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

burnet44 wrote in post #17630256
Ive heard the cases make a difference
?

Uh - I would say a HUGE difference. And some thoughtful re-configuring of unused ones may also be good. Art Morris has some very good suggestions for action (birds in flight his case) settings that I can verify work extremely well. Ya gotta play with this camera to get the best out of it but not carelessly.

burnet44 wrote in post #17630137
thinking about a 7d2
I have a 70D which isnt bad
is a new 7d2 better worse than a used 1d4?
I cant afford a 1dx
I shoot a lot of sports in caves

thanks for imput

Well I am not the one for best advice but can tell you this..

I have thought (prior to my 7dm2) of getting a 70d and lens as that would be newer technology over my t2i.
I then thought of the 1dm4 as yes its a sports camera and I mainly take pics of kids sports...

due to a bonus (that wife normally keeps) that I wiggled money out of... didnt go over well... but I purchased the 7dm2... have 0 regrets. I am not justifying my purchase but I also read some people with 70d say they like it but it is just a tad better than the 7d (mark i).... well the 7dm2 is SUPERB!!!!

I have shot ISO 100-16,000 all in usable situations... check my flicker out (many cell pics so sorry bout that as I post to a rc car forum) and beer stuff... but you can see what im putting up in sports. Albeit my lenses are my next work on... but with lower level lenses this camera makes them that much better as I would not even try with my t2i...

IF your 70d isnt doing it for you in the caves... rent a 7dm2... I dont rent as I knew for my situation it was way better than my current camera so a no brainer...

let us know what you decide...

also do yo have a link to pics you would share so we can see what your shooting?

http://firstdownphotos​.photoreflect.com/stor​e/store.aspx?p=236519
Ive taken a lot down

Here is some caves

burnet44 wrote in post #17630329
http://firstdownphotos​.photoreflect.com/stor​e/store.aspx?p=236519
Ive taken a lot down

Here is some caves

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Yikes. That really is a lot of noise. More noise than I'd expect from a 70D @ ISO 1000. Did you increase the exposure in lightroom?

It says iso 6400 not 1000

Aressem wrote in post #17630330
Yikes. That really is a lot of noise. More noise than I'd expect from a 70D @ ISO 1000. Did you increase the exposure in lightroom?

Here are a couple of mine from the first days with the 7DII. Just learning the AF system and hi ISO capabilities while practicing on a grandson. 4000 - 6400 ISO. I think the key to keeping the noise low is ETTR. Get plenty of data to use to suppress the noise.

longbeachgary wrote in post #17630337
It says iso 6400 not 1000

Whoops! I misread that. Thanks for the correction.

burnet44 wrote in post #17630329
http://firstdownphotos​.photoreflect.com/stor​e/store.aspx?p=236519
Ive taken a lot down

Here is some caves

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I love my my 7DII but I was coming from a 7D. My home field is not too bad but I've been to some pretty dark smaller university fields. Below, are a couple from my first game last season with the 7DII. It was dark as hell in the endzones. There still is some noise but it cleans up and looks better than the 7D noise did

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RileyNZL wrote in post #17629073
Number three I think.

Thanks

NCSA197 wrote in post #17630298

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/vXjw​cY British Soldiers at Fort Niagara by David Fehrman, on Flickr

Excellent shot David! I really like the pp on this!

Thanks, Paul. Fort Niagara is a good place to visit, and there is usually something to see.

Ken Griffiths wrote in post #17626193
Have had 7d2 for several months and really having focus issues with the camera when shooting in AI servo. I find camera does not track well, and in fact no where nears as good as my old 7D. I don't think it is me, I used the old one for 5 years and got excellent results. I have two friends with the mark2 and they complain of the same issues. Hope it is just a firm ware fix

I understand where you are coming from. I received mine 4 days after release and it's been a battle all the way. I am starting to get better shots (I think) but I've had to push shutter speeds to the point that the ISO is so high the noise covers any focus issues. On my particular copy it seems the center point is/was causing some of my focus problems. The camera seems to be better with center point plus expanded.

I have been trying for weeks to get pictures of a muskrat but he tends to show up when I have the fly rod in my hands and not the camera. The other evening while waiting to see if he would come along I started taking shots of dragon flies flying by. None of the shots will win any awards but at distances from about 20 feet to 40 feet with the tamron 150-600 on 300mm I was able to get shots where you could see the 'ribbing' in the wings. This was against the sky with nothing the background but it was amazing that the camera could pick up something maybe three inches long at that distance.

I still have to decide if i am willing to accept it the way it is or give it up to canon while it is still under warranty for at least two months for a repair/recalibration that they may decide is not necessary. Decisions, decisions.

Rod

ptcanon3ti wrote in post #17630422
Excellent shot David! I really like the pp on this!

+1.... Very nice !!

McNeese72 wrote in post #17630382
I love my my 7DII but I was coming from a 7D. My home field is not too bad but I've been to some pretty dark smaller university fields. Below, are a couple from my first game last season with the 7DII. It was dark as hell in the endzones. There still is some noise but it cleans up and looks better than the 7D noise did

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pDe4​Nt football_nsu_2014-243 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/oYSg​UY football_nsu_2014-184 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pDjt​gb football_nsu_2014-139 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pVyr​yK football_nsu_2014-248 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Edit: The last photos was actually at 16000 but since there is no 16000 in the ISO drop down box it forum looks to default to 12,800.
Doc

BRAVO! Now THIS is what the 7D II thread needs more of. Please, don't ever hesitate to share more. Great images, crisp and clean edits!