Shitting birds, for n00bs, using camera

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The Dorkroom > Shitting birds, for n00bs, using camera

Pompous Rhombus: Mar 11, 2007

I used to rent the 100-400L IS for nature trips (mostly birds) and that thing was awesome. May not have the pixel density of an X0D(or 1-series AF) but on a 5D2 you can jack the ISO way up and still get very nice results, which is something to consider. Very seldom had cause to use it on a tripod, unless I was taking video or using the 2x TC on it. Even with the TC I could handhold it at f/11 in a lot of cases (manual-focus only). The 70-200 f/2.8 with the TC sounds very close and more versatile than the 100-400 on paper, but I hated it the one time I tried it.

Boss ultimately decided to pick up the Sigma 100-400 OS, I didn't really like it. As much as I hate on push-pull it actually does seem to work better in a lens of that type, the AF is slower and noisy, etc. On the plus side I think it only set us back like $425 at KEH, whereas the Canon is more than twice as expensive.

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Pompous Rhombus: Mar 11, 2007

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