Hiya Dave, ahh mate thanks for taking the time ,i'm very grateful for your thoughts really am!! I'm also grateful that you have stuck replies here it's your stunning Hare picture's thread which i'm derailing,so know that I appreciate this
The 7Dii was my initial choice,i read the specs way back,spent way too many hours reading up on focus issues IQ and god knows what else. I've seen a fair few folks that are seriously talented and have sold a iv and then bought a ii and then not been completely happy and gone back. These are knowledgeable guys Dave and i'm utterly not. So what is bothering me is I need to trust my new body,it worries me that I would naturally blame myself and would have to go to some lengths to really believe it was a body issue not me being a problem. A member here has let me try out a iv Dave I really like the feel of it,it's over twice as heavy as my 550D which concerned me,but it feels right,I hopefully will purchase this exact body shortly. I know it works the guy takes some awesome pictures with it,(he's got a chance of a 1DX otherwise I don't think he would part with it), This barring my learning curve with the new body , will remove my foremost concern outlined above . It feels right Dave no small thing with a camera.
Dave I completely take on board your point about exposure compensation and auto iso,although I haven't used this facility I can see how damn useful it would be for wildlife togs.....We predict a given need for a set apature and shutter speed,the camera uses the iso plus exposure compensation to give us correct exposure even for a dark bif against a bright sky. I in some ways would also like the dense sensor more pixels on subject and new tech is ever moving forwards it's no easy choice Dave ,but i've got the chance of a proven body,built like a tank which is swaying me. So I'm pretty much set now,although again I need to say cheers for the words mate. Dave I can't really loose,either body will be a significant upgrade and if the pics are crap,i'll have to own that,which I'm completely cool with.
I'm going to try and get some of my hare pics up shortly,I'd love you to be ruthless with them like your own, I haven't offered anything up for critique really yet. I get the same thing from Shaz,nah you can't delete that. Dave ,it's interesting I'm not yet a photographer,,but as of yet I'm not completely ingrained in pin sharp focus, rules of composition, etc .Many of the things togs hold dear. So I find it deeply interesting how a layman likes a "somewhat blurry" for example image,that togs would call awful. In some ways I also muse what is being lost as many images are very similar.
I appreciate the thoughts on stalking vs waiting,that adds up,while i'm here pondering and musing could one be too premeditated while playing the waiting game? Dave I would be guilty of trying to capture a specific shot,lets say hare's for example,I want to capture similar to your self the boxing...... the balls to the wall head down speed merchant.Do these preconceived ideas get in the way of us being creative? Is that point mute because we grab what's given ,even though we wanted X? No real need to answer that Dave just me being me,ha one does get time to ponder such things in a hide huh,lmao
David, you have done very well for a year, ha, put some graft in hey mate
,good for you buddy!!
take care
Stu