Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM

PINNACLE wrote in post #18332147
My first go at motorsport since getting this lens.

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Bradley Ray by Martin Billard, on Flickr

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Josh Brookes by Martin Billard, on Flickr

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James Ellison by Martin Billard, on Flickr

Nice shots!

What an extreme competition though! Gotta be fearless to be in that sport. I admit I kinda freak out when the floor boards of my cruiser scrape the pavement on a turn at 20 mph lol!

View_Finder wrote in post #18332450
Nice shots!

What an extreme competition though! Gotta be fearless to be in that sport. I admit I kinda freak out when the floor boards of my cruiser scrape the pavement on a turn at 20 mph lol!

Thanks, It is great to watch and hear and I would say bonkers as well as fearless.

Back to wildlife
500mm was a bit much

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A few recent shots.

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Well, damn, if that first shot isn't the most amazing Osprey Dive ever!

Awesome series ^^^

What are the benefits or adavantages of having the original foot replaced like Kirk LP-53

Using an alternate foot does two things;

It usually reduces weight (in the case of this older lens, but quite a bit!)

It adds an arca dovetail to the foot itself, = no plate required, which adds to the "less weight" equation, and it more reliable/durable and lower profile than the original foot with a plate attached..

Also you can decide to buy one with a lower profile and longer length for more adjustable center of gravity. I used the 4th Generation Design foot on mine, and it was much lower profile than the rest and quite long.

(images in my old for sale thread show how close to the body and how long the 4th gen foot is)
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1461667

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18342310
Well, damn, if that first shot isn't the most amazing Osprey Dive ever!

Agreed!

It has been a while but I was in Slovenia for the bears a couple of weeks ago.

FB has shredded the EXIF but they are all 500 f4 at f4, 5DIV, ISO1250, 1/250sec

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18375512
Using an alternate foot does two things;

It usually reduces weight (in the case of this older lens, but quite a bit!)

It adds an arca dovetail to the foot itself, = no plate required, which adds to the "less weight" equation, and it more reliable/durable and lower profile than the original foot with a plate attached..

Also you can decide to buy one with a lower profile and longer length for more adjustable center of gravity. I used the 4th Generation Design foot on mine, and it was much lower profile than the rest and quite long.

(images in my old for sale thread show how close to the body and how long the 4th gen foot is)
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1461667

Thanks Jake on sale now from naturescape I will buy it and thanks for suggestions as always. One question does it intefere with the lens hood when it is in storage (reverse)? Thanks

Update: I went ahead and order it. Thanks again Jake.

Peter2516 wrote in post #18380735
Thanks Jake on sale now from naturescape I will buy it and thanks for suggestions as always. One question does it intefere with the lens hood when it is in storage (reverse)? Thanks

Update: I went ahead and order it. Thanks again Jake.

The hood still went on in reverse,. if I recall correctly, it results with the foot being inside the reversed hood due to the very low profile.

Super Bard Owl