Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS

Thanks, Butch!

airbutchie wrote in post #16281141
Whale Tails...

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Whale Tails by airbutchie, on Flickr

I was told by the guide that it's not too often to capture double whale tails in a single, close up, capture... Once he saw the image I took, he knew it would be a wonderful capture... I was the only 'tog that wasn't reviewing my images when it happened... Thank Goodness!!!

1D4 + 400L DO IS... ISO 320, f/5.6 @ 1/500sec...

^^ Awesome catch here my brotha.... stuff !! ^^

patrickf117 wrote in post #16282672
^^ Awesome catch here my brotha.... stuff !! ^^

Thanks Pat... Check out the video I posted on FB... This image came was shot from that vid... Heheheheh...

From a trip to South Africa and Kruger NP. Canon 5D3 and 400mm DO IS with 2x TC3. Variable ISO and aperture, constant 1/1000s shutter.
Mongoose love is serious business and a bee eater.

I went out twice to shoot the sunrise during our Alaskan cruise... The first one, at sea, on our second 'cruise' day... And the second when we were heading to Sawyer Glacier... Captured from our mini-suite balcony... It was absolutely tranquil that morning... Shooting the scenery while enjoying some coffee and pastries... I hope you enjoy it as much as I did capturing it!!!

Serene Sunrise...

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Woooo!! Traded my 200mm f/2L IS for the 400mm DO. Haven't had much time to play yet, but I'm liking it so far. Definitely impressed with the lens so far.

Two more Africa images. Canon 5D3, 400mm DO, 2x TC3. Very close elephant, but note all the detail in the skin at f8, neither of the images sharpened. Differences in tone due to what the spot meter read.

^ Wow... Talk about details... And no sharpening either!!! WOOF!!!

I am surprised this lens gets such a bad rap....seems to do very well!

Some more. The colorful bird, an edited and cropped shot is with the 2X TC# and the early morning Heron and family shot is with the 1.4X TC3. That one is unedited other than reducing the size.

And here we are:
http://www.flickr.com …n/sets/72157635​880263623/

115 images

This link is to a larger selection of images from my trip to South Africa and Kruger National Park contains images taken with Canon 7D, 5D II and 5D III; lenses 24-105mm L f4 IS, 70-200mm L f4 IS and 400mm DO f4 IS; as well as the use of both Canon and Sigma teleconverters.

http://www.flickr.com …n/sets/72157636​731544795/

Bird is 400mm, edited. Sunset is as shot, with 2X TC III.

Especially like the bird but both are superb!

Seeing that bird photo with the 400 DO and 2xTC makes me wonder if a 5D3 with that combo would yield me better results than I get with my 7D using the 400 DO with 1.4 TC, or at least they'd be comparable. Right now I have both a 7D & 6D to try and get the best of both worlds for different shooting situations...but results like yours make me wonder....

gocolts wrote in post #16418207
Seeing that bird photo with the 400 DO and 2xTC makes me wonder if a 5D3 with that combo would yield me better results than I get with my 7D using the 400 DO with 1.4 TC, or at least they'd be comparable. Right now I have both a 7D & 6D to try and get the best of both worlds for different shooting situations...but results like yours make me wonder....

The bird shot was done with the 7D and the 400mm DO. I mainly kept the 7D attached to the 70-200mm f4 IS and the 400mm DO to the 5DIII with either 1.4 or 2X TC. But now and then I'd switch. This vulture was quite a ways away. so the 896mm FOV of the 7D and 1.4X on the 400mm DO felt better. It was not as sharp as I like, but a number of factors contribute--whether the vehicle was turned off, how difficult my shooting position was--remember, in Kruger you are not allowed outside the vehicle--usually.