I also use MacPhun products and have been pleased. I use Capture One as the main raw processor and editing program.

And which mac of course?

What kind of wifi signal is your router using, and what kind of router? The wifi capabilities of the two iPads are spec'ed identically so it shouldn't matter for comparison, but who knows.

The screen on the 2 iPad Pros are new, and easily better than the iPad Air 2. I moved from the Air 2 to the smaller Pro and if viewing pictures is your task of choice then I would get a Pro. the Apple web site will be happy to detail the screen issues:

"Retina Display
An awesome display of progress.
The key to the iPad experience is the display. It’s how you interact using Multi-Touch, and how you view content in spectacular detail. So we created our most vivid Retina display ever. The 12.9‑inch iPad Pro has the highest resolution of any iOS device. And the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro screen — our most advanced display — is the brightest and least reflective in the world."

I would call it a success for sure

I love it when images make me look twice. Creative.

To quote Doug Klosterman in his Canon 7DII Experience book, "video autofocus in the 7D2 is more viable than it has been in the past" due to the dual pixel CMOS AF.

I use the video on a Canon 7DII frequently. I shoot short clips mostly. They sometimes make an excellent complement to stills to record an event. Most recently whale watching off of Gloucester Mass. Video clips of whales showed the movement and sounds in a very interesting way. I am primarily a stills shooter of course, but having the option is really great.

I agree. Significant improvement.

I have taken a million baseball pics like that. I agree that the shallow DOF and possibly autofocus issues can easily explain your issues. It is fun to get the booked effect at 2.8 but you have to expect LOTS of missed shots to get the great one. If you don't want that, then the greater f-stop helps a lot. Anticipating the shot and setting it up before the action, and then letting the action come to you is tedious but effective if you want a particular shot. When I moved to the Canon 7DII with lots of autofocus options I had a bit more success (after the learning curve of course, which is still ongoing!)

What town?

Ah, it has been many years since I was there. Nice collection

Same lens without converter, same duck.

Same Duck

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For $10 you can get Joe Kissell's eBook "Backing Up Your Mac". It is from the Take Control series which has many other titles you may find useful. <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com>

Under Aurora HDR Pro inn menu bar select Software Updates and follow the path.