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fabio said:Hello Jack... thanks by the way
You can always check my Flicker account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128267495@N06/
Thanks for that. Now what is this chair/hide? - I'd love more info!
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May I be so bold as to ask for a model or link. I've been toying with trying to fabricate a very minimal blind chair that would be easy to carry and easy to set up. I visualized that it's not maybe necessary to have that full tent structure. I'd like to have some kind of support for my gimbal without a separate tripod or maybe just a ledge to rest the lens on. Any thoughts fabio?
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Jack Douglas said:
I always use my tripod and gimbal, you just put next to you inside the tent... there´s plenty room inside... I think its not dificult to find out!!! exist plenty options, even if you look on hunting stores maybe is easier!!!
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Fabio your shots and image quality are great. Just to make a point your lens is more than 2 times what the Sigma C costs. Throw in a 1.4x to get near 600mm and it is almost 3 times more. Certainly IQ is not 3 times better. That is why I made my statement. Not looking to argue. Trust me I have considered getting the 100-400ii many times. Just not sure it is worth almost 3 times the price.fabio said:Canon EOS 7D Mark II
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
awesome combo, very nice IQ...
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Isaac, pricing may vary and deals too in different countries around the world.
But back to this concept of % improvement corresponding to % or price increase, it never works as I now know but I was once a very nervous person after buying the 300 2.8 II to replace my 70-300.
The improvement in resolution was, lets say 30%, not 200 or 300% and I didn't know what I do now - bothered me initially.
One thing I just love on the 300 2.8 is the smooth rotation of the collar with detentes. That is just wonderful when on a gimbal and it also helps when slung around ones neck. So, you might say part of my purchase price went towards that feature, which I'd hate to be without. No argument, it was costly.
Jack
But back to this concept of % improvement corresponding to % or price increase, it never works as I now know but I was once a very nervous person after buying the 300 2.8 II to replace my 70-300.
The improvement in resolution was, lets say 30%, not 200 or 300% and I didn't know what I do now - bothered me initially.
One thing I just love on the 300 2.8 is the smooth rotation of the collar with detentes. That is just wonderful when on a gimbal and it also helps when slung around ones neck. So, you might say part of my purchase price went towards that feature, which I'd hate to be without. No argument, it was costly.
Jack
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Agreed. With optics you pay a lot more for marginal improvements. Totally agree. My point is that a 7d2 and Sigma C is just over $2,000. The 7d2, 1.4x and 100-400ii is almost $4,000. That's a big difference in cost. Note I am not saying you get better performance out of the $2,000 rig but it is a serious bargain for what you pay. You also have a modest advantage in focal length and ability to use all focus points at the long end. Money very well spent.Jack Douglas said:
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Hi Jack.
No return card, no snow, no pictures of cute little birds, but I prefer the first one.
Merry Christmas and good will to all men.
Cheers, Graham.
No return card, no snow, no pictures of cute little birds, but I prefer the first one.
Merry Christmas and good will to all men.
Cheers, Graham.
Jack Douglas said:Since it's getting to be that time of year may I wish all CR views Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Take your pick of the greeting card.
Jack
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Hi Dustin, Isaac, Fabio, GP.Masserano.
Wonderful shots folks.
Impressive carrying ability from the eagle.
Cheers, Graham.
Wonderful shots folks.
Impressive carrying ability from the eagle.
Cheers, Graham.
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Valvebounce said:Hi Jack.
No return card, no snow, no pictures of cute little birds, but I prefer the first one.
Merry Christmas and good will to all men.
Cheers, Graham.
Jack Douglas said:Since it's getting to be that time of year may I wish all CR views Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Take your pick of the greeting card.
Jack
Well at lest there was one you liked.
I knew I had the advantage with frost and snow!! Cold fluffed up birds make cute subjects!Jack
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Don, thanks for the shot. What I would really like to invent is just a chair that magically turns into enough of a blind to fool the birds and has a support for the lens in front of me. Imagine sitting in a chair with a bit of cloth kind of hiding your legs and something perhaps not unlike a burqa, well you know what I'm getting at, up top. I'd like to carry the chair, open it up, slip into it and flip a flap or two and be well enough hidden to do the job - asking too much!?? Hey, maybe a hood like the old baby carriages?? That way my weight in the chair provides a structure and there is no blind (tent) as such. Has to be very light and portable. Anyone?
Isaac, nothing wrong with your point of view but it is one that you gravitate to more easily than others might. Me personally, I tend to be with you but after retiring I felt like treating myself to something a little more exotic - that is relative to photography - not much else I have that comes remotely close, and I don't mind.
Jack
Isaac, nothing wrong with your point of view but it is one that you gravitate to more easily than others might. Me personally, I tend to be with you but after retiring I felt like treating myself to something a little more exotic - that is relative to photography - not much else I have that comes remotely close, and I don't mind.
Jack
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Mine is a pop-up blind.... it folds up into a circle about 18-20 inches across and 3 inches thick.Jack Douglas said:Don, thanks for the shot. What I would really like to invent is just a chair that magically turns into enough of a blind to fool the birds and has a support for the lens in front of me. Imagine sitting in a chair with a bit of cloth kind of hiding your legs and something perhaps not unlike a burqa, well you know what I'm getting at, up top. I'd like to carry the chair, open it up, slip into it and flip a flap or two and be well enough hidden to do the job - asking too much!?? Hey, maybe a hood like the old baby carriages?? That way my weight in the chair provides a structure and there is no blind (tent) as such. Has to be very light and portable. Anyone?
Isaac, nothing wrong with your point of view but it is one that you gravitate to more easily than others might. Me personally, I tend to be with you but after retiring I felt like treating myself to something a little more exotic - that is relative to photography - not much else I have that comes remotely close, and I don't mind.
Jack
This one is similar....
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ameristep-doghouse-ground-blind-0753071p.html#.Vmeg8zbSlEY
For something really portable, how about this?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ameristep-jakehouse-blind-0754100p.html#.VmeiGzbSlEY
It's 3 sided and pop-up....
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Thanks Don, I'll start really digging into this since it would come in so handy. A friend had what I think is yours but he's passed away this year so I won't be seeing it again. Sure opened nice but we struggled a bit to close it up but that's a couple years back and it's faded from memory. From my few years of experience it seems just sitting still in one place is better than traipsing around, even sometimes sitting (not standing) in plane view!
Jack
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