01 January 2025

World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town

World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town - Testing the Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens

Portraits of Birds, Hout Bay, Cape Town

Objective: 2015 testing of the then relatively new Canon EOS 7D Mark II body / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens with ISO's between 800 - 6400.

Note: Hand-held in Av mode. All images processed in Lightroom 5.7. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction and some noise reduction.

Conditions: Overcast and mostly in low light (due to aviaries / enclosures)

Cape Town Location
World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town

Canon Equipment
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body
  • Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
  • Aperture Priority Mode Settings
  • Aperture: f/5 - 6.3
  • ISO 800 - 6400
  • Shutter speed: 1/250 - 1/2000s
  • Focal length 263 - 400mm
  • Image Stabilization on (Mode 1)
  • Auto-Focus mode (Case 1)
  • One Shot Mode
  • Handheld

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II - World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II - World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town
Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town