RedRobin
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Those interested in or owning the new 7D Mark II will know how there are zillions of autofocus options available to the user. Coming from a 70D and not a 1DX, it can be rather daunting but the way forward is of course to get involved and suck it and see - In other words, shoot shoot shoot and analyse the results and then adjust settings accordingly.
So the story behind this shot is that I was already setup in AF Case 3, AF SERVO, Av-mode at F/9, and ISO 800 when some b*****d kid threw a stone (actually a rock!) at some Mallard in the small river estuary. A flock of gulls instantly took to the air and I instantly swung my camera skywards on its fluid cartridge monopod (Manfrotto MVM500A). Set at 10 fps, I got 7 frames in 5 seconds and the best was #2. Shot on my trusty old Canon 400mm F/5.6L.
I have to say that I am getting a higher rate of bird-in-flight 'keepers' from the new 7D2 than my much loved 70D. I hoped I would and so far so good.
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7468%2F15914071852_63d357c92c_o.jpg&hash=20c8f58ea6918644dff12de619d69829)
^ EXIF etc on Flickr. RAW plus post-processing.
My original shot showing AF pts....
I have been able to create several image compositions from this original because enough of the birds are in focus - More compositions are posted in Reply #9.
Comments always welcome
. Thanks for looking.
So the story behind this shot is that I was already setup in AF Case 3, AF SERVO, Av-mode at F/9, and ISO 800 when some b*****d kid threw a stone (actually a rock!) at some Mallard in the small river estuary. A flock of gulls instantly took to the air and I instantly swung my camera skywards on its fluid cartridge monopod (Manfrotto MVM500A). Set at 10 fps, I got 7 frames in 5 seconds and the best was #2. Shot on my trusty old Canon 400mm F/5.6L.
I have to say that I am getting a higher rate of bird-in-flight 'keepers' from the new 7D2 than my much loved 70D. I hoped I would and so far so good.
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7468%2F15914071852_63d357c92c_o.jpg&hash=20c8f58ea6918644dff12de619d69829)
^ EXIF etc on Flickr. RAW plus post-processing.
My original shot showing AF pts....
![Black-headedGulls_AFpts.png](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FWILDLIFE%2520-%2520Birds%2FBlack-headedGulls_AFpts.png&hash=f89d44e22222f175b5dde3eb5f3e9a72)
I have been able to create several image compositions from this original because enough of the birds are in focus - More compositions are posted in Reply #9.
Comments always welcome
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