EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Review WOW!

Thanx for the link! Very interesting indeed!

LJ3Jim wrote in post #18891502
The "miracle" it takes to accomplish this is nothing more than a good 3-stop neutral density filter. Mine is a B&W that I got several years ago for about $100. Without the ND filter, the f-stop would have been around f/20 and the photos would not have been as good.

Thanx for the advice. I will buy myself an ND filter, dig the old lens out of the closet and give it another try....

Lichter21c wrote in post #18891212
I am taking delivery of my new 100-400II tomorrow.

So essentially, what you are saying is that you have no experience with this lens, but still you know everything!
You must be the funny guy around here.....ha-ha!

I rented one for two weeks last year.

Also, I trust what the vast majority of users say regarding quality.

I have found in my life, that those who complain the loudest, generally know the least. Good luck.

STOP feeding the Norwegian troll...

Cheers

David_MC wrote in post #18891595
I never thought of using a 3 stop filter like that. That’ll come in handy for an air show I want to shoot in September.

If you leave the filter on, you'll be shooting jets at 1/640 or 1/800 to keep the ISO below 800. That's what I do, but some of my friends remove the filter when the jets fly so that they can shoot at 1/2000th.

TheAnalogGuy wrote in post #18891475
Great picture catching all of them in one frame!

So there is a back story to this photo.

The Blue Angels were in Corpus Christi TX for an air show. One of the members was a Texas Aggie, so they decided to fly over campus (Texas A&M University) in College Station TX on the way back to their base in FL.

They were so low and close over the football stadium these photos were not even cropped. One pass and they were gone.


/edited to add Texas A&M University

Dubi wrote in post #18891930
So there is a back story to this photo.

The Blue Angels were in Corpus Christi TX for an air show. One of the members was a Texas Aggie, so they decided to fly over campus in College Station TX on the way back to their base in FL.

The were so low and close over the football stadium these photos were not even cropped. One pass and they were gone.

Are we non-Americans supposed to know what this means????

AnnieMacD wrote in post #18891937
Are we non-Americans supposed to know what this means????

For you non-Americans,

The Blue Angels flew over my little city in Texas. We took some photos.

The end!

AnnieMacD wrote in post #18891937
Are we non-Americans supposed to know what this means????

Aggie is the nickname for a student or graduate of Texas A&M University (A&M stands for Agricultural and Mechanical, hence Aggie).

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18891964
Aggie is the nickname for a student or graduate of Texas A&M University (A&M stands for Agricultural and Mechanical, hence Aggie).

Thanks, Scrumhalf, I knew there had to be some meaning behind it!

Michael456 wrote in post #18892540

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That is a striking gold colour, i haven't seen one that vivid. Great capture.

mat vanella wrote in post #18892547
That is a striking gold colour, i haven't seen one that vivid. Great capture.

Thank you! The nice late afternoon light certainly contributed to bring out the nice color.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18891964
Aggie is the nickname for a student or graduate of Texas A&M University (A&M stands for Agricultural and Mechanical, hence Aggie).

Whoop!! Gig Em!