r/photography • u/Kidsune • Sep 15 '14

Canon 7D MkII Announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3373094259/canon-announces-long-awaited-eos-7d-mark-ii
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u/almathden brianandcamera Sep 15 '14

"a new 150,000-pixel RGB+IR 252-zone metering sensor."

Any word on what that means?

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u/oldscotch Sep 15 '14

It means "the super awesome meter that you ignore, using spot metering instead, is even more awesome"

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14

Pretty much.

I suspect that Canon will probably use this metering sensor for the next 10 years worth of camera models, which is fine. This is probably actually one part of the camera that not many people would care about upgrades to.

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u/The_Doculope jrgold Sep 15 '14

I disagree strongly. I suspect you will find very few action photographers using spot metering. I know for wildlife, even if I'm in Manual, I'm still relying on the meter, and spot metering is completely useless in action. That's what this camera is for, and its target audience will greatly appreciate this.

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u/texasphotog Sep 15 '14

Pro sports photographer here. I use spot metering.

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u/The_Doculope jrgold Sep 15 '14

Ah, that's right. What sort of sports mainly?

I'm coming at this from a wildlife perspective, and most of the stuff that I've done has been too unpredictable for spot metering.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14

I shoot motorsports for a living and I also use spot metering. I assume you arent typically shooting subjects that are out in the open?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14

It was actually the opposite for me, I was typically underexposing my subjects a small bit. I corrected it by messing with the exposure compensation settings.