Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS

Then I found a series with the 1.4 II TC and the 400 DO, under extremely poor light. The first shot of Grandgirl Sarah with smile is on Canon 1DM3 at ISO 3200, 1/20s @f5.6. Second shot is ISO 6400, 1/13s @ f5.6. Some editing was done, especially for noise. These are braced handheld and uncropped images. Most shots in this light were blurred. But look at the eyelashes in shot 2!

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With 2X TC (Canon, MK I)
f/8

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Browsing through some files I had moved to a backup drive I found these 400mm DO images. Canon 1D3, ISO 200. In flight 1/1000s @ f8. In water 1/1600s @ f10.

Now that I have a bad back, this lens becomes more valuable to me than ever.

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I have to keep topping up this thread

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Gotta love the weight of this lens. Every time I think I want a 500 f/4 I pick one up and put it down.

Now that I have Flickr figured out, here are four samples of the 400DO on a 1D3. The hummingbird is with a 2x III TC.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/clgriffin/57086​96453/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/clgriffin/57092​61892/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/clgriffin/57092​61670/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/clgriffin/57092​61394/

Little over 100% crop, ISO 400, MKIII

A couple of birds today with 400mm DO and 7D.

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Gallery of LAX, all wide-open, crops vary.

If you look carefully, you will see the 'haze' this lens produces if the subject is back lit.

You can also see the bokeh it creates.

Versus a 400 L, those characteristics and DOF are the only weak spots. But, the weight just can't be beat. I carried the gear around from field-to-field, a few miles of walking, and my back feels fine.

http://midnightblue.sm​ugmug.com …June-2011/17631807_GV4ctm

400 DO is jpeg . It`s a keeper.

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leroy17 wrote in post #12721489
400 DO is jpeg . It`s a keeper.

I'd say. Nice capture.

400 DO 100% crop 1ds m2. Thank`s Josh

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Wow, that's awesome.

Here's one I shot last Friday night with the 400/4 DO on a 1D4. This strong fella won the 200 yard individual medley event.

f/4.5; 1/1250; ISO 1600.

I've only had mine a week but it's completely blown me away... here are some (several are posted at full res on flickr starting here....)

This at f/10, 1/1600 / 400ISO