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06/18/2009 02:21:30 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Five_Seat:
I am borrowing the lens more or less indefintely from a friend and have used it on several occassions. I as long as you keep the shutter speeds pretty resonable - somewhere around the 1/focal length and you have the IS on, it is easy to get some sharp pics, at least that is what I have found with my 50D. With the IS I can get down to 1/200th and be pretty decent at 400mm handheld.
With that said I am also a 6-4 200lb 23yr old who doesn't really mind lugging it around all day. You have to remember that is considerably larger/heavier than the 70-300. |
That does worry me a tad when I spend 3 hours at swim meets doing picts for the team. I tend to use my longer lens so that I'm not in people's faces (yet for the swimming shots, I can get right in their face!) For the lugging around place to place, I do have my own 6-3.5 200lbs buy :) Although, since this is for 20th anniversary, he's obviously not 23!
This is so much better than reading the reviews! (which I've also done) It's so nice to have real-life experiences! Thanks again! |
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06/18/2009 02:22:39 PM · #27 |
BTW I forgot both times I posted.
Congrats on 20 years. My wife and I celebrated 18 on Monday, in this day and age that is becoming far from the norm.
Matt |
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06/18/2009 02:24:01 PM · #28 |
all my shots are handheld with it.
This was taken at 1/80 sec
and this was even slower !!
If memory serves me correctly that was 1/60 or slower.
p.s. - I'm not 23 either . .
Message edited by author 2009-06-18 14:24:59. |
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06/18/2009 02:26:16 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Originally posted by Five_Seat:
I am borrowing the lens more or less indefintely from a friend and have used it on several occassions. I as long as you keep the shutter speeds pretty resonable - somewhere around the 1/focal length and you have the IS on, it is easy to get some sharp pics, at least that is what I have found with my 50D. With the IS I can get down to 1/200th and be pretty decent at 400mm handheld.
With that said I am also a 6-4 200lb 23yr old who doesn't really mind lugging it around all day. You have to remember that is considerably larger/heavier than the 70-300. |
That does worry me a tad when I spend 3 hours at swim meets doing picts for the team. I tend to use my longer lens so that I'm not in people's faces (yet for the swimming shots, I can get right in their face!) For the lugging around place to place, I do have my own 6-3.5 200lbs buy :) Although, since this is for 20th anniversary, he's obviously not 23!
This is so much better than reading the reviews! (which I've also done) It's so nice to have real-life experiences! Thanks again! |
If you put it on any kind of monopod (or tripod) you will be fine. So that is a another option. |
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06/18/2009 02:29:06 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by MattO:
BTW I forgot both times I posted.
Congrats on 20 years. My wife and I celebrated 18 on Monday, in this day and age that is becoming far from the norm.
Matt |
thanks so much! It has been a wonderful 20 years--I am certainly blessed. I'm really looking forward to the next 20 years! |
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06/18/2009 02:29:58 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Maybe I'm just expecting too much. Here's an example of my 70-300 shown at 1:1 
It's f11 at 1/250, but I get the same quality even if it's 1/1000. The only thing I have to compare it to is my 100mm 2.8 prime. at 1:1 it's spectacular. I realize primes are better, but would this shot turn out clearer, cleaner on a 100-400L? |
going to bump this question back to the top, since I keep rambling on! |
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06/18/2009 02:47:05 PM · #32 |
Here are two 100% crops at 300mm for the 70-300 I have in my workshop:
  both of these are RAW, shot at ISO200
Here is an almost 100% crop jpeg, straight out of camera with sharpening and color boost on:
I honestly think either your focus was off or you have a bad copy of a 70-300. |
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06/18/2009 02:51:02 PM · #33 |
i have to agree with  dahkota on this one. i'll take a look at some of my shots from the 70-300 at 1:1 when i get a chance tonight and see for sure, but i'm nearly 100% positive |
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06/18/2009 03:29:46 PM · #34 |
I used to have the 70-300 and the quality that I get with the 100-400 is so much better!! Most of the time don't use a tripod with this lens, but my arm gest tired sometimes
 a did crop this one a lot
these I took them for the overlay side challenge
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