7d ii

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Originally Posted by Sean Setters

Maybe, but don't underestimate the importance of the customizability of Movie AF in the 7D Mark II. That feature, in particular, will be extremely valuable to me.

The 70D doesn't allow you to customize how it performs in Movie AF mode. You can't choose for the AF to stay locked onto a subject and to transition more slowly from one subject to another. In my opinion, these features make the 7D Mark II a better tool for video. The results should allow the camera to produce shots much more like traditional focus pulls. And these features makes clean, natural-looking focusing while using a Glidecam possible.

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I saw that feature and it looked very interesting.

When I bought a digital body 6 years ago I was making a wildlife photography commitment. I almost decided to go video, I didn't realize I would have both options.

Previous bodies like the 5D II I found useless for video. To hard to use.
The wife has a t4i and I like using it for video. AF works better and is much smoother.
It would be nice if the 7D II is a bigger improvement.
Maybe I will do more video.

Some more hands on experience with beta models:

http://www.foto-buzz.com/index.php?s...type=fotoskool

http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2014/09...0mm-f4-do-lens

http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2014/10...pre-production

The above gallery has a few photos at ISO 16,000 and ISO 12,800. From what I am seeing Canon has cleaned up the low ISO noise and higher ISO seems pretty good for somewhere between ISO 1600 and ISO 3200. So about a 1 stop gain. I have been trying to think about what I am seeing, but it seems to me that even the higher ISOs compress a bit better than before.

Still, a cleaner low ISO (compared to the 7D) and ~1 stop gain (maybe less) are both pretty nice advances, IMO.

The other interesting bit of information from Andy Rouse's "rolling review" is that he claims the sensor is different from the 70D. We'll see. I'd rather be hearing that from people with their hands on the camera than otherwise.

Caveat that we still haven't seen RAW from production models still applies.

I don't have much to add, other than I got to shoot a pre-production model last week while attending the Peter Read Miller Sports Photography Workshop. It really is a baby 1Dx, and they're doing some unique things to bridge the feature gap. Amongst other things, the AF sensor seems to stretch across the entire imaging space of the (crop) sensor, though not not completely top to bottom. It was appropriately responsive, uniquely customzable, but of course still had that mid-grade feel and sound. Would I buy one? Doubtful, unless the ISO noise gains are better than reported.

More 7D II bird images, some at higher ISO as well

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/

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Originally Posted by Joel Eade

More 7D II bird images, some at higher ISO as well

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/

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What I like about his images he is showing PP, most samples I have seen so far have been jpegs.
Looking at his 100% and 200% crop it isn't that impressive. It looks just like the 7D in that it has quit a bit of headroom to PP.

I wonder how many Raw files he will sell at $5 each.

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Originally Posted by HDNitehawk

What I like about his images he is showing PP, most samples I have seen so far have been jpegs.
Looking at his 100% and 200% crop it isn't that impressive. It looks just like the 7D in that it has quit a bit of headroom to PP.

I wonder how many Raw files he will sell at $5 each.

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I'm just baffled that he can sell the raw files whatsoever. When we got to shoot the camera at the PRM workshop, they put a card in the slot and taped the door shut. We were told to shoot a selfie first, then shoot what we wanted, then shoot a blank frame. The next morning, they went through everything and stripped the EXIF data referencing the camera model. Obviously we're just "ordinary people" not "Canon Explorers of Light" like AM, but I'm still surprised he has the liberty to distribute the files whatsoever.

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Originally Posted by HDNitehawk

I wonder how many Raw files he will sell at $5 each.

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That is sorta crazy....typical though...I don't believe he does much of anything that doesn't revolve around trying to generate revenue but I really admire his work and the blog is educational.

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Originally Posted by Joel Eade

That is sorta crazy....typical though...I don't believe he does much of anything that doesn't revolve around trying to generate revenue but I really admire his work and the blog is educational.

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He should include the finished version so people can see how their PP skills compare. That would give him another angle.
It appears he didn't miss the RAW file opportunity.

His work is great, my only fault with his reviews is that he is always selling. Because of that I always watch out for the bias.

Add me to the list of people who have pre-ordered the 7DII w/ 18-135 STM and 24-70f/4L. The 18-135 is for video use, so the fact that it's not perfectly sharp, or super fast, is acceptable. The 24-70 f/4L because it's $920 off when purchased with the 7DII. Why Canon is pushing the 24-70 with a crop body I don't understand, but my 1Ds2 will enjoy it's new toy, replacing the used, discontinued, 28-70 f/3.5-4.5.

You can blame Stuart's 70D high-ISO example shots for my order. I know I plan to. (Sorry Stuart ;) )

Comparison images with 7D II and 5D III with same lens from same distance.........

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com