On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:45:47 -0600, "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>Do you recall ever getting bokeh this nice from your tripod >mounted 100-400? > >http://www.tompfeiffer.com/IMG_3163web.jpg Tom, what can I say. I mean, how can one compare bokeh? I love the bokeh that I get but I've never shot the 100-400 on a tripod - I'm not a nut on sharpness :-) Check out the bokeh on the image at the bottom of this page: http://naturephoto.easternbeaver.com/galleries/reptiles/dogs.html 10d, 100-400L IS, 350mm, f 5.6, 1/180th, ISO 1600 I got a few around very much like your statue shot if you really want to compare... My problem is always getting enough of the image in focus - like with two ducks, closeups with both eyes, etc. I wish I could stop down more! Unfortunately, good images of birds usually don't happen in mid day full sun but early morning and late eve when the light is low and I've got the ISO cranked and shooting wide open. I usually can't stop down more! Don't even mention what about a faster lens open up more cause a faster lens is bigger and heavier and is impossible to carry around in my style of shooting plus cost a fortune and then I don't get enough in focus, in fact it gets worse. It's just not an option for me. Hell, I'd need a car just to transport my gear and hiking would be out of the question. Just not my style. Sure we'd all like a 2,000,000 mm lens that weights one pound and fits in our pocket. Which is why I love my 100-400. Try shooting it at 100 mm sometimes. The lens becomes very compact and sharp with no distortion. Great portrait lens actually. Course now I love my 28-135 IS too! -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography, http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
