EOS R7

Found the compact not worth $700; their R7 is vastly better by any measure.

“My R7 is vastly better by any measure.”

Sold their X-H1 for an R7 with far better AF, though it feels less premium.

“The autofocus is light years better”

A photographer since 1958 who moved from the 80D to the R7 at launch. Resold an R6 Mark II because its bigger lenses and lower resolution kept it on the shelf, and pairs the R7 with compact Sigma RF-S lenses; fast glass offsets the weaker low light.

“Upgraded from the 80D to the R7 as soon as it came out. Flirted with the R6 Mk II but ended up reselling it b/c the larger lenses and lower resolution kept it on the shelf”

A bird photographer who has used the R7 for about two years after the 40D, 7D and 1D III. Blown away by its image quality with EF 100-400 and 500 mm lenses and converters, even at ISO 10000.

“I mainly shoot birds so the added reach of the crop sensor is needed. I am blown away by the image quality of this $1500 camera.”

Loves the R7 but finds the lack of APS-C RF lenses years after launch inexcusable and won't pay for full-frame glass; considering switching to a Fujifilm X-H2.

“Love my R7 but the lack of lenses more than TWO YEARS after its release is just inexcusable. I am not paying for overpriced full frame RF lenses either.”

Regrets buying the R7: their former Nikon Z6 was better than both the 90D and the R7, and Canon's RF lens prices and third-party restrictions frustrate them.

“I have a Canon R7. If I could go back to when I bought it, I would pass. I owned a Nikon Z6. It was better than the Canon 90D and the R7.”

After over a year, the only challenge is the 32 MP sensor, which is noisier in low light than their R6 Mark II, though it cleans up easily. An excellent choice for an APS-C camera.

“I've had mine over a year now. It's only "challenge" is the demanding 32MP sensor which makes low-light noisy (Typically cleaned-up pretty easily in post.) in comparison to my R6 mkII.”

Bought it as the cheapest camera with log, 4K 60 and 10-bit, and likes Canon colour. Coming from full frame, finds they must push ISO even indoors in natural light, though their videos still look better than expected.

“I have a love-hate with this camera. Bought it because I needed a quick replacement and it was the cheapest on the market with the features I needed (log, 4K 60, 10bit & I like Canon's colours)”

Owns two and has taken about 300,000 shots of small birds, needing the crop reach. Calls the mechanical shutter loud, shake-prone and failure-prone, and finds autofocus temperamental in low light or contrast; most people would be better with full frame.

“The mechanical shutter in the R7 is an absolute piece of garbage. Super loud, and slappy, causes a LOT of shutter shock, and it fails a BUNCH !”

Only realised how unreliable the R7's autofocus was after switching to the R6: even shooting one frame at a time, two or three in ten were soft.

“I did not notice how unreliable was the AF in the R7 until I sold it and started using the R6.”

Got rid of it within weeks for an R6 Mark II: burst focus hit rate was poor and the mechanical shutter shook the sensor, blurring images. Prefers their old 7D Mark II.

“For photography the hit rate on focus when you are shooting in a burst is very lack luster at best. You can't use the mechanical shutter because it shakes the sensor causing blurry images.”

Bought a used R7; their only problem is that it overheats after about 40 minutes of video.

“Got my Canon R7 used from Adorama. The only problem I have is that it starts to overheat after 40 minutes of video!!!”

Finds it a fantastic, versatile camera for portraits, birding, weddings and events, and is fully content using it with a Sigma 18-35 and EF 50 on the adapter plus an RF 70-200 f/2.8.

“The Canon R7 is a fantastic camera for any professional. Its so versatile and i truly haven't go an issue using it with the lenses I have.”

Rented the R7 with an RF 200-800 for birding and loved its light body, great sensor, insane battery life and deep buffer, though they hated how it felt in hand.

“What a camera. It's pretty light, has a great sensor, INSANE battery life”

Still uses the R7 for working-dog B-roll and some birding; some rolling shutter but super capable, especially second-hand.

“Some rolling shutter but still a super capable camera.”

Avoids the R7's electronic shutter entirely because of rolling shutter.

“Because of this, I don't use the electronic shutter on my R7 at all.”

Owns both and finds the R7's slow readout distorts fast balls in e-shutter, with AF a bit behind the R8.

“That slow sensor read speed also means fast moving balls that are oblong rather than round with the R7 if using e-shutter.”

Keeps the R7 at 15fps or in first-curtain mode because of its shutter shock problem.

“I recommend first-curtain over full mechanical because of the shutter shock problem the R7 has.”

Finds the R7 hard to recommend: horrible rolling shutter, high-ISO noise and focus hunting, with crop the only pro.

“horrible rolling shutter, b) high ISO noise n the worst c) the lackluster AF/focus hunting.”

Shoots sports with the R7; low light is OK with post-processing, but it misses more shots than their R10.

“The R7 isn’t that bad in low light/high iso.”

Struggles with the R7 and RF 100-500 tracking birds; it hunts constantly, even with a bird filling the frame, and they plan to sell it.

“The camera seems to hunt for focus constantly, even when the bird is right in front of the camera or filling a huge portion of the frame.”

Gave up on the R7 because only one of 12-15 shots would actually be in focus despite tracking, though the keepers were gorgeous.

