{"id":25795,"date":"2015-03-10T06:08:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=25795"},"modified":"2015-03-11T10:13:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T14:13:33","slug":"7d-ii-iso-1600-part-i-roseate-spoonbill-in-flight-7d-mark-ii-users-guide-update-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/03\/10\/7d-ii-iso-1600-part-i-roseate-spoonbill-in-flight-7d-mark-ii-users-guide-update-info\/","title":{"rendered":"7D II ISO 1600. Part I: Roseate Spoonbill in Flight. 7D Mark II User’s Guide Update Info."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I spent more than a few hours yesterday following up on a 90-minute phone interview the previous day with a Features Editor at Audubon magazine on a subject near and dear to my heart: the ethics of nature photography. At some point, you will almost surely be hearing lots on that topic from me here. I enjoyed a swim and an ice bath, did my core exercises, and just scratched the surface on catching up with old e-mails….<\/p>\n

This blog post took about 2 1\/2 hours to prepare and was published from my home at Indian Lake Estates at 6:09am. <\/p>\n

I fly to Morro Bay on Friday for a week-long busman’s holiday and then the Canon Destination Workshop. Yesterday, Dwayne Marrot called and signed up for both my Friday Morro Bay In-the-field sessions and the Canon Live Learning Destination Workshop. It is not too late for you<\/em><\/strong> to sign up for one or both and I would love to see you there. Scroll down for complete details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 7D Mark II User’s Guide is now available. You can purchase your copy right now in the BAA Online Store here<\/a> for $59. Or learn more here<\/a>. Phone orders OK: 863-692-0906. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

7D Mark II User’s Guide Update Info<\/h3>\n

An e-mail conversation with Jim Howell<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I believe that this is the Jim Howell who has been on several IPTs with me. <\/p>\n

JH: Dear Mr. Morris, This guide is wonderful – so much so that I’ve only gotten to page 25. There is so much in the camera manual that I could not understand; I greatly appreciate your efforts in making the material so much more understandable. I know it’s been said before, but it is so true: they should let you, pay you LOTS, to write the manual.<\/p>\n

am: Hey Jim. Thanks a ton for your kind and supportive words. <\/p>\n

JH: I did go through the entire manual and checked every spot where further information is indicated (an asset that everyone should follow). On pages 30 and 64 there are references to A Guide to Pleasing Blurs<\/a>. When I click on it I get “Fractastic” <\/p>\n

am: Thanks for pointing that out. The correct link is embedded above. On my PDF, that first error was actually on Page 31 \ud83d\ude42 As so many folks were in a hurry to get their hands on the 7D II User’s Guide, I decided not to have this eGuide checked out in advance. As usual, concerned readers have been e-mailing me with regards to typos, unclaritites, and plain and simple errors, grammatical and otherwise. Their efforts are greatly appreciated. <\/p>\n

Here is the 7D II User’s Guide plan:<\/strong> over the course of the next month I will be making corrections to the master file. They will of course be based on the e-mails like yours that I have received and will likely continue to receive. At that point, I will create a new PDF that will then be sent to all purchasers. Many have sent e-mails detailing additional corrections; I will be getting to those and thanking the senders asap. <\/p>\n

JH: On page 5: …folks using the 7D III. On page 8: High-speed – When you press ‘THE’ shutter button… Low-speed – I see ‘KNOW’ reason…<\/p>\n

am: when I see things like “I see KNOW reason…” it makes me realize how tired I must have been. <\/p>\n

JH: On page 11: The no more grid option! I have to learn to do this with the joystick. Thank you so much! And to know that I can switch direction on a moving target by moving the active AF point – I would never have discovered this – I thank you all the more.<\/p>\n

Under this option you indicate that to set this function, “Scroll to the last symbol . . .” On my 7DII that symbol is ‘AF area Select Lever.’<\/p>\n

am: Ah, you caught a good one. I changed that to read as follows: <\/p>\n

“Scroll using the Joystick to highlight the camera symbol in yellow. It is the last symbol on the right in the second row from the top. Then press the Set button. Now scroll with the thumb wheel to the next to last symbol <\/strong>in the right hand column, the Joystick (Multi-controller) symbol. Press Set again. The Multi-controller screen pops up. Use the thumb wheel to highlight the right hand symbol, Direct AF point selection. Now press the Set button one last time.<\/em>” <\/p>\n

Many thanks for that one. Multiple IPT veteran Joe Barranco also noted that error and was kind enough to e-mail me on it.<\/p>\n

JH: On page 25: Under Rear Button Focus, the second sentence begins: Ito… And on page 65: Though I’ve not read this far, under Firmware Version: SI is likely…<\/p>\n

am: Many thanks for your typo- (and more) help. Over the years I have found that with the eGuides that our readership does a far better job of editing the first published version than any professional proofreader could do. And that goes for double when it comes to letting me know about stuff that is either unclear or dead wrong. So thanks not only to you but to the whole gang. And of course, a huge shout out to all who have purchased the guide. <\/p>\n

JH: I love the photos throughout and the gallery. The quality of the images though, is not quite up to the standard found in your other guides. I’m sure this is not the email you want to read after so much effort to put this valuable guide together, but you did ask. No wait, an assistant asked so it is their fault. Now I feel better.<\/p>\n

am: Jim, there may be several things at play here. First, I opted to do this guide with vertical pages. Previous guides with horizontally oriented pages featured larger images. I must say though, that size considered, the images look pretty good on my mac. Lastly there may be another mac\/PC issues here; the PDF was created using a mac version of Adobe Reader. All previous eGuide PDFs were created using a PC version so there may very well be minor quality issues. <\/p>\n

A final note: I was the one who asked, not Jim :). You are wrong about one thing, your helpful e-mail is very much the e-mail I wanted to read after so much effort. Many thanks for taking the time to write and for your helpful suggestions and corrections. <\/p>\n

JH: Sincerely, Jim<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at 7:07am on March 8, 2015 at Alafia Banks with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2 2\/3 stops off the grey sky: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/4 in Manual mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand Shutter Button AF as originally framed–be sure to see the DPP 4 screen capture below–was active at the moment of exposure. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n