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http://jja.image.pbase.com/u6/mc14850/large/32708448.Hummingbird2.jpg
1/640s f/8.0 at 560.0mm iso320
This was the 400 f/5.6 with a 1.4x II TC. Shot from a tripod in pretty good light, this combo works well as long as the light is good, getting pretty slow with the TC though.
http://jja.image.pbase.com/u5/mc14850/upload/37125645.Gull2.jpg
Shot with the 100-400 at about 300 handheld. Very handy to be able to zoom with birds in flight, but the push pull makes it a little cumbersome.
1/640s f/8.0 at 560.0mm iso320
This was the 400 f/5.6 with a 1.4x II TC. Shot from a tripod in pretty good light, this combo works well as long as the light is good, getting pretty slow with the TC though.
http://jja.image.pbase.com/u5/mc14850/upload/37125645.Gull2.jpg
Shot with the 100-400 at about 300 handheld. Very handy to be able to zoom with birds in flight, but the push pull makes it a little cumbersome.
Dec 18, 2004 at 08:00 AM
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The Big Bad:
I agree with what you said, but in 'real world' people usually only want to show their results, but not the process.
I can live with the photos only, but you are certainly right, some explanation will br MUCH better!
Photonic:
very nice! 500/4 is certainly a wonderful lens!
thanks to Phil too, very nice shots!
And big thanks to everyone else!
Edited by jxsq on Dec 18, 2004 at 08:47 AM GMT
I agree with what you said, but in 'real world' people usually only want to show their results, but not the process.
I can live with the photos only, but you are certainly right, some explanation will br MUCH better!
Photonic:
very nice! 500/4 is certainly a wonderful lens!
thanks to Phil too, very nice shots!
And big thanks to everyone else!
Edited by jxsq on Dec 18, 2004 at 08:47 AM GMT
Dec 18, 2004 at 10:44 AM
p.2 #3400mm arena
100-400IS on D30
400mm, f/5.6, 1/125s, ISO800
any bluriness is due to the D30's sensor not being able to resolve the fine hairs, and also because of my poor technique, not the lens
Great! Realy show what 100-400 can do!
400mm, f/5.6, 1/125s, ISO800
any bluriness is due to the D30's sensor not being able to resolve the fine hairs, and also because of my poor technique, not the lens
Great! Realy show what 100-400 can do!
Dec 18, 2004 at 10:46 AM
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shooting birdies in day light is one thing. shooting pro sports in poor light is another. the 400 2.8 is THE lens of choice for pro sports shooters---almost NEVER see a 100-400 anywhere except maybe at a daytime surfing event--for the guys who can't swing a 500 or 600 prime.
Dec 18, 2004 at 01:04 PM
p.2 #6400mm arena
Great.
rbsimages now has showed what 400/2.8 can do.
Anyone have some pro sports shots with ANY other lens?
rbsimages now has showed what 400/2.8 can do.
Anyone have some pro sports shots with ANY other lens?
Dec 18, 2004 at 06:16 PM
p.2 #7400mm arena
here's one more for the 400/2.8, this one with a 2x on.
heck, if u do bother to look around my photobucket, almost all my nature shots are 400mm f2.8 with some form of converter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/szekiat/nature/
and all my sports stuff is a 400mm f2.8 without a converter.
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heck, if u do bother to look around my photobucket, almost all my nature shots are 400mm f2.8 with some form of converter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/szekiat/nature/
and all my sports stuff is a 400mm f2.8 without a converter.
Dec 18, 2004 at 06:48 PM
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I don't have a pro sport shot but I have a shot of an U19 Classic League game shot with a 400 f/5.6 and a 1D handheld.
Dec 18, 2004 at 08:22 PM
p.2 #9400mm arena
Another lens to consider is the Sigma 120-300 f/2.8. First real pro-like lens I got and the results are amazing so far. I wanted the extra reach of a 400mm but when I played with the Bigma (50-500), I realized that there was not that much difference between 300 and 400, so I went for the 120-300. The f/2.8 is great for sports and nature. The bokeh is amazing. Poeple who don't know photography have often asked me if I create the nice blurry background in some of my photos by computer.
I will eventually get the TCs.
Anyway, here are two shots taken with this lens, the first at 300mm and the second one at 120mm (no matter what the exif says), both at f/4 if I remember correctly.
http://potvinphoto.com/CRW_1578.jpg
http://potvinphoto.com/CRW_1700.jpg
I'll try to post some sports shots latter.
Marc P.
I will eventually get the TCs.
Anyway, here are two shots taken with this lens, the first at 300mm and the second one at 120mm (no matter what the exif says), both at f/4 if I remember correctly.
http://potvinphoto.com/CRW_1578.jpg
http://potvinphoto.com/CRW_1700.jpg
I'll try to post some sports shots latter.
Marc P.