“So I just recently gave up on the R7.”

Owns a Canon R7 and Sony A7C II and has found their balance between photo and video.

“I have a Canon eos r7 and a Sony a7 c ii and I don't change anymore”

Is very happy with their R7 and lenses without spending thousands on glass.

“I am very happy with my R7 and the lenses I have for gear”

Had the R7 with the 18-150 and found its autofocus really good and ergonomics easy to carry, but switched to Lumix for better lens options.

“Had the r7 and the rfs 18 150 setup”

Shoots hummingbirds with the R7; rolling shutter costs about 3 in 10 shots but the keepers are extremely sharp.

“Those that are keepers are far and away the most tack sharp photo”

Upgraded from a 2012 Lumix G5 to the R7 and loves it, finding a world of difference.

“I'm bloody loving it.”

Has owned the R5, R7 and R5 II; thinks the R7 is one of Canon's most underrated cameras, though notes their mirrorless bodies occasionally lock up and need a reboot.

“I think the R7 is one of the most underrated Canon cameras currently available.”

Tested the R7 for birding with a 500mm f/4 and found its autofocus dramatically worse than their R3, so they would not buy one.

“I have tested the R7 and the AF was just dramatically worse than my R3 on birds with my 500 f/4.”

Birder chose the R7 with a 200-800 and is very happy; focus beats any APS-C body they've had and it can crop a lot.

“The focus is better than any apsc body I had before and the amount of crop you can do on pictures is insane.”

Owns both the R7 and R6 II and misses the R7's crop for distant birds; the R6 II has better ISO and bird AF, but the R7's AF is still amazing.

“R7 AF is still amazing coming from a DSLR”

Used the R7 for two years; resolution was excellent but AF so bad they missed many shots and sold it.

“I used R7 for about 2 years. Excellent resolution, horrible AF.”

New R7 owner finds it focuses well with the RF 100-500 after a week.

“My R7 with RF100-500 focuses well”

Shot air shows with the R7 and an adapted 100-400L II but eventually got rid of it because the electronic shutter was unusable for their aviation work.

“I ended up getting rid of the r7...the electronic shutter was unusable for what I do.”

Shoots wildlife with the R7 and EF 100-400 II and loves the combination.

“I’m also loving the R7 and 100-400 II!”

Upgraded from a Rebel T6 to the R7 for birds with an adapted Sigma 150-600; eye tracking holds focus but every photo looks soft.

“I feel like every photo I take is “soft” and not very sharp.”

Their Sigma 150-600 barely focuses on the R7, a known pairing problem, so they plan to trade it for an RF lens.

“I can't get my 150-600 to focus worth a damn on my r7.”

Uses the R7 with the RF 100-500 and finds it very sharp with no issues.

“I use an R7 along with the RF 100-500 and it’s very sharp. No issues at all.”

Gets sharp bird shots from the R7 with a Sigma 150-600C by stopping down and adjusting stabilisation, noting its fine pixel pitch exposes wide-open softness.

“That was taken with my R7 and a Sigma 150-600C.”

Uses the EF 100-400 on the R7 and finds it sharp to the finest detail.

“I have EF100-400 on the same camera and it is sharp to the finest detail”

Uses the R7 with the RF 35mm f/1.8 and finds images never as sharp as from their old Sony a6500, even at base ISO with flash.

“the images are never as sharp as my old Sony 6500 pics and I don’t know why?”

Has had the R7 a week and calls it an amazing little beast, with no AF issues or focus pulsing even with a Sigma 150-600.

“Finally got mine a week ago and have to say its an amazing little beast.”

Owns the R6 and R7 and finds they complement each other nicely and are similar enough to shoot in tandem.

“I have both R6 and R7 and they truly compliment each other nicely!!”

Uses the R7 with adapted lenses and is absolutely in love with it.

“While I have not switched over to RF lenses, I am absolutely in love with my R7.”

Got the R7 with a Sigma 150-600 three days ago and birds daily; pictures are crazy sharp, with some lens pulsing.

“Loving everything about this camera. Pictures are crazy sharp.”

R6 II owner bought the R7 as a light second camera; with a Tamron 18-400 and IBIS they shoot sharp at 400mm and 1/100s handheld.

“that extra versatile 28-640 equivalent lens with this APS-C beast, which has IBIS is just a monster.”

Their R7's rubber grip has gone bad and the quick control dial broke, and replacement parts are very hard to find.

“The rubber grip is bad, and the quick control dial broke off a small piece.”

Bought the R7 as an APS-C second body to an R6 and finds photos not sharp at all with the RF 800 and RF 100-500.

“so 2 weeks ago I purchased the R7. I use Rf800mm, f11 and RF 100-500, f4.5-7.1. The photos are not sharp at all.”

Upgraded from a Rebel T4i to the R7 and finds the eye AF super nice for birds.

“Upgraded from the Rebel T4i and took it with me on a walk this morning. The eye AF is super nice for birds.”

Has had the R7 since launch with no backfocusing; rolling shutter affects some shots but isn't extreme.

“I've had the R7 since it had just come out and I don't see any backfocusing.”

R7 owner acknowledges rolling shutter, AF drift at max burst and weak subject detection in clutter, but finds them manageable with EFCS and dual back-button focus.

