Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM - AKA The Dust Pump [Archive] - Page 10

Candor

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:25

I've had this lens for about 6 weeks and I'm very impressed with it. I'm a noob so maybe I'm easily impressed but here are some from the last few weeks.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/DUCK-1.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_0924.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/Robin2.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/moonzoom-1.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_2412.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_2041.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_2530.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_2841.jpg

tonylong

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:30

Very nice stuff, Mike, all of them. And I dig how you nailed that whitewater kayaker!

joove

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 22:05

I'm so excited. I just bought this lens. Found it on craigslist and the owner lives about 40 minutes from my house. I will pick it up tomorrow. He bought it 5 months ago and used it once at the zoo.....it's been in the box ever since. Weeee haw! I got it for $1300. I searched all over and that's a great price from what I could gather.

Thats a great price :-). You mustve picked it up from the guy in Los Gatos (I was eyeing that one for a while :-) ). I found myself a UV (2007) lens here in the on-sale and am waiting for it to arrive. I think that bird/animal photography has significant life affirming value above and beyond the photography aspects. I think it will enrich my life even if I just plain suck at it :-).

The photos in this thread are superb! And I do hope to start contributing something of value soon.

Candor

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 23:00

Very nice stuff, Mike, all of them. And I dig how you nailed that whitewater kayaker!

Thank Tony. It was a lucky shot. I was on the James River looking for an Osprey and a couple of kayaker's came along. One of the things I love about this lens is its versatility.

i_am_hydrogen

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 23:22

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1862/trumptower326filtered.jpg

matt84au

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 04:25

ok here are some my Fav Enjoy
http://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/487986680_vkeiy-M.jpg
http://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/408489820_FUFrq-M.jpg
http://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/492395512_F9mPx-M.jpg

Eagle

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 20:27

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1862/trumptower326filtered.jpg
Cool shot, love the color. Just need to straighten it a little.

keith breazeal

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 00:44

a few from today...

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Mallard1.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/0865a.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/KennedyMine11024.jpg

neil_r

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 13:02

After over 3 years there is very little evidence of dust ;-)

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Donington_March_2009_NHR5578.jpg

KenjiS

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 20:43

Guess its time for me to join :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7271.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7499-Edit.jpg

I have more i just need to finish PP...

Damn computer is too slow!

keith breazeal

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 21:45

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Church1Jackson.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Kirkwood19March20098981a.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/FullWormMoonRiseWide.jpg

Mtn Breeze

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 22:22

Here's a couple of my faves so far......had the 'dust pump' about 4 months now. ( Currently with Canon N.Z. getting some very inconsistent front and back focusing issues sorted out....arrgghhhh.....hopefully !!!! )

Wild Cukar in the Marlborough high country

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=347350&d=1236324537

The great versatility of the 100-400mm

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=342984&d=1234859884

keith breazeal

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 01:36

Cool Dragonfly! They are the hardest thing to shoot IMO.

Canonised

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 11:17

Was at the Zoo yesterday with just this lens. :-)

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/horolographer/Animals/IMG_5083web.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/horolographer/Animals/IMG_5059.jpg

single_track

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 12:49

^ fantastic shots!

jdlloyd67

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 16:32

I rented this lens over the weekend to shoot an airshow in Tampa. Man, do I want to own one of these!!! :confused:

http://www.dldigitalimages.com/misc/Airfest2009_4.jpg

Goincarcrazy

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 16:53

I went to the Jacksonville Zoo this past weekend with my fiance and a couple who had a 3 year old child. That being said I had NO time to switch lenses and such so I wanted to see what I could get with this lens around my neck all day. I was very pleased with the versatility, even indoors in a dark room (see the Cotton-Top Tamarin).

1. Leopard
http://fc40.deviantart.com/fs44/i/2009/088/0/3/A_Jacksonville_Leopard_by_NC_Photography.jpg

2. Cotton-Top Tamarin
http://fc17.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/089/c/d/Cotton_Top_Tamarin_by_NC_Photography.jpg

3. Lorikeet

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/088/d/8/Lorikeet_Ready_For_A_Close_Up_by_NC_Photography.jp g

4. Blue Jay (technically not on display at the zoo, however it WAS in a tree within the zoo.
http://fc39.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/089/4/9/Blue_Jay_In_Florida_by_NC_Photography.jpg

keith breazeal

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 00:08

Wild geese

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/WildGeese.jpg

JWright

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 01:58

Here's another recent one of mine...

http://johnwright.smugmug.com/photos/499493171_qayUJ-XL.jpg

keith breazeal

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 02:17

Nice shot!!! Colors are awesome!

JoYork

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 17:03

John Wright - any relation to the famous brothers?

This thread makes me want to sell a few lenses and buy this one instead.. arrghh!

JWright

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 20:30

Nice shot!!! Colors are awesome!

