nearly 50% market share, I question the relevance of this and similar anecdotes.

I think it's nearly impossible for us to say because we have some great photographers sharing photos here using even the RF 100-400 and on up. Some people are going to have multiple wildlife lenses while others will only use one. We can be confident the manufacturers know much more than we do.

We can expect some people decided to choose Canon for the RF200-800 or the RF100-400. I'd wager how many is at least in the same range as the number of people who switched to a different manufacturer.

I can't imagine it matters very much because many of us are already impressed with what we have and as we often mention, once someone has a relatively significant number of high-priced lenses, switching camera mounts becomes less appealing.