Ofer Levy
October 17th, 2009, 07:18 AM
Hi all,
Finally got my EX3 after not having it for nearly three weeks due to a major repair. (Mack International Warranty paid the whole thing - 3,000$ !!!)
Did some similar night shoot with the Flying Foxes feeding on figs like the clip I posted in here a few days ago. This is my impression:
Image looks MUCH nicer from the 7D - rich and vivid colours, nice detail and even in 1250 iso noise looks acceptable to me.
It is also easier to focus with the 7D thanks to the x10 magnification function of the LCD.
However, the DOF when using a 400mm lens on the 7D is too shallow to allow any real following of movement without having the subject going OOF. Trying to focus while following the subject is pretty difficult and I can’t really do it.
DOF when using the EX3 is much wider and allows following the moving bats without loosing the focus.
Image looks so much nicer with the 7D that I think I will only use it for night shoots. I will have to use wider lenses as well - probably the Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 IS, but I think the results is well worth the extra work.
Will post some footage I got with the EX3 in very similar conditions in a few days.
Cheers,
Ofer
Ofer Levy Photography (http://www.oferlevyphotography.com)
Finally got my EX3 after not having it for nearly three weeks due to a major repair. (Mack International Warranty paid the whole thing - 3,000$ !!!)
Did some similar night shoot with the Flying Foxes feeding on figs like the clip I posted in here a few days ago. This is my impression:
Image looks MUCH nicer from the 7D - rich and vivid colours, nice detail and even in 1250 iso noise looks acceptable to me.
It is also easier to focus with the 7D thanks to the x10 magnification function of the LCD.
However, the DOF when using a 400mm lens on the 7D is too shallow to allow any real following of movement without having the subject going OOF. Trying to focus while following the subject is pretty difficult and I can’t really do it.
DOF when using the EX3 is much wider and allows following the moving bats without loosing the focus.
Image looks so much nicer with the 7D that I think I will only use it for night shoots. I will have to use wider lenses as well - probably the Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 IS, but I think the results is well worth the extra work.
Will post some footage I got with the EX3 in very similar conditions in a few days.
Cheers,
Ofer
Ofer Levy Photography (http://www.oferlevyphotography.com)