Posts for: chris100849
Apr 20, 2018 15:34:46 #
Thank you all for the great suggestions. I am on the road right now, but will incorporate the suggestions on my next outing.
I’m going to have to study up on so
E of the camera settings but am determined to pull it off. I’ll post the next set after the next outing.
Terrific feedback
Thank you all so much
I’m going to have to study up on so
E of the camera settings but am determined to pull it off. I’ll post the next set after the next outing.
Terrific feedback
Thank you all so much
Apr 19, 2018 22:26:16 #
Thanks for the responses so far. I am attaching additional pictures. The backyard feeder using 75-300 on AF. Another heron picture that is better using the 500. And two additional surf pictures using the 500.
Look forward to seeing more ideas. I did think that possibly I could get better images from the 500, if I got rid of the extender mount adapter, and went with a permanent mount (mentioned in Canon Vintage lens post recently, edmika.com). Would it be that big a difference? Perhaps better to save and invest in a better lens? It's a mystery to me.
Look forward to seeing more ideas. I did think that possibly I could get better images from the 500, if I got rid of the extender mount adapter, and went with a permanent mount (mentioned in Canon Vintage lens post recently, edmika.com). Would it be that big a difference? Perhaps better to save and invest in a better lens? It's a mystery to me.
Apr 19, 2018 16:08:26 #
Need some help! A week upstate NY trying to get a decent picture of the back yard bird feeder, and still no luck (it should not be luck). I am using a canon Eos T2i, and have used multiple lens trying for a good photo. Subject is about 30 feet away. Lens is a vintage Canon Reflex 500 (which has an adapter on it that I am told makes it closer to a 800mm)
I am not pleased in so many ways, but mostly with the sharpness) any suggestions/ideas would be appreciated. The third picture shows a subject a good bit further away, so I wonder if it a closeness issue
Thanks ahead of time for the help. The bird pictures that I told with my canon 75-300 were of similar quality, auto and manual focus were tried. On the 500, it is only manual focus
I am not pleased in so many ways, but mostly with the sharpness) any suggestions/ideas would be appreciated. The third picture shows a subject a good bit further away, so I wonder if it a closeness issue
Thanks ahead of time for the help. The bird pictures that I told with my canon 75-300 were of similar quality, auto and manual focus were tried. On the 500, it is only manual focus
Apr 18, 2018 09:41:54 #
I have done the exact thing you are talking about! I can't shell out a bunch of money for a telephoto, but wanted to try my hand at some sports photography. I also use a canon Eos 2ti, which I am pretty pleased with. When my pictures don't turn out, it's not the camera I look at, it's the photographer! ME.
I recently bought a used canon 600mm reflex lens. Fixed f of 5.6. Yes I had to put an adapter on it, which tech support at canon told me would actually increase my focal distance to just under 800 mm. I like to experiment and test things, so it was right up my alley . It has done pretty well birding on bright days, not so hot on overcast. But I really got it for sports, and was very pleased with my first set of pictures. Here's the link
https://magicseaweed.com/photos/search/?order_by=dateAdded&order_direction=DESC&spot_id=352
Mine are the all but the top left and bottom right corners
The lens and adapter was under $150 and I have had way more than that in fun and learning. Would I like one of canons super telephot lens? Oh yes! But my ship has not come in (I'm not holding my breath waiting on it), and in the mean time I have enjoyed my vintage lens
Good luck
I recently bought a used canon 600mm reflex lens. Fixed f of 5.6. Yes I had to put an adapter on it, which tech support at canon told me would actually increase my focal distance to just under 800 mm. I like to experiment and test things, so it was right up my alley . It has done pretty well birding on bright days, not so hot on overcast. But I really got it for sports, and was very pleased with my first set of pictures. Here's the link
https://magicseaweed.com/photos/search/?order_by=dateAdded&order_direction=DESC&spot_id=352
Mine are the all but the top left and bottom right corners
The lens and adapter was under $150 and I have had way more than that in fun and learning. Would I like one of canons super telephot lens? Oh yes! But my ship has not come in (I'm not holding my breath waiting on it), and in the mean time I have enjoyed my vintage lens
Good luck