Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/26

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Subject: [Leica] Canon 800mm IS
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri Dec 26 11:31:14 2008
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On Dec 26, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Len however, 'not too bad' and 'not in focus' are maybe not what you  
> want to
> promote your lenses. 'Not too smart by Canon' IMHO. 'Not Doug'  
> quality by
> any stretch of the imagination ;-)


and if the images were "Doug quality", it would make those lenses fly  
out of the stores...Steve


>
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon 800mm IS
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> I find the grizzly isn't too bad if you add a little sharpening. The  
> bull
> moose is not in focus.
>
> Len
>
>
>
> On Dec 26, 2008, at 1:39 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> I saw this link posted on another list:
>>
>> http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?
>> act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2526
>>
>> promoting the Canon 50D and EF 800mm f/5.6 IS
>>
>> Look at the full-sized photos of the bull moose and griz and tell me
>> if you think these are effective photos for promoting this equipment.
>>
>> Two questions come to mind:
>>
>> ) have standards dropped so much that these are considered sharp?
>>
>> ) what was Canon thinking?
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto@earthlink.net) ([Leica] Canon 800mm IS)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Canon 800mm IS)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Canon 800mm IS)