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p.1 #1photos from 100-400 IS

can someone post a few pics or email me from this lense
at 100mm and 400mm

I am trying to decide if this would be a great choice of purchase or not??

Aug 26, 2004 at 04:55 PM

jperkinson

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p.1 #2photos from 100-400 IS

Here's a couple of recent zoo shots at 400mm...

http://www.orbit1.com/images/photos/daily/{fff31530-ff96-44e5-a3e1-ab6e01a1c625}.jpg

http://www.orbit1.com/images/photos/daily/{76ae1b24-3edb-4da8-a683-54a3e2cfbe97}.jpg

and a couple at about 100-150mm

http://www.orbit1.com/images/photos/daily/{9c5b3c20-50ab-4d21-8fae-ca65f77286db}.jpg

http://www.orbit1.com/images/photos/daily/{36b4db5f-7143-4183-a9a5-26604b92aa2c}.jpg

There are a lot of airshow shots at the focal extremes with that lens on my website.

Aug 26, 2004 at 06:36 PM

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p.1 #3photos from 100-400 IS

I will check out your site

Aug 26, 2004 at 08:35 PM

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p.1 #4photos from 100-400 IS

PM sent.
Les

Aug 26, 2004 at 08:42 PM

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p.1 #5photos from 100-400 IS

If you need the bazooka go for it...........but a 200 2.8 and a 400 5.6 plus a 1.4X TC to use with both primes...will put the 100-400 to rest for good!
Then you get a 100mm 2.0........forget it............

Aug 27, 2004 at 01:21 AM

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p.1 #6photos from 100-400 IS

If you have a stellar budget and quick lens changes under your belt then sure.

However look at it another way - the 100-400 is BY FAR the cheapest way to get IS at 400mm.

Aug 27, 2004 at 04:08 AM

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p.1 #7photos from 100-400 IS

that polar bear shot is right on the money.
the water on his face is a nice effect.

Aug 27, 2004 at 05:28 AM

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p.1 #8photos from 100-400 IS

Beautiful Lion shot john!

Here's just a few pics with this lens at different distances and f/stops; there's many more in my galleries if you're interested....IMO the 100-400 is a wonderfully versatile lens, just about my favorite. Sure, primes +TC might be sharper and better overall image quality, but having the zoom range and not having to swap lenses all the time is a great asset. A great price/perfomance value for an "L" lens, and I don't think you'd be unhappy with owning this great glass

http://www.pbase.com/image/32768635/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/25443672/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/29022063/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/29275385/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/29683209/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/32780000/original.jpg

Aug 27, 2004 at 05:55 AM

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p.1 #9photos from 100-400 IS

How much post-process has been done on these pics? I'm seriously thinking of gettting the 100-400 IS - two things are slowing me down: money and the thought of lugging the extra weight - but I'd rather do minimal post-processing (raw conversion, white balance tweak, exposure tweak, a little sharpening, all done in C1). I really like your images, but if you had to do a lot of curves tweaking to those results, then the 100-400 is probably not for me.

Thanks!

Aug 27, 2004 at 06:27 AM

SouthFla

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p.1 #10photos from 100-400 IS

No more post-processing than with any other lens

I develop the raw in C1, where I generally boost saturation about 7% upon conversion to TIFFS, make any minor exposure corrections and adjust white balance if needed. As you know, all simple quick minor stuff in C1. These pics were shot with either a Rebel or MKII, so I do sharpen (100/.7/0) and/or contrast boost (20/50/0) using USM (I often oversharpen, a bad habbit I'm trying to break lol) in photoshop prior to print. That's about it.

The post-processing shouldn't factor into your equation when considering this lens. The weight is a bit heavy at first, but I've lugged it around the Everglades all day and you do get used to it. I also carry among other things a 70-200 2.8/IS, so my camera bag now has wheels

The weight is worth it

And the money, it's the best IS value out there I think....

Aug 27, 2004 at 06:36 AM

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p.1 #11photos from 100-400 IS

*Wonderful* images John!

Nill
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Aug 27, 2004 at 06:41 AM

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SouthFla wrote:
No more post-processing than with any other lens

Thanks! I think... I'm not sure which answer I was hoping for (lots of post-processing or none). After having just spent a bunch of money of getting a bunch of trees removed, buying a new heat pump, and paying my property taxes and homeowner's insurance, and also needing to get my pickup truck worked on before winter and getting my car insurance bill and really wanting to get a 20D, I'm not sure I can afford to get the lens!

Aug 27, 2004 at 06:57 AM

SouthFla

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jeffshoaf wrote:

SouthFla wrote

No more post-processing than with any other lens

Thanks! I think... I'm not sure which answer I was hoping for (lots of post-processing or none). After having just spent a bunch of money of getting a bunch of trees removed, buying a new heat pump, and paying my property taxes and homeowner's insurance, and also needing to get my pickup truck worked on before winter and getting my car insurance bill and really wanting to get a 20D, I'm not sure I can afford to get the lens!

Well, someone just needs to get his priorities in order

I've really never been able to budget out my lenses either, but that's never stopped me lmao...

and Thanks Nill

Aug 27, 2004 at 07:14 AM

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p.1 #14photos from 100-400 IS

Of course you can't afford it - thats why we buy it and then eat beans and weenies for a month !!

Aug 27, 2004 at 07:16 AM

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