Thanks. This was one of just a few decent shots I got that day. The wind was blowing 35-40 mph and every time I stuck the lens up to shoot a plane, the wind caught that big hood and the lens acted like a sail. Even the IS couldn't cope that and most of my stuff showed motion blur...

John Wright - any relation to the famous brothers?

This thread makes me want to sell a few lenses and buy this one instead.. arrghh!

Nope... No relation.

FlyingPhotog

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 20:35

USAF Thunderbirds "Stinger Loop"

1DMkIII + 100-400 @ 300mm
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/110433509/original.jpg

-g-

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 20:43

Cool shot, Jay! I like the B&W.

FlyingPhotog

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 20:44

Cool shot, Jay! I like the B&W.

I thought it worked.

The image here should change a bit shortly as I went back and re-worked the conversion in CS4 instead of LR.

I also cloned it just a hair more accross the top so the pitot tube of the #5 jet (the one peeling off) isn't clipped.

It made a helluva a 14x print.

neil_r

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 10:54

Nope... No relation.

But they shared a few flights together though :-)

Goincarcrazy

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 11:07

A couple more from the zoo...

1. Inca Tern
http://fc47.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/090/9/7/As_The_World_Terns_by_NC_Photography.jpg

2. Mandrill
http://fc48.deviantart.com/fs45/i/2009/090/c/f/Shy_Mr__Mandrill_by_NC_Photography.jpg

-g-

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 11:12

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/Sports/IMG_9723.jpg

keith breazeal

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 14:46

I really like the monkey- the composition and timing are bookworthy!

tonylong

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 15:06

Here's one from the archives, shot hand-held with the 5D:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/92927375/original.jpg

tonylong

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 15:12

Another from the archives, shot with the 30D:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/80564541/original.jpg

lance v

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 00:59

http://fc47.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/090/9/7/As_The_World_Terns_by_NC_Photography.jpg

Great shot!

Goincarcrazy

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 07:55

I really like the monkey- the composition and timing are bookworthy!

Great shot!

Thanks guys!

BrantG

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 08:38

Not many birds can pull off the handlebar mustache. lol

Goincarcrazy

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 08:56

oh I know, I was kinda toying with the idea of photoshopping in a nice little spiral curl at the end, but I decided to leave it alone...:)

FlyingPhotog

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 09:59

Some relatively low-light, high ISO, wide open stuff on a 1DMkIII

Pat Green performing at the Texas Motor Speedway
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/110911226/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/110911234/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/110911233/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/110911238/original.jpg

Madweasel

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 18:32

Here's something a little different - the sun at 400mm + 1.4x extender. It doesn't look very intersting though because we're at sunspot minimum and there are currently no sunspots at all. I used the B&W 10-stop ND filter to correctly expose the sun's disk.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1-5422.jpg

John_TX

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 18:38

Here's something a little different - the sun at 400mm + 1.4x extender. It doesn't look very interesting though because we're at sunspot minimum and there are currently no sunspots at all. I used the B&W 10-stop ND filter to correctly expose the sun's disk.

Wow, that's a really neat shot! I didn't know a 10-stop ND was enough to photograph the sun.

Candor

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 22:53

Hand held from earlier today. I thought I would try something a little different.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_4084.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 22:54

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7710/300nls44north2.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=300nls44north2.jpg)

FlyingPhotog

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:32

Itty Bitty Race Fan:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/111020475/original.jpg
MkIII + 100-400 .. 1/250 @ f/5.6 ISO 800 .. 400mm

-g-

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:35

Jay, excellent!

FlyingPhotog

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:36

Jay, excellent!

Thanks! Definately outside my norm but I thought it was post-worthy! :D

keith breazeal

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:57

SWEET! The red really pops it. A Tony Stewart fan? (Nascar)

FlyingPhotog

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 02:03

SWEET! The red really pops it. A Tony Stewart fan? (Nascar)

Thanks Keith...

I'm pretty sure she has no idea who Tony is but I bet her Daddy does... ;)

shakershot

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 02:04

2 lynx,
about 50 miles north of the yukon border,
sitting at the edge of the forest,

50D, 100-400L hand held
25 degrees out,

shutter speed--1/640
AV---------------7.1
ISO--------------100
FL----------------400

FlyingPhotog

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 02:09

Can you post a larger version of hte Bobcats please (up to 1024x on the longest side...)

