Selling my 7Dmk2 for the 1Dx

[Deleted member 369279]

Hello,

Thank you everyone for your replies! This thread really picked up last night.
I am away from home and i will check the links you sent me as soon as I am back.
I need to reconsider my gear and adapt it to my needs.
I love my 5D3 and i want to keep it. It is really a camera that i feel confident to use and i know i can thrust the results. My 7d2 went back to Canon with my sigma Lens, the results are better since. But it is still not very good when focusing beyond 10meters.

Now i could buy the 100-400 version 2 and a converter. Or invest into a 400 DO.
Maybe that is the best option. It is light and i understand the IQ is very good.

Selling both cameras to buy the 1DX2....i don't want to travel with only one camera.

Vincent

 

[Alex_M]

Vincent,

It sounds like the lens was not tuned properly for focus at infinity. My Sigma telefoto lens required a substantial focus tuning at the longer focus range but was very accurate once tuned. I am sure that Sigma will be happy to tune the lens for you free of charge in case if you are uncomfortable with tuning long telefoto lenses yourself.

Hello,

...My 7d2 went back to Canon with my sigma Lens, the results are better since. But it is still not very good when focusing beyond 10meters...

Vincent

 

[Deleted member 369279]

Here are a few images shot with the 5D3 and the Sigma 150-600s:

Lilac Breasted Roller: https://500px.com/photo/112281837/lilac-breasted-roller-by-vincent-andrews?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=6078768

Chamois: https://500px.com/photo/122597951/chamois-in-the-alps-by-vincent-andrews?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=6078768

Girafes: https://500px.com/photo/112161721/giraffe-sunset-by-vincent-andrews?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=6078768

I don't think there is one on my 500px page taken with the 7Dmk2.

Vincent

 

[ksgal]

Here is what the Digital Picture has to say in test shots:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=972&Camera=963&Sample=0&FLI=4&API=1&LensComp=978&CameraComp=963&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=5&APIComp=0

I think this pretty well confirms it may be the lens quality, and not the body, maybe renting one will tell?

 

[j-nord]

Yes it's a common issue to have an IQ hit when using crop bodies on lower end FF glass. You are trying to extract more detail out of a smaller area of the lens thus any imperfections will get magnified. There doesn't seem to be nearly as much of a hit when using the 7Dii on the 100-400ii. I noticed the same issue when trying to pair the 7Dmki with a 70-300L