70/300 keep or send back ?

Here is a shot from Raw to JPg 100%crop with PP for noise and sharpen
Shot at 300mm

Exposure Time : 1/160
F Number : 9.0
Exposure Program : Aperture-priority AE
ISO : 250
Sensitivity Type : Recommended Exposure Index
Recommended Exposure Index : 250
Exif Version : 0230
Date/Time Original : 2012:04:11 04:03:33
Create Date : 2012:04:11 04:03:33
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 9.0
Exposure Compensation : 0
Max Aperture Value : 5.7
Subject Distance : 44.8 m
Metering Mode : Multi-segment
Flash : Off, Did not fire
Focal Length : 300.0 mm
Sub Sec Time : 00
Sub Sec Time Original : 00
Sub Sec Time Digitized : 00
Color Space : Uncalibrated
Exif Image Width : 1030
Exif Image Height : 734
Focal Plane X Resolution : 5728.176796
Focal Plane Y Resolution : 5808.403361
Focal Plane Resolution Unit : inches
Custom Rendered : Normal
Exposure Mode : Auto
White Balance : Manual
Scene Capture Type : Standard
Serial Number : 2071208409
Lens Info : 70-300mm f/?
Lens Model : EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Lens Serial Number : 00001adcca

heres another shot. seems very noisy

if that's a 100% crop then i think it looks fine...noise isn't determined by the lens

Is this taken with the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM or the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM?

Take Care,
Cheers, Patrick

non L

when i was doing the PP on the jet it looked like total crap blown up. I had posted a pic of a sparrow and it was soft big time

you're not going to see much of a difference between it and the 55-250IS...they should be pretty near the same...

Would I loose a lot of reach if I was to get the 70/200 L no IS ?

torkk wrote in post #14249406
Would I loose a lot of reach if I was to get the 70/200 L no IS ?

you'd loose 100mm...set the lens at 200mm, and see what you think...the thing i'd be more concerned about is the loss of IS...

what are you trying to gain over you 55-250IS? that'll lead you to what lens suits you more...

1/160th at 300 mm: this may be your problem. Even with IS, you should be trying for higher shutter speeds. Increase your ISO a bit, choose a subject with better contrast, and try again. As an aside, I used to own the 70-300 non-IS and found it to be a bit soft at 250 to 300 mm. However, it was very sharp through the rest of the range.

Well, I shot alot of birds. I bought the 70/300 along with my 60D from Dell. I kinda feels like the same against the 50/250.

for birds...reach is valuable...something like a sigma 150-500OS is a good budget friendly way to go long...also a canon 400L is a good one as well...basically you'll need reach...a 70-300IS isn't much of an upgrade over the 55-250IS, and in my opinion isn't worth the extra money(i own one though)

hows this

Exposure Time : 1/500
F Number : 13.0
Exposure Program : Aperture-priority AE
ISO : 1000
Sensitivity Type : Recommended Exposure Index
Recommended Exposure Index : 1000
Exif Version : 0230
Date/Time Original : 2012:04:11 05:43:37
Create Date : 2012:04:11 05:43:37
Shutter Speed Value : 1/500
Aperture Value : 13.0
Exposure Compensation : 0
Max Aperture Value : 5.7
Subject Distance : 12.9 m
Metering Mode : Multi-segment
Flash : Off, Did not fire
Focal Length : 300.0 mm
Sub Sec Time : 64
Sub Sec Time Original : 64
Sub Sec Time Digitized : 64
Color Space : Uncalibrated
Exif Image Width : 1555
Exif Image Height : 1037
Focal Plane X Resolution : 5728.176796
Focal Plane Y Resolution : 5808.403361
Focal Plane Resolution Unit : inches
Custom Rendered : Normal
Exposure Mode : Auto
White Balance : Manual
Scene Capture Type : Standard

DreDaze wrote in post #14249524
for birds...reach is valuable...something like a sigma 150-500OS is a good budget friendly way to go long...also a canon 400L is a good one as well...basically you'll need reach...a 70-300IS isn't much of an upgrade over the 55-250IS, and in my opinion isn't worth the extra money(i own one though)

dell has Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM

torkk wrote in post #14249590
hows this

why are you shooting at f13...shoot at f8