“Yes it has those issues, but I'm not sure they merit the hyperbole.”

Uses the R7 as a second camera and has had zero rolling shutter issues.

“I use it as a second camera and have absolutely zero rolling shutter issues so far.”

Shoots paid motorsports on the R7; avoids the electronic shutter due to rolling shutter, but for the money it does what they need.

“I shoot motorsports for $$ with my R7. It has rolling shutter in ES enough that I don't use it.”

Considers the R7 the best APS-C mirrorless at launch for the money, despite rolling shutter and weaker low light; no back-focus issues.

“I think it is by far the best APS-C mirrorless when it came out.”

Their R7 backfocused constantly, ruining shots like an Arctic fox in Iceland, so they got rid of it.

“I may have had a lemon, but my R7's focus was completely unreliable.”

Professional live-music shooter loves the R7 and says it punches way above its price.

“I love my Canon R7. I post process using Lightroom and Topaz. I shoot live music events for a living.”

R7 owner calls it a great camera that has never let them down.

“I’ve one, it’s a great camera and has never let me down.”

Has had the R7 since launch, travelled the world with it and would recommend it every time.

“I have had mine since it came out, it has travelled the world with me and never let me down.”

Photographs orcas from shore with the R7 and loves it, getting amazing photos.

“I also have the more expensive R6 ii but I LOVE my R7.”

Long-time DSLR user loathes the R7: added complexity, erratic autofocus in low light, and a fragile eyecup; calls it their most regrettable purchase.

“I loathe the R7. It adds complexity with no benefit to me. The autofocus is deranged, especially in diminished light.”

Owns the R7 and R8 and finds the R7's AF a generation behind the R8, though fine for most situations.

“I have the R7 and R8; the AF is noticeably better on the R8.”

Used the R7 and RF 100-400 for two years of birding; its AF is temperamental to settings but works great once configured.

“But when properly configured the AF works great, it reliably locks onto birds even partially obscured by brush”

Loves the R7 and would rebuy it next day, with rolling shutter the only con.

“I love my R7 but the rolling shutter haunts my nightmares”

Sports shooter loves the R7: light, fast, great battery and impressive tracking, with high-ISO noise and no focus magnifier while recording as downsides.

“The autofocus is like black magic, the tracking is beyond impressive, and using it just feels like a pleasure.”

Bought the R7 for reach but finds AF hit or miss, noise bad, IQ around 80D level and build cheap, and regrets it.

“I have it, but don't like it at all.”

Upgraded from a 70D to the R7 and was frustrated by shutter shock, focusing issues and high-ISO noise; switched to an R6 II.

“was incredibly frustrated by the bad shutter shock of the mechanical shutter as well as focusing issues and horrendous sensor noise at higher ISOs.”

Uses the R7 with an EF 100-400 II; it struggles in low light and misses some burst frames, but they love pre-burst and are happy overall.

“Overall happy with the R7.”

Finds the R7's AF very jumpy, often popping off a bird's eye, and the pre-capture buffer very small.

“In my experience, the AF is very jumpy.”

Shoots the R7 with an RF 100-500 and calls it a fantastic, good-value camera; rolling shutter shows with birds in flight against trees.

“R7 is a fantastic camera with few issues.”

Owns the R7, R6 II, R5 and R8 and believes the R7 has the best wildlife tracking, especially with the 100-500.

“Out of all of these, I believe the R7 has the best wildlife tracking”

Used the R7 for six months and found it frustrating; low-light performance pushed them to full frame.

“Used mine for about 6 months before the low light performance pushed me to a full frame body.”

Has used the R7 in all conditions and genres and finds it unbeatable for the price, close to the R5 in most ways.

“I have enjoyed my so much and I have really put it through its’ paces in all conditions, weather, different genres”

Uses the R7 for wildlife and values the reach, but its AF struggles with any clutter, so they miss plenty of shots.

“The weak point is definitely the autofocus”

Shoots sports on the R7 with an RF 70-200 2.8 and calls it a wonderful combo, but finds the electronic shutter useless for sports, so the mechanical shutter racked up 60k clicks in six months.

“I feel bad for my shutter as electronic shutter on R7 is useless for sports. 6 months in and 60k clicks”

Shoots motorsports on an R7 and R6 Mark II; prefers the R7's crop reach to a 1.4x, praises its speed, dual card slots and shared batteries, though the buffer can be outshot with the electronic shutter.

“For motorsports specifically the R7's shooting speed is better than similar priced full frames (R8).”

Upgraded from a 90D to the R7 for wildlife and finds it amazing after the first week.

“I just got the r7 this week. I mostly use it for wildlife and it's amazing”

Loves the R7 with a 70-200 for motorsports and doesn't think full frame adds much there unless shooting night events.

“R7 + 70-200 is a killer motorsports setup. I have been loving mine.”

R7 shooter finds it awesome for reach in good light but lacking in low light, and bought an R6 Mark II for low-light work.

“it's awesome for reach in decent lighting, but will leave you wanting if the lighting isn't there.”

Chose the R7 because it fit their hand perfectly, unlike the R10's small grip, and values its subject tracking.

“The R7 fit my hand perfectly. The R10 was smaller and my little finger dangled below the grip and was uncomfortable.”

