dcypher711809
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Today I exchanged my 7D for another one, I hope I don't have the same problems with this model...
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7D AF issue, sports
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Flying Fish
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What you were describing and showing us is not acceptable for any DSLR, let alone a relatively high-end one like the 7D. And you shouldn't have to go through all those machinations to make it work; it should work right out of the box. The camera is specified to do all the things you expect it to, and to do them well; you don't need to make excuses for it.
Let us know how your new one works.
FF
Let us know how your new one works.
FF
electricsheep05
Active member
The pictures are clearly OOF - all of them. No amount of sharpening will change that fact.
rwbaron
Veteran Member
I agree and there is no "learning curve" with the 7D if you're familiar with other Canon xD and xxD cameras. You should get excellent results in rudimentary shooting situations if the camera is in the proper mode at defaults.
My hunch is you'll be very pleased with the new one.
Bob
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elfroggio
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Zone-AF does NOT suck. It's just a focus algorithm. It's often useful and must be used appropriately. I just did a write-up on the good and the limitation of Zone-AF at:
http://www.foto-biz.com/Canon/Zone-auto-focus-good-bad-ugly
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Michel Pyck
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Michel Pyck
Leading Member
so is the second body any better now ??
EOS 7D _ 400D _ 28-135IS _ 70-200F4IS
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EOS 7D _ 400D _ 28-135IS _ 70-200F4IS
dcypher711809
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The second body works a whole lot better than the first one! I have an average of 80% sharp action shots now. A whole improvement, so I'm happy! I'm still careful in my opinion since I haven't been able to shoot indoor sports because of the holiday season... But the soccer I did is pretty good! Image quality is also much better and it seems that the AF responds differently than the first body. I've shot a whole game using the 16 points, starting from the centre point it it works. With the last body this AF mode was totally useless...
Let's see what the indoor sports will be like... But I'm pretty happy now.
Let's see what the indoor sports will be like... But I'm pretty happy now.
rwbaron
Veteran Member
Good to hear (and see) you're getting better results with the second body. I believe the 7D does have very good AF but for some reason there has been a high number with AF calibration problems. I've had exerience with two that could not focus in static AF with any consistency. I now have one that does seem to AF properly though I've not been able to get out and really shoot with it as our weather sucks and I'm more of a fair weather shooter.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Bob
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Good luck and keep us posted.
Bob
--The second body works a whole lot better than the first one! I have an average of 80% sharp action shots now. A whole improvement, so I'm happy! I'm still careful in my opinion since I haven't been able to shoot indoor sports because of the holiday season... But the soccer I did is pretty good! Image quality is also much better and it seems that the AF responds differently than the first body. I've shot a whole game using the 16 points, starting from the centre point it it works. With the last body this AF mode was totally useless...
Let's see what the indoor sports will be like... But I'm pretty happy now.
http://www.pbase.com/rwbaron
Michel Pyck
Leading Member
yes this is looking good
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EOS 7D _ 400D _ 28-135IS _ 70-200F4IS
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EOS 7D _ 400D _ 28-135IS _ 70-200F4IS
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