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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:22:53 GMT
Looks like I won't be coming out with a review of this new camera until I can shoot one in better weather than what we got at Paralaya. In place of a review, let's post some of our beta 7D captures here..... any subject. Photos of birdnuts during the Paralaya sorties are welcome too (not necessarily taken with the 7D, you may re-post photos already posted in other threads). Just indicate shooting info, as customary. Comments and questions are allowed too. ;D Full sized samples from the beta 7D are here:www.pbase.com/liquidstone/7d_preprod__________________________________ Common name : Blue-tailed Bee-eaterScientific name: Merops philippinusHabitat: Open country usually associated with water - along rivers, marshes and ricefields. Total length: 290 mm. CAPTURE INFORMATION: Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, September 11, 2009, Canon EOS 7D (beta) + EF 500 f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TCs, 700 mm, bean bag, manual exposure in available light, f/7.1, ISO 200, 1/125 sec, 720/60p capture slowed down to 24 fps. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:25:34 GMT
Pied Bushchat ( Saxicola caprata, female) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, ISO 320, bean bag Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:28:11 GMT
Zitting Cisticola ( Cisticola jundicis) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, bean bag, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800 Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:31:28 GMT
Tawny Grassbird ( Megalurus timoriensis ) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, ISO 320, bean bag Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009  adminnote: Admin Note: ID corrected to Tawny, from Striated Grassbird. Note lack of fine streaks in the breast area. Thanks to Rey for noting the oversight. 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:33:34 GMT
Purple Heron ( Ardea purpurea) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 800 5.6 L IS (Thanks, Ely!), f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO 800, 475B/3421 support, IS off Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:35:24 GMT
Blue-tailed Bee-eater ( Merops philippinus) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/7.11, 1/200 sec, ISO 400, bean bag Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:41:09 GMT
JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THEIR OFFICE. While I worry about important things in life like sensor noise, AF speed and dynamic range of the 7D, this pair of scavengers walk home from another day at their office, with their collection of recyclables. During typhoon season, such mounds of garbage are a familiar sight at Metro Manila's beach fronts. Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS, f/4, 1/1250 sec, ISO 1600, 475B/3421 support Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 10, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:44:23 GMT
Whiskered Tern ( Chlidonias hybridus) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS, f/5, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, 475B/3421 support Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 10, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:46:16 GMT
Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 320, 475B/3421 support Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 10, 2009 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2009 10:53:36 GMT
Yellow-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus goiavier) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 400 2.8L IS, f/2.8, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 475B/3421 support Paranaque City, Sept. 14, 2009 (a few minutes before I returned the camera to Canon)   The above was cropped from this full frame: 
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Post by mantarey on Sept 16, 2009 12:45:59 GMT
Wow love them all Mastah. Love the very clean BG the 7D produces that is, if it's not been denoised. Here's my share, an overgrown Pipit. ;D Richard's Pipit50D + EF500, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 320, Manual Exposure, Handheld  |
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Post by William Lim on Sept 16, 2009 12:47:18 GMT
I was not able to use the 7D for birds but I tried it on passing vehicles, running about 60 km/hr along the highway. The photo was taken in jpeg format with no post processing. Canon 7D (pre-production), Canon 400mm f/5.6 (Thanks Alain) at f/5.6, 1/200, ISO320, handheld  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 17, 2009 0:04:52 GMT
Paddyfield Pipit ( Anthus rufulus, formerly called Richard's Pipit) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/7,1, 1/100 sec, ISO 640, bean bag Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Sept 17, 2009 0:09:06 GMT
I was not able to use the 7D for birds but I tried it on passing vehicles, running about 60 km/hr along the highway. The photo was taken in jpeg format with no post processing. Canon 7D (pre-production), Canon 400mm f/5.6 (Thanks Alain) at f/5.6, 1/200, ISO320, handheld William, that demonstrates your great panning skills. I bet you can do that with any body/lens combo. Good job! |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 17, 2009 1:08:29 GMT
Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) Canon 7D (pre-prod.) + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 640, bean bag, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800 Paralaya, Candaba wetlands, Sept. 11, 2009 
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Sept 17, 2009 1:15:59 GMT
Wow, those are Oconific captures indeed Mastah! I saw the Orig captures, and your process really makes them come alive. :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 17, 2009 1:24:42 GMT
Wow, those are Oconific captures indeed Mastah! I saw the Orig captures, and your process really makes them come alive. :-) Thanks Bobby. Test samples are normally posted with little or no sharpening, and flat-looking. This is to give leeway to others in processing these according to one's workflow and taste. |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Sept 17, 2009 5:37:32 GMT
Haven't tested the 7D (beta) last Saturday on birds but managed to squeeze in some shutters to get a feel and general impression of the new cam. Here is my share:  Canon 7D (Beta), 400mm f5.6L Shot @ f16, 1/30", ISO320, Handheld.  Canon 7D (Beta), 400mm f5.6L Shot @ f10, 1/200", ISO320, Handheld. This shot had a foreground object that momentarily covered the subject but 7D just ignored it. AF tracking must be good though the subject being tracked is way too large so the subject's size must have compensated the AF performance.  Canon 7D (Beta), 400mm f5.6L Shot @ f10, 1/200", ISO320, Handheld. The 8fps is a wonder. In this pic (succeeding from the one I posted above) I can see that subject just came out from a foreground object and still the AF tracking never got off a bit. The behaviour with my 50D was a bit different. When I was tracking a tern in flight and it went behind a bush, AF went off and got the bush instead of the tern. This was the problem I had all day in Paralaya. But of course the size of the subject really matters here But wait, the succeeding frames handles the same scenario quite well. This time, the subjects are too small and the distracting foreground almost covered all the subjects.    Canon 7D (Beta), 400mm f5.6L Shot @ f10, 1/1000", ISO320, Handheld. Here is a crop of the last frame. Focus is really locked on those egrets and some details are really recognizable.  And lastly, I wanted to know how I can get from an 18 megapixel cam,  Canon 7D (Beta), 400mm f5.6L Shot @ f5.6, 1/320", ISO320, Handheld with ledge support, subject distance around 6 meters  Crop, No PP  Crop, With slight sharpening. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 18, 2009 3:05:52 GMT
Amazing resolving power on this one, Toto! Try converting the RAW later when a converter becomes available, and you'll see even more detail. Crop, With slight sharpening. |
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Post by samieaggro on Sept 22, 2009 2:16:28 GMT
Masta Romy, you make my saliva dripping by just looking at those photos!
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