Calling on the TDP forum collective wisdom here....


I love my 7D and I love my Zeiss 35 f/2. When I have the time to use live view and MF at 5x or 10x, and the subject is stationary, the results are fantastic. But I am struggling with MF using the viewfinder and the 7D's focus confirmation -- too many OOF shots. I depress the shutter when I hear the beep, oftentimes pulling focus in and out and waiting for another beep just to be sure. Sometimes the grid actually lights up red too, but I can't seem to make that happen with any regularity or predictability.


I have read that the 7D's viewfinder is not optimized for this kind of shooting, and you can't add a focus screen. Any insights/suggestions to improve my results?


Here's an example at f/2 using live view. So it's clearly not the lens.


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Thanks!