Drake Northern Shoveler Head-on In Flight

Had a few series of head-on Bird in Flight and i am very satisfied with the new 7D Mark II’s ability to track incoming flyers with ease where the 1D Mark IV failed to deliver on a consistent basis. The crop factor certainly make a case here. Without 1.4x where i would normally use on 1 Series bodies, the AF is more responsive on a naked 500mm and it’s lighter for handheld too – lighter body weight and without 1.4x teleconvertor.

Here’s my settings so far after a week of intense BIF. I would recommend turn off iTR and use center point if you are into BIF – it makes a huge difference

Updated : Feb 2, 2015 – over 2 months using this camera for BIF

1. Initial AF pt Manual
2. AF modes : Manual Spot AF, 4 points expand, 9 points expand.
3. Disable EOS iTR AF
4. AF Servro Priority 1 Equal, Priority 2 to Focus
5. AF Case 2 and change the following to
   • Tracking Sensitivity : 0
   • Accel/Decel Trackjing : 1
   • AF point auto Switching : 1