-= 7D2 owners unite! Discuss and post photos!

Thanks for the heads up guys. I kept refreshing my order page and it went from pending to ready and now says packed. I got an email saying it should ship today. Im hoping it comes really soon although im all the way on the west coast.

So for those hawk shots, I suspect the lack of fine detail using the 7D2 in great lighting, very fast shutter speeds, and good glass is due to the teleconverter on the 500mm? At 100%, I was hoping for a bit more feather detail, beak detail, etc, but then saw that these were at 700mm, thus the TC might be the culprit?

I really like 0i6a1135ssfbaapotn, that is a great bird pose!

Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #17262745
Maybe not the BEST way to check. I really should use the setup that clearly shows front/back focusing better.

http://photographylife​.com …dslr-for-autofocus-issues


I did another test quick this morning, with the Tamron. Same lighting, slightly further away, and a different subject (barcode label). The lens focused perfectly in 10-15 shots, and I actually had to remove the micro adjustment..... So I need to keep checking. I'm positive I was outside of the minimum focusing distance before. By at least 3-4 ft.

" The chart should take about 1/3-1/4 the size of the entire image, as shown below"

This was the case for my 70-200. Not for the Tamron at 600mm though.


But as I said yesterday. Both lenses were randomly missing focus but alot. Or screwing up. Also my 70-200 was twitching back and forth in One Shot.
They both "seem" to work fine now.

The real test will be this weekend probably, if I can get out and do more wildlife shooting.

I suspect that new products tend to have chemical residues or oxidations on electrical contacts that work themselves out over a short period of time. Every problem I've had with my new 7D2 just kind of worked itself out over a couple of days of use. When I first got my 5D2 and 7D, the LP-E6 batteries seemed to have almost no capacity, and it turned out that the battery contacts were simply in need of a little cleaning, and it never happened again as the batteries got older - only new batteries have given me this problem.

Picked my 7D2 up today. For those in Canada, Henry's is giving an enhanced trade-in for the 7D until the end of November. I paid $1,800 for the 7D four years ago and today I received $540 as a trade in. I paid less than $1,400 (plus tax). I was on the fence the but trade was too good to pass up.

Chiefy wrote in post #17263519
Picked my 7D2 up today. For those in Canada, Henry's is giving an enhanced trade-in for the 7D until the end of November. I paid $1,800 for the 7D four years ago and today I received $540 as a trade in. I paid less than $1,400 (plus tax). I was on the fence the but trade was too good to pass up.

Thanks for the heads up on this. I'll check it out.

500L + 1.4 TC
...Extra sharpening on the head and bill as they were a bit soft due to the focus point landing towards the wing. I like the fanned tail.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/p4WA​EK

OK, I have a stupid question. This is from someone who has never had a camera that could wirelessly operate an external flash, without use of triggers and receivers.

I am trying to set up my 430exii flashes, using the operators manual of the camera, and am doing something wrong as it doesn't seem to connect. I have set up the flash itself fine, it appears, as the red light flashes when its turned on. But I am having problems with the cameras menu.

Any thoughts or suggestions? One thing I notice, is if I don't have the external flash actually mounted on the hotshoe I cannot access the correct parts of the cameras menu.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #17263477
So for those hawk shots, I suspect the lack of fine detail using the 7D2 in great lighting, very fast shutter speeds, and good glass is due to the teleconverter on the 500mm? At 100%, I was hoping for a bit more feather detail, beak detail, etc, but then saw that these were at 700mm, thus the TC might be the culprit?

I really like 0i6a1135ssfbaapotn, that is a great bird pose!

Teamspeed,
It could be due to many reasons such as focus was little off at the head area( or lack of enough DOF) , maybe ISO 800 is not so great, maybe with TC more stopped down will be desirable and handheld image will not be as sharp as tripod mounted shot (even with high shutter speed and we are talking about close to 1000mm effective ). Maybe my long lens tech needs to be improved too.

abacus022 wrote in post #17263562
... One thing I notice, is if I don't have the external flash actually mounted on the hotshoe I cannot access the correct parts of the cameras menu.

You have to have the Master flash mounted on the camera. What is the setup you're trying to create, precisely?

My impression, reading the manual, is that the internal flash serves as the master and controls the externals.

Am I incorrect on this?

Pg 272 says

"The cameras built-in flash can works as a master unit for Canon EX-series, external speedlights having a wireless slave feature."

airbutchie wrote in post #17262953
Multicolored Miracle...

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pJ3Q​bt Multicolored Miracle... by airbutchie, on Flickr

Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens here in SoCal... 7D2 + 200 1.8L + 48mm Drop-in CPL... ISO 100, f/1.8 @ 1/2500sec...

Nice.
But I believe I could give you a broken disposable camera and you would still get a great shot.

abacus022 wrote in post #17263629
Pg 272 says

"The cameras built-in flash can works as a master unit for Canon EX-series, external speedlights having a wireless slave feature."

It does; but, then you shouldn't need any, additional menus on the slave units other than setting them to be slaves. That's why I was asking what the overall setup you're trying to create is; you haven't given us enough information to know where to start looking for the issue yet.

Gaarryy wrote in post #17263650
Nice.
But I believe I could give you a broken disposable camera and you would still get a great shot.

Lol! Indeed

I have set up the speedlights as slave, and on channel 1. Which initiates a red blinking light on the front infrared sensor.

I'm talking abut menus on the camera itself, not the external flashes. What I am trying to do, that I've always had to use 3rd party transmitters on the hotshoe and recievers attached to the flashes for, is to have 2 or 3 external speedlights and softboxes setup, and be able to fire them from my camera without the 3rd party transmitter.

If that makes any sense.