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5DIII and 100-400

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p.1 #1 · 5DIII and 100-400

I bought a used slightly used 5DIII and a used 100-400...Here's my first shots with them.
I don't have the eyes that some younger folks have but I'm happy with the camera and lens.
First is full frame
Second is cropped no sharpening
Third sharpened.


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Canon EOS 5D Mark III 400 mm f/5.6 1/160 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV


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Canon EOS 5D Mark III 400 mm f/5.6 1/160 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV


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Crop and some sharpening
Canon EOS 5D Mark III 400 mm f/5.6 1/160 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Aug 20, 2012 at 10:30 PM

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p.1 #2 · 5DIII and 100-400

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Plus One.

Aug 20, 2012 at 11:35 PM

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Aug 20, 2012 at 11:37 PM

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p.1 #4 · 5DIII and 100-400

Nice. But how did you get a picture of my cat?

Aug 20, 2012 at 11:38 PM

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p.1 #5 · 5DIII and 100-400

It is pretty much what a 1Ds III and 100-400 would have looked like in 2007.

The 100-400 is best for subjects with center details where the weak corners do not show, or else stop down to f/9-10.

EBH

Aug 20, 2012 at 11:46 PM

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p.1 #6 · 5DIII and 100-400

rprouty wrote:
I bought a used slightly used 5DIII and a used 100-400...Here's my first shots with them.
I don't have the eyes that some younger folks have but I'm happy with the camera and lens.
First is full frame
Second is cropped no sharpening
Third sharpened.

I see no evidence of vignetting on your full frame shot at 400mm and f/5.6. Do you have peripheral illumination correction enabled for .jpg's or do you shoot RAW and correct with software?

I ask because I shot my 100-400 with my 5D2 this weekend, and wide open at f/5.6 and 400mm with no correction showed noticeable corner shading. I'm thinking I have just been spoiled by shooting crop sensors w/ my 100-400...

Aug 21, 2012 at 05:33 AM

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p.1 #7 · 5DIII and 100-400

They are purrrrfect

Aug 21, 2012 at 05:38 AM

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p.1 #8 · 5DIII and 100-400

My first 100-400 (2005) was good on my 5D and then 5D2. Got a new 100-400 (2012) beginning of this year which was then very good on the 5D2, but when I got the 5D3, the 100-400 became excellent, didn't know there was so much still in that lens, so 5D3 magic transformation, don't care how.

Ibex @ ISO5000 5D3 + 100-400L

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III 400 mm f/6.3 1/800 sec 5000 ISO +0.7 EV

Aug 21, 2012 at 06:42 AM

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p.1 #9 · 5DIII and 100-400

100-400 on my5dmk3

Ive had a 100-400 before (2005 date code), dont remember that one being as sharp as this one (2011 code).

Ive also updated my firmware to 1.1.3 since.

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100-400 + canon 1.4

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Aug 21, 2012 at 08:38 AM

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p.1 #10 · 5DIII and 100-400

dwweiche wrote:
rprouty wrote:
I bought a used slightly used 5DIII and a used 100-400...Here's my first shots with them.
I don't have the eyes that some younger folks have but I'm happy with the camera and lens.
First is full frame
Second is cropped no sharpening
Third sharpened.

I see no evidence of vignetting on your full frame shot at 400mm and f/5.6. Do you have peripheral illumination correction enabled for .jpg's or do you shoot RAW and correct with software?

I ask because I shot my 100-400 with my 5D2 this weekend, and wide open at f/5.6 and 400mm with no correction showed noticeable corner shading. I'm thinking I have just been spoiled by shooting crop sensors w/ my 100-400...

I shot RAW but didin't do any corrections. Honestly I wasn't aware of peripheral illumination correction.

Rod

Aug 21, 2012 at 11:22 AM

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p.1 #11 · 5DIII and 100-400

The 100-400 has more vignetting than most lenses at or near wide open.

Aug 21, 2012 at 11:38 AM

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p.1 #12 · 5DIII and 100-400

I also think that the performance of the 100-400 changes with changing light. It's perfomance dops off dramatically as the amount of ambient light decreases. Our 100-400 is brilliant with wildlife subjects that are back-lit, side-lit and front-lit, but as soon as the ambient light decreases, the warts come out.

I'm not sure that the 5D3 offers some magic mojo for this classic lens,... I'm curious about how the pair will perform when shooting darker subjects like an elk, bear or bison as the sun sits low on the horizon.

Love the lens, but I grab my 300 f2.8 on every shoot possible!
Bruce

Aug 21, 2012 at 11:53 AM

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p.1 #13 · 5DIII and 100-400

They look great Rod. Looks like you got a really sharp copy and it's playing nicely with your new 5DIII. I'm going to have to checkout the Firmware update someone mentioned.

Aug 22, 2012 at 05:50 AM

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p.1 #14 · 5DIII and 100-400

EB-1 wrote:
It is pretty much what a 1Ds III and 100-400 would have looked like in 2007.

EBH

Yes. But the 1Ds III was $8000 in 2007. And everyone says the 5D3 is overpriced.

Aug 22, 2012 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #15 · 5DIII and 100-400

surf monkey wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
It is pretty much what a 1Ds III and 100-400 would have looked like in 2007.

EBH

Yes. But the 1Ds III was $8000 in 2007. And everyone says the 5D3 is overpriced.

Nothing's as over priced as a 1Ds series camera. 5D III is veritable bargain in that company.

Aug 23, 2012 at 08:23 AM

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p.1 #16 · 5DIII and 100-400

Seems like a great combo to me and the new AF handles action better than other cameras I have used with the 100-400L IMO.

Quick one from the other morning at ISO 1600.

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Aug 23, 2012 at 01:15 PM

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p.1 #17 · 5DIII and 100-400

Wow, PixelPerfect! Your 100-400 reaches all the way from Australia to the USA to see a US Mail letter box!

[great photo]

Aug 23, 2012 at 01:17 PM

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p.1 #18 · 5DIII and 100-400

5D3 and 100-400 does look like a good combo

Aug 24, 2012 at 09:36 AM

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p.1 #19 · 5DIII and 100-400

Monito wrote:
Wow, PixelPerfect! Your 100-400 reaches all the way from Australia to the USA to see a US Mail letter box!

[great photo]

Ha ha, I didn't even notice that.

I guess even for super extreme FL limited shooting the 5D III delivers

Aug 24, 2012 at 10:15 AM

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p.1 #20 · 5DIII and 100-400

I'm a fan of the kitties...

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Aug 24, 2012 at 01:12 PM

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