-= 70D owners unite! Post up pics and discuss!

I was finally able to shoot more then birds this weekend and though I would share. Went to the Cherry Point Air Show.

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I've never been to an airshow Looks very impressive, great captures.
Working on diffusing my flash. Paul gave me some times too; between all of you I'll slowly improve, rate of advancement commensurate with my age

great stuff RM

I'm not 'quite' at a point of frustration... but I have yet to be pleased with a sharp image from my 70-300L IS on my 70D...

With my 60D - getting sharp shots was easy... so I have more testig to do.

Anyone know of a good MA test sheet on the web that I could print off?

anyways, about to use a ruler and see what I can do...

Immaculens wrote in post #16915546
I'm not 'quite' at a point of frustration... but I have yet to be pleased with a sharp image from my 70-300L IS on my 70D...

With my 60D - getting sharp shots was easy... so I have more testig to do.

Anyone know of a good MA test sheet on the web that I could print off?

anyways, about to use a ruler and see what I can do...

http://regex.info/blog​/photo-tech/focus-chart

Cooper just got to our house yesterday. I would welcome comments. I shot at f/8 but the back part of his face and chin are soft. I used my 70-300L. I seldom do close ups of anything but flowers so I could use advice: f/11?

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Will, I ended up ordering Team Speed's focus chart ($15 US): https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1137351

I know how anxious you are... so if you can print one out and make it rigid, it will be faster, of course. (OK, I don't know, for sure, how anxious you are.... but I can put myself there all too easily.)

Awesome. Very nice.

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davev wrote in post #16915572
http://regex.info/blog​/photo-tech/focus-chart

Phoenixkh wrote in post #16915596
Will, I ended up ordering Team Speed's focus chart ($15 US): https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1137351

I know how anxious you are... so if you can print one out and make it rigid, it will be faster, of course. (OK, I don't know, for sure, how anxious you are.... but I can put myself there all too easily.)

Thanks folks!
the only thing I know for sure is that (-10) is better than (+10) [I tried extremes]

so best focus seems to lie with (-5) and (0)

I'll try the free chart and if need be - I'll try Teamspeed's

thanks again

bvsteyn wrote in post #16915254
Nice, Rose! Ik like the first one best! The plane adds something extra to the picture!

Thanks Bas I was lucky to catch it - could see it but was using the 2 second delay on the timer. Keep forgetting that I can use the EOS app on my smart phone to trigger the shutter.

Phoenixkh wrote in post #16915576
Cooper just got to our house yesterday. I would welcome comments. I shot at f/8 but the back part of his face and chin are soft. I used my 70-300L. I seldom do close ups of anything but flowers so I could use advice: f/11?

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Question.... It is possible that I was at the hairy edge of minimum focus distance. Would that do it? I might have answered my own question. I was way closer than 3.9 ft./1.2 meters.

Can't help with the focus issues but what a beautiful cat! I like the shot too - the way his eyes have it

Here's Zeus @ MA -1

sooc, cropped for perspective, his eye is center
MA -1, 70-300L IS, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/500th

I like the idea of posting SOOC and preferably with the 18-55 or 18-135 IS STM lens so I can compare rather than wonder how much PP was done or trying to compare with a lens I Don't have.

I love all the pics and contributions to this thread and do not mean to detract...if I should start a specific thread, I can, just let me know.