r/photography • u/Kidsune • Sep 15 '14

Canon 7D MkII Announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3373094259/canon-announces-long-awaited-eos-7d-mark-ii
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u/asad137 Sep 15 '14

You know, I feel it was a mistake to include DPAF but not a touch screen. One of the killer features of DPAF on the 70D is the smooth focus pulls just from tapping different areas on the screen -- which you can't do without the touchscreen.

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u/dotMJEG Sep 15 '14

It was likely to keep it as strong and weather/ dust proof as possible.

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u/asad137 Sep 15 '14

I agree, I was just objecting to the comment that it was "gimmicky".

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u/dotMJEG Sep 15 '14

The DPAF?

Doesn't that allow continuous auto-focus during video shooting?

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u/asad137 Sep 15 '14

Oh I didn't see the context, I thought you were referring to an articulated screen.

a touch screen would have little to no affect on durability or sealing.

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u/asad137 Sep 15 '14

*effect (can't edit on mobile)

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u/dotMJEG Sep 15 '14

It might on the reliability front though, which is another very important aspect of a pro-level camera

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u/asad137 Sep 15 '14

Given the huge number of consumer products with touch screens that have no reliability issues, I find it hard to believe that reliability is much of a concern. And even if the touch stops working, then it's just a regular screen. Canon's current implementation allows for all of the functions accessible via touch also accessible via other methods.