Moon shot from last night!
11-18-2005, 06:59 PM
#5
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Awesome! Forgot to tell you that the moon shot is sublime. Lots of detail that I thought wouldn't show due to the TC's
Since you are getting into birding, we should go sometime. I normally go with the wife over the winter (I am sure that you remember all my birding photos from last winter). I am even thinking of picking up a sigma 50-500 DG lens, only thing is its kinda slow (f6.3) at the long end, and let the wife use my 100-400
BTW, why so cheap, didn't want to spring for the f2.8 400mm eh?
Since you are getting into birding, we should go sometime. I normally go with the wife over the winter (I am sure that you remember all my birding photos from last winter). I am even thinking of picking up a sigma 50-500 DG lens, only thing is its kinda slow (f6.3) at the long end, and let the wife use my 100-400
BTW, why so cheap, didn't want to spring for the f2.8 400mm eh?
11-19-2005, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Toronto
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Thanks a lot guys!
Wayne, sure thing... Birding is what the 400mm lens was made for. Where abouts do you go? I'm sure you have a few locations that work. I was surprised as well with the moon shot. I knew the 400mm prime took converters well (in fact the 400mm with the 1.4x still resolves down to the pixel level even wide open), but with both converters stacked I didn't expect such great results. For its price the 400mm prime is a stellar performer. Next in line will be the 500mm F4.0L but that might have to wait a year or two...
Wayne, sure thing... Birding is what the 400mm lens was made for. Where abouts do you go? I'm sure you have a few locations that work. I was surprised as well with the moon shot. I knew the 400mm prime took converters well (in fact the 400mm with the 1.4x still resolves down to the pixel level even wide open), but with both converters stacked I didn't expect such great results. For its price the 400mm prime is a stellar performer. Next in line will be the 500mm F4.0L but that might have to wait a year or two...
11-20-2005, 03:50 PM
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wow these high end slr cams with nice lenses make pictures soo much more amazing , you can get such candid shots of animals. The moon one has to be the best its one. Its one thing looking at the moon through a telescope but to take a pic and to get to look at it forever is way more awesome.
