Mini review of Canon 70-300is lens

[davev]

I like it.

Canon D Reb 300.
All pics hand held, lion and gorilla pics were shot through glass indoors.
Post work done in Photoshop Elements 4.

1/125s f/5.6 at 130.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51588841.jpg


1/8s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso1600
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51588843.jpg


1/125s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51588845.jpg


1/10s f/5.0 at 120.0mm iso800
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51588844.jpg

[TristanP]

I like it."Mini review". Now that's truth in advertising. :thumb

Nice results you have there. The gorilla and lion shots are impressive for such a slow shutter speed. I guess you like the IS capabilities?

[Ric Grupe]

Very good shots.

What I would like to see is a 100% crop at 300mm of a well focused shot and no post processing.

Please.:help

[davev]

Very good shots.

What I would like to see is a 100% crop at 300mm of a well focused shot and no post processing.

Please.:helpThis is a tough request today. The sky is dark and grey, but I gave it a shot.

Of course I picked a dark model, that helps even more on a day like today.:huh
I shot hand held. This probably isn't quite what you wanted, but I tried.

Taken with a D Reb 300.
The dog is 8 to 10 feet from me.

3 pics

1) I PP'd this so you could see how it would look if I were to post it in a thread.
2) The full frame pic after resizing
3) The 100% crop from where I focused

1/40s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400

http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51642268.jpg

2
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51642269.jpg

3
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51642270.jpg


I know that when I resize, I lose some sharpness, that's why I posted the
PP'd version.

Maybe tomorrow the sun will shine and I can get some better shots.

[Ric Grupe]

Thanks. :thumb


The reason I asked is I would like to be able to shoot birds with this lens, and typically they fill only a small portion of the frame. So being able to crop at 33-50% is a necessity. The 75-300 IS that I have now just doesn't cut it at 300mm.

Still debating! :scratch

[davev]

Well Ric, like I said, today was bad.

The original resized.

1/320s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51675426.jpg

100% crop, no usm, but I did a little shadow/highlight on it. If I wouldn't have,
there wouldn't be much to see but a black blob.

http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51675427.jpg

Maybe this helps.

[Ric Grupe]

Well Ric, like I said, today was bad.


http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51675427.jpg

Maybe this helps.Yes it does! :D

While this is better than my 75-100 IS, it still isn't what I want for my purposes. I was hoping that it was since it would save me about $800!!!

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with my decision, Dave. At least now I won't wonder if I was foolish on spending the extra cash.

BTW, your new lens is undoubtedly an improvement over the older version, and would be perfect for other purposes....as your photos clearly show.

[davev]

I'm throwing a few more at ya Ric.


Finally some sun, shot through a window at a nature center.

1/400s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702409.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702410.jpg

1/320s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702411.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702412.jpg


1/500s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702413.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702414.jpg

Here's how I would make the final cut on the nuthatch.

http://www.pbase.com/image/51703368.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[Ric Grupe]

I'm throwing a few more at ya Ric.


Finally some sun, shot through a window at a nature center.

http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/51702412.jpg


Thanks for looking.My edit:

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/42794304-M.jpg

Decent, but, still not enough detail. See how the colors bleed to other areas?

I guess I just have to decide what I really want vs. what I would accept. I'm sure that initially I would be pleased with the 70-300 IS....but as time passed?????

[pathfinder]

Ric,

Just my 2 cents worth, but for shooting small birds I never found 300mm anywhere near long enough. Occaisionally one will let you get close enough, but usually they just won't allow me to get anything near a full frame shot at 300mm. I find 400 is not enough frequently. Sad but true. :dunno
And when you get out past 300mm, primes are a lot better than zooms. Again, I wish that were not true, but facts are facts. The one good thing is that good primes accept the 1.4 AND 2x TCs very nicely.

[Ric Grupe]

Ric,

Just my 2 cents worth, but for shooting small birds I never found 300mm anywhere near long enough. Occaisionally one will let you get close enough, but usually they just won't allow me to get anything near a full frame shot at 300mm. I find 400 is not enough frequently. Sad but true. :dunno
And when you get out past 300mm, primes are a lot better than zooms. Again, I wish that were not true, but facts are facts. The one good thing is that good primes accept the 1.4 AND 2x TCs very nicely.
I know what you say is so. :cry

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:rolleyes

My youngest graduates college this year. That will free up some finances! :wink

[pathfinder]

Hopefully more than just some :D It certainly did for me when my two sons finished their schooling.