{"id":1840,"date":"2011-02-06T00:02:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T00:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1840"},"modified":"2013-11-09T19:28:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T19:28:14","slug":"new-camera-and-the-2000th-fox-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/new-camera-and-the-2000th-fox-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"New Camera and the 2000th Fox of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

It's yet another new camera day today. I picked up a Canon EOS 7D this morning to replace my worn out 40D, and have sat through rain and grey skies ever since. Not the kind of day to test out a camera, though (as I'll show in a moment) I did manage a few images this evening.<\/p>\n

It's far too early to give more than a very immediate impression of the 7D. To begin, it needs a fair bit of 'setting up' most of which I've now done. The menus are very straightforward, for example switching the button functions (e.g. to disable AF on the shutter) is aided by a visual guide on the viewing screen. I've switched off most of the noise reduction settings (I prefer to deal with those issues during processing), and adjusted some of the auto-focus settings. It's beginning to feel like my camera. I've also set up three custom settings (with AF linked to the shutter) for night use.<\/p>\n

One noticeable difference is file size. The RAW images come in at 25MB a frame, which will mean that I need to implement more frequent culls of what's stored on my hard drive. The maximum ISO is 12800 :faint: Oh, and it has HD video functions as well. As for the pictures (which is what this is all about) I really need to test it 'in the field'; that is test it when photographing wildlife in a variety of conditions, but I've not yet had much of an opportunity for that. The few shots I have taken were of newts in the pond this evening. The conditions were windy with a touch of drizzle (which disturbs the surface of the water), so far from ideal. Even so I think I'm happy with a few of the shots.
<\/span> Two newts out hunting<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Newt resting on a leaf<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Diving newt<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Heading for the surface<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Breaking the surface<\/span><\/p>\n

I had hoped for a fox tonight, especially as I've now reached the ridiculous total of 2000 photos<\/a> in my Fox of the Day<\/a> series. I settled for a photo of Bold in the snow, taken last January. These are a fairly random selection from the series<\/a>, beginning with the photo that started it all…
<\/span>The very first photo, June 2005<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The Old Dog Fox from November 2006<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>July 2007<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>February 2008<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>August 2009 (used by the band Everything Everything<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>January 2010<\/span>
\"Nature<\/a><\/span>
Camera note: newt shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f\/2.8L macro IS USM lens. The foxes were photographed with a range of cameras: Olympus C370 (2005), Canon S2 IS (2006), Canon EOS 400D (2007-8), Canon EOS 40D (2009-10).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1026],"tags":[694,1128,165],"class_list":["post-1840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foxes","category-newt-amphibians-2","tag-canon-eos-7d","tag-fox","tag-newts","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t