New 70-200 f/4L first shot!

[Ric Grupe]

I think Ric is going to like this lens!

First shot (unedited-resize for web)

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/14744351-L.jpg

100% Crop:

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/14744350-L.jpg

A little tweaking and these will jump out at you! Oooooh baby!!

Now I have to try my new 50mm 1.4.

[luckyrwe]

My dogs love you.

[DavidTO]

Congrats on the new lens. She's a beauty.

[dkapp]

Congrats on a great lens! Your going to love the 50 f/1.4 too. I have the Nikon version & its great.

Dave

[Ric Grupe]

My dogs love you.
...is for the dogs! :rofl

Going out today and find something more worthy of this baby.

[lynnma]

...is for the dogs! :rofl

Going out today and find something more worthy of this baby.congrats on the lens!! I just got the same one and the 50mm ... now I'm coniving as to how to sneak in the 17-40 f4 without anyone noticing...:rofl

[Ric Grupe]

From this morning. This deer was a long way off...100% crop.


http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/14790349-M.jpg

[Ric Grupe]

Congrats on the new lens. She's a beauty.Even though I've only shot 130 frames with it, I can tell good things are going to happen. Wildlife and low light....

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/14790347-S.jpg

[Ric Grupe]

Congrats on a great lens! Your going to love the 50 f/1.4 too. I have the Nikon version & its great.

Dave
...just shot a few frames with the 50 f/1.4, and I believe that you are correct. For the right circumstances it's probably unbeatable. I am not a big fan of flash photography...so this one is a must.

[Steve Cavigliano]

Ric,
The red hydrant was kewl, but the deer shots are even nicer. That's a sweet lens and it looks like you are going to be enjoying it for a long time to come :clap


Likewise with the 50mm F1.4. Please post a few examples from that bad boy, when you get the chance :D


Steve

[fish]

I also have a 70-200/4L and the color and sharpness of that lens are amazing. You're gonna love it. Yeah, I bought the 2.8 IS version too, cuz my hands aren't as steady as they used to be and the extra stop makes for beyootiful bokeh (not that the f4 version is a slouch, mind you).

Do some portraits with it wide open and check out the bokeh!






I love that word...bokeh. bokeh bokeh bokeh.

[Ric Grupe]

Ric,
The red hydrant was kewl, but the deer shots are even nicer. That's a sweet lens and it looks like you are going to be enjoying it for a long time to come :clap


Likewise with the 50mm F1.4. Please post a few examples from that bad boy, when you get the chance :D


Steve
...I was a little worried about no IS...but wide open at iso 800...and plus1/3 ec worked out nicely handheld. Of course 300mm would have made for crisper shots on the deer (always sumpthin) :smile6 .

[Ric Grupe]

[QUOTE=fish]I also have a 70-200/4L and the color and sharpness of that lens are amazing. You're gonna love it. Yeah, I bought the 2.8 IS version too, cuz my hands aren't as steady as they used to be and the extra stop makes for beyootiful bokeh (not that the f4 version is a slouch, mind you).


...made it easy to pick the f/4 over the f/2.8. Not that I wouldn't love to have one someday. Gotta rebuild the re$erve$ back up. :D

BOKEH...:super

[luckyrwe]

"First shot" reminds me of something. Anytime I get a new camera, I can always remember the very first picture I took with it!

[photoflections]

Oh my GOSH! I'm excited now, that's one of the lenses I have coming on Tuesday!! (and the 17-40). I have a 50mm f/1.8 and I adore it, So much so that I don't want the f/1.4...lol!!

[Deacon]

Dog peed on my monitor :uhoh

Deacon