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Message: <blockquote data-quote="graham catley" data-source="post: 1650000" data-attributes="member: 8738">all pics Nov 14th, 15th 17th with 7D and 500 + 1.4  -- I have only played with it too busy to do proper tests yet but initial comments; balance on big lens not as good as 1DIII; feels rather less well made (as it should) -- IQ seems good but AF against backdrops no different to 1DIII thus far -- noise even at 500ISO seems rather apparent from tests in dull NOv light and worse than I expected --these images have all been through NI  and are all from JPegs -- just downloaded CS4 ACR converter so will try some conversions as and when -- changing focus point is slower and more fiddly than 1DIII as you have to press one button then change with another and run through a sequence unless you can set a custom function that I haven't looked at yet -- as I say very early days and I am not prejudging it but the 1.6 crop and 18M is great for distant birds but then again you don't always want the 1.6 or so I find for flock shots etc so I shall be keeping both and juggling for nowthe flying Whoopers were taken with 2x and 1.4 converter on the 500 MF from inside a hide<a href="http://pewit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://pewit.blogspot.com/</a></blockquote>