Want help with Orcas
Apr 23, 2017 15:15:35 #
Peterff wrote:
If you want to get up close shots of Orcas, take a vacation to Whidbey Island. Get a decent waterproof camera with a flotation device attached to it. Tie 56lbs of rice to your back and jump into Puget Sound. It's called 'Orca Sushi'. With luck someone will find your camera and retrieve the images!
Might find Jonah at the same time ;)
Apr 23, 2017 15:21:09 #
Haydon wrote:
Might find Jonah at the same time ;)
Even Captain Ahab. Or possibly catch a nasty case of Moby Dick. It's apparently very hard to cure!
Apr 23, 2017 15:50:58 #
skipro
Loc: Eastern Washingtion
CHG_CANON wrote:
The older 100-400L is a great idea as are the 3rd party super zooms. But, if all the lens are shot at their maximum because you're not that close, you'd be better off going with a prime and possibly an 1.4x as your 80D will support f/8.
The EF 400 f/5.6L doesn't have IS that might not matter in bright light on a boat. The EF 300 f/4L IS used with and without an extender might be a better idea. These are all older lenses with plenty of copies available in the used market.
The EF 400 f/5.6L doesn't have IS that might not matter in bright light on a boat. The EF 300 f/4L IS used with and without an extender might be a better idea. These are all older lenses with plenty of copies available in the used market.
The 300 + 1.4 looks like a good idea.
Thanks
Apr 23, 2017 18:32:00 #
Peterff wrote:
We should all put cthahn on our ignore lists. It's an imperfect and slow process, but it will drive this A-hole to the attic.
Better still we should make him our chum. Take him to shark infested waters, load him down with fresh bleeding fish, cut him a little bit and throw him overboard.
Better still we should make him our chum. Take him to shark infested waters, load him down with fresh bleeding fish, cut him a little bit and throw him overboard.
Better than that - drop him into a Candiru infested river. He will survive, but he will never be the same after than.
Apr 23, 2017 18:45:52 #
Gene51 wrote:
Better than that - drop him into a Candiru infested river. He will survive, but he will never be the same after that.
Aaah yes. Avoid the silent 'P' in swimming!
Apr 24, 2017 01:28:30 #
Peterff wrote:
We should all put cthahn on our ignore lists. It's an imperfect and slow process, but it will drive this A-hole to the attic.
Better still we should make him our chum. Take him to shark infested waters, load him down with fresh bleeding fish, cut him a little bit and throw him overboard.
Better still we should make him our chum. Take him to shark infested waters, load him down with fresh bleeding fish, cut him a little bit and throw him overboard.
I find the A-holes making fools of themselves amusing.
When I am in a good mood. 😃
Apr 26, 2017 21:18:05 #
skipro wrote:
I have a Canon 80D and use N 18-135 SUM as my usual lens. I also have a EF-S 55_250 kit telephoto. Each summer I spend ~two months on my sailboat in the San Juan and Gulf Islands. Every summer I see Orcas and the occasional Humpback. Now I just crop the heck out of my Orca photos. I'm wondering if I would get better PQ if I got an extender, either 1.4 or 2.0. I don't think the Canon extenders will work with my lenses and I'm not ready to spend the $$ for the Canon L 100-400.
I recently bought the Canon EF 70-300 IS II USM for my 80D and am very happy with it. It is equivalent to a 112-480mm on the 80D, is reasonably compact and has a good price-performance ratio IMHO. I shot about 3,000 photos at the vintage sports car races with it recently and am very happy with. It will also be usable on a full frame if you end up with one in the future.
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