7D Mark II

[Fay]

After a long wait my brother and I got our hands on a couple of Mark IIs. Problem is after a week of work we still feel like pictures are soft. I originally started trying to adjust with some of the methods on the web. I finally said @#$ with that and bought a LensAlign MKII and then the Focus Tune V3. Over the weekend we got the system set up and learned the basics of the software. Adjustments were made after doing 5 shots in steps of five. Then when we had the general area we shot 10 images in steps of 1 around the indicated best spot. Several times we did an even tighter refinement again using 10 shots for the software to scan. This was done with the 100-400 at both ends of the zoom and the 600 with and without the 1.4 extender. I think I got the 100-400 zeroed in, but brother is still frustrated. Neither of us like the results with the 600 after micro adjustments.

One thing we did notice is that when the lens was locked down on the tripod and we pushed the TC-80N3 remote controller button half way the focus point tended to drift down. The image stablization was on with all lens. I usually don't tripod my 100-400 and when using the 600 the tripod is typically not locked down so I was told the IS being on was okay.

So any suggestions or words of wisdom would be appreciated. To be truthful I am a very short way from taking the camera back and replacing it with a different body.

Thank you. Fay and Robert

[ebiggs1]

"But the question remains. The pictures I liked to. Are they grainer/noisier than I should expect with the Mk II?"

Fay,

The real question is whether you are satified with the pictures and "grainy" results.  What a camera produces without post processing is really not a good indicator of what can be done with it.  In the end, as I do not have a 7D Mk II to try, I have to believe it is very good at high ISO's and better than the current 7D is.  At least the remarks I have seen seem to indicate so.

[SDRoadster]

In manual mode my 7D Mark II main dial does not adjust the aperture, the LCD displays "L".  I have to go into the quick settings menu to change.

[Seed]

I am starting some research. Again. I found out after I got the camera that it would not focus at the DOF I was auto focusing on. It was always either too deep or too shallow. After reading up on it I found out that that particular camera had to be micro adjusted to each lens that was put on it. WTF?! I have tried a couple of times to do that but get frustrated very quickly for one reason or another.

I believe this was Canon's way of saying, "You're using 3rd party lenses (Sigma, Tamron) more than ours? Then FU! Adjust your own lenses!

It is rediculous with all the smarts and electronics in camera now. I mean. your 60D, my 60D most any other cameras adjust automatically to each and every lens used. Pisses me off!

[Waddizzle]

SDRoadster is seeing “L” because his buttons are LOCKED. Check the [LOCK] switch on the rear panel.

Seed,
Testing depth of field can be a test of your skills as a photographer. In fact, I will say that it is a test.