Obligatory Duck shots with the beast 70-200 2.8 IS

I have been delaying this thread for as long as possible 'till i got some satisfactory duck shots. At first the weight was pretty bad, but after hiking around a number of parks, I found that if I cradle my lens/camera in my left hand, its very doable!

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Congrats on the lens, it is my favourite and I use it as much as I can! You will get used to the weight as your arms and shoulder muscles start to strengthen

Great duck shots!

rammy wrote in post #4993513
Congrats on the lens, it is my favourite and I use it as much as I can! You will get used to the weight as your arms and shoulder muscles start to strengthen

Great duck shots!

thank you!

It's a big investment, but very worth while. Congrats!

Great shots! I love how you were able to capture all the details in the shadows.

Nice! Reminds me I need to go out duck hunting with my new 100-400L soon!

OK, so since I've stumbled onto the "ducks-forever" page, here's my duck story. Overcast day. Grey geese doing take-offs and landings. (OK, a goose isn't a duck. Stick with me.) A fozen lake. Snow on shore. 95% missed pictures. Apparently, there was not enough contrast in the scene to allow my slow but image-stabilized lens to focus at 200mm and a maximum f/stop of 6.3. Let me repeat: The lens would not auto focus at all. Lesson here: Image stabilization is no substitute for speed. A good, fast, constant f/2.8 rules!