Uses the R7 as a second event camera alongside a full-frame body; loves it, finds the image quality fantastic and likes that it shares batteries.

“the image quality is fantastic! I love mine.”

Bought an R7 as a second body to an R5 but finds it feels more plastic and simpler, and suggests a used R6 or R8 instead.

“the R7 feels more plastic and is rather different and feels more simple overall.”

Bought the R7 for IBIS and log and loves it; the grip is perfect for their hand compared with a Sony A7 III they tried.

“man do I love my r7. The grip is perfect for me.”

Recent R7 buyer finds it struggles to focus on anything in shadow and the photos noisy even at low ISO; better than their old DSLR but they expected more.

“Having recently bought an R7, I can say low light focus is quite annoying.”

Upgraded to the R7 mainly for its subject tracking, which they felt their previous camera lacked.

“the main reason I upgraded to the r7 was because of the subject tracking which I felt was holding me back”

Wildlife shooter with an R10 rented the R7 and struggled with its autofocus, with their keeper rate dropping dramatically.

“I struggled with the AF on the R7 and my keeper rate dropped dramatically.”

Finds the R7's subject tracking erratic unless the target is large and well lit.

“The R7 displays erratic subject tracking unless your target is both large in the frame and well lit”

Finds the R7's autofocus disappointing, getting better results without tracking.

“I feel kind of like OP where the R7 autofocus is pretty disappointing.”

Finds the R7 a bit finicky but is generally satisfied.

“It can be a bit finicky at times, but overall I'm still generally satisfied with my keeper rate.”

Finds the R7 shifts focus slightly during bursts even with eye AF on the eye.

“This is normal on the Canon R7 unfortunately.”

Their R7's focus issues are mostly in low light at f/7.1.

“When I’ve had focusing issues with my R7, zooming out generally fixed them”

Takes the R7 with RF-S lenses on trips more than their R5 Mark II.

“I got an r7 and some rf-s lenses for travel. I find myself taking the r7 and rf-s lenses much more.”

Their R7 with the 18-150 kit lens gets the job done.

“I have the canon r7 with its kit lens 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 and it gets the job done.”

Finds the R7 with the RF 100-400 a great lightweight walk-around wildlife kit.

“Canon R7 and RF 100-400mm - such a great, lightweight walkaround wildlife option”

Loves the R7, which gets about six in ten quick action shots sharp.

“I do love the r7 though, a great camera overall.”

Loves the R7 with the 100-400 and its reach, but gets 50% keepers at best on birds in flight.

“That said, IMO the autofocus leaves something to be desired.”

Pairs the R7 with the RF 100-500 and finds its autofocus class-leading.

“I have it paired with the RF100-500 and it is class leading.”

Borrowed an R7 for a week after their R10 broke and really enjoyed it, especially the electronic shutter.

“I have been borrowing a Canon R7 for the last week in replacement on my R 10. And I have really enjoyed using it, especially with that electronic shutter.”

Liked the R7's crop reach but preferred the R8's images and sold the R7.

“Yes the R7 gets you closer due to the crop factor but for me, the R8 had a little extra magic.”

Used the R7 with the 18-150 for a year before an R6 Mark II and found it a fantastic setup.

“the R7 and 18-150 is a fantastic set up.”

Bought the R7 on Black Friday and is loving it so far.

“I got the R7 all the way back during black friday and got it for the low low price of only 10990 NOK / 952€ and I'm loving it so far.”

Moved from a 70D to the R7 and was blown away.

“I personally switched from the 70D to the R7, and I was blown away too”

Loves their R7 for birds, but noise in low light needs watching.

“I love mine and the R7 is brilliant for birds, but you definitely have to watch the noise in low light.”

Moved from Nikon to the R7 with the 100-400 and loved it from the first outing; their best camera decision ever.

“Took it out for some pics today and love love loved it!! Best camera decision I ever made”

Shoots birds with the R7 and finds its pixel density, crop and size a great combo, despite some drawbacks.

“R7 is a solid cam. I do a lot of animal photography (particularly birds) and the high pixel density + crop factor + size is a great combo.”

Loves their R7 with f/1.8 lenses, but still has to edit a lot of night shots.

“I really love my R7 and F1.8 lenses but even then a lot of night”

Finds the R7 great, but there are few native APS-C lenses, it's demanding on lens quality, and it isn't the best in low light.

“I have the R7 and I find it to be great. The only real problems it has are that there are really not that many native APS-C lenses”

Owns the R7 alongside a 7D Mark II and calls it a great all-round APS-C camera.

“Also own the EOS R7.. great APS-C Camera all round.”

Shoots sports on the R7 and finds its low-light performance very disappointing, especially for Friday-night football.

“The low light performance has just been very disappointing for me on the R7.”

An experienced birder with a new R7 and RF 100-400 as a first camera is blown away by the combo.

“I'm blown away by the combo so far!!”

Uses the R7 with the RF 200-800 and has no major complaints about AF beyond the occasional miss.

“The R7 is pretty ok with AF (a lot better than my old Rebel anyway) but I don’t have any major complaints other than the occasional miss”

Moved from a 5D IV to the R7 for wildlife and is in love with it, including the much-debated scroll wheel position.

