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    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Redhead smew at Loch Ashie this am
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Just thought I'd update. I dipped my toe in the water with another of these back in May and having used extensively and can now say I am pretty pleased with it. Most of the owl shots on my FB page were taken with it including the facial 100% crop at ISO 3200 (if memory serves)...
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    I have now tried out my buddies 7d2. The results are amazing. Super sharp. AF tracking immense. There are clearly some duff focusers. Several people have contacted me having returned them with a similar story. I will probably hold off now until the bad eggs are weeded out or Canon work out...
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    I would agree. If mine had focussed consistently then the AF tracking alone was sensational. Perfectly usable up to ISO 1600 and the images seemed to have a great range of colours and tones. My buddy has a 'sharp' one and he's coming next week. Can't wait to try it out.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Who knows?
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Well Canon told me to send them my printer(?) for calibration so I decided to return the camera to the retailer as faulty. They took it back without fuss.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Thank you so much for the link. Seems there are hundreds of us suffering. Thought I was going mad! Anyway I contacted Canon earlier today so lets see what happens.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Maybe but it doesn't explain why 95% of images are soft.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Plenty on Fred Miranda with similar problems to me http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1331722/5#12710580
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Yep I dot tuned on the rook attached previously (before the shot). Same crappy results The results were +1 for a 500 and 1.4x and -1 without the converter.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Thanks Stu - you learn something new everyday :t:
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Why would microadjustment explain sharper images from liveview?
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Yesterday whilst playing I took some shots from liveview and noticed they were cleaner and sharper. Today I did a more structured test. The results are below. Any thoughts? EDIT 100% crops EDIT I have also tried some single AF shots and the results are the same.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Single point. Normally the middle one. I must say the lock on in the AF is the best I've tried.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    I have a friend arriving Tuesday so will try his out and then will also try on some other lenses. The keeper rate is slow low there must be something amiss. Surely. I really want to love this camera!
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Several times I was able to track individual birds through flocks of other birds. And Long Tailed Ducks can shift... very impressed with the AF tracking of BIF albeit in good conditions.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Not on my experience... If you wait another week you can buy mine! Was out today in -2, burn't through two batteries for about 1000 images with typical chimping. I would normally get close to 2000 out of the 5d3 from one battery. Loads of shots out of focus by different amounts. AF point is...
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Some ISO tests. Just need a linnet to stay when I change bodies... 100% crops
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Thanks Rob. did yours require much microadjustment?
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    7d2 Battery 29% after 498 shots 5d3 Battery 51% after 1061 shots
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Thanks Rob are you able to upload some 100% crops so I can see what type of IQ you are getting for birds. I've changed the sensitivity. I had it the same as my 5d3 which is equal. I've never found it makes much difference with something slow like a gull. But I'll try anything.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    The light is good here just now so testing the AF tracking on some BIF I tried the 7d, 5d3 and 7d2. The 7d2 was best at tracking. It was close with the 5d3 but as the subjects are smaller in the full frame locking on can take a little longer. The IQ from the 7d (average), and 5d3 (good) is...
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    My gut feeling is that something in the AF settings isn't right or I'm not using it right. I can fire a burst at a post and some are sharper than others. With the 5d they are all the same. It's hard to explain other than the camera seems inconsistent so far.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Right tomorrow I will get out the 7d, 5d3 and 7d2 and see what I can capture for comparison purposes.
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    Canon 7D Mk II is announced and available for pre-order

    Some ISO tests on a hazy lighthouse. According to google it is 2.14 miles away(!) 400 800 1600 3200 6400 I'll try and find a better subject.
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