I think it Remains, at least something that one could certainly choose to pick a bone with you about... In so much as one good Tern deserves another... ;Dneuroanatomist said:
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Hello,
Here's a capercaillie taken in north Finland.
50D with Sigma 120-400mm
Link: http://pva.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Birds/_MG_6410.jpg
Here's a capercaillie taken in north Finland.
50D with Sigma 120-400mm
Link: http://pva.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Birds/_MG_6410.jpg
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pvais said:Hello,
Here's a capercaillie taken in north Finland.
50D with Sigma 120-400mm
Link: http://pva.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Birds/_MG_6410.jpg
Great shot....leaves me wondering what his call sounds like.
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Northstar said:pvais said:Hello,
Here's a capercaillie taken in north Finland.
50D with Sigma 120-400mm
Link: http://pva.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Birds/_MG_6410.jpg
Great shot....leaves me wondering what his call sounds like.
+1...gorgeous photo. And he looks delicious ;D
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Click said:
Thanks Click.
The owl was only about 9 inches in height (coulda just stuck it in my pocket!) and was used for a quick display for small kids - flying from its perch onto the kids' outstretched arms. I took tons of shots but only got a couple that were sharp. I think the Kenko TC slowed down the focus speed/reaction time of the 5D3 and 300mm.
I was using the combo to help decide if I should get a 500mm mk2. Overall the 300mm on its own is terrific but with the TC I wasn't completely thrilled with the results from the afternoon; some good, many bad. I hired the 500mm for an airshow a couple of weeks back and was amazed at the quality. Clearly you wouldn't use the 500mm for falconry due to the proximity of the action but I wanted to see how snappy the 300+1.4x combo would be. Might be acceptable to some, not me. Sigh, that'll be more money on this hobby....
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GuyF said:Click said:
Thanks Click.
The owl was only about 9 inches in height (coulda just stuck it in my pocket!) and was used for a quick display for small kids - flying from its perch onto the kids' outstretched arms. I took tons of shots but only got a couple that were sharp. I think the Kenko TC slowed down the focus speed/reaction time of the 5D3 and 300mm.
I was using the combo to help decide if I should get a 500mm mk2. Overall the 300mm on its own is terrific but with the TC I wasn't completely thrilled with the results from the afternoon; some good, many bad. I hired the 500mm for an airshow a couple of weeks back and was amazed at the quality. Clearly you wouldn't use the 500mm for falconry due to the proximity of the action but I wanted to see how snappy the 300+1.4x combo would be. Might be acceptable to some, not me. Sigh, that'll be more money on this hobby....
The Kenko TC, while a good price, is definitely a drag on AF performance. I own the GDX 300, and enjoyed it before, but since purchasing the 600/4 II, it just doesn't perform as well as the EF 1.4x TC III. I use the latter exclusively now...just not worth the performance hassles and AF perf loss of the Kenko.
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Jrista,
Tried the Kenko 1.4x(DG Pro 300 "red dot") very briefly on the 500mm when I had it - whilst I didn't try any tracking shots, the static images were super sharp. At 700mm I couldn't find fault in the test shots I took. I know the Canon mk3 TCs should be better but assuming I buy the 500mm, the Kenko would do for a while if I needed more reach than 500mm.
Regards,
Guy.
Tried the Kenko 1.4x(DG Pro 300 "red dot") very briefly on the 500mm when I had it - whilst I didn't try any tracking shots, the static images were super sharp. At 700mm I couldn't find fault in the test shots I took. I know the Canon mk3 TCs should be better but assuming I buy the 500mm, the Kenko would do for a while if I needed more reach than 500mm.
Regards,
Guy.
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GuyF said:
I guess it depends on how much you are cropping. Once I started using the 600 on my 7D, especially with the 1.4x TCs, birds got really huge in the frame. Sometimes I have to move back with some shorebirds, waders, and waterfowl. With the Kenko, you notice the IQ falloff as you approach the corners. Even midframe, there is some noticeable softening, and in the edges and corners, definite CA. I don't see nearly as much of that with the EF 1.4x TC III. In the deep corners you see some CA, but for the most part, it seems to have a flatter field, and IQ overall is much nicer. AF performance is good...not all that much faster (Canon really seems to slow it down on the 7D), but definitely more consistent...the drive just seems to work better.
If birds are still only filling the center of the frame, then the IQ difference between the Kenko and Canon 1.4x TCs isn't really noticeable outside of some extreme pixel peeping.
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