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Anyone that wants it is going to have pro level imaging soon soon soon.

Just the other day Caleb talked about this ;) : ~ http://dslrvideoshooter.com/filters-video-part-filter-types-uses/

Not so sure the 7D MKII is a stills camera either, unless you have a Canon fetish or can't stand using an adapter with betters cameras like Sony's E-mount APS-C and EF-mount full frame line-up. Check out this link to DXO where the 70D is compared to the D7100 and the a77 II. http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Sony-SLT-Alpha-77-II-versus-Canon-EOS-70D-versus-Nikon-D7100___953_895_865 The sensor in the 7D MK II might use a new processor, but it is the same terrible sensor that is in the 70D. Canon gave up DR, ISO ability, etc., to implement the dual-pixel CMOS AF (which might have it's fans-- but at what a cost). The Nikon D7100 and the Sony a77 II both absolutely crush the the 70D in image quality (for stills and video). DXO isn't the end-all-be-all, but it's an arguablly fair place to start when assessing sensor performance. I think there are a number of other cameras that would easily best the 7D MK II as well, like the Sony a5100, a6000, new Fuji APS models, and so on. FWIW, the 7D is ranked number 127 rightn now on DXO's sensor raatings, and the 70D is ranked at number 108. The $300 Sony a3000 (something you'd give a child interested in photography) is ranked at number 58. http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Ratings Like other posters have said, I'm not a Canon basher either. I'm a... "WTF are you DOING Canon" commenter. I own EF glass, a DSLR, 2 of their video cameras, a few point and shoot cameras, and surely some other Canon gear. I haven't touched any of it in almost a year (except the EF glass- mounted to another camera). I don't want to see Canon to fall asleep at the wheel and run into the fast approaching brick wall that is Sony, Panasonic, Samsung(?!) and many others. Nikon, I'm legitimated concerned with you too, but you seem to still have a pulse (and that's another post). Deeply entrenched brand loyalty breeds apathy in the short term because Canon will still sees sales from prodcuts like the 7D MK II. These sales are really a result of decades and decades of goodwill-- that's not really on their books-- and not taken into enough consoderation by stockholders, IMHO. Apathy breeds (or goes hand in hand with) arrogance, ignorance and greed. In the last year alone I am willing to bet Canon's demographic has aged 5-8 years. That is not where you want to be in 2014, going forward. To any young person in the know who is looking for a new video/digital film camera with a semi-pro/enthusiast budget, the Sony FS7 seems to be it. I think that the FS7 (a VERY ballsy move on Sony's part), alone, has killed off most of Canon's ciinema line: C100/C300/C500/1DC. There are counter-arguments, but still. I want to be excited about the next release from Canon, not dreading another 2 year wait for a crippled half-a** effort. Where does Canon think their going to get their future video buyers? The stills-only crowd is only aging. From putting out what they claim to be hybrid (admit it) photo/DSLR cameras like the 7D MK II? No. Definitely not. I only took the time to write this long-a** post because I care about Canon based on all of their gear that has served me well in the past. IDK what to say though. Tyson Preyer

The extra warranty makes it tempting. The other thing is that in a years time when we have moved on to the next big thing, the Leica version will have a higher residual value. Pay more now. get more selling. I want a high end 35mm fast FF lens for fitting a 5 piece band in shot from a reasonable distance. I have been considering the Leica 1.4 and f2 lenses that are very expensive. It seems I will have a bit more choice soon so I might not have to pay full Leica prices for something around as good. Still as expensive as Leica is, most of the stuff is quality and holds value. As for this camera, I am tempted but will still probably get the Panasonic version.

