Wants and Needs, The great Camera upgrade dilemma.

I have two functioning high quality cameras that do everything I need to do.

My primary camera is the one I use for wildlife. It is a Canon 7D Mark II. It is an ASP-C 20 megapixel Crop Sensor and has a max shutter speed of 10 frames per second. The crop sensor makes my lens reach farther, add in the 96 auto focus point, and combined that with the shutter speed, and you have one of the best Wildlife cameras made.

My other camera is a 6D Mark II. It is a full frame sensor that is great for landscapes, portraits, macro and such. I like it much better close in and it takes great pictures.

The one I am considering upgrading is the 7D Mark II. Canon has a R7 crop sensor mirrorless camera available now. The reviews have been great, and the price not out of reach. I was close to pulling the trigger on this camera when a close friend of mine purchased one. He has been a mentor to me and when I first went looking for my first big boy camera (the 7D) I pretty much copied his rig. I bought it and shortly after the camera, I bought a Sigma 60-600mm Sport Lens to pair with it. It gave me beautiful reach and versatility to go after wildlife shots. It still does! Now he has upgraded to the R7. All the things I liked about my current camera expanded! 20 Megapixels Vs 35 Megapixels, 10 frames per second Vs 15 (30 with electronic shutter), 65 focus point Vs 651! The list goes on.

Seems like a no brainer right, here is the rub. My friend had a horrible experience with his. His had issues focusing with it jumping around rather than a smoot track, but the killer was sometimes after pushing the shutter release it would just have a runaway shutter! It would not stop. It is likely just a bad copy as they say. Still now, I am a little camera shy now.

I was excited and putting back money to buy the camera and if truth told, I have enough as of this blog. I am thinking of taking a wait and see and put a bit more back.

If any of you are using the Canon R7 and want to give me your take on it, I would welcome your comments.