7D Mark ii and 100-400 Mark ii review: Day 9 Eagles Again

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Kent Jarrett

Saturday 1/17/15 was my last Eagle trip with the combination of the New Canon 7D mkii and the new Canon 100-400mm IS Mark ii.

Light was crappy all day. I also was lucky enough to have a paid client that day, so I didn’t focus much my photography as much as making sure he knew his gear and his subject. A few minor tweaks and he was off and having the time of his life photographing my Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 14.

Anyway on with the review. This will be my last write up before tomorrow big total review on which gear I will be keeping and if any gear is being returned.

Canon 7D Mark ii and Canon 100-400 Mark ii

Canon 1DX and 500mm f4 IS:

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I think this last image comparison speaks loudly. Final write up later tonight or tomorrow!

I would also like to take a moment to thank all my new blog followers and supporters! I think this blog had roughly 50 subscribers, and as the time of this post it is at 112!

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Kent

Canon 1DX + 500mm f4 = The Dive

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Kent Jarrett

My Canon 1DX and my trusty Canon 500mm f4 IS has been feeling neglected! I have been walking around with the 7D2 + 100-400 hand held. Was trying to catch a fight, but caught this Dive instead. I have been leaving the 500mm setup on my gimbal and tripod, and switching back and forth to compare tracking and focusing speeds. Here are some results.

The Dive

Now that I got a post out, better get back to the high ISO comparison!

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Kent

7D Mark ii and 100-400 mark ii review Day 3: Six Pack on Ice

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Kent Jarrett

As promised here are “Six Pack on Ice”. These were taken on Sunday 1/11/15. Not over exposed, feel a little hot to me. Might have had something to do with them standing on a large photo reflector in harsh mid day sun!

All shots in this post are from the Canon 7D mkii + Canon 100-400 mkii

Take time to Reflect!

I had to work today, so as soon as I finish a little web work, heading down to my studio to put the 7D2 through some high ISO comparison.

Thanks for stopping by, Life is good, and I am blessed!
Kent

7D Mark ii and 100-400 mark ii review Day 3: More Eagles

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Kent Jarrett

Today I headed back to Lock and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River. Today was my local photo club’s Eagle Outing. I knew I was there mostly to guide and pay it forward. There was a total of 23 Photographers from our We Click Photo Club. The club even rented a pair of 15-600’s for the people to share. I believe a good time was had by most of them.

Snow was in the forecast, clouds and tougher lighting and warmer temps meant less eagle activity. However, I was pleasantly surprised that I took 681 photos and have 116 keepers. That is a pretty good “keeper” rate. Especially for only being the third day on the new combination in my hands.

All shots in this post are from the Canon 7D mkii + Canon 100-400 mkii

Study the eye in the eagle below, you can see her Nictitating eyelid

Money Shot: Classic Fishing Pose

What do you think so far?

Thanks for stopping by, Life is good, and I am blessed!
Kent

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

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Kent Jarrett

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