60d transition to 7dm2

[harshclimate]

I encountered issues with my 60d which lead me to purchase the 7dm2. The 60d, started to give me somewhat out of focus shots which I couldn't figure out why. I thought maybe I had gotten a soft lens (24-105mm), but after trying my 50mm and a 70-300mm tamron lens they were also coming out rather out of focus. What would cause a camera or sensor to deteriorate? Is that even possible or are my eyes all outta whack?

Using the 7dm2, so far, has been a dream. I also got the 100mm macro lens and the combo of the two have reinspired me to practice photography. It's my passion and having a camera like this makes it so much more fun because I don't have to fight my way to a good photo through photoshop. I have yet to try it with my other lenses but I'm sure they'll perform well. 

I do miss my 60d's (i have two bodies) and I really super miss the titlty twisty screen. The 7dm2 is going to be a pain to learn and master but as long as I get the quality shots that I'm looking for, I'm not gonna stress over it. I do love the heft and size of the 7dm2. In a way it seems like that helps me stabilize the shot a little better.

Are there any tips and tricks that you all use with your 7dm2? Namely for macro/landscape photography?

[Waddizzle]

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@harshclimate wrote:

That's awesome! Best looking 10 cents I've ever seen 🙂

I was taking macro shots of some cacti out in my front yard, but I would think it'd be super hard to focus stack that because in the wind, it might be pretty hard to do. I mostly shoot handheld, and I used to think that I have a pretty steady hand, but I guess in the case of macro, it'd be best to use my tripod. Now, in contrast, when I use tripod to take photos of landscapes (this is with the 60d) my shots were still somewhat soft.

I'll have to dig up some photos to put up here so I can give you an example. I am, however, able to get really sharp pics with the 7d2 handheld. I just ordered a monopod for ease of use rather than a tripod. 

Do you think over some time, the 7d2 sensor will eventually become soft like the 60d did? Sensor or shutter... I'm not sure which might have failed.

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Digital electronics fail in one big ball of flames.  Unless there is an analog component somewhere in the logical signal path, you will never see a degradation in image quality.  It should always be a pass/fail scenario.  

Landscape shots with a wide angle lens tend to be more forgiving of camera motion than longer focal lengths.  Your shutter speed sometimes needs to be fairly high for landscape shots, simply because of the wind moving everything around.

Also, your aperture settings can create a shallow depth of field.  Learn to be familiar with the hyperfocal distances of your lenses.

[Waddizzle · Accepted solution]

Here's a handheld HDR shot, taken at 16mm.  Unfortunately, the 5MB file size of the forums means a slightly blurry looking shot.  I used a fairly high shutter speed because the wind was blowing the trees around slightly.  Leaves were almost waving.

Here's a panoramic shot taken at 85mm, and shot from a tripod.  I rotated the camera to portrait mode.

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I took an initial shot in Av mode to get initial camera settings, which I used as a starting point for a manual settings.    All of the shots in the panorama were shot with identical focus and exposure settings, which is critical for success. The above image is actually a 40MB file, but I had to compress it under 5MB to post it to the forums.