Love the quiet shutter, this was the deciding factor for me not to get the 70D.

I've been using 1D bodies for many years and decided to give the 7D Mark II a try because of its high frame rate and quiet shutter/mirror mechanism, high resolution sensor, build quality and small size (compared with the 1D Mark III, Mark IV)

My background, a father of five, amateur photographer moving up from a 40D. I was disappointed in the performance of my 40D at Christmas when I went to take pictures of the kids opening presents and found that the room that was lit with sunlight from two large windows wasn't enough to get me a photo, with a high enough shutter and low