duymy Senior Member 766 posts Likes: 122 Joined Jun 2011 More info | Feb 20, 2014 06:50 | #7861
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Feb 22, 2014 08:00 | #7863   Serpent Eagle by Sharad Medhavi, on Flickr Serpent Eagle by Sharad Medhavi, on Flickr Green Bee Eater in the Bandipur forest by Sharad Medhavi, on FlickrSharad Medhavi
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop  More info | Feb 24, 2014 13:36 | #7865 Great shots, Sharad! I'm thinking of visiting India this winter. Would that be a good time to visit Bandipur? Sam
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keithbreazeal Goldmember  2,340 posts Likes: 44 Joined Sep 2008 Location: Volcano, Ca. More info | Feb 24, 2014 14:29 | #7866 ISS  Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 7D, 40D, Canon SL-1, Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM, 100-400L IS USM, f2.8 70-200L IS USM, Canon 24-105L IS, Canon 40mm f2.8 Pancake, Rokinon 14mm f2.8, Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 At-X PRO, Canon 10-22, Canon 28-135, Canon 18-55, Battery Grips, lots of other junk
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Radders Cream of the Crop  5,017 posts Likes: 19 Joined Oct 2009 Location: UK More info | Feb 24, 2014 14:47 | #7867 Bit windy over here at the moment.  Touchdown.. by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr Windy landings by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr G-FBJD trying to land for the second time. by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickrand just a personal favourite. (all at 400mm too + 60D)  Vortex - S2-ACR by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr| 1DII | 7D | 60D | 6D | 100 2.8 | 50mm 1.4 | 11-16 2.8 | 24-105 4 | 70-300 IS USM |
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Feb 24, 2014 21:47 | #7868 Scrumhalf wrote in post #16713871 Great shots, Sharad! I'm thinking of visiting India this winter. Would that be a good time to visit Bandipur? Summer, that is late April and May, is a good time. The undergrowth dries up so you can actually see the animals. Also that the animals move more in search of water, so the probability of seeing them is higher. You can consider going to Kabini, in addition to Bandipur, or even instead of Bandipur. There are more animals at Kabini during summers due to that river being the only water source in the region that still has water. It is close to Bandipur. Sharad Medhavi
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop More info | Feb 24, 2014 22:07 | #7869 Thanks for that info, Sharad! Sam
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Feb 25, 2014 01:06 | #7870 is this lens any good for motor sport? Phil
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jwcdds Cream of the Crop  More info | Feb 25, 2014 01:26 | #7871 How low light are you talking about? It does start to hunt a bit more with less light. It's great for motor sport if you're not shooting in bad lighting conditions. Julian
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Feb 25, 2014 08:12 | #7872 jwcdds wrote in post #16715452 How low light are you talking about? It does start to hunt a bit more with less light. It's great for motor sport if you're not shooting in bad lighting conditions. salsa-king wrote in post #16715415 is this lens any good for motor sport? are how does it compare in low light situation? The technique that works for me, while shooting birds in flight during low light situations, is to manually focus the lens close to where I am expecting the subject to be. In that case it focuses pretty quickly. If it is at the other end of the focus distance it may just keep hunting. In my case the 5D3 autofocus system too played a big role in giving a new lease of life to this lens. Sharad Medhavi
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop More info | Feb 25, 2014 08:14 | #7873 It's a 4.5-6.3 lens, so not exactly fast. If you need high SS to freeze action, you may be setting yourself up for disappointment with a 500D, since you are in a part of the world not renowned for very good light! Sam
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Cap'nFishy Senior Member  More info | Feb 25, 2014 08:42 | #7874 Scrumhalf wrote in post #16715884 ...I am from Oregon which gives Blighty a run for its money in terms of gloomy weather... He-he... Try coming to Scotland - it's dreich and gloomy for 6 months of the year... and then winter comes...   Col These are small, but the ones out there are far away.
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Feb 25, 2014 08:54 | #7875 salsa-king wrote in post #16715415 is this lens any good for motor sport? are how does it compare in low light situation? I use this lens with my 7D primarily for motorsports. While I have never tried to shoot a night race, I’ve had very good success on very dark and rainy days. I can’t say I’ve ever seen any degradation in focus tracking or speed under any of the conditions I have been in. See more at Late Apex Photo.  1/400 @ f/10, ISO 320  1/2000 @ f/5.6, ISO 320  Larry
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I used the lens in India last summer and it was phenomenal but the light there was, pardon the pun, a revelation, given that I am from Oregon which gives Blighty a run for its money in terms of gloomy weather. But back home here, it will struggle on very dark and cloudy days for birding, which is what I use it for. The alternative however, is a big white, like a 500/4 or 400/2.8, which is in a different league, cost wise.