FlyingPhotog

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 03:18

Couple more from wandering around the Texas Motor Speedway:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/111037268/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/111039075/original.jpg
Mighty Friendly Folks in Texas... ;)

KenjiS

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 21:05

all done with the 100-400L and an EOS-30D at ISO800..I'm finally contributing here

1/1250 - f/5.6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7271-1.jpg

1/1250 - f/5.6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7318-Edit.jpg

1/1250 - f/5.6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7323-Edit.jpg

1/2500 - f/8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7387-Edit.jpg

1/2000 - f/8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7397-Edit.jpg

1/2000 - f/8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7441-Edit.jpg

1/4000 - f/8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7448-Edit.jpg

1/2500 - f/8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7476-Edit.jpg

neil_r

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 03:35

all done with the 100-400L and an EOS-30D at ISO800..I'm finally contributing here

LOL Hardly "Finally" you already contributed the first one about 20 posts ago :D

egordon99

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 07:37

I just got back from Valley Forge National Park and got some nice deer shots. I'll post them here later tonight (hopefully). The 100-400L performed wonderfully (as always). I did set the focus limiter, as once the lens decided to zip between MFD and infinity, and as well as know. this "zip" can be a little slow :) But the IS seemed to work well as at the start (it was RIGHT at sunrise) I was at ISO1600 and 1/100s, but as the sun rose, I was able to bump it down to 800.

Just to add, who would have thought you would need gloves in April? My hands are STILL thawing out :lol:

KenjiS

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 20:24

LOL Hardly "Finally" you already contributed the first one about 20 posts ago :D

I did? XD

Ah well :) Been busy with work and not feeling like post processing things lately

pixelbasher

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 04:59

After using this thread as a big reason for buying the lens a week ago, I forgot all about posting some images from my new lens to give something back!

I have already posted these elsewhere on the forums, but they are my two favorites so far.

egordon99

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 07:01

That's that model airplane that can fly 200 mph, right? That's pretty freakin' awesome!

Nice shots!

egordon99

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 07:13

Here are some shots from yesterday -

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0036.jpg

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0040.jpg

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0097.jpg

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0124.jpg

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0134.jpg

http://www.evangordon.com/potn/20090409_0136.jpg

pixelbasher

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 08:05

That's that model airplane that can fly 200 mph, right? That's pretty freakin' awesome!

yep, but the turbines are limited to that speed only by the controlling body in Aus. (not sure of the american rules) Their potential is much faster. It's only doing about 50 mph here at a guess on short finals, I can see them at that speed!

I love this lens!

-g-

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 10:45

Very nice moon shot, PB. What's the EXIF?

RAW-Shooter

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 19:49

yep, but the turbines are limited to that speed only by the controlling body in Aus. (not sure of the american rules) Their potential is much faster. It's only doing about 50 mph here at a guess on short finals, I can see them at that speed!

I love this lens!

To the best of my knowledge its 250 mph max here in the US in order to stay within the scale (1:5) rule...

pixelbasher

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 04:00

Thanks Geno DM. I lose the exif when I output DPP into 16 bit tiffs

1/160 F8 ISO 200. @ 400mm

This is a 100% crop with no mods whatsoever. The original one I posted above has been sharpened slightly in PS, and prob some levels as I always seem to do. I guess for a lens thread, it kind of defeats the purpose to post a PP'd one without an untouched one next to it?

I cropped in DPP to 768*1024 and outputted the RAW to JPG with no resizing, so you can see the exif. I did have to go into PS to make the file size to <150K. originally out of DPP it was 300K.
Funny thing is even when I look at the exif in vista, I only see the basics of shutter and F stop. Where does all the lens info etc go when you export from DPP???

I used my 50D and set it to live view at 10 times multiplication for focusing and shooting. i used the 2 second delay so I wasn't touching it when I took the photo....of course.
Live view is worth a motza for this kind of stuff.

Roy Webber

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 13:58

Hand held from the beach

keith breazeal

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 14:17

That's an awesome shot!!!!!!!!!!

Roy Webber

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 14:30

That's an awesome shot!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks :)

John_TX

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 22:14

Moon shot from last night (~98% full).
EF 100-400L + Canon 1.4x II TC + Kenko 1.4x Pro300 = 784mm (1254mm equivalent).

Candor

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 23:09

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_4465.jpg

pixelbasher

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 02:14

EF 100-400L + Canon 1.4x II TC + Kenko 1.4x Pro300.

Ah, cool, so you can stack up converters then? Nice moon shot John. I tried the other night but couldn't match the focus I got with my half moon, it was too washy....

John_TX

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 03:00

Ah, cool, so you can stack up converters then? Nice moon shot John. I tried the other night but couldn't match the focus I got with my half moon, it was too washy....

Thanks! Yup, you just gotta put the canon TC next to the lens since it has an element that protrudes out:
40D->Kenko TC->Canon TC->Lens = 784mm actual focal length (1254mm equivalent on a crop body).

You can also stack a 1.4x Canon TC & a 2.0x Canon TC, but they only stack one way:
40D->Canon 1.4x->Canon 2.0x->Lens.

Goincarcrazy

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 13:17

A little Killdeer Plover from the other day

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3433811588_2a14446e6a_b.jpg

keith breazeal

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 13:20

Those are one of the hardest to shoot- they never stop moving long enough to focus. Nice shot :)

joove

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 14:59

My first attempt at shooting birds. I bought the lens from forum member jeev and am very happy with it.

