Originally Posted by
mobilebucky
All things equal,if 7D with full frame, who will buy 5D mkII? It just doesn't make any business sense. Actually 8fps sounds nice, but without improve shutter durability like 1 series worries me.
I was actually just correcting the person I quoted. As for your question, the answer is to make a 5D mkIII (or mkIIn--whatever) with the same features. Such a camera would sell like hotcakes (my original point).
Originally Posted by
rkkwan
The 7D is a new camera than the 5D MkII, so have the newer technologies. And of course, there are other differences in spec. But the two cameras have very similar in most ways with the main difference is the sensor size.
Here's what I originally posted: "If they do the smart thing and slap a full-frame sensor in it, the resulting model would sell faster than they could make them..."
You then told me that they do make such a model...the 5D mkII, but as I've pointed out, they are far different indeed. In fact, the 5D, if you remove the video aspect and the (unnecessary for many) 21 megapixels is fairly identical to the original 5D (which was just a full frame 20D with lower fps). I do fully anticipate that Canon will debut such a model sometime to be competitive with the D700 with respect to more advanced features like AF and durability.