First shots with 7dmk2

[Daisy M]

Battery charged, out in the garden for these test shots, comments please.

4S7A0034 (2) by David Miller, on Flickr

4S7A0030 (2) by David Miller, on Flickr

4S7A0028 (2) by David Miller, on Flickr

4S7A0017 (2) by David Miller, on Flickr

[tesarver]

Re: First shots with 7dmk2

1st image you nailed the focus. Glad to see you back out with a camera. Enjoy.

Tom

[tigerburnie]

Re: First shots with 7dmk2

I like the cock Chaffinch shots

[Trev B]

Re: First shots with 7dmk2

They seem tad soft on my screen, but it is well beyond it #s sell by date

[ctrollen]

Re: First shots with 7dmk2

Glad you're up & running!

To my eyes, the two male chaffinches look very slightly soft here but are much sharper on Flickr, which is a common issue.
The female chaffinch is also a little soft but the branch next to it is sharp, so either the focus point is a little off or the bird moved as you took the shot.
The sparrow looks a bit more OOF than the others but again, looking on Flickr, I think that could be camera shake.

Interestingly, Flickr is not showing much EXIF data on some of the shots so I can't see your settings all of your settings. I think I'd be trying for a faster shutter speed than 1/200 when shooting hand-held at those distances.

[Daisy M]

Re: First shots with 7dmk2

Thanks all, Chris appreciate your comments will try a faster speed next time I am in my hide. Dave