Shooting birds in flight however, very illuminating experience. Gives me immense respect for the folks who make it look easy.

5D set to AI-Servo, multiple-shot and with assist points turned on.

So I see a bird flying, point lens and shoot right! Yes, pointed, see nothing! Hmm.. take lens out and look again, bird is right there. Look through lens again, aaah, now I see it, that faint white blob that I thought was an OOF cloud is the bird. Quickly focus on it! my 5D takes a while (I had the lens accidentally on 1.8m to inf), by then the bird takes a sharp dive and I have lost it. Oh, well, I tried.

After several such tries, I realize that muscles have started growing (atleast fatigue that promises future muscle growth has set in).

Next time! you randomly moving, cloud impersonating birds!! I'll get ya! However next time I'll need to (a) recognize them in my VF (b) Ensure AF limiter is set correctly (3) Worry about IS (4) Worry about exposure (5) worry about the final background I'll get once I click the shutter while panning. Real simple! On top of it, my fingers freeze off as it gets real windy there.

The following photos were shot at the Palo Alto baylands around the Duck Pond. Both hand-held. Only one of them is a duck and the other I call, BIF. Being an ignorant fool, I don't know their proper names *yet*. I have filed them under "birds" in LR. All shot at 400mm/5.6 with no UV filter.

The first attachment is almost a 100% crop. Fantastic result! The images received a standard clarity bump and standard sharpening in LR. The white was ETTR and hence exposure was moved down to the left in processing.

johnathan

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 14:59

Wood Duck at Fort Worth Botanical Garden. 50D 100-400L hand held.

http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/509877481_HMHNw-O.jpg

yellowroadster

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 15:22

Shooting birds in flight however, very illuminating experience. Gives me immense respect for the folks who make it look easy.

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

80+ attempts later and about to throw my camera at it......I win! LOL!
(Not a 100-400 lens shot)

http://yellowroadster.com/img_4816.jpg

neil_r

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 16:50

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

LOL Now you are just showing off :D:D

Sydor25

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 17:41

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Fort_Worth_4.12.09-657_10x20.jpg

joove

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 19:13

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

80+ attempts later and about to throw my camera at it......I win! LOL!
(Not a 100-400 lens shot)

Hah! Right! You are obviously pretty amazing with tracking a dfly smoothly with a 8 lbs weight. I on the other hand, will be building character via disappointment.

I am not sure if folks regularly attempt dragon fly in flight (DAFFT :lol:) with the 5D's AF system.

John_TX

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 19:44

I'm curious as to how you got this shot! Let me guess, you laid down in the grass, lathered your belly in honey, and waited, camera ready???

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

80+ attempts later and about to throw my camera at it......I win! LOL!
(Not a 100-400 lens shot)

http://yellowroadster.com/img_4816.jpg

_aravena

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:26

Yeah, BIF shots are MUCH easier than BIF...wait, we'll use "I"...INF shots. That is insects in flight. My word it's hard and I wonder how people do it!!!???!!!

RAW-Shooter

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 22:28

Yeah, BIF shots are MUCH easier than BIF...wait, we'll use "I"...INF shots. That is insects in flight. My word it's hard and I wonder how people do it!!!???!!!

Photoshop?

:D

Sorry, couldn't resist....

KenjiS

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 23:27

Heres a couple of my Fallout 3 limited edition lunchbox, I heavily edited them to feel like the theme of the game, which is post-nuclear wasteland :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7656-Edit-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7656-Edit.jpg

I personally like the first one...feels more nuclear wastelandish :)

And heres some completely unedited ones I did that I messed up...shooting with the bright sky behind your subject just isnt going to give you usable results I'm afraid.. :( I tried some heavy level tweaking and couldnt get them usable...[And this is with some manual override of the exposure to begin with, i just didnt do enough im afraid]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7620.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7605.jpg

yellowroadster

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 01:09

Hah! Right! You are obviously pretty amazing with tracking a dfly smoothly with a 8 lbs weight. I on the other hand, will be building character via disappointment.

I am not sure if folks regularly attempt dragon fly in flight (DAFFT :lol:) with the 5D's AF system.

I did! :D
Shot was taken with my, now sold, classic 5D & 70-200 f/2.8 IS @ 1/5000 s.

Shouldn't underestimate what the 5D can do. That little gem suprised me many, many times. Just takes a little practice and you're there!

I'm curious as to how you got this shot! Let me guess, you laid down in the grass, lathered your belly in honey, and waited, camera ready???

I was walking in a park when I noticed this dragonfly following me. No joke...lol!

So I got this bright idea to try and shoot him in flight. No honey btw! :p
After many, MANY failed attempts, I finally got this ONE shot that wasn't blurred.
I just wasn't going to give up and lose! The more I failed, the more determined I was to capture a clean shot and wasn't going anywhere until I did.
Was actually there looking for wild gators. :lol:

John_TX

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 01:13

I was walking in a park when I noticed this dragonfly following me. No joke...lol!

