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p.1 #1 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

After seeing so many great images with this lens I had to have one. I did find out today on the first shoot that handholding this lens takes some skill. The 7D did fine AF wise but the shaky hands were wishing for the IS...

I will learn and find myself a monopod to assist me....

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Nov 07, 2009 at 10:39 PM

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p.1 #2 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Congrats with the new 'toy', John! Looks pretty good to me!

The 400/5.6 is a lens I've long been debating. My 100-400 is just too darn sharp to justify the expense but I've found myself tempted more than once.

A good monopod however is something I can advise anyone on buying. It's the one item I never forget to throw in the back of the car. Besides, it has saved me a lot of sore muscles during tedious seminars where I had to shoot all the keynote speakers with a 1D/70-200 2.8 IS + flash. That's a setup that will wear you down during a long day but not so with a monopod.

Nov 07, 2009 at 11:39 PM

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p.1 #3 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Good looking airplane. The 400 f/5.6 does well on all fast moving things, like this duck. (I betcha that's a kind of a picture the pilots of jet aircraft don't wanna see thru their windshield.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #4 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Very nice... my ducks have been stationary but hope to find some in motion...very nice image!

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:31 AM

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p.1 #5 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Emile Gregoire wrote:
Congrats with the new 'toy', John! Looks pretty good to me!

The 400/5.6 is a lens I've long been debating. My 100-400 is just too darn sharp to justify the expense but I've found myself tempted more than once.

A good monopod however is something I can advise anyone on buying. It's the one item I never forget to throw in the back of the car. Besides, it has saved me a lot of sore muscles during tedious seminars where I had to shoot all the keynote speakers with a 1D/70-200 2.8 IS + flash. That's a setup that will wear you down during a long day but not so with a monopod.

Thanks... will be looking at the monopod thing next week...

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:32 AM

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p.1 #6 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Looks good to me! I'm trying to decide between the 100-400 and the 400/5.6. Looks like you've got a keeper there, enjoy it!

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:52 AM

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p.1 #7 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Thanks... here is another one which I think is a touch sharper with less "shake."

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:55 AM

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p.1 #8 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Here is a shot from my 7D / 400 f5.6L. I swear I've had more fun with that lens then the rest combined.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 02:37 AM

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p.1 #9 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Very nice... I have got to find some swamps somewhere in this desert....

Nov 08, 2009 at 02:48 AM

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p.1 #10 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

John McLean wrote:
Very nice... I have got to find some swamps somewhere in this desert....

What about them Roadrunners and Karakaras ? They'd make good targets for your 400 f/5.6.
Egrets are large slow fliers (not much of a challenge there) but they cause exposure troubles with their white plumage.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 03:08 AM

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p.1 #11 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Nice shots. I have done aircraft panning on my 400 5.6 at 1/100. It doesn't not take much time to get used to.

For moving subjects, monopods are a total PITA. Don't bother.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:09 AM

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p.1 #12 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

sav1977 wrote:
For moving subjects, monopods are a total PITA. Don't bother.

I guess you don't watch many pro photographers at sporting events.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:42 AM

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p.1 #13 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

This is bull crap.

No brick walls.

No cats.

GRRRR!

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:59 AM

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p.1 #14 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

sav1977 wrote:
Nice shots. I have done aircraft panning on my 400 5.6 at 1/100. It doesn't not take much time to get used to all the blurry shots at those settings.

For moving subjects, monopods are a total PITA. Don't bother.

Fixed.

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:00 AM

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p.1 #15 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

This was a little harder to track!

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:58 PM

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p.1 #16 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

Look like a keeper to me. Conrat on your new toy.

Was thinking of buying the 300 2.8IS (didn't happen), i sold mine but then imediately bought back one. Yes, i love the lens that much.
The key is to keep the shutter high at all time, even it means pumb up the ISO.
Here is one with a TC:

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Nov 08, 2009 at 04:38 PM

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p.1 #17 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

hsk06 wrote:
Look like a keeper to me. Conrat on your new toy.

Was thinking of buying the 300 2.8IS (didn't happen), i sold mine but then imediately bought back one. Yes, i love the lens that much.
The key is to keep the shutter high at all time, even it means pumb up the ISO.
Here is one with a TC:

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Gottcha on the high ISO and bump up the shutter speed... great shot of the coyote....!

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:47 PM

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1DMkII N 400mm f/5.6L

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Nov 08, 2009 at 07:43 PM

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p.1 #19 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

John McLean wrote:

Gottcha on the high ISO and bump up the shutter speed... great shot of the coyote....!

I'm I wrong, but isn't that a fox?

Nov 08, 2009 at 08:05 PM

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p.1 #20 · My first with the Ef 400mm f/5.6L

monochrome wrote:
John McLean wrote:

Gottcha on the high ISO and bump up the shutter speed... great shot of the coyote....!

I'm I wrong, but isn't that a fox?

Grey fox it is

Nov 08, 2009 at 08:17 PM

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