Looking through previous posts, I found a comment by rpcrowe that the Canon 7D does not have AF capability at f8. Since I have been considering this camera as a second body to a 5D Mk2 for wildlife photography, this would be a concern in that choice. Any further information about this drawback?
Alan
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30th November 2011, 10:40 PM #1
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Canon 7D and AF capability at f8
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30th November 2011, 10:53 PM #2
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Re: Canon 7D and AF capability at f8
Maybe you misunderstood. The camera will not properly AF when a lens, or lens and TC combination have a maximum aperture of f/8. Cameras normally AF at the maximum aperture of a lens up to f/8 and then the camera adjusts to the selected aperture when taking the shot, be it at f/1.0 or f/32.
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30th November 2011, 11:17 PM #3
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Out of interest, traditionally Canon 1D cameras will focus at F8, but it's looking like the new 1Dx may buck the trend and drop us back to F5.6 again
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1st December 2011, 12:26 AM #4
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Re: Canon 7D and AF capability at f8
Thanks for the clarification. I read the tutorial on autofucus and now it all makes sense!
Alan
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