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7D Mark ii and 100-400 mark ii review Day 2: Eagles

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When I first got to my Eagles, the skies were blue.  I started off with the Canon 7D Mark ii and Canon 100-400 mark ii  hand held, and the Canon 1DX + 500 on my gimbal.

The Canon 7D Mark ii is a little slower to grab focus in on the bird in flight, but tracks WAY better than my old Canon 7D’s (I had 2).

I then switched bodies and lenses, so of course the light condition had changed by then.  Light fell apart around 1 when clouds rolled in.  Heavy cloud cover until 3:30,,, so the best part of the day was crap.

7D Mark ii + 100-400 mark ii KJ7D0142-FrameShop

Canon 1DX + 100-400 mark iiPBKJ9744-FrameShopTry to ignore the skies, both birds where shot handheld, full-frame and same edit script (Actions)

What is your first impression? More to come on this field testing! This is only Day 2.

Few more Canon 7D MKii + Canon 100-400mm IS MKii to chew on.KJ7D0108-FrameShop KJ7D0114-FrameShop KJ7D0166-FrameShop

Heavy Crop, but getting closer to catching the talon to talon shot!KJ7D0192-FrameShop KJ7D0225-FrameShop KJ7D0233-FrameShop KJ7D0298Crop-FrameShop KJ7D0370-FrameShop KJ7D0377-FrameShop

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7D Mark ii and 100-400 mark ii review Day 1: Pheasants

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Let me start off by saying it is WAY too early to jump to any conclusions about my new combination of a Canon 7D Mark ii and a Canon 100-400mm IS mark ii.  I have 15 days to keep or return it.  This morning I headed out in 3 degrees, -20 wind chill looking for a one of my Snowy Owls.  I figured if I could catch on a pole or post I could do a side by side comparison.  No luck on the Snowy Owls, but I did find 14 Male Pheasants.

Pheasants aren’t native to Illinois or even America.  They were introduced from Asia into the United States as a game bird, they took hold and strived!

I was going to strip off all info and have you guess which camera took which photo, but I’ll do that later.

Pheasants with the new Canon 7D mark ii + 100-400mm IS mark iiKJ7D8746-FrameShop KJ7D8749-FrameShop KJ7D8755-FrameShop These are farm raised in pens and then released into a state park for hunters.  This poor guy doesn’t have any tail feathers!  I am guessing they were picked off from other birds in the pen, but maybe he froze his a$$ off 🙂KJ7D8775-FrameShop KJ7D8786-FrameShop KJ7D8792-FrameShop Couple from the trusty Canon 1DX and 500mm f4 IS Prime.PBKJ9573-FrameShop PBKJ9576-FrameShop

 

I am headed to the river to see how this combination handle my Eagles and birds in flight.  I was going to micro adjust the pair, but after today I am going to wait on that step.

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