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04/06/2004 01:40:12 AM · #1

madman2250

Minolta DiMAGE Z1

04/06/2004 02:12:10 AM · #2

Very nice, I like the woodpecker the most I would say. I would post some of the pics that I have of birds, but I dont really have time to get them prepared right now. I'll be sure to show my bird pics when I get back from my trip to Costa Rica for Spring Break. I'll be sure to take a lot of pics when I'm there too. See you guys in a week and a half!

Jon

birdman

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

04/06/2004 06:38:58 AM · #3

Hi,
Great bird pics...Can I ask you what brand teleconverter are you using?
I have a canon 75-300mm usm lense. I'm thinking about getting a teleconverter. I was wondering if a sigma would be compatible with my lense or do I have to use a Canon. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

04/06/2004 11:05:14 AM · #4

Originally posted by birdman:

Teleconverters are built with round mouth and usualy are built for f2.8 and f4 lenses!
Make sure 75-300 lense doesn't have square bottom (will not fit in round teleconverter mouth).
I use sigma APQ 2X.

tfaust

Canon EOS 80D

04/06/2004 11:12:15 AM · #5

Originally posted by birdman:

I have a canon 75-300mm usm lense. I'm thinking about getting a teleconverter.

Which 75-300 do you have? You can't use a tele converter with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM Autofocus Lens

tfaust

Canon EOS 80D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

04/06/2004 11:13:10 AM · #6

Great shots Pits! My favorites are the woodpecker and mirror duck.

MWitt

Canon EOS-5D

Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS

04/06/2004 11:51:11 AM · #7

Left comments on your photos....Martin

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/06/2004 12:23:54 PM · #8

Originally posted by birdman:

I use the tamaron 1.4 TC ( around $60 at B&H ) with my 75-300 IS and it works fine without any onerous taping of contacts. It tends to seek a bit more with the teleconverter than without, but that lens tends to go wandering in focus land anyway. By the way this TC also works with the Bigma although it does lack it's usual confidence in getting to focus with the TC on, but it will auto focus. Counting the crop factor at full extention ( to 500mm ) this gives an equivalent of a rather silly 1120mm.(500*1.4*1.6) Problem with such a long lens is that things can get close faster than you can adjust.Angry Canadian

Message edited by author 2004-04-06 17:34:55.

Corwyn

04/06/2004 12:56:40 PM · #9

Your pics are Awesome!!!!
About the converter...
Don't you mean a 300 X 1.4 X 1.6 = 672MM
Or am I missing something.

300 (full out) X 1.6 for camera X 1.4 for the converter?
I have a 100 - 400 and it only equals 896mm with the canon 1.4x II.

Just wondering if I have been doing my math wrong.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/06/2004 01:01:46 PM · #10

Originally posted by Corwyn:

Your math is right,I'm not familiar with Kenko but Sigma mounting will not fit on that lense,check if the bottom is square !
Also you have to multiply the maximum aperture, F4.5 X 1.4 becomes f6.3
and f5.6 X 1.4 = f7.8 which is very dark lense and you will have problem focusing with that.

ellamay

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

04/06/2004 11:24:34 PM · #11

thought i would add one
68740

hmm why won't link post....

Message edited by author 2004-04-06 23:25:05.

04/06/2004 11:29:14 PM · #12

Originally posted by ellamay:

thought i would add one
68740

hmm why won't link post....

Dim7

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

04/06/2004 11:49:53 PM · #13

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Originally posted by ellamay:
thought i would add one
68740

hmm why won't link post....

Kosta Are these taken with your 200f2.8 Please tell me no! Great shots!!I did have my eyes lased last Friday so I have to wait on getting one, not enough $$.

04/06/2004 11:53:48 PM · #14

They are all taken with 200 mm f2.8 and Sigma 2x teleconverter!

Dim7

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

04/07/2004 12:04:01 AM · #15

Originally posted by pitsaman:

They are all taken with 200 mm f2.8 and Sigma 2x teleconverter!

You had to tell me that eh, Kosta.I will drown my sorrows after work tomorrow.

joshua

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

04/07/2004 12:07:17 AM · #16

that first blackbird photo is awesome kosta..really great stuff

crabappl3

04/07/2004 12:09:11 AM · #17

Those all look good. I went bird shooting too over the weekend.

Bird Shots with Sigma 50-500

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

04/07/2004 12:13:16 AM · #18

Originally posted by crabappl3:

Those all look good. I went bird shooting too over the weekend.

Bird Shots with Sigma 50-500

The blue jay is awesome !

Sonifo

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

04/07/2004 12:18:15 AM · #19

I took this one today. I didn't realize how hard it was till I got out there and started shooting. I can see why you need a zoom lens.

crabappl3

04/07/2004 12:18:23 AM · #20

Thanks, hard to get a good blue jay photo, they're quite... er... flighty :-D

-danny

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Originally posted by crabappl3:
Those all look good. I went bird shooting too over the weekend.

Bird Shots with Sigma 50-500

The blue jay is awesome !

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/07/2004 12:25:18 AM · #21

Originally posted by Sonifo:

I took this one today. I didn't realize how hard it was till I got out there and started shooting. I can see why you need a zoom lens.

That is funny !
Just get out the house and start shooting,something will come out :-)

Which lense did you buy?

Message edited by author 2004-04-07 00:26:19.

Dim7

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

04/07/2004 06:10:45 AM · #22

This one is my favorite!Well done Kosta!

scrum8

Canon EOS-50D

04/07/2004 07:16:18 AM · #23

Here is a Gull from yesterday and a Robin from two weeks ago. The Gull was sitting on a car when I went to leave work yesterday. He didn't seem real concerned about my presence.

rich

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/07/2004 07:19:48 AM · #24

Here is an American Kestrel, taken at the Carolina Raptor Center this past weekend. Her name is "Cinnamon", and stole the show from the larger birds...

soup