70-300L SAMPLE SHOTS RECOVERED!!!

MP4/8 wrote in post #10855933
He was curious about how well the this new lens would perform.

You were curious as well, or you would have skipped over this thread.

He spent considerable effort to help us with our curiosity.

If you don't appreciate it, fine.

But there's no need to be rude towards him.

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I applaud his effort ! He went above and beyond what most would have done.

But not overly impressed with the images . It's just hard to judge under those conditions . Conditions this lens wasn't really made to be used under, I would think anyway.

Nice job with extracting the files from your CF cards. =D

Good job getting those files back.

I told you you could do it.

Looks like this might be a good alternative to the 70-200 2.8L IS II for people who want an outdoor lens with a touch more reach. Seems pretty sharp.

CountryBoy wrote in post #10856005
I applaud his effort ! He went above and beyond what most would have done.

He actually taught a lot of us less experienced, and less tech savvy shooters, that it's possible to retreive photos from a CF card, even when it appears that they were completely erased.

CountryBoy wrote in post #10856005
But not overly impressed with the images . It's just hard to judge under those conditions . Conditions this lens wasn't really made to be used under, I would think anyway.

A couple of things to keep in mind. The lens they had was a prototype. It might not even been a really well calibrated one, and there more to serve as a show 'prop' than anything else.

The images at 70mm, I'm seeing, aren't any sharper than what I'd expect from my 70-300 IS.

But, I'm still thinking we haven't really seen it's potential, and that it's got to be sharper than the current 70-300 if they want people to seriously consider it the increase in weight and cost, over the current 7-3.

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I have to admit, the STORMTROOPER seems to take some nice photos.

MP4/8 wrote in post #10856469
The images at 70mm, I'm seeing, aren't any sharper than what I'd expect from my 70-300 IS.
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I tried a 70-300 ages ago at the Canon showroom here in HK (they usually put really sharp copies of their lenses in the showroom). The 70-300 was noticeably softer than the 70-200 f/4L IS I tested it against (unfair I know).

I'm with ya though, the stormtrooper would have to be about the sharpness of the 70-200 range to make it worth swapping.

Wow, nice job!

The photos look pretty sharp to me, but I'm still curious as to what niche this lens falls into? I had the 70-300, this is definitely a huge improvement.

JonSC wrote in post #10857139
Wow, nice job!

The photos look pretty sharp to me, but I'm still curious as to what niche this lens falls into? I had the 70-300, this is definitely a huge improvement.

Finding droids you're looking for:

HTTP response: 403 | MIME changed to 'image/png'

LOL

MichaelBernard wrote in post #10855602

IMG NOTICE: [NOT AN IMAGE URL, NOT RENDERED INLINE]

Makes me wonder what people get out of doing it smh.

MDJAK wrote in post #10855647
Nice job, Omar. Now put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest.

I don't know why so many people are slamming this lens. It looks very sweet to me. I want one.

me

Thanks a lot Mark. I was told I was being a little jumpy all day when an NYPD car strolled by lol

aboss3 wrote in post #10855649
Thanks for the samples! Looks good to me!

dengar wrote in post #10855796
Don't listen to all the haters. You didnt have to take the time you did to recover and post these. Superb job in giving us a sneak peek. The wide open shot at 300mm looks very promising. What was the name of the recovery program you used? I still cant find a good one.

Thanks for the comments the recovery programs name is RECOVER MY FILES. I tried two other programs as i said. NONE RECOVERED RAW FILES excpet this one.

jdizzle wrote in post #10855858
Thanks for posting these images Omar. People slam this lens bcoz' it's variable aperture like the 100-400. People haven't even used it yet and make judgements based on specs and looks. Imo, I think these look great even under the lighting conditions you had. Thanks for going through all that hard work to recover the images. It was totally worth the effort.

I'm surprised at some of the responses you received for all your efforts. No gratitude at all.

Thanks Julian. I had a feeling some people would go out of their way to make their comments. I guess they expected me to take shots of models from a camera that was tied down to a desk with less than two feet of string. SMH lol

MP4/8 wrote in post #10855933
He was curious about how well the this new lens would perform.

You were curious as well, or you would have skipped over this thread.

He spent considerable effort to help us with our curiosity.

If you don't appreciate it, fine.

