Really nice setup, Jim! I have never shot video with my cameras, even though my current cameras can shoot 4K. I am kind of thinking of starting shooting some videos of birds and airplanes, the slow motion videos are so cool. I know zero about editing video though.
Anybody used and compared a Canon 1.4x EF Extender II -vs- a Canon 1.4x EF Extender III ?
Just wondering if quality, clarity would be any different. Would be using it on a 300 2.8
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Or a 16-35mm 2.8L I, II or III ?
This B-777 took off from FTW after getting a new paint scheme yesterday with beautiful sunshine all around.
Today, it is rainy and gloomy. I'm sorry, I don't know how the folks in places like Seattle live there. I need to see the sun after a while or I'd go crazy!! Well, crazier than I already am!!
Beautiful Jay., You lucked out.
You know where that was built don't you ?
Foggy here and lows in the high 20's and highs in the high 40's, foggy and cold in the am and now bright and sunny.
Both are stellar performers the latest version is slightly more crisp when compared to the previous iteration. The 2X versions, all of them are disappointing, always have been, but the 1.4's are wonderful. I keep buying the new versions of the 2X, hoping that the quality improved, but it doesn't.
Both are stellar performers the latest version is slightly more crisp when compared to the previous iteration. The 2X versions, all of them are disappointing, always have been, but the 1.4's are wonderful. I keep buying the new versions of the 2X, hoping that the quality improved, but it doesn't.
Thanks Jim, I tried a 2x years ago and didn't like it.
Thinking the Navy is gonna get an F-18 equivalent. That would be great because the USAF has become a little woke. I don't know that they would turn the F-15 EX loose on an enemy the way the Navy would.
Jan-Arie wrote:
I'm starting to notice that old photo equipment value is dropping like dead fly's because of the introduction of mirrorless.
So I have a couple of expensive doorstops in a couple of years
I have to get moving and sell my 5DIV while it is still worth something. Probably keep the 7DII as a backup, but then again I don't shoot for clients so do I really need it? I have too many door stops already.
Thinking the Navy is gonna get an F-18 equivalent. That would be great because the USAF has become a little woke. I don't know that they would turn the F-15 EX loose on an enemy the way the Navy would.
I have a dream, the USAF will replace F-16 with F-15 for the Thunderbirds! Personally I think the F-15 is more photogenic with a much more powerful appearance.
I read that article too, Ray. I doubt the American public will be supportive of a wide scale arm conflict with China over Taiwan. I even doubt if the Taiwanese have the courage to fight a communist invasion like the Ukrainians fighting the Ruskies. I know a thing or two about the Taiwanese.
I have said in this thread several times, the several presidents preceding Trump made grave errors in believing communist China would change its nature as their economy opened up. Along with greedy Wall Street and corporations (AND consumers), they raised a tiger cub that can now bite us. Japan will be our only reliable ally in case of an armed conflict with China. The Japanese are genuinely fearful of the rise of China because the Chinese hate the Japanese from their guts due to WWII and the constant brain washing from the CCP. South Korea is wishy washy because their economy is too dependent on the Chinese market, same with most of the western European countries, particularly Germany. Even Australia is questionable, depending on which party is in the government. I am seeing marked changes in attitude towards China since the Labor Party came to power recently. They too are too dependent on the Chinese purchases of their natural resources. A lot of countries don't care what the world would be like when a communist country becomes the dominant power, they want to make money NOW!.
In the meantime, when I look at the US, we have $30 trillion in national debt and growing, all the crime, decline of public schools, crumbling infrastructure, hostile political division among not only the politicians but also the general public, corruption in the government and weaponizing of federal government to suppress political opponents that are usually seen in third world countries, increasingly partisan media... I am frankly not optimistic.
msalvetti wrote:
I have to get moving and sell my 5DIV while it is still worth something. Probably keep the 7DII as a backup, but then again I don't shoot for clients so do I really need it? I have too many door stops already.
Mark
I would say sell them, Mark, unless they have sentimental values to you. I usually sell my cameras/lenses once I don't use them or if I have better ones. They are just taking up space. That said, yesterday I counted I have 14 lenses and 4 cameras and it's just a hobby for me. It's a disease.
Good Morning Douglas, your analysis is chillingly accurate my friend. You left out the fact that our real military, you know the ones that aren't men wearing skirts, are leaving in droves. All of these factors do not bode well for America I'm afraid, but let's just keep following Nero's lead and fiddle while it all falls down around our ears.
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