Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

Silverfox1 wrote in post #12881709
Some recent captures of the Little Blue Heron Fishing on a Hot Texas Morning:
Regards, Ron

Great set Ron, do you do all your PP work with DPP, or do you use other software also?


Thanks
Joe.

I sold my 70-200mm. The 400mm was too much for where I was standing but this is still a cool shot.

Johnny Winter:

Joe52 wrote in post #12890865
Great set Ron, do you do all your PP work with DPP, or do you use other software also?


Thanks
Joe.

Joe, i only use the latest DPP software. I have used in the past Neat Image Pro for NR before Canon released the better High ISO bodies like the 5D MKII, 7D & 60D but now i can live with the noise at ISO800. I have tried LR but i still have an older P4 pc with only 2gig of memory and need to upgrade the computer.

I do not use any NR in the cameras and merely set the sharpening at 5+ and contrast at 1+, shoot Raw only, & then do some minor tweaking with DPP.

Regards & Take Care, Ron

Thanks for the reply Ron, much appreciated.

Joe.

I'm throwing around picking up this lens since I've been doing way more nature photography lately. I've been using my 70-200 2.8L with the 2x extender, but my photos aren't very sharp because of it. I imagine I'd be way happier using the 400mm prime? What are your thoughts?

frederiksenp wrote in post #12904815
I'm throwing around picking up this lens since I've been doing way more nature photography lately. I've been using my 70-200 2.8L with the 2x extender, but my photos aren't very sharp because of it. I imagine I'd be way happier using the 400mm prime? What are your thoughts?

That's what I did. I was using 1.4 and it sucked, I imagine 2x would be worse.

This lens still requires good light to get a good photo but with a little practice it's not hard.

frederiksenp wrote in post #12904815
I'm throwing around picking up this lens since I've been doing way more nature photography lately. I've been using my 70-200 2.8L with the 2x extender, but my photos aren't very sharp because of it. I imagine I'd be way happier using the 400mm prime? What are your thoughts?

Get the 400/f5.6 as you will be happy providing you can be content shooting primarily ISO 640 to 800 to keep your SS around 1/400 and use a monopod for your stationary captures out past 30ft. unless you have very steady hand-holding techniques.

ForcedFire wrote in post #12905234
That's what I did. I was using 1.4 and it sucked, I imagine 2x would be worse.

This lens still requires good light to get a good photo but with a little practice it's not hard.

I dont do the below very often but this 400/f5.6 with a 2x TC + 5D MKII at 800mm/f11.0 using MF & a monopod is possible in the below captures at shutter speeds of 1/250 and 1/200 :

Exif intact

https://photography-on-the.net …p=12549321&post​count=1850

I have tried numerous times to use the 70-200 MKII + 2X and have yet to acquire equal IQ to this bare 400/f5.6 regardless of other folks claims using the 7D, 60D, or 5D MKII.

Regards, Ron

Thanks guys.

Yeah, the image quality with the 70-200 + 2xTC is really poor for me which is prompting me to make this upgrade. I took this over the weekend. It's barely cropped (just to make it portrait) and the heron wasn't even moving (still used AI servo...monopod...etc)​. Shot off a bunch of shots and was not getting anything sharp at all. I know the 70-200 is ok because I use it for soccer with no sharpness issues without the 2xTC.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/vxsarin/6013378​632/

Silverfox1 wrote in post #12905324
Get the 400/f5.6 as you will be happy providing you can be content shooting primarily ISO 640 to 800 to keep your SS around 1/400

I dont do the below very often but this 400/f5.6 with a 2x TC + 5D MKII at 800mm/f11.0 using MF & a monopod is possible in the below captures at shutter speeds of 1/250 and 1/200 :

Exif intact

https://photography-on-the.net …p=12549321&post​count=1850

I have tried numerous times to use the 70-200 MKII + 2X and have yet to acquire equal IQ to this bare 400/f5.6 regardless of other folks claims using the 7D, 60D, or 5D MKII.

Regards, Ron

ForcedFire wrote in post #12891225
I sold my 70-200mm. The 400mm was too much for where I was standing but this is still a cool shot.

Johnny Winter:

Yeah, nice portrait! I think I got this one quite nicely too.

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Awesome shot!