A Few with My New Tele Extender....
Mar 24, 2016 18:37:28 #
The verdict is still out on this, but I definitely notice a difference in focusing, but I also know that I have to spend some time with the extender before I can really decide if I like using it or not.
Anyway here are a few shots that I got with the Canon 1.4X Extender III on the Canon 100-400 mk II... Canon 7D mk II
Anyway here are a few shots that I got with the Canon 1.4X Extender III on the Canon 100-400 mk II... Canon 7D mk II
Mar 24, 2016 18:57:21 #
Mar 24, 2016 18:59:42 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
The verdict is still out on this, but I definitely notice a difference in focusing, but I also know that I have to spend some time with the extender before I can really decide if I like using it or not.
Anyway here are a few shots that I got with the Canon 1.4X Extender III on the Canon 100-400 mk II... Canon 7D mk II
Anyway here are a few shots that I got with the Canon 1.4X Extender III on the Canon 100-400 mk II... Canon 7D mk II
Great series, I like the egret the most.
Mar 24, 2016 19:15:59 #
Thanks Karin and Imagemeister, personally I got a big kick out of the Ospreys...
Mar 24, 2016 19:18:44 #
The 2nd from the top shows the potential, but is the middle focus point on the tree branch rather than the eagle? Are you using BBF and AI Servo?
Mar 24, 2016 19:33:22 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The 2nd from the top shows the potential, but is the middle focus point on the tree branch rather than the eagle? Are you using BBF and AI Servo?
Yes, and for some of these shots I am not so sure that it was appropriate. Both my cameras are set to BBF, I am using case 2 I believe, I would have to confirm that but with the extender you only have the center focal point at f/8 which is wide open. I think that I have to spend some time with it I suspect that after a few outings I will get better with it. It does however seem that the focus is a bit slower than the lens alone which would only make sense but Canon says the extender is engineered with a chip where we should not notice a difference.
Mar 24, 2016 19:51:08 #
Geffory - your post beat me by maybe this weekend when I was planning to put out some examples of my own results of 100-400 II and the 1.4x as well as the 1.4x and 2.0x on other zooms and primes. The focus on the 100-400 is definitively slower on my 5DIII. Everything I've seen in research is to use the continuous focus, and focus and recompose (or plan to crop) based on the situation. I haven't found wide open with an extender is the best result. I think you probably have some more variables to experiment with.
Mar 24, 2016 20:18:07 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Geffory - your post beat me by maybe this weekend ... (show quote)
I agree, I really try not to go above 640 with my ISO because if you have to crop your images, and sometimes even when you don't, grain can become a big problem for the crop sensor cameras. On some of these shots I should have made adjustments that I didn't make, my camera was set up for BIF and high shutter speeds, many of the shots would have allowed both lower ISO settings as well as smaller apertures...
For me it takes time, I have only been birding for less than 5 or 6 months and even then weeks will go by where I just can't get out.... For me it is still a learning process and sometimes I just have to remember to bring my brain to the outing.... LOL.
Hoping the 5D Mark IV will have as good or better ISO performance than my 6D, I can live with 8fps or whatever it will have, but ISO performance is a huge thing for the type photography that I have so far been interested in.
Mar 24, 2016 21:41:42 #
I would say the combination is plenty sharp - a very impressive series! The 100-400L II is next on my GAS list!
Mar 25, 2016 01:54:03 #
Mar 25, 2016 06:02:47 #
Mar 25, 2016 09:14:54 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Geffory - your post beat me by maybe this weekend ... (show quote)
I just got the 100-400 and did not find the focus slow at least without an extender. I would not be surprised that the 1.4 would slow it and even more with the 2x.
Love the pictures but what is missing to able to judge the lens with the extender is what was the focus distance of the shot. The flaws or the inadequacies will show at the 350-400 range on the barrel. Saw comparisons of this lens vs one of the NNN-600 lens(sorry, can't remember the brand) and the Canon blew away the other in the 100-400 range but did not fair as well once extended. The suggestion was, if you plan to always be at the ends the 600 was better.
At this point in my photography I have very few situation where I want 400+. And damn, that lens is tack sharp at both the ends.
Mar 25, 2016 11:17:27 #
pithydoug wrote:
I just got the 100-400 and did not find the focus ... (show quote)
My text was not clear and without the context of the original discussion, I did seem to say the 100-400 II is slow which is not the case. Adding the extender is where the focus speed noticeably changes.
Mar 25, 2016 19:49:05 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
My text was not clear and without the context of the original discussion, I did seem to say the 100-400 II is slow which is not the case. Adding the extender is where the focus speed noticeably changes.
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Mar 25, 2016 19:53:26 #
I added some examples with the extender, different compositions than birds in flight - photo gallery.
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