MikeDee Senior Member  More info | May 17, 2013 08:48 | #7246 71sbeetle wrote in post #15940591  So I haven't been using my 100-400 much lately and I'm thinking of selling it ..... crazy or good decision? lol How about trying a 2x III TC with your 70-200 and if it works out sell the 100-400 or is that crazy too? 80D | M50 | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II | Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro | Canon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM | Canon 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Ʃ 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C | Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 | Metz 50 AF-1 | Yongnuo YN 560 III/IV | Flashpoint AD360 | The Rest of My Gear | Flickr
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May 17, 2013 08:58 | #7247 MikeDee wrote in post #15940646 How about trying a 2x III TC with your 70-200 and if it works out sell the 100-400 or is that crazy too? That is exactly what I was thinking gareymartin.com
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop  More info | May 17, 2013 11:16 | #7248 71sbeetle wrote in post #15940591 So I haven't been using my 100-400 much lately and I'm thinking of selling it ..... crazy or good decision? lol If you are not using it and can put the money to better use, whether on a different piece of gear, or just invest it somewhere, then I say do it. You can always pick up another copy later if you need it again. 100-400s are pretty readily available on the used market. I think it is one of those lenses that a lot of people get but after a short while, the size and weight gets to them and the lens ends up on the used market. Sam
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Birdwatcher86 Member  147 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas...God's Country More info |
Some bird shots with the 100-400mm and the 7D Michael
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Birdwatcher86 Member 147 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas...God's Country More info | May 17, 2013 16:46 | #7251 |
Cap'nFishy Goldmember  More info | May 17, 2013 16:52 | #7252 Scrumhalf wrote in post #15941139 ...the size and weight... Yep, I use this lens so much day-to-day it has given me arms like Popeye These are small, but the ones out there are far away.
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krb Cream of the Crop  8,818 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jun 2008 Location: Where southern efficiency and northern charm come together More info | May 17, 2013 16:53 | #7253 |
Birdwatcher86 Member 147 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas...God's Country More info | May 17, 2013 16:57 | #7254  Eastern Wood-Pewee by Michael Speegle, on FlickrMichael
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Birdwatcher86 Member 147 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas...God's Country More info | May 17, 2013 16:58 | #7255 |
Birdwatcher86 Member 147 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas...God's Country More info | May 17, 2013 16:59 | #7256 Now to learn how to make it bigger. . .  Black-chinned Hummingbird by Michael Speegle, on FlickrShot with the 7D and the 100-400mm Michael
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Sydor25 Goldmember  2,356 posts Likes: 15 Joined Feb 2005 Location: North Texas More info | May 18, 2013 13:15 | #7258   1D Mark III, 5D Mark III, EF 17-40 f/4, EF 24-105 f/4 IS, EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6, EF 24 f/1.4, EF 300 f/4 IS, EF 100 f/2.8 Macro & EF-S 10-22
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shinksma Senior Member  710 posts Joined Jul 2011 More info | May 18, 2013 16:43 | #7259 While relaxing in the backyard looking for birds to photograph, there was a sudden movement of "something" swooping down across the yard, towards the back edge that borders a conservation area - all I saw was a light-colored blur out of the corner of my eye, bigger than a cat, smaller than a golden retriever, but definitely airborne, unlike most cats and dogs.  Anyway, the meal was not to be seen - must have escaped, the hawk couldn't have finished it in the time it took me to get across the yard, even if I was moving carefully to not alarm it. And here is one of the birds that had visited earlier (but was long gone by the time the hawk attacked):  Both shots with T3i, 100-400, ISO3200, f/10 for the coopers hawk, f/8 for the brown thrasher. shinksma 5DII | T3i | EF 17-40 L | EF 24-105 L | EF 24 1.4 L II | EF 28 1.8 | EF 85 1.8 | EF 70-200 2.8 L IS II | EF 100-400 L | EF-S 15-85 IS USM | EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS USM | EF-S 10-22 USM | EF 100 2.8 Macro USM | EF-S 18-55 IS | EF 35-80 III | EF-S 55-250 IS | Rokinon 8mm FE | EF 75-300 non-USM III | SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 | Tamron 70-210 | 430EX II | Kenko 2x MC4 and 1.4x Pro300DGX TC
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Karlgoro Senior Member  664 posts Likes: 935 Joined Feb 2009 Location: New York More info | May 18, 2013 21:43 | #7260  Boeing 747-409FSCD by Karlgoro1, on FlickrFlickr
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But I don't find myself trying to reach more than 200mm lately (last 7-8 months!)
All the birds that were nearby bolted in a flurry of flapping wings, away from the thing that swooped in. I was far too slow to use the camera and see the initial attack, but then a hawk comes suddenly off the ground at the edge of the woods with something in its talons. Might have been a small mammal (vole, mouse, baby squirrel).