Comments on: Snow Photos 101 – Long lens selection

By: Strain

Strain — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:42:39 +0000

Yea that be the one. Photozone has a good review (as usual)

By: Dan Carr

Dan Carr — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:15:40 +0000

Thats interesting , not something i’ve heard myself. I assume you are talking about the f4.5-5.6 one and not the diffractive optics lens?

By: Strain

Strain — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:57:49 +0000

I’ve heard people call the Canon 70-300 IS a “hidden L lens”… no experience myself but it sounds on par with the Nikon 70-300…

By: Dan Carr

Dan Carr — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:45:28 +0000

Absolutely, its worth a try. The good thing is with newer cameras you can stop the lens down pretty far and still maintain good shutter speed with use of high ISO. I shot in AK with the teleconverters and ISO 800 on a sunny day. Previously you would not dream of using such high ISO on a sunny day but the images are so clean on 1dmkIV that you can shoot like that and then get f10 and 1/1600 .

By: Lorne Cameron

Lorne Cameron — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:39:35 +0000

Thanks Dan. I’m hoping I can pick up a used 1.4 or 1.7 on cheap before next winter so I can give it a go and it’s no big loss if it doesn’t work out. From a weight/convenience point of view it’s pretty appealing.

By: Dan Carr

Dan Carr — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:38:24 +0000

I’ve never had good success with it Lorne. 2x TC , dont even bother trying IMO. 1.4x…..well maybe at a pinch. I guess it would depend on your intended output for the shots. Web use would probably be fine but you probably wouldn’t want to try it for a client that’s paying you well. The key if you do it is to stop it down to f8 or smaller. That makes a huge difference but if you find yourself needing 300mm range a lot then its far better to just get something like the 300mm f4 which can be had second hand for around $1000 anyway.

By: Lorne Cameron

Lorne Cameron — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:33:20 +0000

What are your thoughts on using a 1.4 or 1.7x converter with a 70-200/2.8 Dan?

By: pp

pp — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:57:11 +0000

That was really helpful Dan. Thanks man.
- PP

By: Snow Photos 101 – Long lens selection

Snow Photos 101 – Long lens selection — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:36:27 +0000

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