But there's no need to be rude towards him.

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Thanks for the backup!

MDJAK wrote in post #10855967
You can tell a lot by a person's screen name.

NOOGLE88 probably got a lot of noogies in his head as a kid. He's probably some nerd sitting behind his computer who never leaves the house except when his wife tells him to go to the store and pick up some milk.

Thankfully, this forum is mostly free of such trash.

Yup Mark this is a great forum. I mean it even made someone i know switch to canon lol

MDJAK wrote in post #10855990
and a simple search of NOODLE88 will show he's never started a thread, never posted a pic, only criticizes.

https://photography-on-the.net …rch.php?searchi​d=20473622

Makes me wonder why people love to criticize everything.

CountryBoy wrote in post #10856005
I applaud his effort ! He went above and beyond what most would have done.

But not overly impressed with the images . It's just hard to judge under those conditions . Conditions this lens wasn't really made to be used under, I would think anyway.

Thanks man. I can see this lens really shining through in open light. I mean look at the shutter speeds and the conditions i shot in. I could def PP these shots, run them through noise ninja and they would clean up very well.

c2thew wrote in post #10856073
Nice job with extracting the files from your CF cards. =D

Thanks!

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #10856324
Good job getting those files back.

I told you you could do it.

Looks like this might be a good alternative to the 70-200 2.8L IS II for people who want an outdoor lens with a touch more reach. Seems pretty sharp.

Thanks stealthy for the idea to do this. Never crossed my mind. Although the program which worked was suggested by another member. The two i tried which only retrieved JPEGS came from your list. I should have figured a nikon user would try to sabotage this

MP4/8 wrote in post #10856469
He actually taught a lot of us less experienced, and less tech savvy shooters, that it's possible to retreive photos from a CF card, even when it appears that they were completely erased.


A couple of things to keep in mind. The lens they had was a prototype. It might not even been a really well calibrated one, and there more to serve as a show 'prop' than anything else.

The images at 70mm, I'm seeing, aren't any sharper than what I'd expect from my 70-300 IS.

But, I'm still thinking we haven't really seen it's potential, and that it's got to be sharper than the current 70-300 if they want people to seriously consider it the increase in weight and cost, over the current 7-3.

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Yup for a second there i thought it was impossible to retrieve raw files after deleting (in this case i formatted the CF card!). This proves it otherwise!

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #10856633
I have to admit, the STORMTROOPER seems to take some nice photos.

I tried a 70-300 ages ago at the Canon showroom here in HK (they usually put really sharp copies of their lenses in the showroom). The 70-300 was noticeably softer than the 70-200 f/4L IS I tested it against (unfair I know).

I'm with ya though, the stormtrooper would have to be about the sharpness of the 70-200 range to make it worth swapping.

Yup i agree with this. It took very good pictures and as i mentioned in a response up top imagine if the shots were taken in better lighting.

Thanks for posting the pics. It makes me more excited about the lens. I can't wait to see more when it comes out. I am one of the few that's definitely interested. I love my 15-85mm and don't care much that it is variable aperture. I just hope the street price won't be too bad.

With the new high performance 2x converter, this will give incredible flexibility in a relatively small package. I wonder if auto focus will work on the 5DII with that combination.

spear wrote in post #10857474
With the new high performance 2x converter, this will give incredible flexibility in a relatively small package. I wonder if auto focus will work on the 5DII with that combination.

I kinda doubt it will work with a 2x, maybe 1.4x.

spear wrote in post #10857474
With the new high performance 2x converter, this will give incredible flexibility in a relatively small package. I wonder if auto focus will work on the 5DII with that combination.

I don't even think the 70-300L will take a Canon brand TC, since it does not have the space in the rear of the lens for the TC to fit into.

Should be a nice improvement compared to the old 70-300 IS. Can't wait until they start sell them and we can start to see some more shots with it (landscape, wildlife, etc.).

996gt2 wrote in post #10857533
I don't even think the 70-300L will take a Canon brand TC, since it does not have the space in the rear of the lens for the TC to fit into.

I have been wandering this but personally have not seen a good enough photo of the back end of the lens without a lens cap on. Have you seen a shot that would indicate what you are saying, or guessing by looking at the exterior of the lens? If it did not take the TCs , I think it would be the first white lens that does not ?