*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[M_Six]

^^^Very cool. Where's the review?

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^Very cool. Where's the review?

Ha! By the time I got home the sun was setting fast. I grabbed a half charged battery out of my 5D2, slapped the 100-400 on it and drove down to my local park. I fumbled a bit with it, as I didn't set it up for back button focus or anything, I just wanted to make sure it worked. The sound of the 10 FPS is pretty awesome though

This is probably the best shot I got. I am not used to DPP so I am having a hard time looking through the 40 or so shots I took. There are a few more up on my Flickr.

7D2 Test3 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^No complaints there. That's a nice shot. Good detail.

[Itsed65]

I will say that I really like the level indicator in the viewfinder as I am the king of crooked horizons.

[ddk632]

Does the 7D Mk II have a 3 axis gyro like the 5D Mk III or 2-axis a la 6D?

Just realized this is the snapshot thread. So here is a picture of me (I didn't take it, does that count?) about to jump out of a perfectly good hot air balloon....


_MG_4909 by ddk632, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Pretty sure it's 3, but I will check again when I get home. This one is actually overlaid in the OVF, unlike just the LCD in live view on the other bodies.

6400 ISO

7D2 Test4 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Pretty sure it's 3, but I will check again when I get home. This one is actually overlaid in the OVF, unlike just the LCD in live view on the other bodies.

6400 ISO

Did you apply any NR? Fur details look a little smeared at Original size on Flickr, as if some NR is boogering it up a little.

It's actually promising. I would have shot that at +1EV to allow room for added Micro Contrast and played with the Black slider a bit, but there seems to be a lot to work with there.

You still excited? I am...

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Ha! By the time I got home the sun was setting fast. I grabbed a half charged battery out of my 5D2, slapped the 100-400 on it and drove down to my local park. I fumbled a bit with it, as I didn't set it up for back button focus or anything, I just wanted to make sure it worked. The sound of the 10 FPS is pretty awesome though

This is probably the best shot I got. I am not used to DPP so I am having a hard time looking through the 40 or so shots I took. There are a few more up on my Flickr.

Nice range of whites with no blowout. Looks like evening sun.

With the old 7D, that sky would show luminescence at ISO 800, but it looks clear here.

[Itsed65]

I think it focused on the feet and not the cats eye. But yes there was NR applied. It probably was under exposed too, I just did a quick snap from the back door (while standing on crutches)using AE and auto ISO if recall. I will do much better once Adobe releades the ACR update for the camera.

The real test will be Saturday after I have had time to set it up, and slap the big white on it and go hawk hunting with it!

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

I think it focused on the feet and not the cats eye. But yes there was NR applied. It probably was under exposed too, I just did a quick snap from the back door (while standing on crutches)using AE and auto ISO if recall. I will do much better once Adobe releades the ACR update for the camera.

The real test will be Saturday after I have had time to set it up, and slap the big white on it and go hawk hunting with it!

DPP, right?

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

DPP, right?

Yes, but all I did was open it and then export it to Photoshop where I tweaked the levels and contrast a bit and hit with my standard nr. Nothing drastic.

I need to go to Vegas now, that Egret shot just got explored. 3 in 4 days!

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

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I need to go to Vegas now, that Egret shot just got explored. 3 in 4 days!

Interesting. Not to diss the shot, but it's nothing special, meant to demonstrate the camera, which it does very well. I wonder if being made with the MkII influenced their choice.

I see no rhyme or reason for my own Explores. Some are good, but usually not what I consider my best. I had one top-20 Explore and it got 33-thousand views in 48-hours. It can be a powerful influence on your traffic.

[Itsed65]

Oh I totally agree. It's most likely because of the 7d2 in the title. I had one train shot get explored that I thought was a totally average snap shot, but then just like you, it got like 10k views in a day.

[Itsed65]

From my horribly out of date 1DIV

Falcon Eye by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

I was noticing today that some of the explore shots were pretty pedestrian. I should go back and see if they were taken with the 7D MkII.

[Itsed65]

First 7D2 moon shot. ISO 640 f8.0 at 1/500, handheld

1st 7D2 Moon by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

First 7D2 moon shot. ISO 640 f8.0 at 1/500, handheld

Very nice.

DPReview.com has just posted studio comparison shots. Look at the Raw shots and compare the 5D MkIII and the 7D MkII up to 1600 they're pretty darn close, before any NR or any other clean up. I'm very encouraged. You can see the 5D2 pulling away at 3200 and it trounces the 7D2 at 6400. Not surprising at all, given the very high pixel-density of the new crop-sensor.

Dave

[spencers]

Originally Posted by IRide

The leaves are just starting to change along the Buffalo River, AR

Nice shot! I'll be out there on Sunday at Hawksbill Crag/Whitaker Point.

Reminds me, I need to charge the DSLR!

Taken back in July when I was testing the Sigma 10-20.

Brooklyn Bridge by testfahren, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Rainy Day Red-tail by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

My first 7D MkII moon shot:

First Moon Shot With New Canon 7D MkII by dcstep, on Flickr

ISO 800, 500mm plus 2.0x TC-III, f/8.0, at 1/640-sec. hand held.

[IRide]

Originally Posted by spencers

Nice shot! I'll be out there on Sunday at Hawksbill Crag/Whitaker Point.

Here another from Snoball, AR

[remmib]

Handheld at 0.4 sec.