So I got this bright idea to try and shoot him in flight. No honey btw! :p
After many, MANY failed attempts, I finally got this ONE shot that wasn't blurred.
I just wasn't going to give up and lose! The more I failed, the more determined I was to capture a clean shot and wasn't going anywhere until I did.
Was actually there looking for wild gators. :lol:

Oh man, I can just see you, camera to face, pointed towards the sky, spinning, ducking, and jumping around every which way, trying to capture that damn dragon fly and then whaap, you literally trip over a sunbathing gator!
Priceless!
I think it should be the next EOS commercial!

yellowroadster

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 01:13

LOL Now you are just showing off :D:D

...and rightfully so. Darn it, I put a lot of effort into this! :p

yellowroadster

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 01:19

Oh man, I can just see you, camera to face, pointed towards the sky, spinning, ducking, and jumping around every which way, trying to capture that damn dragon fly and then whaap, you literally trip over a sunbathing gator!
Priceless!
I think it should be the next EOS commercial!

Actually, that's exactly what I did and I'm suprised no one called the authorities to have me picked up. I can only imagine what other visitors in the park thought of me, especially observing me from a distance.

:shock:

Roy Webber

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 02:28

Yesterdays kiteboarding
More Images (http://roywebber.zenfolio.com/)...

yellowroadster

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 02:31

^You've got some amazing shots!

KayakPhotos

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 09:15

Heres a couple of my Fallout 3 limited edition lunchbox, I heavily edited them to feel like the theme of the game, which is post-nuclear wasteland :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7656-Edit-2.jpg

I personally like the first one...feels more nuclear wastelandish :)

I agree. Well done on the first one. I used to play Fallout 2 all of the time back when I played computer games. It's a great game. I could never find the damn garden of eden creation kit though for some reason...

keith breazeal

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 11:50

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

80+ attempts later and about to throw my camera at it......I win! LOL!
(Not a 100-400 lens shot)

http://yellowroadster.com/img_4816.jpg

Only 80? I think that's great. ;) I didn't get one good one out of 100+++ I'm about ready to stick one to a light blue matte board- no blur, great lighting angle, all body parts in frame. ;)

stonyzmom

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 17:49

A few from yesterday's game.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/807/contracostacollege41409.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/807/contracostacollege41409.jpg

macroshooter1970

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 07:15

Was trying one out today.

MPCman

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 08:18

I've been using this lens for a few months now and I've been very pleased with it. Best pictures when there's enough light of course. BUT, when it's cloudy I crank up the ISO and pics still come out OK. When I compare them with photo's shot by other photographers on the same event, theirs are just as grey as mine and wont sell either BUT I HAVE ZOOM :D

MPCman

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 08:19

Some more

MPCman

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 08:22

Last one.

BTW, this picture was shot at the Head of the River Amstel race. This guy was the first to start, the water was allmost as flat as a mirror.
Conditions were really great that day, until so far 3 people orderd a 30x45 cm print, which I would not have expected :)

funhouse69

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 16:57

LordBrian

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 17:01

Since I seem to be addicted to Zoo trips lately I just ordered my copy of this lens - like I needed an excuse :-) Hopefully it will impress me as much as my 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS does all the time.

Can't wait to post some pics.

Oh it will, just moved up from the 70-300mm last month and having sooooooooo much fun.

Goincarcrazy

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 17:13

The 100-400L should absolutely blow you out of the water if you just moved up from a 70-300! When ya get it, let's see some shots!

KenjiS

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 17:15

Since I seem to be addicted to Zoo trips lately I just ordered my copy of this lens - like I needed an excuse :-) Hopefully it will impress me as much as my 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS does all the time.

Can't wait to post some pics.

Oh it will :)

There are few lenses that have impressed me like the 100-400 :)

And no 70-300s that came close

funhouse69

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 17:40

The 100-400L should absolutely blow you out of the water if you just moved up from a 70-300! When ya get it, let's see some shots!

Oh it will, just moved up from the 70-300mm last month and having sooooooooo much fun.

Well I already have an "L" Addiction, my collection includes the 70-200 f/2.8L IS which is awesome but just not long enough for me. So I'm sure that this will produce some impressive results, I just wonder how hard it is going to be to get used to the push / pull zoom compared to all of the others I have.

Coincidentally I am going to a local zoo tomorrow, hopefully Fed Ex shows up before I leave.

MPCman

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 18:36

Well I already have an "L" Addiction, my collection includes the 70-200 f/2.8L IS which is awesome but just not long enough for me. So I'm sure that this will produce some impressive results, I just wonder how hard it is going to be to get used to the push / pull zoom compared to all of the others I have.

Coincidentally I am going to a local zoo tomorrow, hopefully Fed Ex shows up before I leave.

Just speaking for myself here, but I find the push-pull easier to use then the normal rotating zoom mechanisms.

