Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

This flight image has the same camera settings as my previous post....the 7D MKII has a focusing system that is on par with the 1DX in my opinion. It really does a fabulous job of locking onto birds in flight.

[Lumens]

....the 7D MKII has a focusing system that is on par with the 1DX in my opinion. It really does a fabulous job of locking onto birds in flight.

Joel, don't be saying such things! That could get expensive so far I am happy with my 6D and 7DI. AWESOME shots by the way!

[Joel Eade]

Joel, don't be saying such things! That could get expensive so far I am happy with my 6D and 7DI. AWESOME shots by the way!

I understand ... I ordered the 7DMKII with thoughts of probably returning it and saving for a 5Ds but I think I'm gonna keep it. It's light, easy to handle and is a stellar performer although it can't compare to the 1Dx in low light. Also for birds the 1.6 crop factor really helps to get a lot of pixels on the subject. Here is another example:

7DMKII
300mm f/2.8L + 1.4 TC
AV mode with +2 stops EC (and it was still underexposed)
ISO 400
f/6.3
1/2000

[Joel Eade]

Osprey perched

7D MKII
300mm f/2.8L Version I + 1.4 TC Version II hand held from a boat
ISO 400
f/4.0
1/2000

[Joel Eade]

Had a chance this week to take the 7DII on a fishing trip to Weiss Lake in north east Alabama......I was surprised to find a large flock of Pelicans there.



7D MKII
300mm f2.8L Version I + 2X TC Version III
Hand held from a rocking boat.....so I went for as much shutter speed as possible

ISO 320
f/5.6
1/6400

[HDNitehawk]

Joel,

Congratz on the new camera. I like the little bit of resolution boost from the extra pixels the 7D II gives.

I am looking forward to the 5Ds R. Last weekend shooting Turkeys I did to good of a job with the blind, I started with the 7D II and had to switch because of to much focal length. I want to see what the 5Ds R will look like with a properly framed 50mp turkey.

We hear quit a bit about low light so a few times since I bought the 7D II I monitored the light and when it became unacceptable or acceptable depending on sunrise and sunset. After ISO 800 I am not impressed with the 7D II and that is my cut off. I watched the light on Saturday, overcast day in a semi shaded area and I was at ISO 800/ F4.5 / 1/500 up till about 20 minutes before sunset then I had to go to ISO 1600. I had to go to ISO 800 30 minutes before sunset. My opinion I loose about 20 minutes of shooting time at sunset and sunrise, and gain a resolution boost the rest of the day.

[sedwards]

I should have used a lower iso for less noise , but i was trying to get a shot of a vulture on the ground in the shadows when i saw this guy overhead and didnt have time to change any settings. this was with a brand new 7d II that i just picked up yesterday. the autofocus on this thing is amazing compared to my 70D for moving subjects

7DII , 400 f5.6 , f7.1 , 1/5000 , iso 800

0V8A9996 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[sedwards]

still trying to figure out my new 7D II , but this thing will focus on anything ! the focus is much faster than my 70D was and doesnt hunt at all , even with the 400 5.6+1.4 extender. here are a couple of shots from this afternoon.

560mm - f8 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0058 by sedwards679, on Flickr

400mm - f5.6 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0124 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[HDNitehawk]

Last week Turkeys, Sun behind the Jake.
7D II, 500mm f/4.5, ISO 400, 1/640 Cropped for the head shot
Jake (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

I had very nice light late this afternoon to try out the 7D MKII .... the extra "reach" and increased pixels on the subject can be seen in this picture of a Mourning Dove.

7D MKII
500mm f/4L I
Tripod
Manual mode, evaluative metering
ISO 1000
f/4.0
1/400
580 EXII + Better Beamer at 1/128 manual