Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

LJ3Jim wrote in post #18355446
Here are some of the airplane photos from the Heritage Flight Museum this past Saturday.

A T-6 trainer.

A T-6 trainer and a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor.

An A-1 Skyraider with armament.

Greg Anders' "Hog Wild Gunner" T-6 trainer.

Up close with the A-1 Skyraider.


The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor being flown by Major General William Anders. His son Greg is in the back seat.

Really cool!

Wonder if any of them live down here in Oregon (forest grove area)? Saw something close to the last plane on Friday...he was just MOVIN!!!!! Def didn't seem like your standard commercial plane from this era!

I am now really close for acquiring this lens just waiting for a better deal out there. Sold my 400mm 5.6 and ID Mark II to fund this lens.

Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto

Canon EOS 7D MkII + EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 400mm 6.3

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Northern Flicker.

The water was changed a hour prior and it was crystal clear; only the stand is rusty.

These are significant crops as well.

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All three images are cropped somewhat

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Nice job on these! They never let me get that close long enough to raise the lens!

Mark A. wrote in post #18378192
The water was changed a hour prior and it was crystal clear; only the stand is rusty.

These are significant crops as well.

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So cute!

Canon EOS 7D MkII + EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 400mm 6.3

markesc wrote in post #18378854
Nice job on these! They never let me get that close long enough to raise the lens!

markesc,

Thanks for the compliment!

You got me to thinking about how close it was and I measured it as 25 feet from the critter, and yes, that was about the limit for this particular chipmunk's risk taking, and I did have to move slowly.

I know that there are charts and tables out there to compute how large a certain image will be at a set distance and focal length on a certain sensor, but if it helps people that are contemplating this lens,
tiny subjects at 25' and 400mm on a FF sensor will clearly not fill the frame. If it helps, the full-sized image is below.

The neighborhood critters drink from a thermostatically-controlled heated birdbath that has a glass lean-to over it, protecting it from snow and bird droppings.
The shed in the background is worn and the birdbath's frame rusty, but the critters get fresh water daily in a spotless plastic liner.
Lots of animals live in this shed as well, and they give me something to photograph on occasion.

CyberCat: Yes, those are incredibly cute animals and as such, they get away with a lot around my home!

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I was much closer this time

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