“Absolutely in love with it! Weirdly enough, contrary to many posts I saw I found myself really loving the scroll wheel position!”

Traded an 850D for the R7 and loves it.

“I moved to mirrorless myself trading in my old 850d and getting an r7, and I very much love this camera.”

Uses the R7 for wildlife reach; clean to about ISO 2000, but AF is only okay with branches in the way.

“Autofocus is ok but not great if there are obstructions like branches.”

Moved from a 7D II to a new R7 and is impressed even with an old 100-400 and 1.4x, though focus is slower with that combo.

“Really impressed with everything even when the body is handicapped with my old lens and tc combo.”

Finds their R7 with the RF 100-400 terrible; they can't get sharp shots once there is any movement.

“I have the RF 100-400 on my R7 and the combo is terrible.”

A former Nikon shooter who finds the Z50II's autofocus better than their R7's.

“As a former nikon shooter the nikon z50ii is actually better auto focus wise than my r7 is.”

Their R7's electronic shutter turns softball bats and balls into warped shapes, so they rarely use it.

“The yellow oblong ball is really annoying along with the bat that looks like it's made of jello.”

Moved to full frame with an R6 Mark II, but their R7 with the 100-400 is still a beast.

“The r7 is still a beast for me with my 100-400 f5.6-8”

Loves the R7 and finds it capable for travel, landscapes and people, excelling at wildlife; its ergonomics are worth trying in store.

“I love my R7 to bits and it is more than capable for all the genres OP has mentioned, but it excels in wildlife photography.”

Shocked at how poorly their R7 handles even moderately low light, with noise and muddiness from ISO 400.

“I have an R7 and I have to say I'm really shocked at how poor it performs in even moderately low light.”

A hobbyist shooting travel, landscapes, architecture and some wildlife, airshows and races who is very happy with the R7.

“Just a hobbyist, shooting travel, landscape, architecture and the occasional wildlife, airplane show, or m/c race, and very happy with the R7.”

The R7 was their first mirrorless camera, and its tracking blew them away.

“R7 was my firsy foray into mirrorless and I was blown away by the tracking capabilities of it.”

Prefers carrying the R7 because APS-C lenses are so much lighter than full frame.

“I much prefer to carry my R7 even though shooting film is much more enjoyable.”

Wasn't satisfied with the R7 over their 80D; image quality and low-light performance were not much better.

“I was not satisfied with the improvements the R7 offered over my 80D (especially the image quality and low light performance were not much better)”

Very happy with the R7 for sports, nature and landscapes with Canon and Sigma lenses.

“I’ve been very happy with my R7 for sports, nature, landscapes etc.”

Mainly uses the R7 and finds it great for wildlife and sports, with about a month's learning curve for the AF.

“I mainly use my canon r7 and it’s great for wildlife and I’ve been photographing sports too and it’s great for sports as well.”

Uses the R7 for their YouTube videos and finds it shoots super clean with an f/1.8 lens.

“I use my r7 for video on my YouTube channel and it shoots super clean, especially on a 1.8f.”

Shoots birds with the R7 and 100-500, chosen for weight, but wonders whether focus misses are the camera and dislikes the rolling shutter.

“Sometimes I wonder if the focus misses are the camera. I don't like the rolling shutter either.”

Bought an R7 with the Sigma 16-300 a couple of weeks ago and finds them great.

“I also bought an R7 a couple weeks ago and Sigma RF 16-300mm, they're great.”

Moved from a Rebel XSi to the R7 and RF 100-400 for birds and wildlife; three days in, they really love the combo.

“I have had the new combo for 3 days and really love it.”

Finds their R7 with the 200-800 outdoes their full-frame R5 for wildlife, thanks to the crop reach.

“My R5 and 200-800 cannot keep up with my R7 and 200-800, in general.”

Hasn't found the R7 poor in low light; the gap to full frame is smaller than ever, and the crop helps for aviation.

“It hasn't been my experience that the R7 is sorta ass at low light.”

Used the R7 for over a year for wildlife with long lenses and calls it a great camera for the price.

“I've used mine for well over a year, great camera for the price.”

Happy with their R7 and RF 100-500 for wildlife, but bursts of jets at a military parade came out soft despite focus locking.

“There was no way I could achieve a tack sharp photo during bursts when jets flew over”

Finds the R7's dial layout, especially the rear dial, poorly placed for quick wildlife changes compared with their OM-1.

“The r7 is not great for wildlife in my opinion, the access to dials is horrible for quick changes, especially the rear dial it's in a terrible place”

Their R7 often missed focus even when focus review showed it in focus, so they moved to an R6 Mark II.

“I had the R7 before and had similar issues. Eventually ended up going full frame instead and bought the R6ii.”

Their R7 never seemed to focus where it claimed with an adapted EF 70-200, though their EF 24-105 was spot on.

“I had the same experience with the R7 and a borrowed EF 70-200 f2.8 - it just seems like it was never really focused where the camera thought.”

Their R7 served them very well for two years of sports and air shows before they moved to full frame.

“the last being the R7 which has served me very very well for the past 2 years.”

Shoots wildlife all weekend on one R7 battery, with enough left for the next weekend.

“I use an R7 for wildlife and I can shoot all weekend.”