CyberDyneSystems

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 18:39

KenjiS

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 18:48

Once you get used to it, you will find that the push pull is mandatory for the intended use of this lens, ie: fast paced shooting with a lightweight lens and changing focal length quickly while doing so.

No rotating zoom is as fast or intuitive to use after some practice.

Seconded, its a pro on this lens for most uses, not a con

BrantG

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:03

neil_r

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:23

Once you get used to it, you will find that the push pull is mandatory for the intended use of this lens, ie: fast paced shooting with a lightweight lens and changing focal length quickly while doing so.

No rotating zoom is as fast or intuitive to use after some practice.

And all the years of using it really helped me when I started learning the trombone.

funhouse69

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:29

And all the years of using it really helped me when I started learning the trombone.

LOL - Maybe we can rename it the Trombone instead of the dust pump :-)

tonylong

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:31

As far as the push-pull, not only is it quite usable, but it really helps make this a usable walk-around lens. Just be sure to have your friction adjustment (whatever it's called) tight enough so it doesn't extend/retract on its own.

FlyingPhotog

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:34

And all the years of using it really helped me when I started learning the trombone.

Interesting...

I actually took years of trombone in school so the 100-400 was completely intuitive! ;)

RAW-Shooter

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:38

... I just wonder how hard it is going to be to get used to the push / pull zoom compared to all of the others I have.

I have the predecessor 100-300 f/5.6L and I find myself pulling and pushing like a maniac when my 70-200 is mounted...:oops:

25 odd years ago I had a Canon A-1 and I bought a Vivitar 80-200(?) just because it was a push/pull. It was one of the very few back then and praised for the ease of use.

You can create some interesting effects also, shooting with a somewhat slow shutter speed and simultaneously pushing the zoom out...lots of fun.

funhouse69

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:52

I read a lot of reviews about the lens and I couldn't find a whole lot of negatives. Now that you mentioned it I actually had an old push / pull zoom on for my Pentax K1000 and I did play with the zooming and you can get some really cool effects with it. I totally forgot about it.

I'm getting more and more excited. Hopefully it will impress me so much that I will part with my 70-300 IS to help pay for the new addition to my L family.

-g-

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 20:59

I actually took years of trombone in school

You too?

FlyingPhotog

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 21:49

You too?

Yeppers...

Sydor25

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 22:09

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Fort_Worth_Tigers-007.jpg

qwalls

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 10:32

Once you get used to it, you will find that the push pull is mandatory for the intended use of this lens, ie: fast paced shooting with a lightweight lens and changing focal length quickly while doing so.

No rotating zoom is as fast or intuitive to use after some practice.

I have to agree! I've gotten so used to using the 100-400 at zoos and my son's outdoor sporting events that I have to retrain myself each time I mount the 70-200.

qwalls

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 10:36

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/3063721134_affc7169d7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2900014821_6f76b95152_b.jpg

SteveJa

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:44

OH YES!!!!!! I too will have this lens........ sometime next week....... Asked the wife if " I could find a place to sell it with no interest for 1 year" could I get it? she said yes!!!! so now it is all mine !!!!

Andy Favors

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 09:57

I'll be ordering this one as soon as the rebates start up next month (if they do). I can't wait. This thread is awesome.

funhouse69

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 11:49

Here's one for you... I got my copy of this lens yesterday, I put it on my camera, turned it on and I got a Card Full message. This when the card was no where near full... I couldn't access any pics on the card. I turned the camera off and back on and it did it again. I pulled the battery and now it seems to be working fine.

Now I'm a little nervous, I've never had any issues with this body (40D) and now something very strange / unusual happens when I put a new lens on for the first time? The lens seems to be working fine but haven't done a lot with it as of yet.

joove

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 14:55

Clean all the lens/EF contacts once maybe ?

Andy Favors

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 16:49

that's kind of odd. My 40D acted up this morning also. I had it on manual clean, with the mirror popped up. I blew it out, and then turned off. When I turned back on, nothing. I had to try a few times before it came on. Kinda scared me. It had never done this before.

CyberDyneSystems

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 16:59

I have the predecessor 100-300 f/5.6L and I find myself pulling and pushing like a maniac when my 70-200 is mounted...:oops:
.....

God I love the imagery here... :lol:

pixelbasher

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 18:58

MPCman

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 02:26

I'm totally at home with the zoom style now after a couple of weeks using it, and I love it.
The only thing I'm still not fussed on is the friction setting ring. It's so tricky to get it just how I like it. Having said that, it's only a very minor thing.
+1

To me, it would be nice to have a separate zoom lock setting, that really locks the zoom 100%. If you tighten it up to the max right now, i still have the feeling that it will creep after some time.
In fact I read on another forum that some user used it for this purpose, but in the end his whole zoom friction ring did not work anymore, since some piece of rubber had worn out.