Dec 18, 2004 at 09:42 PM
p.2 #10400mm arena
100-400 at 400mm, f/8, 1/160, ISO 100, shot from tripod with Wimberley Sidekick and 580EX for the catchlights.
http://thephotobooth.smugmug.com/photos/12655430-L.jpg
Mark
http://thephotobooth.smugmug.com/photos/12655430-L.jpg
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Dec 18, 2004 at 11:59 PM
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The difference between 300 and 400 is indeed, not that huge, but when you put a 1.4x TC on for example suddenly your looking at 420 vs 560mm. If you use just a 300, then 420 is about the most reach you can get with reasonable sharpness. With a 400 you can get that 400mm reach already and at a stop faster and then add a TC and get up to 560mm. You then need to use a 2x TC on the 300 to match the 400 with just a 1.4x and of course a lens with a 1.4 is much better than a 2x......
Bottom line is that you should buy the lens that gives you the reach you need without needing to resort to a TC, and if you do sometimes need a TC, using a 1.4x is always better than a 2x
Bottom line is that you should buy the lens that gives you the reach you need without needing to resort to a TC, and if you do sometimes need a TC, using a 1.4x is always better than a 2x
Dec 19, 2004 at 01:51 AM
p.2 #12400mm arena
rbs — what a *great* shot of Tiger. Is it full frame or cropped? If full frame, how did you go about composing it?
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Dec 19, 2004 at 08:28 AM
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This is just one of my personal favorites with the 400 f/2.8L IS:
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Dec 19, 2004 at 08:29 AM
p.2 #14400mm arena
Here's a few from the Atlanta Zoo and 100-400, I now own the 400 5.6, but I really liked the 100-400, someday I'll get another one, or wait till they come out with a new version.
http://mk31.image.pbase.com/u39/aaron_l/upload/25820929.Lionsitting3.jpg
http://misheli.image.pbase.com/u39/aaron_l/upload/25821743.Gorrilla1.jpg
Edited by Aaron L on Dec 19, 2004 at 01:12 PM GMT
http://mk31.image.pbase.com/u39/aaron_l/upload/25820929.Lionsitting3.jpg
http://misheli.image.pbase.com/u39/aaron_l/upload/25821743.Gorrilla1.jpg
Edited by Aaron L on Dec 19, 2004 at 01:12 PM GMT
Dec 19, 2004 at 11:55 AM
p.2 #15400mm arena
400DO and 1Dsmk2
http://www.pbase.com/markay/image/36917882.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/markay/image/36917882.jpg
Dec 19, 2004 at 12:10 PM
p.2 #16400mm arena
Wow these are so good! Really impressed.
Keep them coming please!
Keep them coming please!
Dec 19, 2004 at 05:44 PM
p.2 #17400mm arena
mark1958 wrote:
400DO and 1Dsmk2
Mark,
WOW - holy sh!t that camera takes great pictures! Is that a crop? Any processing?
Rich
400DO and 1Dsmk2
Mark,
WOW - holy sh!t that camera takes great pictures! Is that a crop? Any processing?
Rich
Dec 19, 2004 at 06:13 PM
p.2 #18400mm arena
rbsimages wrote:
shooting birdies in day light is one thing. shooting pro sports in poor light is another. the 400 2.8 is THE lens of choice for pro sports shooters---almost NEVER see a 100-400 anywhere except maybe at a daytime surfing event--for the guys who can't swing a 500 or 600 prime.
that shot of tiger - whoa! very, very nice.
shooting birdies in day light is one thing. shooting pro sports in poor light is another. the 400 2.8 is THE lens of choice for pro sports shooters---almost NEVER see a 100-400 anywhere except maybe at a daytime surfing event--for the guys who can't swing a 500 or 600 prime.
that shot of tiger - whoa! very, very nice.
Dec 19, 2004 at 06:48 PM
p.2 #19400mm arena
Yes it was processed and cropped. I made full size 100%prints and the detail is outstanding
rd4tile wrote:
Mark,
WOW - holy sh!t that camera takes great pictures! Is that a crop? Any processing?
Rich
rd4tile wrote:
mark1958 wrote
400DO and 1Dsmk2WOW - holy sh!t that camera takes great pictures! Is that a crop? Any processing?
Rich
Dec 19, 2004 at 07:03 PM
p.2 #20400mm arena
My lens was the 400 DO and i do have a 600mm prime as well
Andy wrote:
that shot of tiger - whoa! very, very nice.
Andy wrote:
rbsimages wrote
shooting birdies in day light is one thing. shooting pro sports in poor light is another. the 400 2.8 is THE lens of choice for pro sports shooters---almost NEVER see a 100-400 anywhere except maybe at a daytime surfing event--for the guys who can't swing a 500 or 600 prime.Dec 19, 2004 at 07:04 PM