Gets 2–3k shots and about 30 short videos on one R7 battery at their daughter's games.

“I use my R7 mostly for my daughter's games and take about 2k-3k pics (elec first curtain) and about 30 short videos, all on a single battery.”

Their R7 is fine for bird stills, but in video it loses focus on moving birds and takes 10–15 seconds to recover.

“My R7 isn’t a good choice for action video. It loses focus and takes 10-15 seconds to refocus.”

Owns both an R7 and R8 and would keep the R7 if they could only have one.

“If I could only have one, it’d be the R7”

Finds the R7 an amazing camera and uses it for zoo photography.

“the R7 is an amazing camera and I use it as my Zoo camera.”

Came to dislike their R7 after a couple of years: inconsistent AF and meh low light, and sold it after comparing it with an R8.

“I owned my R7 for a couple years and came to really dislike it.”

Upgraded from a 200D to the R7, a mind-blowing improvement whose AF rarely misses except with small fast birds.

“i upgraded to R7 from 200D and it was mindblowing improvement. AF rarely misses, unless i do wildlife photography with small, fast birds.”

Owns an R5 Mark II, R6 Mark II and R7, and loves the R7 for light travel.

“As someone who has the r5mkii, r6mkii, AND an r7 for lightweight travel, I LOVE the r7”

Owns an R7 and R6 Mark II and only uses the R7 for wildlife and aviation reach.

“I have both the R7 and R6 II; the R7 only comes out for things like wildlife and aviation.”

Their R7 with about 9,000 shots shows Err 70 at every power-on and no recovery step has fixed it.

“Err 70 appears immediately at power-on — no menu access, no operations possible.”

Owns both an R7 and a 5D IV; the R7 wins for quick AF, 10-bit uncropped 4K video and wildlife reach.

“Go for the R7 if you need quick autofocus, good video (10-bit, log out of the box, no crop 4K), wildlife performance due the crop factor”

Owns an R7 and R6 Mark II; the R6 Mark II's AF and buffer are better, and rolling shutter is a challenge on the R7.

“it's closer when you use electronic shutter on the R7 but the rolling shutter is a challenge.”

On their second R7, finds tracking often jumps from small birds to branches, more than on their R6 Mark II.

“the R7 can loose focus, for example small bird on a branch, the focus tracking will often jump to a branch.”

Prefers the R7 for wildlife over the R6 and R6 Mark II they sold, for its higher resolution and crop reach.

“R7 all the way for wildlife for myself.”

Moved from the original R6 to the R7 and was happier for wildlife; ISO 12,800 shots clean up well.

“Years back I switched from an R6i to the R7, and there were some tradeoffs but I was a lot happier with the R7.”

Owns an R7 and R6 Mark II; the R7 focuses well but its 32MP shows every lens flaw.

“the r7 is no slouch…however the r7 shows all the flaws in a lens due to it‘s higher resolution”

Loves their R7 and RF 100-400 for wildlife and birds as great value.

“I have the R7 RF 100-400 and I do wildlife & birds. I love this setup for the "bang for the $"”

Rented the R7 and a6700 before buying the R7; it is much more comfortable to hold, has dual card slots, and works well with Sigma and Tamron APS-C lenses.

“Much more comfortable to hold over the a6700 for my hands, this I think is the most important point”

Had an R7 and loved it; switching was easy because they already owned Canon lenses.

“I had an R7 and loved it, but I also had canon lenses prior so it was easier to switch.”

Had a very low keeper rate from the R7's autofocus even with EF and RF lenses, plus unusable H+ readout, and moved to an R5 Mark II.

“it promises alot but the experience was absolutely terrible - maybe a 10% keeper rate on shots because of focus.”

Their R7 had autofocus problems until Canon serviced it; their keeper rate with the RF 100-400 then went from about 10% to 90%.

“I went from like a 5 to 10% keeper rate with an RF100-400 to like 90%.”

Only had focus problems on their R7 with adapted EF lenses, never with RF lenses.

“Never have this issue with RF lenses on my R7.”

Nailed focus on their R7 with adapted Sigma Art lenses for gymnastics at 15fps mechanical.

“I had great success nailing focus with Sigma ART 18-35mm f1.8 and 50-100mm f1.8 on the R7 with an adapter, for gymnastics”

Has owned an R7 for over a year without any autofocus issues.

“I've owned an R7 for over a year at this point and never had an issue with the AF.”

Stopped using their R7 because its autofocus kept jumping from birds to the background with RF 100-400 and 100-500 lenses.

“that is the reason why i stop using my r7”

Had serious R7 autofocus problems that Canon service eventually fixed.

“I had the same problems to the letter, and had to get Canon to sort it out for me”

Loves their R7 and plans to stay with APS-C.

“I have the R7 and love it.”

Finds the R7 with the RF 100-500 one of the best wildlife combos for the price, with fast, accurate AF, though noise rises above ISO 3200.

“R7 with RF 100-500mm is arguably one of the best wildlife combos you can get (in that price range). Autofocus is very fast and accurate”

Just bought the R7 with the 18-150 and RF 100-400 after a T3i and is thoroughly impressed.

“I have been thoroughly impressed with both the lens even wide open”

Plans to sell their R7: it struggles to focus in difficult light, and their R8 gives more consistent, sharper results.