Huh... you're making up sales by looking at the number of daily users on a photography sharing website? You think the GH2 through GH4 are primarily stills cameras? If I go out to shoot stills I'll take my E-M1 with me. If I'm going to shoot video, which rather is a planned thing, not a daily occurence, I'd be more inclined to use one of the GH's or the BMPCC. If I was more serious about photography, wouldn't mind the bulk of it and had the money to spend, I'd just might go for a D810, 5DmkIII or something in that general direction with some nice glass. If I wanted quick snaps, I'd use a smartphone or the LX7, if I were on vacation travelling light, I'd be shooting with the FZ1000. It comes to me as no surprise for example that there are more people sharing their LX7 and FZ200 pictures, than stuff shot with a GH3 for example. The use is completely different, not to mention people don't just stop using their camera after half a year. You can't really make any judgements on the sales of cameras if the data you're basing your assumption on comes from one particular website focused around photography. I do however agree that the 7DmkII is primarily a stills camera and for that, it actually makes quite an ok camera, with some appealing features. Although even then it's nothing radical, nothing groundbreaking, and I have to agree with the naysayers... this is a little too late. If you want a Canon APS-C crop camera for fast tele shooting, then yes, this is the logical thing to look at. But it's a mashup between the original 7D and the 70D's internals and then adds a little other gooey stuff. But in terms of video... and we are on a video focused website here, why even bother? I really don't see the appeal here. If you see how the competition just keeps stepping up the game and then look at this 'increment', well, it starts to look insignificant. And having to rely on Magic Lantern to give the features people are looking for... well, that just won't do. And I get that the fraction of people actually seriously using video on a dSLR is rather small, but to me it seems foolish not to go along with it anyways. I'm sure technically it's very well possible and in comparison to the competition they just seem stagnant. A T2i/550D used to be a nice affordable starters package for video and Canon could still be as relevant as they were back then if they'd continue to evolve. But how much better is a 700D really? The jump in relation to upgradepath is just way to small. I didn't expect the 7DmkII to be a videographers dream either, although, a significant upgrade on the videofront would've been nice. But I'd really like to see a 700D successor with a more forward focus towards video to become the present day's T2i/550D. But I don't think they care enough to pull something like that. 'Selling units against least effort', seems to be their motto. They'd rather throw on a different button, use another rubber coating and add some filters and sell it as the 'latest model'. Wow John. It's amazing. But wait! There's more! Well, actually, there's not. There never seems to be more with Canon. With Canon you can't. You have a great pick of lenses and for taking stills it's pretty cool to look at some of their offerings, but for video... mweh. A shame really.

AF Tracking looks impressive:

lol, not even focus-peaking after all these years. Something the Nex-5n had in 2010. They simply don't f***ing care about video in their DSLRs.

This is the best new camera of 2010!

This short edit is a test of how do I need to expose my shots with the GH3. It was also a great opportunity to see how the weather sealed body is impacted or not by the rain. I've used only two lenses : Olympus 45mm 1.8 (with Vari ND) and Canon FD 35-105 f3.5 with RJ Lens Turbo. I've recently shot FMX and I've found that the Canon FD and the Panasonic kit lens (14-42) give some moire on the image. So this test was also made for checking moire with this two lenses. I find that the GH3 need to be expose for highlights, shadows keep enough details and can be recover in post. Be careful with the noise. GH3 tends to be (very) noisy - even at low ISO - when you try to gain the maximum of dynamic range. Although it has just 50mbps MOV codecs, I find it pretty stable and robust for post. Don't try big corrections or grades of course. I've edited it directly in Premiere Pro without encoding. I've used FilmConvert, Neat Video, Fast color correction and some curves for achieving the look. It was a good test for the denoiser and this codec. You can smooth the noise easily but banding start to appear. Some examples in this video. In conclusion, I really like the GH3, despite some drawbacks/missing features, it has an incredible quality. It just need lots of tests to find the right profile or codec for the right scene. It's a good B cam, very interesting in sports. The compression give some big artefacts and bandings. I will try to encode a better one and update it soon. You can download the H.264 file which is better. Comments are welcome ! Beyond the GH3, this is how were our summer months in Annecy (french alps) :-( Shot and edit: Julien Miscischia Premiere Pro CC 2014 After Effect CC 2014 FilmConvert Neat Video Panasonic GH3 MOV 50Mbps IPB 1080p50 PAL Neutral -5, -5, -3, -3 ISO 320 (mostly) Shutter 1/100 Music Kai Engel Raining Calls and Echoes http://past.is/iPuN3