NINE

Had to try out the new Canon 300mm F4/L lens and found some sheep ready to oblige just a short way out of town.

Buck Toothed Ram
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Following the herd
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Big Ram Strikes a Pose
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Average distance was about 50 to 150 yards away. Handheld at ISO 200 with the image stabilizer on and manual focus. Not bad for a rookie long lens jockey. Camera set to Aperture Priority F4 and the shutter speeds averaged about 1/60th second (1/80-1/50)


Comments

  1. travis pitcherNovember 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    I should try more lenses out. Those images came out really nice. If only I had the money to get a lens like that.

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  2. Tim LindsayNovember 4, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    If only Chris had the money to get a lens like that...

    I'm loving the wildlife photos. Are you going to go looking for grizzlies now?

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  3. Tim LindsayNovember 4, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    I don't understand how 300mm + ISO 100 + 1/60 + f/4 + dusk lighting = adequate exposure. Really?

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  4. ChrisNovember 5, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    Tim,
    I stand corrected, I switched the setting for highlight priority to on at the beginning of the set, which has a minimum ISO of 200, so it automatically bumped it up even though I had earlier set it at 100. Still, the take home message here is not all F4's are the same, eh?

    I'm not going to keep this lens, but a desperate soul needed money and I picked it up under market value. I hope to make few hundred and play with an awesome lens.

    I was hoping to get some elk pictures, but didn't find the local herd. I might go up to glacier this weekend before the little grizzlies all go night night for the winter.

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  5. PollyNovember 5, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Tim,
    He's not going to keep this lens, but a desperate soul couldn't resist buying it. Let's weigh the options rent/ lens/ rent/ lens.
    I guess lens wins. We'll see how long it takes before this lens shows up on ebay...
    The pictures are pretty cool though.

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  6. Tim LindsayNovember 5, 2010 at 5:02 PM

    Impressive lens. The images are sharp, the exposure is perfect, and the ability to zoom like that is amazing. And then there's the fact that you can just decide to take some shots of bighorn sheep and elk and run up the street to take them. I'm jealous.

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