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Reply to Canon finally introduces the 200-400mm 4.0 L IS w/1.4 extender.

nobody@flickr.com (wbyoungphotos) — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:49 -0700

1Dman:

I love to see your bird shots with your 400mm L lens, if only to see how my bird shots match with yours. Most of my bird shots are taken with the 70-200mm L or the 100-400mm L 'dust pump'... :)

I think 'loose' means not tight?
Like 100mm vs 300mm...

Reply to Cokin Z Pro Filters

nobody@flickr.com (Gary Emerson) — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:59:50 -0700

Gary Emerson posted a reply:

Thanks Guys. I think i'll go for the Lee starter pack. Then add more as required.

I really appreciate your comments. It has been a great help.

Reply to Removing dust from lens

nobody@flickr.com (wbyoungphotos) — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:32:17 -0700

wbyoungphotos posted a reply:

After seeing the demo I'm tempted to take my 100-400mm L lens apart if dust is visible on my photos. But after two years, no dust issues yet.

I attribute that 'dust free' condition to keeping that lens on a dedicated camer and always cover it after use with its lens sleeve that came with it...

Reply to I know everyone hate these yet....he goes

nobody@flickr.com (wbyoungphotos) — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:03:34 -0700

wbyoungphotos posted a reply:

The Sigma 85 f/1.4 on my 7D beats 135 L - faster! :)

Reply to I know everyone hate these yet....he goes

nobody@flickr.com (mcd0nald) — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:38:50 -0700

mcd0nald posted a reply:

i can't wait for Siggy 135mm 1.8 :)

if the price for 135 L around 850-950 bucks....would 135 siggy be 450-650 bucks :)

Reply to Similar question: Lens & body for Europe

nobody@flickr.com (Paul Braham Photography) — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:58 -0700

Paul Braham Photography posted a reply:

In the last two years I've gone to Sri Lanka (twice), Teneriffe in the Canary Islands, and Egypt. Each time I've taken either a 5D or 7D - both last time to Sri lanka because I was also doing a job as a favour for a friend - plus a 70-200L or 200 prime, 24-105, sometimes a 100 macro and either a10-22 or 17-40. And of course odds and ends, including a mini-tripod once or twice. This kit is not hugely heavy and has been packed into a Billingham bag which still has room for plenty of in-flight necessities, or now a National Geographic satchel with the lenses and body in neoprene pouches and including a netbook. Everything else goes in the hold luggage with weight and room to spare. You're coming from the US so you won't be suffering the joys of Ryanair or Easyjet. Stop worrying and bring what you need, you'll regret it if you don't . Certainly bring a good WA zoom. I find the 17-40L works very well on a 5D (I use one for property photos for a realty research company) and is relatively inexpensive.

And I haven't been robbed/scammed or other wise assaulted (touch wood) on any trip since I started travelling. You obviously have to take a bit of care, especially in crowded places, but that is what decent travel insurance is for. Frankly, you are just as likely to be mugged in downtown Talahasee, possibly more so, and at least you are unlikely to be caught in the middle of a shoot-out. Listening to the news coverage in the UK people expect to be shot-at the moment they leave the airport in America! :-)

Reply to Cokin Z Pro Filters

nobody@flickr.com (tris1972) — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:04 -0700

tris1972 posted a reply:

I have the Cokin Z-Pro ND Grad set (100x150mm - 4" x 6" in old money.)

They are ok, the grads have a colour cast to them, my ND2 seems to have a magentaish cast, the ND4 seems pretty much neutral and the ND8 has a bluish colour cast...

The holder is pretty good, It has a slot on the rear for the lens mount and 3 slots on the front for filters. Its reconfigurable, so if you want/need to you can change all of these around (I have it back to front at the moment, so the lens mount slot is against what should be the front face of the holder, and I have 2 slots on the back (now front) because this way around seals better with my 10 stop filter, and also does not enter into the field of view on my 10-22 lens at its widest setting.)

I also have the Hitech 0.9 (ND8) reverse nd grad and Hitech prostop 10 IRND (ND1000) filter, both of which fit into the holder well.

The Hitech Reverse nd grad has a warm colour cast, does not create a problem as its used for sunsets/sunrises when the brightest part of the scene is the horizon. The Prostop 10 has a cool cast, but if overexposed or shot towards the sun creates a magenta cast that is hard to get rid of in PP.

The other thing I have noticed with the Prostop 10 is at wide angles (10mm on a 1.6 crop) if the scene is quite bright, it can cause reflections of the lens front to show up in the image.

Reply to Canon finally introduces the 200-400mm 4.0 L IS w/1.4 extender.

nobody@flickr.com (yangster007) — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:02:17 -0700

yangster007 posted a reply:

Time to sell my Porsche (not that I have one oopse) and get this, phewwww....

Reply to Similar question: Lens & body for Europe

nobody@flickr.com (Hendmo) — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:09:20 -0700

Hendmo posted a reply:

I'd either go 5dm2 or something really compact like a Fuji XE-1, G1x etc....450D is neither here nor there for me.

Reply to This may be of interest to some of you.

nobody@flickr.com (Second Lake) — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:16 -0700

Second Lake posted a reply:

And as a patent that Canon opened lately, a patent that EF lens's IS automatically follows an astronomical object.