A Trip to the Zoo with the 40D

Had the day off from work so made my usual trip to the Bronx Zoo.
Figured I finally test out the 40D.

40D 100-400L 190mm ISO800

I have no comparo shots, but here are some I took with the 5D and 100-400L.

nicksan,

Nice shots, but on #2 it looks like the camera focused on the top of the head just above the brow (the nose was out of focus). Was that your focus point, or were you trying for the eyes, or did the 5D have a front-focus moment?

Tony

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tonylong wrote in post #4138366
nicksan,

Nice shots, but on #2 it looks like the camera focused on the top of the head just above the brow (the nose was out of focus). Was that your focus point, or were you trying for the eyes, or did the 5D have a front-focus moment?

Tony

He, he. Still learning how to tame the 100-400L. I kinda like that shot though, that's why I put it up

For some reason, my hands were especially shaky yesterday and I got a lot of misfires.

Great shots, perfect exposure

ps:your cat avatar makes me cry T-T!(looks scary)

I think part of the "issue" with the 40D for me was that because of the 1.6x CF, I really had to pay attention to the shutter speeds. I've gotten used to 1:1 with my 5D, so that kinda threw me off. Not to mention the fact that I have yet to "master" my 100-400L. (Got plenty of blurry shots even though I had more than enough shutter speed at times)

I really noticed the difference in light between the 2 bodies. Switching to the 5D was like taking off weights. It was immediately noticeable.

Is it me, or are the WB a little different between the 2 bodies? I had them mostly set to AWB and it seems like the 40D is a tad bit warmer than the 5D. I guess this might be old news. (?)

Also, the 40D's LCD screen definitely has some kind of tint on it, not that I really pay attention to that. I don't really rely on the LCD other than the most obvious stuff. I will say that things look a little "off"...but I digress. But I guess this also is old news.(? Sorry, haven't been keeping up with all the 40D talk)

nice shooting. my favorite place.

are you going to make it to the photo show at javits this weekend? starts tomorrow.
mark

Cool are they strait out of the camera without any correction?


Angelo

The gorillas and tiger were shot through the dirty glass they have there. So naturally, I had to up the blacks and contrast during RAW conversion. (He, he, I guess that leaves only 1 pic!)

Other than that I did the usual, Noise Ninja & USM in PS.

photography By Evangelos wrote in post #4140300
Cool are they strait out of the camera without any correction?


Angelo

Thanks!

Probably not gonna make it to the show. I wanted to, especially to check out some of the new goodies out there!!!

But I have tons of stuff I have to do around the house.

Wife->House->Photography...that's it.

MDJAK wrote in post #4140172
nice shooting. my favorite place.

are you going to make it to the photo show at javits this weekend? starts tomorrow.
mark

Am I missing something or do your 5D shots simply blow away the 40D?

Can't see much difference personally. Both look really good. Maybe the reduced DofF is adding a little pop.

stathunter wrote in post #4140678
Am I missing something or do your 5D shots simply blow away the 40D?

I don't think it blows away the 40D.
However I do prefer it over the 40D IQ-wise, that much is certain.

As I mentioned before, with the 40D's 1.6x CF I may have been a little too casual with the shutter speed with the 100-400L so a lot of my pics weren't as crisp as the 5D's. I think this is a big issue since I didn't have the steadiest of hands yesterday.

If you look at the pic of the bird with its wings spread, that's a pretty good indication of what it can do. Quite happy with the IQ on that pic.

Yeah, could be.
Plus as I mentioned, I don't have comparo pics...difficult to compare completely different scenes. The one common scene I have is of that child gorilla, and I know that I fumbled up the one I took with the 40D...not the greatest at 100%. In fact, my keeper rate was VERY low, but really that's my bad and not the gear.

Sprout Crumble wrote in post #4140875
Can't see much difference personally. Both look really good. Maybe the reduced DofF is adding a little pop.

stathunter wrote in post #4140678
Am I missing something or do your 5D shots simply blow away the 40D?

You're clearly missing something..!