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[anand]

A Pair.

[AlanF]

For those who complain that the 7D is noisy, this was taken at ISO 1600 and 1/4000 s. These kingfishers move like rockets and I was fortunate to anticipate his leaving by pressing the shutter just as he was taking off. It was taken in RAW and some noise suppressed.

[chops411]

Practicing outside with my new 70-200 f4 IS lens.

[crasher8]

I think I need a tele.

[Mr Bean]

"Hello cheekie".
King Parrot, young female.
5D m3 + 300mm f4

[applecider]

Alan great kingfisher!

Mind saying what lens you used and whether you cropped at all.

My experience with the 7d is that any images above 320 iso or so just do not allow any cropping, unlike 5diii  raws, which allow cropping to about 100  % without any need for noise reduction.  For me it is usually better to use the 5diii and crop vs getting the extra reach from the 7d.  I think there may be variability in the sensors in the 7 d

[scottkinfw]

Kingfisher with snack.

[Renegade Runner]

Kingfisher with snack.

Mmmmmm.  Yummy.

[serendipidy]

Grasshopper to bird....Eat More Fish!

[Mr Bean]

Kookaburra in flight.

[AlanF]

Alan great kingfisher!

Mind saying what lens you used and whether you cropped at all.

My experience with the 7d is that any images above 320 iso or so just do not allow any cropping, unlike 5diii  raws, which allow cropping to about 100  % without any need for noise reduction.  For me it is usually better to use the 5diii and crop vs getting the extra reach from the 7d.  I think there may be variability in the sensors in the 7 d

300mm f/2.8 II with 2xTC III at f/8. It is the centre 44% of the total. I routinely use Iso 400 and crop to a 1000x1000 pixels. The main problem for me is the lack of consistency of focus of the 7D - and it is not just mine, the tests by FoCal, Lens Rentals etc show the same. I have just bought a 5D III. Not only is the Iso performance much better, the consistency of focus is superb and it focusses much faster with the 300mm f/2.8 + 2xTC, which was slow on the 7D. I am keeping my 7D as a back up, and for my wife and grandson to use as it is still good enough.

[rpt]

My personal favorite bird..the Peregrine Falcon..only the second time I've seen one of these..just wonderful


Peregrine Falcon by Revup67, on Flickr

Fantastic! I love the shot.

[rpt]

A Pair.

Anand, lovely pictures.

[scottkinfw]

Thank you so much!  First, I got a new monitor so that I can rework it under calibrated conditions (over-sharpened imo).

That said, I used 5D# 1/400 f 4.5 iso 250
Lens 70-200 (at 2000 mm) f2,b is II with is on. Flash did not fire.
In Lightroom 4 it is cropped 968 X12310.I believe it was shot manual.

Regarding the crop issue, I personally have found that it is best to get as close as possible to fill the sensor so less cropping is needed, and less particulates in the air to degrade image.  Here, I zoomed in to the max with my 200, and had to crop very little.

Thanks again.

sek

Alan great kingfisher!

Mind saying what lens you used and whether you cropped at all.

My experience with the 7d is that any images above 320 iso or so just do not allow any cropping, unlike 5diii  raws, which allow cropping to about 100  % without any need for noise reduction.  For me it is usually better to use the 5diii and crop vs getting the extra reach from the 7d.  I think there may be variability in the sensors in the 7 d

[revup67]

A Male Red-winged Blackbird perched in a barren tree adjacent to a wildlife pond.  They have the most incredible bird calls.  Noisy at times, but most diverse especially when in a cluster.


Red-winged Blackbird (Male) by Revup67, on Flickr