100-400 L Has Landed

Mr. Clean · 17th of January 2007 (Wed)

Woot! The last lens/FL I wanted. Not the last I'll buy of course as I might need to swap out certain things etc blah blah blah etc.

Initial impressions. Awesome. Well built, clean, smooth, quick to AF, great in AI servo, sharp. Not really as heavy as I thought it would be, easily handholdable outside. IS is worth about two good, solid stops for me, 3 if I really REALLY try. I could "get the shot" with 4 but it's pretty fuzzy at that point. IS is great. Good lord I think I'm in love with IS. Must...fight...that...urge. You know, being my first L, it makes me appreciate my Sigma EX's even more strangely enough. Sigma makes some top quality glass.

The down side. Although I like the idea of increasing and decreasing the zoom tension, I dislike the fact that it's a two handed affair. It would be nice if the tension ring was totally seperate from the focus ring. Heh, that's pretty small.

Anyhoo, another crappy day in Washington, overcast etc. etc. etc. so not much to shoot. All were handheld with IS on at shutter speeds I could not have maintaing without IS. If it's this good with IS on, I can only imagine it on a tripod with IS off.

One happy camper.

Thanks jojo

All 100% crops. The first two at 400mm, the last at 100mm. Shot in Raw, converted, cropped and saved for web via CS2. Not sharpened

Mr. Clean · 17th of January 2007 (Wed)

Oh yeah...Two more things.
A. It's worth the cost. My Sigma 70-200 2.8 2X was very good. This is excellent. You truly can't beat the native 400mm.
B. You believe all this crap fits in my Canon backpack? LOL

BrandonSi · 17th of January 2007 (Wed)

So jealous...

calicokat · 17th of January 2007 (Wed)

Congrats on a great lens

calgaryphotographer · 17th of January 2007 (Wed)

Congrats, your going to like this lens for sure

LightRules · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

T.D. · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Congrats! It's a great lens. Can't wait to see more shots.

Suedezu · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Congrats!

Amaze us with your shots now.

timbernet · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Where are the duck photos?

Lightstream · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Buy a Giottos Small Rocket to go with the dust pump

Not saying your copy will have problems...I think it varies, mine has a BIG dust issue, moment I put it on it blew a big chunk onto my sensor, but its performance is so awesome that I am keeping it anyway. It's just that good. Congrats on the glass and let's see some DUCK!

Pete · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Congratulations on a great lens (sharp too). You'll get used to one handed pump action, it'll free up with use and turn out to be pretty smooth.

Mr. Clean · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

I don't mind the pump. I've had fd lenses in "pump" form. What I don't like is the location of the tension ring and how easy it is to change the tension if you're adjusting focus or how easy it is to adjust focus if you're changing tension. I wish there was a way to lock it at a particular tension.
The weather here is so terrible today, rainy rainy rainy. I'm hoping to bring my gear tomorrow and do some shooting at a local lake. I'd like to get some 100-400 +1.4 vs 70-200 + 1.4 shots!

airshaq20 · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Wow, cant believe this is cheaper than the 70-200mm F/2.8 IS.
I think this will be my next lens!

asabet · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Congrats - sweet lens! The crops look very sharp - what aperture and which RAW processing software are you using?

Mr. Clean · 18th of January 2007 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by asabet

Congrats - sweet lens! The crops look very sharp - what aperture and which RAW processing software are you using?

Everything was wide open, 4.5 on the 100mm shot, 5.6 on the 400mm shot. All were processed in CS2. Opened, cropped, turned off all the "auto" stuff, converted to JPG, save for web, done.

17th of January 2007 (Wed)	#1
Mr. Clean Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington Posts: 5,975 IMAGE EDITING OK	100-400 L Has Landed Woot! The last lens/FL I wanted. Not the last I'll buy of course as I might need to swap out certain things etc blah blah blah etc. Initial impressions. Awesome. Well built, clean, smooth, quick to AF, great in AI servo, sharp. Not really as heavy as I thought it would be, easily handholdable outside. IS is worth about two good, solid stops for me, 3 if I really REALLY try. I could "get the shot" with 4 but it's pretty fuzzy at that point. IS is great. Good lord I think I'm in love with IS. Must...fight...that...urge. You know, being my first L, it makes me appreciate my Sigma EX's even more strangely enough. Sigma makes some top quality glass. The down side. Although I like the idea of increasing and decreasing the zoom tension, I dislike the fact that it's a two handed affair. It would be nice if the tension ring was totally seperate from the focus ring. Heh, that's pretty small. Anyhoo, another crappy day in Washington, overcast etc. etc. etc. so not much to shoot. All were handheld with IS on at shutter speeds I could not have maintaing without IS. If it's this good with IS on, I can only imagine it on a tripod with IS off. One happy camper. Thanks jojo All 100% crops. The first two at 400mm, the last at 100mm. Shot in Raw, converted, cropped and saved for web via CS2. Not sharpened __________________ Mike some shots @ Zenfolio Gear List

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Mr. Clean Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington Posts: 5,975 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 100-400 L Has Landed Oh yeah...Two more things. A. It's worth the cost. My Sigma 70-200 2.8 2X was very good. This is excellent. You truly can't beat the native 400mm. B. You believe all this crap fits in my Canon backpack? LOL __________________ Mike some shots @ Zenfolio Gear List

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18th of January 2007 (Thu)	#9
timbernet send a search party to Mount Hood Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,157	Re: 100-400 L Has Landed Where are the duck photos?

18th of January 2007 (Thu)	#10
Lightstream Yoda Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cult of the Full Frame Posts: 14,915	Re: 100-400 L Has Landed Buy a Giottos Small Rocket to go with the dust pump Not saying your copy will have problems...I think it varies, mine has a BIG dust issue, moment I put it on it blew a big chunk onto my sensor, but its performance is so awesome that I am keeping it anyway. It's just that good. Congrats on the glass and let's see some DUCK!

18th of January 2007 (Thu)	#11
Pete Moderator Prime Mover Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 38,426	Re: 100-400 L Has Landed Congratulations on a great lens (sharp too). You'll get used to one handed pump action, it'll free up with use and turn out to be pretty smooth. __________________ *Pete* UK SE Catch of the Day

18th of January 2007 (Thu)	#12
Mr. Clean Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington Posts: 5,975 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 100-400 L Has Landed I don't mind the pump. I've had fd lenses in "pump" form. What I don't like is the location of the tension ring and how easy it is to change the tension if you're adjusting focus or how easy it is to adjust focus if you're changing tension. I wish there was a way to lock it at a particular tension. The weather here is so terrible today, rainy rainy rainy. I'm hoping to bring my gear tomorrow and do some shooting at a local lake. I'd like to get some 100-400 +1.4 vs 70-200 + 1.4 shots! __________________ Mike some shots @ Zenfolio Gear List

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