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Click said:Lovely. Nicely done, Arthur.
Cheers Click & lion rock, things are cooling down here in the UK, birds are stuffing nuts and bugs before the real cold sets in :S
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arthurbikemad said:Click said:Lovely. Nicely done, Arthur.
Cheers Click & lion rock, things are cooling down here in the UK, birds are stuffing nuts and bugs before the real cold sets in :S
Exactly what's going on here. All my trees that are3 normally loaded with berries have almost nothing so it's going to be tough this winter. Nice shot.
Jack
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Thanks for all the advice guys, I really appreciate it.
still undecided, I really would love the big white (who wouldn't) but for that money I could actually buy a new 7DII, a new 100-400L II AND a new 150-600 sport, not that's a lot of kit for the same money! I'm sure you'll all agree that is a hard pill to swallow
still undecided, I really would love the big white (who wouldn't) but for that money I could actually buy a new 7DII, a new 100-400L II AND a new 150-600 sport, not that's a lot of kit for the same money! I'm sure you'll all agree that is a hard pill to swallow
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Jack Douglas said:arthurbikemad said:Click said:Lovely. Nicely done, Arthur.
Cheers Click & lion rock, things are cooling down here in the UK, birds are stuffing nuts and bugs before the real cold sets in :S
Exactly what's going on here. All my trees that are3 normally loaded with berries have almost nothing so it's going to be tough this winter. Nice shot.
Jack
Cheers Jack, think the UK winter is noting like yours, our -3 will prob be your -30, the say the UK is going to have a cold one, you see -6/-8 sometimes I guess, but food for birds will be hard to find, I've spent a 100+ on bird food so I get my shots and they get paid
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Stewart K said:
It is tough. For me, right now, I find the hand holdable of the Sigma 150-600C to be huge. The image quality is great, but 600mm is not enough often. I would love a 600/4 version one (the most I see myself being able to afford) But right now, I don't have much interest in bringing a Gimbal with me everywhere I go. Plus all that weight. Im sure things will change, but for now I think the Sigma 150-600C is my best option. Perhaps, In the future I can jump on the 400DOii train that a few on the forum have jumped onto.
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Stewart K said:
For what its worth, there are several people over on birdphotographers.net who have the 500f4 Mk II and quite happily use the 100-400 Mk II as a walkaround option when they want to go light.
The 100-400MkII is a significant improvement IMO, much more so than reviews would have you believe. Image IQ may not be much better but there is something about the rendering that makes it appear sharper and apparently the MkII white lenses have improved coatings that reduce reflections which helps improve contrast and saturation. The AF mechanism (manufacturing as well as software) is also improved and the IS is 2-3 stops better.
On the original 7D I think you will see an improvement over the MkI lens, add the mkII lens with the 7D2 and it goes up a gear or two.
Yes, I would love the 5D4 as well, but I would probably use it on a tripod most of the time so for the cost of a new 500 f4 Mkii I would seriously consider a second hand 500 MkI+tripod, 7D2, 100-400 MkII and 1.4 tc Mk III. Serious photography I pack the 500f4 and tripod in the car, walkaround I grab the 100-400.
I am not sure I see the point in having a Canon 100-400 alongside a Sigma 150-600. You would only ever carry one with you so why not own just the one?
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Jack, I love that lens. At 400mm, it's not significantly better than the 100-400mm II or my Sigma. But, put the 1.4xTC or the 2xTC and it moves into a different league. With the 5DIV, I tend to use it as a 560/5.6 as a walk around. But, in a hide I use it more at 800.Jack Douglas said:
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Hi Arthur.
Very nice shot, great detail and a nice pose, poor light? 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 500 don't seem that bad to me?
Cheers, Graham.
Very nice shot, great detail and a nice pose, poor light? 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 500 don't seem that bad to me?
Cheers, Graham.
arthurbikemad said:Had five mins out today, snapped this little fellow, wish I had more time, light has been poor each time I've been out
ISO500 f5.6 1/1250 700mm 1:1 crop / max 2048pix
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Hi Stewart.
We all like the thought of a big white, but the weight is something to think seriously about. Have a look here, scroll down a bit for a table of lens weights.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-400mm-f-2.8-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
Then make up the weight of the lens you are looking at and see how long you can hold it up! More than 4 bags of sugar in the UK!
The 100-400 II is 3.62lb by comparison, add the 1.4xIII to the mix at 1/2lb. and you are still under half the weight.
As for buying the Sigma and the 100-400, with the 100-400 II plus 1.4xIII you are a nominal 40mm short with what looks to me like a marginally better image quality, have a look here
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=972&Camera=963&Sample=0&FLI=5&API=2&LensComp=978&CameraComp=963&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=7&APIComp=2
The only plus I see to the Sigma is not being limited to the 1 with 4 helper AF points and having been using the single centre point with this lens combo I don't think it is too much of a problem.
Cheers, Graham.
We all like the thought of a big white, but the weight is something to think seriously about. Have a look here, scroll down a bit for a table of lens weights.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-400mm-f-2.8-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
Then make up the weight of the lens you are looking at and see how long you can hold it up! More than 4 bags of sugar in the UK!
The 100-400 II is 3.62lb by comparison, add the 1.4xIII to the mix at 1/2lb. and you are still under half the weight.
As for buying the Sigma and the 100-400, with the 100-400 II plus 1.4xIII you are a nominal 40mm short with what looks to me like a marginally better image quality, have a look here
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=972&Camera=963&Sample=0&FLI=5&API=2&LensComp=978&CameraComp=963&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=7&APIComp=2
The only plus I see to the Sigma is not being limited to the 1 with 4 helper AF points and having been using the single centre point with this lens combo I don't think it is too much of a problem.
Cheers, Graham.
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Valvebounce said:Hi Arthur.
Very nice shot, great detail and a nice pose, poor light? 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 500 don't seem that bad to me?
Cheers, Graham.
arthurbikemad said:Had five mins out today, snapped this little fellow, wish I had more time, light has been poor each time I've been out
ISO500 f5.6 1/1250 700mm 1:1 crop / max 2048pix
Yes sorry Graham, by poor light I should have said mostly cloudy, and then some sun
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Taken lying flat on the belly
5diii + 100-400 Lii + 1.4x iii @ 560mm, 1/800s, f8, iso250
Great crested grebe on waves with multiple reflections by Kris Van den Abeele, on Flickr
5diii + 100-400 Lii + 1.4x iii @ 560mm, 1/800s, f8, iso250
Great crested grebe on waves with multiple reflections by Kris Van den Abeele, on Flickr
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Jack Douglas said:
On Mac, you can download the image, then open up the preview in finder -> tools -> show inspector -> Exif.
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