Recent content by Graeme Mills

Thanks- Yes, have had the same issue with a 24-105L also. Have updated firmware tonight and will take it out tomorrow, see how it is. Cheers

Thanks everyone- Really appreciate the responses on here- you learn so much from folk in the know. Was shooting at the weekend in fairly poor light and the camera actually seemed to shoot (AI Servo) at a better rate than described in my initial post. I'll keep all your input in mind, and work...

Thanks all- will take your input on board- Always working on technique, but would be nice to work on technique at 8fps when required :). I'll try the reset and have a proper look through the user guide also. Definitely shooting on high speed continuous- thanks for the thoughts. Thanks, I'll...

Hello all, I have been shooting more in AI Servo this week (birds) and notice a big drop in fps burst rate on my Canon 7D. Setup is Canon 7D and Canon 70-300 4/5.6 L. This happens throughout the focal range and I am shooting mixed ISO but all sub 800 (ISO doesnt seem to affect the low burst...

I mostly use the crosshair (Canon) AF point, but sometimes use the centre "zone" for servo. Mixed results. Would you recommend the single af point? Thanks Graeme

Thanks all- a lot of really useful pointers. I think distance is a big factor as is the fact I shot both handheld (at 300mm). Need to work on my technique (and my stalking skills..). Both pictures have been cropped, but neither have been sharpened (I've never really got into post processing...

Thanks very much. I do wonder if Im not getting close enough to some subjects, and (overly) rely on cropping to fill frame. I'll take your advice on gulls etc. Can I also ask- would I be correct in thinking I should always be on Servo mode for birds in flight (w/cross hair focus) and AI focus...

Hi there, both shots taken with a Canon 70-300L F4-5.6 IS USM. (IS ON) Thanks

Hello all, Been taking pics for a few years now, but now feel I really need some input from those in the know (thats you lot). I have many many questions, but thought i'd start with tis one: I really struggle to get really sharp images of birds (both stationary and in flight)- often end up...

Various troubleshooting