Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] Canon 800mm IS
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Sat Dec 27 16:54:26 2008
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George,

My bad. But they are stunning. I'd still like any luger's opinion of
the 400 5.6L. I've also considered the 560 6.8 Telyt but they seem to
be in very short supply and I just don't know if I could get used to
carrying that cannon around. Still considering.

Regards,
Jim

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
> Wish I could do as well;
> but,
> not my images Jim.
> I only found them in a search
> for better examples from the 800.
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Dec 27, 2008, at 5:34 PM, James Laird wrote:
>
>> George,
>>
>> Absolutely stunning images!
>>
>> I'll never be in you're league but have been contemplating a Canon 400
>> 5.6L for my 40D to try my hand at bird photography and wondered if
>> you've used one and what you think of it. I'ts not the 800 but it's
>> one-tenth the price and in my budget.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here's the first one I found - wide open
>>> <http://www.pbase.com/martinisabelle/image/106665049>
>>>
>>>
>>> Fond regards,
>>> George
>>>
>>> george@imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 27, 2008, at 10:49 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here's a better example of the lens's possibilities:
>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/martinisabelle/image/105425263>
>>>> and
>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/martinisabelle>
>>>> where 800 is indicated
>>>>
>>>> Fond regards,
>>>> George
>>>>
>>>> george@imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 27, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You're right Doug. While I'm primarily a Nikon SLR user, I bought a
>>>>> used
>>>>> EOS 1DS MK II to use with my 560mm Telyt. This combination gives me
>>>>> beautiful results. I have since purchased Canon's 400mm f4 DO and 1.4X
>>>>> extender which also gives me beautiful results. Since I already had the
>>>>> full
>>>>> frame body (This was before the D3 and D700), I started looking at some
>>>>> of
>>>>> the better Canon L lenses to carry with me. I am fortunate that my
>>>>> dealer
>>>>> lets me try anything I want. I have since had to pass on 4 L lenses I
>>>>> tried,
>>>>> including the 24mm f1.4, the 16-35mm f2.8 and the 24 -105mm lenses. I
>>>>> did
>>>>> get the 35mm f1.4L lens which I find very nice. I almost passed on the
>>>>> 400mm
>>>>> DO lens as well. I tried a used one from my dealer which I found had
>>>>> low
>>>>> contrast. A week later he let me try a new one. It was nothing like the
>>>>> first one. It had excellent contrast and high resolution. I bought it.
>>>>>  I
>>>>> don't know if this kind of variability is common but it's certainly
>>>>> scary
>>>>> for a lens that cost over $10,000. which is the case with the 800mm.
>>>>>
>>>>> Len
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 27, 2008, at 10:57 AM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This lens is getting glowing reviews from the Fred Miranda site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm beginning to question the value of user reviews particularly where
>>>>>> the user's quality standard, techniques and intended use are unknowns
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> may differ from mine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An example is the user reviews of the EF 24mm f/1.4 L on FM and B&H
>>>>>> where it seems many are awed by the fast aperture and are willing to
>>>>>> forgive
>>>>>> weaker image quality at the faster apertures and the expectation of
>>>>>> cherry-picking dealer's (or importer's) stock to find one of the
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> samples, and give the lens a very high rating.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At any rate I expect that with the right conditions and technique the
>>>>>> 800mmm f/5.6 IS can deliver much more than the sample photos
>>>>>> demonstrated.
>>>>>>
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