MPCman

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 02:29

BTW, here's two real ducks that I shot yesterday :D

Mtn Breeze

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 05:50

Practice shooting one of these little buggers in flight and BIF will become a "walk-in-the-park." :lol:

80+ attempts later and about to throw my camera at it......I win! LOL!
(Not a 100-400 lens shot)

http://yellowroadster.com/img_4816.jpg

Hi ya Dino. This shot here is with the 100-400mm. Like you, many, many shots later. The sods are so erratic, eh ??!!!

358631

Matt

Anke

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 06:10

Shot with 1D Mark III in AI-Servo.

Click for larger, more here. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/sets/72157616627840127/detail/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3438765738_3b71c5069d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3438765738/sizes/o/in/set-72157616627840127/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3437958289_b04107145d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3437958289/sizes/o/in/set-72157616627840127/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3438773852_919859a3aa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3438773852/sizes/o/in/set-72157616627840127/)

BrantG

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 10:04

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3454160170_75a01fb074_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3454159682_6c81b2088e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3453342663_91210960ae_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3454156454_2a801e45f1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3454156212_26b10d1729_b.jpg

KenjiS

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 23:44

Heres my most recent shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7684-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7689-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7712-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7718-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7726-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7735-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7741-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7751-Edit.jpg

KenjiS

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 23:46

Part 2:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7782-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7810-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7842-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/scifiguy1012/Photography/IMG_7861-Edit.jpg

qwalls

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:01

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2614610846_496eab7415_b.jpg

Anke

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:16

Goincarcrazy

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 13:53

A few from the air show this past weekend:

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3464656732_2fd702fa68_b.jpg

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3463696475_b17bddfa79_b.jpg

3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3464512000_88752a0c62_b.jpg

4.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3460869853_be130dddbc_b.jpg

5.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3460824415_813057f4a0_b.jpg

KenjiS

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 13:55

Goincarcrazy

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 14:22

keith breazeal

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 14:37

Cool shots! I just got back from the Beale AFB airshow in northern california. Here's a few...

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/U2takeoffandmoon.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/ViperWestburnerclimb.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/JohnCulverBealeSat.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/UptheBurnerandVapor.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Kentinverted.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/A-10DivingBealeSat.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/TimDecker.jpg

keith breazeal

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 14:38

and a few more...

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/TimWebergoingvertical.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/IMG_3635.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/IMG_2390.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/HeritageA10F16P51.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/IMG_1934.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/IMG_1908.jpg

In2Photos

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 15:41

That's no air show! You got good weather! :lol: I hope I get good weather this year! :rolleyes:

KenjiS

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:20

Thanks! I think I shot manual for everything that was flying all day that day. The sun was reeking havoc on the meter. The settings would change from one side of the field to the other and I just wouldn't be able to get anything but silhouettes or white blobs depending on where the plane was.

As for tips, there really aren't any. Keep in mind the sun's position, shoot with a CPL if you can (even if you don't use it correctly) it helps reduce flare and glare, as well as eliminates enough light to allow for 1/200-1/250th for prop blur without maxing the cameras capabilities.

I have a CPL thankfully....and 1/200-1/250 for prop blur [Thankfully i have IS]

I take it that means you shoot stopped down to f/11-16 a lot?

Sorry for somewhat commandeering this topic but im supposedly going to an airshow sometime this year, and I wanted to have some idea of what I need to not botch it, even if its just for fun/myself

Goincarcrazy

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:23

Yeah, I was hanging anywhere from 5.6 to I think f/11 depending on what the sun was doing and what color the plane was. You'll get the hang of it pretty quick once you start trying it out.

FlyingPhotog

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:28

I have a CPL thankfully....and 1/200-1/250 for prop blur [Thankfully i have IS]

I take it that means you shoot stopped down to f/11-16 a lot?

Sorry for somewhat commandeering this topic but im supposedly going to an airshow sometime this year, and I wanted to have some idea of what I need to not botch it, even if its just for fun/myself

I would suggest you avoid the CPL...

As you pan accross the sky, it's effectiveness will vary from full when you're 90 degrees angle off the sun to totally ineffective when you're straight up/down sun giving you very uneven skies.

I'd suggest you get a grey card and lay it at your feet in the sun. Meter off that in full manual mode. An alternative method I use is to turn my back to the sun, tilt up about 45 degrees and meter off clear blue sky then add 1/3 to 2/3 of a stop over what that reads.

The there's Frank's nifty trick of metering off the palm of your hand (which is a constant because palms don't tan...) and adjusting as necessary.

Start at 1/320 and work down for prop blur. If you can get them sharp at 1/125 or slower, you'll come very close to a full prop disc (which IMO, while sexy, isn't entirely necessary. Just don't freeze them so it looks like the engine quit...)

KenjiS

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:30

I would suggest you avoid the CPL...

As you pan accross the sky, it's effectiveness will vary from full when you're 90 degrees angle off the sun to totally ineffective when you're straight up/down sun giving you very uneven skies.

