So, just a couple of weeks ago, I found myself in an interesting position -- let me explain.
I had a 60D that I had loved for the past 3 years. But......I have a 100-400 f4-5.6L that I also love. BUT, I also have a 1.4x teleconverter that I occassionally like to add to the 100-400, for extra reach. BUT, when I bolt it on, I loose autofocus -- **bleep**! I do mostly wildlife photography, especially birds, and autofocus makes my life much easier. I've done my homework, and I understand (as a physicist) what the limitations are, but it is a HUGE thorn in my side.
So, back to my "interesting position" -- my best friend/cousin had a Rebel that he had been doing great work with, since he discovered photography about two years ago. He was ready to upgreade, and I was in a position to upgrade, even thought I didn't need to (at least, I didn't THINK I needed to). So, as a (self-serving) action, I decided I would upgrade, and sell my cousin my 60D for a bargain. I did my research, and decided that my next camera would be a 7d Mark II. So, we moved on it -- he ended up with a MUCH better camera for a bargain, and I got back onto the "learning curve" that I love so much.
So, to shorten this (already too long) story a bit, I JUST discovered that the 7D Mark II actually permits the 1.4X teleconvertor to actually AUTOFOCUS with the 100-400!!!! Okay, so you have to be in the "center-point" or "center-point + 4 surrounding points" modes, I don't care. This allows me to do what I need to do, WITH autofocus.
YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY -- thank you, Canon!!!
