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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the black fox" data-source="post: 3443794" data-attributes="member: 94089">i have had the 80d for around 3-4 months now ,so lets go through my findings ,dynamic range is awesome ,allowing lots of pics to be pulled back from obscurity ,i.s.o range up to date the highest i have used is 5000 iso in dark woodland ,the resulting image after normal noise reduction techniques was virtually noise free .   A/F  i must admit i'm struggling a bit with this i would have preferred to go straight from single point to all point a.f instead of 3 clicks to get there .i also find theres a slight lag in the initial lock on but once it acquires it it tends to stick like glue .    i did try some net  suggested a/f changes in menu but there not conclusive .again this is only for b.i.f and i'm probably hampered a bit by using a sigma 150-600mm sport hand held .  the addition of a meike battery grip has helped the balance of the camera immensely . overall its not a beginners camera ,its a vast improvement over the 70D  in every way possible and i wouldn't hesitate to tell people to get one ,and personally i rate it above the 7d2 for general photography the slight difference in fps and a/f don't really make that much difference in practical use</blockquote>