Mr. Petkal has a thread with people showing what a 100-400 can do with action shots. Now what I would like to see is some actions shots using the 400 5.6. I might add there are some very nice shots with the 100-400 on his post

Thank you
Mike

1- slow action
2- good action
3- checking me out for some action

Very nice I love that lens for birding

tanglefoot47 wrote:
Very nice I love that lens for birding

Mike, the seagull above was flying....just that it approached too close so it got clipped. I tried to zoom back but the 400 f/5.6 wouldn't budge

I am surprise it focused that close to get a birds eye

Tee-Hee

Dammit, Zoomer...that's my signature shot.

Here is a few.

PetKal wrote:
Dammit, Zoomer...that's my signature shot.



I was shoot'n pidjuns before shoot'n pidjuns was cool

These all look great. Would anyone who has posted above be willing to share the camera used for the shot(s)? Thanks!

--tom

Tmr_wa......all of my shots are with 1DMkIIN except the seagull is 1DMkII.

Here is some unusual 400 f/5.6 application.......slow action, wedding photo action.

Very nice Jim thank you

Does weddings well Pet

No one else care to share?

Like Jim't dirty photos the best.

Leehman

Thanks for the comments!

All of the soccer shots were with the 1D (4MP) and the Heron was with a MKIIn + 1.4x TC.

I have plenty of stationary shots with the 400 f/5.6 but most of my action shots are with the 300 f/2.8 IS, 500 f/4L IS, and 600 f/L IS.

Here is two with a MKIIn + 1.4x TC where the Redtail was trying to balance on a small limb and then flew off.

Jim

What a nice camera for only 4MP and I didn't think you had mud down your way

Mike, imagine that. Copying my signature shot.

tanglefoot47 wrote:
What a nice camera for only 4MP and I didn't think you had mud down your way

We get our share of rain but the shots were south of me in Houston.

I found two more. The first of the Female RWBB was with a 40D and the Pelican was with a MKIIn + 1.4x TC.

In the same vein, I would be interested in somebody comparing the bokeh of the 400L with the 100-400.

When I owned the 100-400 I enjoyed the flexibility but often found myself at the long end; sold that and eventually bought the 400 5.6. I use it mostly on a tripod… and when I don't I revert to a Kinesis beanbag on the roof/hood of my vehicle. Without IS it is more difficult to hand-hold, at least for me. Another option, of course, is a monopod: the two shots following were done that way. Normally I'll shoot a fire drill up close (wearing turnouts and helmet) but on this day I'd only had the 400 for a day and thought "what the hay." I stayed cooler and got a few keepers to boot. Very sharp results (when I focus correctly) and these indicate a bit of the bokeh available wide open. Two good lenses and choices.

Pete's close-up of the gull's head is very good (no, excellent), but I cannot imagine how he got that shot given the MFD of the 400f/5.6 ?



This is the 400 f/5.6 + 1.4TC on a 1D Mk3 (1/6400s f/8.0 at 560mm ISO 400)

Colin

The 400 f/5.6 does seagulls for breakfast. I mean, the lens is more than sufficiently agile for their usual action speed/pattern.
Here is how papa Petkal likes to do seagulls.

Jim Victory wrote:
tanglefoot47 wrote:
What a nice camera for only 4MP and I didn't think you had mud down your way

We get our share of rain but the shots were south of me in Houston.

I found two more. The first of the Female RWBB was with a 40D and the Pelican was with a MKIIn + 1.4x TC.

Fred Relaix wrote:
In the same vein, I would be interested in somebody comparing the bokeh of the 400L with the 100-400.

Same here but I already know the winner