7D Mark II - Focus Discussions

stsva wrote in post #17787864
That's definitely not a dust bowl! You may have a bunch of uninvited POTNers show up at your front door one of these days if you keep posting these.

Indeed, reminds of my "other" home, which I miss so dearly. It turns out I spent all the summers of my youth about an hours drive from Mr Rader and his pets.

Pondrader wrote in post #17787914
Ha Ya... Jake just misses this country now and then. Just found this in a few thousand,..PP'd it. I originally thought It was 1.0.5 but its the same trip I think before I did the update but it seems fitting right now, loll

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/AfB9​dS IMG_8487 by Wild Photography, on Flickr

WOWOWOWOW!

I saw one of these once in "McCrays lake, which is mainland,. I was about 15 years old, at the top of a 50 foot cliff, and that guy showed up! Down I went with a big splash!

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17788004
WOWOWOWOW!

I saw one of these once in "McCrays lake, which is mainland,. I was about 15 years old, at the top of a 50 foot cliff, and that guy showed up! Down I went with a big splash!

We have protection from those critters down here ...

Pondrader wrote in post #17786998
Funny Lester I'm a spot shooter and Canon is not impressed with spot and don't wish to see any images shot using spot. I don't have any plan's to change the way I shoot.

Jeff,
I am 100% WITH YOU.
in fact with my 7d original, I shot 90 percent of my high school Sports images with spot focus and servo with 98% proper focus.
Mostly using single point these days successfully but basketball is coming for my youngest and I'll probably need to go back to spot.

gschlact wrote in post #17788040
Jeff,
I am 100% WITH YOU. ..

Get a room you two, your both WEIRD with the Spot Focus

Canon I believe one does not support Spot for moving targets but each to his own for whatever works for them. I use it for stills, etc when I want the eye in focus but not for moving targets. But that is just me.

The part about “Precise” is not the same as “accurate!” is interesting.

http://www.learn.usa.c​anon.com …ticles/2014/spo​t_AF.shtml

lol too funny, spot for me is were its at, it gives me a single site that I can swing on just about everything, I mean I have gone out and shot full days using the centre group just to get this group trying it, Ive even used iTr AF on deer or just about any thing with big eye's using 65 points but if I want to get the job done you'll find me using spot.

Jake if you have anything you wish to see ?? Im in bracebridge and Huntsville a fair bit.

This is a scary thread! I've been thinking of upgrading my 60D to a 7D2 and I primarily shoot wildlife considering where I live.

Is this focus issue widespread, or only on a small number of bodies? Looks like I'll have to hold off on that upgrade until things are fixed (if ever).

dropmyload wrote in post #17788108
This is a scary thread! I've been thinking of upgrading my 60D to a 7D2 and I primarily shoot wildlife considering where I live.

Is this focus issue widespread, or only on a small number of bodies? Looks like I'll have to hold off on that upgrade until things are fixed (if ever).

Unfortunately, things tend to get hyped up here at POTN. I bought my 7D2 almost a year ago knowing about all the scary talk, and took a chance. I have not had any problems other than those I caused myself.

Pondrader wrote in post #17787860
I use to shoot sign's for fun,.......Still do!!

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You missed the sign, I don't see any holes!

Pondrader wrote in post #17786998
Funny Lester I'm a spot shooter and Canon is not impressed with spot and don't wish to see any images shot using spot. I don't have any plan's to change the way I shoot.

I found my bird photography improved with the 7DI and spot no end.

Single point is fine if you can fill the frame with a subject but with birds in bushes spot gives much better discrimination to avoid clutter pulling focus. I will not change any time soon either.

As a point of info I have found no difference in sharpness with spot and single point with in-doors light levels using SRF resolution tests.

I am sure Canon have their reasons for the policy but I am not sure what it is; I doubt the folks in the 1st line help realy know either, they just follow policy.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17787572
Yeah, but 3,482 of those posts were just PondRaider showing off his ability to do mind control with animals...

lol he he he.

digital paradise wrote in post #17788055
Canon I believe one does not support Spot for moving targets but each to his own for whatever works for them. I use it for stills, etc when I want the eye in focus but not for moving targets. But that is just me.

The part about “Precise” is not the same as “accurate!” is interesting.

http://www.learn.usa.c​anon.com …ticles/2014/spo​t_AF.shtml

Sampling a smaller area of the subject, the AF system is able to view even less subject detail, contrast and texture, especially if shooting multiple frames in a fast sequence. In many instances with moving subjects, in fact, doing the opposite (expanding the size of an AF point with either AF Point Expansion or Zone AF) can deliver more consistently sharp frames. In general, as a rule of thumb, Canon does not recommend Spot AF for most situations where AI Servo AF is being used to focus-track a moving subject.

If you can keep the spot on an area with contrast, it will track. The writer is pointing out that that may be difficult (and to avoid 1000 page threads about how spot AF doesn't servo!)

Archibald wrote in post #17788123
Unfortunately, things tend to get hyped up here at POTN. I bought my 7D2 almost a year ago knowing about all the scary talk, and took a chance. I have not had any problems other than those I caused myself.

But are these issues very commonplace or isolated? Sounds like cams were bought, returned and bought again with similar issues recurring on multiple bodies.