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Playing With Spot Focus on the 7D

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Oct 21, 2012 17:04 |  #1

100% crop and full scene. The crow was 50 or so yards away, and I was focusing and shooting through a small opening in the foliage of a much closer tree.

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Oct 21, 2012 19:08 |  #2

Very nice, love the small area that is used on spot focusing. Thanks for sharing.

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Oct 21, 2012 19:12 as a reply to  @ 2n10's post |  #3

Neat shot, I agree, the 7D spot focus is very effective.

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Oct 21, 2012 19:20 as a reply to  @ Wallace River's post |  #4

Spot focusing has gotten me out of some tight situations.

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Oct 21, 2012 19:24 |  #5

Spot focus is only thing im going to miss when I upgrade to 5D MII.




  
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Oct 21, 2012 19:40 |  #6

Its certainly one of the cameras best options when needed.




  
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Oct 22, 2012 04:57 |  #7

Daship wrote in post #15151478 (external link)
Spot focus is only thing im going to miss when I upgrade to 5D MII.

Since the 5D Mark II is essentially a 20D with a nice sensor inside.

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Oct 22, 2012 08:05 |  #8

apersson850 wrote in post #15153053 (external link)
Sicne the 5D Mark II is essentially a 20D with a nice sensor inside.

:evil: but :D

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