“My biggest gripe with the r7 was it struggles to focus in challenging lighting conditions.”

The R7 is their main camera, with IBIS, 32MP, a large battery and very impressive image quality; strongly recommended.

“The R7 is a bang up camera, IBIS, 32 Mpix, large battery. It is my main camera these days. It has very impressive IQ.”

Uses an R7 with a 70-200 for distance and an R6 Mark II up close; constantly unhappy with the R7's low-light sports shots, though fine outdoors.

“For my uses, i am constantly unhappy with shots from my r7 and love the r6. Outdoors i like the r7 just fine, but for lowlight sports i”

Shoots fashion shows with the R7 and uses touch-screen focus, because eye and people detection made the AF point jump around.

“I have an R7 and I don’t shoot sports but I’ve done fashion shows where I need to quickly focus on specific people. I used touch screen focus and it worked well for me. Using”

Upgraded from a T3i to the R7 and has loved every second of it.

“I upgraded from a Canon T3i to an R7 and I’ve been loving every second of it. I did, while researching, torch the R7 next”

Has had the R7 for four months and is absolutely loving it for wildlife.

“I've had my R7 for 4 months now and I'm absolutely loving it!”

Loves the R7 as the perfect travel companion, really good at action and travel, with a light kit lens.

“Love my R7, it's the perfect travel companion. The bad reviews are probably in comparison to heavier bodies, the R7 is designed to be a tad smaller and lighter. It's”

Has had the R7 for three years and finds it extremely capable for landscape, street and portraits; a serious step up from a 2000D.

“I have had mine for 3 years, and it’s extremely capable and versatile. I do everything from landscape, street, and portrait, and it excels in all of those. I bought”

Shoots a 6D and R7; found the R7's colours dull at first until adjusted, and its AF is quick with the Sigma 18-50.

“I currently shoot on a 6D and R7.”

Loves the R7 with the 100-400 for wildlife.

“I have an r7 and I love it, I have it paired with the 100-400 for wildlife and it's great.”

Owns the M6 Mark II and R7; the R7 has performed exceptionally well for macro, though files are noisier than full frame.

“A lot of my recent macro photography has been done with the R7, and it’s performed exceptionally well.”

Loves the R7 as an upgrade from an 80D, with a good balance of file size and crop room, though it struggles in low light compared with their R6 Mark II.

“I have an R7, and absolutely love it. Now, I'll admit it struggles in low light compared to my R6mk2, but overall, it's a great upgrade from my 80D. The resolution gives a nice combination”

Owns the R7 and R6 Mark III and uses the R7 more often, mostly on the electronic first curtain.

“I own the R7 and R6 Mkiii and I use the R7 more often than the R6 mkiii! Great camera. Both are...”

Has used the R7 for 18 months with the RF 100-400 for wildlife and aviation and the Sigma 18-50 for everything else, and loves it.

“Love my R7, I have had it about 18 months. I have 2 lenses with it - Canon RF 100-400 for wildlife, aviation, and bird photography, and Sigma 18-50 f2.8”

Bought the R7 over a rival flagship and has never regretted it.

“I bought the r7 and i never once regretted getting it against the other company flagship!”

Found good shots easier on their R50, but the R7 is amazing in low light with the Sigma 17-40 f/1.8.

“I feel like I had an easier time getting good shots with my R50, but the R7 is still amazing in low light with the Sigma 17-40mm f1.8 Art.”

Has owned the R7 since launch and earned money with it; now a second body used with lenses from a Sigma 150-600 to a Canon 135.

“I own the R7 since it came out. It was my money machine. It still is but as a second cam. I've paired it with the sigma 150-600 for wildlife”

Owns an R6 and R7 and recommends the R7 with the 100-400 for reach, using custom back-button focus for eye AF and zone AF.

“I have both the r6 and r7. For the reach, I would recommend the r7. With the 100-400. Plenty of reach. You can customize the back focus, one for eye af and one for zone.”

Owned the R7 and an original R5 and sold the R7 because the R5 was better overall, with better high-ISO performance.

“I owned that and an R7 for a while and sold the R7 because the 5 was better all around camera. You lose a tiny bit on distant birds, but”

Took the R7 on an African safari with a Sigma 16-300, RF 100-500 and EF 70-200 f/2.8 and couldn't have been happier: results were very clear and crisp, and dust wasn't a big problem.

“I couldn’t have been happier with the results, they are unbelievably clear and crisp. The 100-500 is amazing.”

Shoots wildlife with the R7, RF 100-400, RF 24mm and RF 200-800 and finds the combination amazing, using Fv mode and eye-detect back-button AF.

“I have the r7 the rf100-400, rf24mm 1.8, and rf200-800 and they are amazing for wildlife”

Their new R7's screen and viewfinder lag badly with a Yongnuo flash attached, so much that they can't focus in the dark.

“when I attach the flash, the screen (and also the viewfinder) starts lagging, and in the dark I can't even focus because the lag is so strong. I tried enabling”

Sold their R7 for a Sony a1, finding the R7's electronic shutter unreliable and losing potentially good shots.

“I found the r7 electronic shutter unreliable and burned some potentially good shots.”

