7D Mark II, ISO 6400, f/4.5 250mm 1/250 I’m still in the Canadian Rockies at the moment and shooting a mixture of landscape and wildlife stuff, as well as working on this cool project with Adobe. I’ve settled into a routine of using the 7D Mark II for the wildlife stuff, even though I have …
I’ve been using the 7D Mark II for a few months now and the more I use it, the more I like it. Of course when it came out, the first question that people wanted to know was: “How is the high ISO performance?” Before the 7D Mark II arrived, my main camera was the …
Last weekend I set out on a quick camping trip to make the most of some gorgeous clear weather we had here in British Columbia. Of course, I took the 7D Mark II with me as part of my ongoing test program for it and this time I’d planned to shoot some night sky images, …
For Canon folks, the 7D Mark II is definitely the most exciting camera announcement of 2014, particularly if your hobby (or job) is shooting sports or wildlife images. The original 7D was popular in these niches as well, but Canon have gone after these markets in a much bigger way with the 7D Mark II. …
A few days ago I posted my initial thoughts on this interesting new camera and I continue to experiment with it as much as I can right now. It’s both simple to use and paradoxically, incredibly complex. How is this possible? As I mentioned in the earlier post, I felt right at home with the …
I picked up my new Canon 7D Mark II from the first shipment that came into Canada so I wanted to share a quick video with you guys, and also some very initial thoughts about this interesting camera. The second version of the 7D has been a very long time coming and the original continued …
Hey guys, I’ve just got back from the kayaking trip I posted a teaser photo about a few weeks ago. In time I will share more about that trip but if you are following me on Instagram then you’ll be pretty up-to-date already! While I was away I got several questions from readers who were …
The Canon EOS 7D MkII was launched in September 2014, a full 5 years after the original version. With little competition in the “semi-pro” APS-C camera market, Canon decided to release a major firmware update for the 7D in August 2012 that effectively extended the camera’s life to the MkII announcement in 2014 by adding …
Have you ever wondered how your camera’s AF system work ? What the difference is between phase detection and contrast detection ? I’ve explained all of this in my latest guest post on ProVideo Coalition, as well as an introduction to Canon’s latest method which is called Dual Pixel CMOS AF. A method which looks …
This is going to be a question that gets asked over and over again so let’s dig into it! In July 2013 Canon launched the EOS 70D, slated for shipping in September 2013. Nearly four years previous to this, the 7D was launched as Canon’s premium, pro-sumer APS-C DSLR. The Launch price of the 7D …
With Canon’s introduction of the new EOS 6D comes a question that many people are going to consider. 5D Vs 6D. For full frame Canon photography there has never been this choice before in this price bracket and it is exciting that people who have been using APS-C cameras for some time, now have the …
The full frame wars are hotting up and what used to be a feature confined to the pro marketplace has now found its way into the prosumer marketplace simultaneously from the top two manufacturers. The high cost of CMOS sensor production was the catalyst for ‘crop’ frame APS-C cameras but now that these costs have …