I'd suggest you get a grey card and lay it at your feet in the sun. Meter off that in full manual mode. An alternative method I use is to turn my back to the sun, tilt up about 45 degrees and meter off clear blue sky then add 1/3 to 2/3 of a stop over what that reads.

The there's Frank's nifty trick of metering off the palm of your hand (which is a constant because palms don't tan...) and adjusting as necessary.

Start at 1/320 and work down for prop blur. If you can get them sharp at 1/125 or slower, you'll come very close to a full prop disc (which IMO, while sexy, isn't entirely necessary. Just don't freeze them so it looks like the engine quit...)

Thanks for the advice!

I'm going to try to at least practice off of the planes landing/taking off at my airport before going to the airshow..at least the basics will be down then..

My biggest worry is exposure...but from the sounds of it, air on the side of slightly over exposed and i should be fine?

FlyingPhotog

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:34

Thanks for the advice!

I'm going to try to at least practice off of the planes landing/taking off at my airport before going to the airshow..at least the basics will be down then..

My biggest worry is exposure...but from the sounds of it, air on the side of slightly over exposed and i should be fine?

Like just about everything else with digital...

Better to miss a little bright than dark.

Have a look at Keith's website or my galleries. You'll get a pretty good feel for where shutter speeds Vs apertures fall under a pretty wide range of conditions.

One thing you have to keep half an eye on is later in the day when the light starts to go. You'll find your histograms beginning to slide inexorably toward the left as you blindly continue shooting with mid day settings.

Chimp early and often after 2-3pm...

And then there's the issue of panning:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/105097904/original.jpg

KenjiS

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:38

Like just about everything else with digital...

Better to miss a little bright than dark.

Have a look at Keith's website or my galleries. You'll get a pretty good feel for where shutter speeds Vs apertures fall under a pretty wide range of conditions.

One thing you have to keep half an eye on is later in the day when the light starts to go. You'll find your histograms beginning to slide inexorably toward the left as you blindly continue shooting with mid day settings.

Chimp early and often after 2-3pm...

Thanks for the advice :) and yeah I've been discovering that with digital overexposures can be more easily fixed than underexposures [When I shot slides I usually erred to the side of underexposing a tidge because the highlights blew too easily and its taken me a long time to STOP doing that..]

Love your gallery by the way

And panning is going to be..difficult...but im going to try..

FlyingPhotog

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:42

Thanks for the advice :) and yeah I've been discovering that with digital overexposures can be more easily fixed than underexposures [When I shot slides I usually erred to the side of underexposing a tidge because the highlights blew too easily and its taken me a long time to STOP doing that..]

You + Me + Boat .. Been there, still do that as well...

Love your gallery by the way

Thanks very much...

And panning is going to be..difficult...but im going to try..

Bigger planes farther away = slower relative motion. A big ol' tanker doing a gear down fly by is going to be infinately easier to capture than a single-seat fighter at just under the speed of sound. IOW, consider your subject before you pull a muscle trying to whip pan! ;) Also, don't forget to do some walking around and capture some static subjects as well.

lance v

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 18:07

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3273363878_e6ab94198d_o.jpg

KenjiS

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 15:32

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3273363878_e6ab94198d_o.jpg

I like the fact the subject mostly blends with the background, it makes it even more interesting

lance v

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 18:44

I like the fact the subject mostly blends with the background, it makes it even more interesting

Haha yeah not a picture you want to look at with blury eyes....all you will see is green

funhouse69

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 18:54

Well I finally got my copy of this lens and had a chance to take it out today. I lucked out when I found this little guy hanging out. So far I am pretty impressed :-)

Forgive the grain, I had to shoot it at a very high ISO.

Canon 40D, ISO 1600, f/5.6 @ 1/200th Hand held
http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/519389271_vrSiB-XL.jpg

KenjiS

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 19:29

keith breazeal

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 01:16

That's one nice shot!

keith breazeal

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 01:17

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Beale2009Fri2116.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/KBVP/Beale2009Fri2343a.jpg

Anke

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 02:08

How about some wildlife amongst the bluebells followed by a nice closeup of the bluebells themselves :)
Click for larger.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3466268008_3eef7359f0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3466268008/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3465451855_cbf58ec1de.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3465451855/sizes/o/)

Click for larger.

tonylong

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 03:09

I went out today to do some birding with the 100-400 on the 1D Mk III with the 1.4x TC. I've been trying to use this combination for a few months, but it ain't easy.

Anyway, I got some nice results.

First, a bird took off before I could get a frontal shot, but here's one of it taking off, together with a 100% crop, then there is a shot of a couple ducks, with a 100% crop:

http://upload.pbase.com/tonylong/image/111695041/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/111695040/original.jpg

http://jjd.pbase.com/tonylong/image/111695032/original.jpg

http://jjd.pbase.com/tonylong/image/111695030/original.jpg