Posts for: JJS
Jun 22, 2019 07:31:49 #
Oceania "Regatta". Nice Ship. Maybe 800-900 Passengers. Able to get into some smaller ports. Not cheap.
Jun 21, 2019 07:42:14 #
Jun 5, 2019 09:11:36 #
May 31, 2019 17:18:35 #
royden wrote:
Ordered the refurb from Canon earlier for $359 plus tax. Hope it works well with my old 40D.
Ordered the refurbished version yesterday. $380 incl. tax and delivery. A pretty good deal I think. I believe the sale ends tomorrow and the price for the refurb should go up $80 and new version $100.
Should work fine on your 80D.
May 30, 2019 08:20:50 #
kymarto wrote:
Good one.May 30, 2019 07:50:59 #
imagemeister wrote:
I have it, I use it, It is the BEST lens you can buy for that money - period ! IQ is right up there with the best of ANY lens - and I do shoot 300 2.8's also. - https://kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/70-300mm-is-ii.htm
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Very impressive download. In fact, it was your posting a while ago of the owl being released from rehab that got me thinking really hard about this lens. Of course equipment is one thing. Practice and patience for those kinds of shots are quite another...and something I need to work on.
May 30, 2019 07:46:12 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I haven't made this change, instead going from your version to the L zoom back in the past. But, based on all the reviews of the v II, your thinking of the upgrade to the v II is a valid idea. The price for the level performance of the new lens is certainly right. (And, you need the hood. 
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)I've considered the L version. Fantastic lens but cost and size are an issue since I want to keep this one pretty simple. I hope to make a move on the 100-400 L soon and am planning my strategy on explaining the need to my better half.
May 30, 2019 07:36:21 #
royden wrote:
I'm looking at the version ll also. Canon Refurb store has it for $440 if memory serves. Comes with 1 year warranty.
Thanks for the tip. I've always have had good luck with Canon refurbished. Can't tell them from new. I checked a while ago and it seems to me they did not have this lens in refurbished. Now that they do it may seal the deal!
May 29, 2019 10:22:59 #
I own the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM IS. It's served me well for the past 10 years. The focal length is very useful, the image quality is excellent for a consumer grade lens, the auto focus is pretty fast, the image stabilization works well and it's easy to carry around. But it's an old design, makes a lot of noise and has always felt cheaply made. Plus it's kind of ugly. I'm considering an upgrade to the version II that came out a few years ago. Advantages would be lightening fast silent auto focus, improved IS and a modern sleek design. It can be had right now for $450 ($500 if you include the plastic lens hood with the Canon logo on it..Grrr)
My question is have any of you done the same? Do you regret it or was it worth the upgrade?
My question is have any of you done the same? Do you regret it or was it worth the upgrade?
May 14, 2019 07:46:04 #
May 3, 2019 08:48:44 #
Both are beautiful and thanks for the technical explanations. Are you familiar with Robert L. Chaplin and the work he does in the Everglades? There are some similar images in his gallery. He gave a great presentation in Naples a few weeks ago. Now I'm really inspired to get out there.
Apr 7, 2019 08:39:46 #
Apr 2, 2019 08:05:14 #
Lovely shot. Is that Mission Peninsula way in the distance?
Mar 2, 2019 07:55:14 #
Great pictures! Nice sharp lens. I have it myself.
Aug 22, 2018 09:02:50 #
I have the same problem. Pretty common I think for this otherwise fine lens. Search Amazon for Lens Band. $7.49. Pick your color. Mount it on zoom ring and adjust so it creates a little friction with the AF/MF, Stabilizer on/off module.