Testing my replacement 7D at Candaba wetlands

[Romy Ocon]

As I posted some time back, my first Canon EOS 7D had a defective sensor (very noisy at mid-ISOs), and I had to return it to Canon Manila. They loaned me a service 7D to use while mine was being processed for replacement. I finally got the replacement 7D (a new unit) last February 1st, and I immediately ran it through a battery of tests. Noise is normal now, at par with good copies of the 7D I've tried.

Then I went to my favorite wetlands yesterday with visiting birding buddy Nilo A. to do the final test - AF at birds in flight. My new 7D's AF turned out very good, probably the best among the 5 copies of the 7D I've used so far. Ely T. and Rey. S.A. were at the wetlands too, also testing a super-DSLR.


Little Ringed-Plover (Charadrius dubius, migrant)
Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, February 4, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light, near full frame.





Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula wolfei, endemic race)
Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, February 4, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/640 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light, near full frame.





Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant)
Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, February 4, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, near full frame, 17.5 m distance.






A GENUINE BIRDNUT. Birding buddy Nilo A., who's visiting from Cebu to attend the WBNPPI directors' meeting, braves the baking heat of the early afternoon sun to get close to Candaba regulars. February 4, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, near full frame.

[Ely Teehankee]

The Golden Light gives a different color to the bird. I like the Golden color. I like the Whiskered Tern at 17.5 meters. That is a difficult distance to capture a swift bird like that. Normally the bird would be looking down but this one is stealing a glance at you and wondering what you are up to. The picture is clear and sharp and you can see the outline of the bones framing the wings. Well done Romy. Mabuhay.

[mantarey]

Wow that Tern in-flight must be the sharpest and most detailed I've seen so far. 7D is surely a super BIF camera. Congrats on your new BIF toy Mastah.

[Neon Rosell II]

You got a winner here for a replacement Ka Mastah !! It's good that it's way better than you expected. ;D

[Mark Itol]

Superb work as always, Ka Mastah. Love the golden light. It's great to know your replacement 7D can now keep up with your demands and standards.

[Ding Carpio]

Please tell Canon that I can do them a favor by getting that defective 7D off their hands at 1/10th the price.

[Toto Gamboa]

Super shots once again from the Mastah!

[Bob Kaufman]

Finally a camera body worthy of the Mastah's talents. Super excellent shots, as always.

[Bobby Kintanar]

Now, that's how it should be! All are excellent shots - Oconific already, I guess, but honestly, they just don't have that "Wow" factor we are all used to in Ka Mastah's photos.

Also, Canon's QC seems to be a hit or miss affair. This scenario, though it ends nicely, just does not play out well for those among us aspiring for the 7D's features. Canon should get their act together and provide units that work as advertised right out of the box.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

excellent series sir! did it go the same PP workflow as the 5DMkII shots? Am imagining the plover shot with the middle bird as subject.

[Ariel Matias]

Very impressive BIF shot of the tern!

[Romy Ocon]

Thanks everybody!

Feb 6, 2010 0:44:53 GMT Bobby Kintanar said:

Now, that's how it should be! All are excellent shots - Oconific already, I guess, but honestly, they just don't have that "Wow" factor we are all used to in Ka Mastah's photos.

Also, Canon's QC seems to be a hit or miss affair. This scenario, though it ends nicely, just does not play out well for those among us aspiring for the 7D's features. Canon should get their act together and provide units that work as advertised right out of the box.

Hehehe.... I also hope that Canon's QC has tighter freeplay, Bobby. My current 7D copy has such a good AF that it could keep up with the 1D4 that Ely was testing at Candaba, and noise isn't bad too at mid-ISOs. ;D

[Tonji Ramos]

Great shots Romy. You and your 7D are going to take lots of fantastic pictures.

[Adri Constantino]

New toy! Great shots Romy.

[Edwin Matias]

awesome shots..... wow...