Hi all,
I recently upgraded to the 7D mkII and wondered what your preferred airshow settings were, Focus point expansion etc?
I used mine for the first time at Cosford and didn't get that many keepers. I know Cosfords a nightmare anyway due to the position of the Sun (not a problem on previous visits as the weather is usually pants.. ).
I'm using a 300 F4 L series prime and a 1.4x converter.
Many thanks in advance
Mark
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Canon 7D mkII Settings
Canon 7D mkII Settings
Cameraless
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
Bump on this as I've just gone 7d MkII as well
Any tips appreciated
Andy
Any tips appreciated
Andy
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
These have served me well:
Propeller aircraft & helicopters (user settings c1)
shutter priority Tv mode
iso 100
f8 ‘lens sweet spot’
1/250 but adjust from 1/60 to 1/320
Jets (user settings c2)
aperture priority av mode
iso 200 (adjust to give shutter speed)
f8 ‘lens sweet spot’
1/750 plus ….
af1 menu AI serv0 AF for moving subjects - case 5
af2 menu al servo first & second image priority
af4 menu FOCUS 9 Central zone points
drive mode: low speed continuous shooting - some use high but you can run out of buffer with identical shots in a Q...
auto white balance
Hope this helps.
Propeller aircraft & helicopters (user settings c1)
shutter priority Tv mode
iso 100
f8 ‘lens sweet spot’
1/250 but adjust from 1/60 to 1/320
Jets (user settings c2)
aperture priority av mode
iso 200 (adjust to give shutter speed)
f8 ‘lens sweet spot’
1/750 plus ….
af1 menu AI serv0 AF for moving subjects - case 5
af2 menu al servo first & second image priority
af4 menu FOCUS 9 Central zone points
drive mode: low speed continuous shooting - some use high but you can run out of buffer with identical shots in a Q...
auto white balance
Hope this helps.
Canon EOS RP & 7D II
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
Thanks Keith,
The 9 central zone points surprises me, I've been using single point. Do you think this has improved your keeper rate?
Mark
The 9 central zone points surprises me, I've been using single point. Do you think this has improved your keeper rate?
Mark
Cameraless
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
Think central 9 is better, with a single point you can struggle with low viz smooth surface or multiple aircraft in a single shot, ie single point between a pair.
Canon EOS RP & 7D II
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
I may give that a go come airshow season and see how I get on..
It may help with my keeper rate with the 150-600 sport too..
Thanks Keith
It may help with my keeper rate with the 150-600 sport too..
Thanks Keith
Cameraless
Re: Canon 7D mkII Settings
Thanks very much for the info Keith I'll make a note of the settings remember to set everything up for the next trip.
There's so much stuff to learn with the new camera.
Andy
There's so much stuff to learn with the new camera.
Andy
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