Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Totally agree fantastic Squirrel shots and welcome to the forum

Nice photos

All SooC, of course.

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Only had a couple of seconds to grab this one. 6D, 70-300L, Kenko 1.4x TC, AF handheld. Not as sharp as I'd like as I forgot to reset after yesterday and ended up shooting this at 1/30. FL was 420mm.

One from today. An inside view of a cobblers cottage.

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Scuff wrote in post #15876336
One from today. An inside view of a cobblers cottage.

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Nice. And very impressive Flickr page to boot

Suff,
I really like this image bud! The black and white does this image well.

Thank you all for your comments.

Rented the lens over the weekend to try it out.

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^ ^ Hi Paul. How does it compare to the sigma 150-500? I know they are very different beasts but that sigma is one of the cheapest ways to get that sort of range. Is it any good beyond 300mm?

Scuff,

I also enjoyed your photograph. It conveys a warm, relaxed mood to me: sort of homey. That looks like good, home cooked food. ok.. now I'm hungry.

Monkey moss wrote in post #15879844
^ ^ Hi Paul. How does it compare to the sigma 150-500? I know they are very different beasts but that sigma is one of the cheapest ways to get that sort of range. Is it any good beyond 300mm?

Very different but for me I am trying to find a replacement for the Siggy. On my 1Dmkiii this range of lens will be pretty much married to it. I find the Bigmos to be a bit soft overall, a beast to yield and slow to focus...and not weather resistant. In the right hands I have seen it do amazing photos and I have some great ones with it that I love but I miss too many shots for my skill level with it. That and I hike on canyon walls taking pictures of petroglyphs and having that extra big lens is tough it is huge in length.

I love the size of the 70-300 it was taking me a bit to get used to the focus but that would come in time. Range was sufficient only when I was after birds did I feel I was missing the extra length but I caught some rabbits and lizards just fine at 300..... however some of the 300 shots were a bit soft. Again could be me could be getting it to sync with the 1d etc I just had it over the weekend.

Over all im not upset I have had the Bigmos for over a year and im in no rush to move off of it but I think I might try a 70-200 and or then a 400l 5.6 for the length on birds. Not a fan of the 100-400 as I see it comparable if just a bit better than the Bigmos.

here is another from this weekend

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Phoenixkh wrote in post #15879848
Scuff,

I also enjoyed your photograph. It conveys a warm, relaxed mood to me: sort of homey. That looks like good, home cooked food. ok.. now I'm hungry.

Thanks for your comments, I wish you could have smelled the fresh bread.