East Wind Photography said:
Go Wild said:
I will get my lens and extender on Friday, maybe on Monday i can let you know the first impressions.
By your last posts, i still get an idea that the 2x extender it´s not so bad...however i think for now the best choice will be the 1.4x. With the 7D mkII gives me a 1120mm. I think it is enough for most of the situations. If it´s not...well....a bit of crop it´s the solution. Still getting the idea in the future to get the 2x....we´ll see how finances and works run....
Thank you all!
Make sure To AFMA with and without the extender for best results.
I will!
Thank you!
candc said:
Go Wild said:
I will get my lens and extender on Friday, maybe on Monday i can let you know the first impressions.
By your last posts, i still get an idea that the 2x extender it´s not so bad...however i think for now the best choice will be the 1.4x. With the 7D mkII gives me a 1120mm. I think it is enough for most of the situations. If it´s not...well....a bit of crop it´s the solution. Still getting the idea in the future to get the 2x....we´ll see how finances and works run....
Thank you all!
I am sure you will be liking the new lens. I don't think have ever heard or read of anyone being disappointed with it. 500 with the 1.4x on your 7dii is more than enough for just about anything. I don't think you would have much use for the 2x with that camera.
East Wind Photography said:
candc said:
Go Wild said:
I will get my lens and extender on Friday, maybe on Monday i can let you know the first impressions.
By your last posts, i still get an idea that the 2x extender it´s not so bad...however i think for now the best choice will be the 1.4x. With the 7D mkII gives me a 1120mm. I think it is enough for most of the situations. If it´s not...well....a bit of crop it´s the solution. Still getting the idea in the future to get the 2x....we´ll see how finances and works run....
Thank you all!
I am sure you will be liking the new lens. I don't think have ever heard or read of anyone being disappointed with it. 500 with the 1.4x on your 7dii is more than enough for just about anything. I don't think you would have much use for the 2x with that camera.
I concur. Will add that at that magnification you need a lot of light and a really high shutter speed to get a sharp image. The shutter slap itself is enough to blur the image. I generally only use the combination for very special cases one of which is shooting video.
Yes, i already had the previous version of the lens, the 500 F4 IS and it was an amazing lens, so the expectations for this new one are high, but realistic. This is the kind of lens that don´t disapoint you.
Yes, you do need to be extra carefull at that magnification! It is easy to blur a photo. You do need a shutterspeed of at least 1250/1600 to get a sharp photo, well...at least not to risk the sharpness. With the good performance of ISO in the actual cameras it will make it easy. However, I don´t pass the 1600 ISO on the 7d markII in low light...for that i change for the 5D markIII. Honestly, unless i need the reach, or unless the action is realy fast, my number one camera is the 5D markIII. I just love the camera...unfortunatly with some dislikes regarding to wildlife...6FPS, bad buffer and a good, but not so good af sistem...in these thinks, 7D markII just shines!! Well, fortunatly i do have this 2 options and i can choose according to the situation.
Thank you all for the thoughts!
