PetKal wrote:
Psych, why do you shoot in the dark ?
That tern is interesting....what species is that ? Our terns have gone almost a month ago, yeah, by early Aygust they just disappear.
Peter, the Osprey is 4 frames after the Tern, which is a juvenile Common because his head keeps getting darker. We still have Terns on the beach and one Osprey still in the nest.
More testing......this time I have mounted 2xTC MkIII on 500 II for the first time.
Had some nice early morning sunlight, but still needed ISO 800 which was a bit punishing on poor old 1DsMkII. However, "Neat image" helped with the file cleanup.
All images done handheld, with the lens wide open (i.e., f/8).
Dynamically the combo is a poor performer, barely able to Servo AF track slow approaching-swimming ducks.....that was always the case with 2xTCs mounted on any lenses.
The IQ is not bad at all. Is it better than before, that I wouldn't know because I have never mounted a 2xTC on any 500, and I am not likely to do it ever again.
Having a major boost in FL reach at the expense of AF and some IQ, that's not my cuppa tea.....f/8 is a world of darkness.
Great shoots Peter! But, those red eyed pijuns of yours look kinda eeevil
Howz the AF working with head on shots?
And, that earlier camo hopper shot, given the cluttered/same colours background, with the AF actually locked on that is one killer bit of new kit...can't wait for the 5D3
Jerry, AF at f/8 ain't working too good on a dead duck, let alone a duck swimming towards you. Now, if you are talking about a duck flying head-on towards you, then might as well draw it with a pencil on a piece of paper, because your camera/lens ain't gonna be any good to you.
Here is another wood pijun from the same series with 1DsMkII + 500 II + 2xTC III.
I am trying to give you large size images so that you can see better what's going on.....on a 700 pixel wide picture, anything could look well focused and sharp.
Peter, understood regarding AF/Sharpness, and soon my crummy 15" laptop 1024x800 lcd will be replaced by a 24" ulrtasharp dell @ 1900x1200; as I'm up and rollin more my desktop workstation will be in more use. Then I'll have more res to compare the 40/50D's IQ...the 5D3 is a ways off and that is a good thing, I'd like to be fully functional before I rev those 22mps up, get/use FF fully...why pay for it otherwise
I'm off to the hardware store, gots some support parts to pickup!
PetKal wrote:
More testing......this time I have mounted 2xTC MkIII on 500 II for the first time.
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All images done handheld, with the lens wide open (i.e., f/8).
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The IQ is not bad at all. Is it better than before, that I wouldn't know because I have never mounted a 2xTC on any 500, and I am not likely to do it ever again.
I would never use a 2x TC on an f4 lens (I don't even like it on an f2.8), but those are Impressive none-the-less Peter. Well done.
StillFingerz wrote:
Peter, understood regarding AF/Sharpness, and soon my crummy 15" laptop 1024x800 lcd will be replaced by a 24" ulrtasharp dell @ 1900x1200; as I'm up and rollin more my desktop workstation will be in more use.
Jerry
Jerry, that is a great upgrade......then you will not need to scroll left and right in order to see some of our images.
p.53 #11 · Summer photography with Canon equipment
Gary Irwin wrote:
I would never use a 2x TC on an f4 lens (I don't even like it on an f2.8), but those are Impressive none-the-less Peter. Well done.
Thanx Gary, I am with you there.......I do not even know why I bought the darn 2xTC MkIII.......out of curiosity, I guess. The other reason was travel, when I like to take 70-200 f/2.8 IS with me one way or another. In addition, I can toss 2xTC in a suitcase just in case some more distant wildlife opportunity should arise.
Here is a bare 500 II shot of a nice looking youngster.
Handheld 1DsMkII +500 II, about 50 % crop.
The ISO 800 noise cleanup + file downsizing has obviously left mixed results on the water surface. This is where 1DX has no-contest superiority.
p.53 #12 · Summer photography with Canon equipment
Our little photography gears adventure thru the old garden continues. After the longest and biggest Canon lens (viz. 800L) which I used in the garden yesterday, it has made sense to go shooting there today with one of the shortest and lightest lenses from the EF lineup: the ancient but trusty 15mm f/2.8 Fish Eye. However, let not the small/economy appearance as well as the buzzy AF drive fool you......the tiny lens is wickedly sharp.
However, in an open garden, framing and composition become a challenge, particularly on an FF camera, because obviously the FE lens sucks into the picture just about a half of the neighbourhood.
@ everyone, I'll be offline for a bit, laptop replacement motherboard powered up then died, Dell to replace tomorrow but with the holiday this weekend it may not happen until next week :;(
