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For a long time I have been primarily a landscape shooter, using A7R with Canon glass. Exposure is very easy because I have time to plan out the shot, and with extra DR latitude, it's easy to fix mistakes.
Recently I started shooting with 7DII and my new 100-400 mk2 lens. While I love the combo, I am struggling with getting right exposure at times when I track a subject. I have exposure set to Evaluative metering (which I believe is the only mode in 7DII that evaluates exposure based on currently used focus point).
When I shoot flying birds against the sky, exposure is wrong, heavily underexposed (which shouldn't happen I think if focus point is used) and I have to adjust exposure compensation to +0.7 or +1. But as the bird transitions to ground level, +1 exposure ends up being too slow and too bright, so I have to constantly struggle to shift exposure compensation all while tracking the bird. In some cases, camera nails exposure (like back-lit subjects) perfectly, and in some cases its a mess.
Due to very low adjustment latitude (especially when I shoot at high ISO), I can't figure out how to get the camera to be more accurate with exposure when tracking. Any recommendations, like settings to use, and best practices for this camera?
Thanks!
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