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

Nice shots Brad.

Keyan wrote in post #17262760
Page 122 of the manual, AF tab 4, Lens Drive when AF impossible, the ON option is Continue Focus Search, or else stop focus search which is OFF.

Ok im an idiot. Lol. Found that but guess i wasnt thinking of how to switch them.

ACESFULL82 wrote in post #17262923
Ok im an idiot. Lol. Found that but guess i wasnt thinking of how to switch them.

I suspect your mind was reeling from all on the information it had assimilated on the new camera by time you reached that point.

2n10 wrote in post #17262932
I suspect your mind was reeling from all on the information it had assimilated on the new camera by time you reached that point.

Well i thought there would be a way to turn continous focus search off and turn stop focus search on, but its not set up that way. I just wasnt paying attention.

KatManDEW wrote in post #17262039
So iTR could be effecting your results...

I did turn it off after I got home. I did go back to center point which is what I'm used to but only took about a dozen shots after a long day. I'm in the wilderness today so I'm limited to testing. A few small birds at the feeder and an occasional raven flying by. Overcast and too cold to stand outside for an hour hoping one flies by.

Multicolored Miracle...

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pJ3Q​bt

Keyan wrote in post #17262762
You might have just had a bad copy. It happens. Sounds like you are doing better now

Yeah, seems like it! I'll know more by this weekend. But I gotta try and make sure it's good by then, since I fly back home for Thanksgiving, and at that point, cannot return it.

2n10 wrote in post #17262915
Nice shots Brad.

Thanks John, literally had the camera in my hands for about 10 minutes in getting these shots!

Shot some football, volleyball and soccer with it too. Short of having a 1DX this little gem makes everything else kinda obsolete, at least in bad lighting situations.

Now to find an inexpensive grip... any ideas anyone?

peteg1 wrote in post #17261587
The first time I took my 7DII out I was not completely happy with the AF, so I turned off iTR face detection and set my Al Servo 1st & 2nd image priority all the way to Focus and used the Back-Button focus (AF-ON). I took it back out the next day and AF was dead-on all day.

I did exactly the same the day after shooting a soccer game , when shooting a rugby match and it was spot on.

Lesson learned.

brad21 wrote in post #17263019
Thanks John, literally had the camera in my hands for about 10 minutes in getting these shots!

Shot some football, volleyball and soccer with it too. Short of having a 1DX this little gem makes everything else kinda obsolete, at least in bad lighting situations.

Now to find an inexpensive grip... any ideas anyone?

Hahnel have said one is coming, so just waiting now.

One of my first test shot. I'm still waiting on the new 100-400 IS II so in the meantime this was shot with my Nikon 300 f/4.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/pJbP​Wn

ACESFULL82 wrote in post #17262608
...On a side note anybody know how to turn the "stop focus search" from off to on? Looked in the owners manual and eit just says you can turn it on which helps with super telephoto lens when they cany achieve focus but doesnt tell you how to.

I think you want to turn it focus search off, so that if you can't achieve focus it stops trying and not make things worse. I leave mine off because if doing BIF and I miss focus, with it on, the focus goes way out of whack and requires more work to get back. Personally, I think it's best to leave it off.

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.

Thanks for the info.

Al

brad21 wrote in post #17263019
Thanks John, literally had the camera in my hands for about 10 minutes in getting these shots!

Shot some football, volleyball and soccer with it too. Short of having a 1DX this little gem makes everything else kinda obsolete, at least in bad lighting situations.

Now to find an inexpensive grip... any ideas anyone?

No idea on 3rd party grips. I did not look for one. I ordered mine with the Canon grip and spare battery.

Mine has arrived and I have been messing with it for a little bit. I can not believe how quiet the shutter is in normal mode and silent mode is out of this world quiet. Shutter speed is crazy too. It feels very solid.

Finally showed up eh? Nice. Yeah it's quiet.

It is. I am bouncing off the freaking walls waiting for quitting time. I have a good preliminary set up done.