Owns an R7 and mostly shoots lenses without stabilisation, relying on its in-body stabilisation without any trouble. Has also used Sony, sold it all and went back to Canon, and suggests trading an R10 in for an R7.

“Canon R7 has IBIS. i own one and mostly use lenses without IS: i have no problem with it”

Returned an R50 within a day for the R7; the ergonomics alone were a game changer.

“I owned the R50 for less than a day. I'd bought on Amazon and returned to get the R7 instead. The ergonomics alone were an absolute game changer.”

Bought a refurbished R7 kit with the 18-150 on sale and finds its autofocus far better than their old setup.

“The autofocus is so much better than my old setup.”

Has both the R50 and R7 with a Sigma 16-300; both shoot fine, but the R7 is the better performer all round.

“I have an R50 and got the R7. And the Sigma 16-300mm. I was going to sell the R50 but my wife wanted something to shoot with that's "not my toy". So we now have them both.”

Got very frustrated with the R7's autofocus: their R50 produced more keepers. Traded it for an R6 Mark II.

“I got really frustrated with my r7’s auto focus. I was shocked, my lowly r50 produced way more ‘keepers’.”

Has used the R7 since launch with a Sigma 150-600 and gets a keeper rate well above 15%, even on hummingbirds without flash.

“I've had the R7 since launch and my keeper rate is for sure higher than 15%, and this is with the Sigma 150-600 which can't keep up the mirrorless AF. It when works for hummingbirds (no flash)”

Switched from the RP to the R7 after the RP's autofocus hunted in the Everglades; finds both the R7 and R6 Mark II do really well with AF.

“I switched to the r7 after going to the everglades with my RP and just hating how much it hunted, I agree it does a great job, I have it and the R6mk2 and both do really well with AF”

Loves the R7 they bought at launch, but its dense sensor struggles in low light; Lightroom denoise cleans up event shots up to ISO 12,800.

“I bought the R7 at launch, and love it. But it does have it's limitations.”

Regrets buying the R7 because of focus pulsing and reaches for their R5 almost every time.

“Due to the focus pulsing on the r7, I regret my purchase and find myself reaching for my r5 19 times out of 20.”

The R7 is their preferred body for motorsports and field sports; the R6 Mark II's AF is better but matters little when focal-length limited.

“the R7 is my preferred body for motorsports and field sports. There are some AF benefits found in newer bodies like my R6m2, but aren't enough of an issue when you're focal length limited.”

Loves the R7; denoise software makes its low-light performance a non-issue, even a shot at ISO 32000 of their son.

“I love my R7, at first I thought I missed out and should have got the R6 mark II but that was a me problem and with mediocre glass the denoise programs are so good now low light performance of”

First camera since a 1990s 35mm: very happy with the R7 for wildlife and kids' sports, paired with the small RF 70-200 f/4.

“I have an R7 and have been very happy with it. Important caveat that I bought it as my first camera since an old 35mm that I got in college in the 1990s so I’m not exactly an expert.”

Had a lot of shutter shock with the R7, and its fully mechanical shutter is loud.

“When I had my R7, shutter shock was a pretty big problem. plus, the full mechanical shutter on the R7 is pretty loud.”

Uses the R7's electronic shutter 95% of the time and tracks moving subjects better that way; thinks rolling shutter is exaggerated.

“I'm an outlier in that I use electronic shutter on R7 95% of the time. Really the only times I don't is indoors and macro with a flash. Some things like hummingbirds I may switch to efcs again.”

Loves the R7, which gives more keepers than any camera they've had, but avoids the electronic shutter because of rolling shutter, and distant subjects can lose focus to the background.

“I love my R7. It gives more keepers than any camera I've had. But there are some compromises.”

Upgraded from the R50 to the R7. The second dial, dual back-button AF, pre-capture and a much bigger grip make a big difference for bird photography.

“the second dial is a game changer. For me primarily shooting birds dual back button af one for eye tracking one for spot. Pre capture but it's admittedly”

Came from a 50D to the R7 and finds it perfectly capable, with excellent autofocus and far better low-light performance outside extreme situations.

“I came from a 50d to the r7 so perhaps it's relative, but in my experience the r7 is a perfectly capable camera and outside of extremes has”

Has had no issues shooting wildlife with the R7; its AF lacks newer subject priority but is solid and better than Canon DSLRs.

“I have had no issue with wildlife on my R7. It doesn’t necessarily have the target priority/facial recognition of newer bodies like the R5 II or R6 III”

Uses the R7 with the EF 100-400 II for wildlife and calls it an amazing combo: very sharp, not too heavy, and great battery life.

“I personally have the r7 with the ef 100 400 ii, I'm looking for 1.4tc but I can't find it at all, there's only the mark ii version”

Sold their R7 last year for the R6 Mark II because of its third wheel, battery-grip support and the R7's minor focus problems.

“The r7 is a great camera, but in comparison the r6ii won (sold my r7 last year) for three reasons: third wheel, battery grip, minor focus problems. I'd”

Two years with the R7: very good autofocus for birds in flight, fast dogs and aircraft, but the full-speed electronic shutter is poor, so they use EFCS at 15 fps.

“I've had an R7 for a couple of years and the autofocus has been very good, but reading some comments here you would think it's rubbish. The caveat”