Any reconsideration by chance?

The confrontation with Jason Lanier was one of the biggest mudslinger affair I ever witnessed. Ugly would be an understatment.

Here's a couple from my SX50. The only real caveat with this bridge camera is it needs good light to produce a good image.

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My EOS R won't wake up after an extended lack of use sometimes. I've had to do exactly the same thing, cycle it off and then on. I'm not sure if it's model specific or not but this very problem was documented years ago with the EOS R release. I've seen others comment about this on message boards.

I so agree with gvarner. Your own development in skill will surpass any upgrade at this time.

This should work for the Canon 7D. I use it for my 5DIII & 1D Mark IV. Flawless and free. It will also sync your time and make it easy to update simple owner information.

Canon EOS DIGITAL Info (freeware)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/canon-eos-digital-info/

Supported Cameras:

The following models should be supported (not all tested):

EOS 40D
EOS DIGITAL REBEL Xsi/450D/ Kiss X2
EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS/ 1000D/ KISS F
EOS 50D
EOS 5D Mark II
EOS Kiss X3/EOS REBEL T1i /EOS 500D
EOS 7D
EOS-1D Mark IV
EOS Kiss X4/EOS REBEL T2i /EOS 550D
EOS 60D
EOS Kiss X5/EOS REBEL T3i /EOS 600D
EOS Kiss X50/EOS REBEL T3 /EOS 1100D
EOS 5D Mark III
EOS 1D X
EOS Kiss X6i/EOS 650D/EOS REBEL T4i
EOS M
EOS 6D
EOS-1D C
EOS Kiss X7i/EOS 700D /EOS REBEL T5i
EOS Kiss X7/EOS 100D/EOS REBEL SL1
EOS 70D
EOS M2
EOS Kiss X70/EOS 1200D/EOS REBEL T5/EOS Hi
EOS 7D Mark II

If they're both identical in measurements in L/W and are both jpg's, I would suspect it has to do with jpg compression.

I don't use it very often but it can be refreshing to use especially when lugging heavy glass and a full frame body. As mentioned, good light is the key and a steady hand when zooming in.

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The Slanted Lens covers inexpensive DIY's but are solid considerations.

https://youtu.be/zX_KNiSVtjI

Shooting wider might be more tempting but the distortion even with corrections isn't advisable.

I'd recommend two rows and try to have every face on the same focal plane. I know that's not exactly the answer to your question but it should give you eveyone in focus. Try to use a 50 mm lens around F5.6. Using a single center focus point should work under those conditions.

The EF 85 1.8 shines around F2.2 for sharpness. Wide open it's a little soft. You might have some unusual exposures since the 60D doesn't have anti-flicker caused by the lighting.

By uploading your image to Google Image search it comes back as a spotted lantern fly.

If he's shooting mainly sports as mentioned in his post, losing a full stop might be undesirable in his case.

7DII + EF 70-200 2.8L= 5.26lbs
R7 + RF 70-200L= 3.7lbs

Between the RF & EF 70-200 2.8L I've read the RF is minimally sharper that the EF but it is more compact.

Price for R7 & RF 70-200 2.8L = $4300.00 plus tax with a saving of 1.5 lbs. in the combination. Only you can be the judge as to whether that amount of money is worth the 1.5 lbs. saving.