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200-400 VR Shots --Please!

Discussion in 'Lens Lust' started by Gunnerisac, Apr 18, 2007.

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  1. Gunnerisac

    Gunnerisac

    1,127
    Oct 4, 2005
    Louisville, KY
    OK --JoeC shipped out his/now my 200-400VR yesterday and it should be here by the week-end.

    Doug got the 300 2.8 VR and I the 200-400VR. poor Joe -- stuck with his 400 f2.8.

    Anyway, while I am waiting , show me your best 200-400mm shots. Janet's bird show from last summer was a start -- let's see a few more to get my lust to an ever higher pitch.

    PaulC
     
    Gunnerisac, Apr 18, 2007
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  2. Richard Peters

    Richard Peters

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    Feb 24, 2006
    London UK
    Oh ok if you insist...

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    This one was taken through my (closed) living room window...

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    And a landscape, sunset vs pollution..!

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    Richard Peters, Apr 18, 2007
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  3. StL_Don

    StL_Don

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    Sep 25, 2005
    St. Louis, MO USA
    Here's a few

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    Don
     
    StL_Don, Apr 18, 2007
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  4. Peter G

    Peter G

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    May 2, 2006
    Bellevue, WA.
    Congrats on the 200-400, Paul! You're going to love it.
     
    Peter G, Apr 18, 2007
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  5. Gunnerisac

    Gunnerisac

    1,127
    Oct 4, 2005
    Louisville, KY
    Sweet shots, lets see some more!

    PaulC
     
    Gunnerisac, Apr 18, 2007
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  6. gadgetguy11

    gadgetguy11

    3,272
    Nov 16, 2005
    Kentucky
    Congrats, Paul!!!

    PM me if you want to join us at the Cincinnati Zoo - Tulip Mania is in full swing!

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    gadgetguy11, Apr 18, 2007
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  7. CAJames

    CAJames Subscribing Member

    2,463
    Sep 6, 2006
    Lompoc, CA
    I recently got one myself. Everything they say is true! Here is one of my first shots, handheld:

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    CAJames, Apr 18, 2007
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  8. Gunnerisac

    Gunnerisac

    1,127
    Oct 4, 2005
    Louisville, KY
    Nice shots John -- I'm getting very anxious!

    PM'd -- Can't make it Out also.

    PaulC

    PaulC

     
    Gunnerisac, Apr 18, 2007
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  9. AndyE

    AndyE

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    May 2, 2005
    Vienna, Austria
    AndyE, Apr 18, 2007
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  10. PJohnP

    PJohnP

    4,084
    Feb 5, 2005
    Paul :


    200-400mm shots ? Sure. Here are several handheld shots, all "in the wild", not posed...


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    That help ? :wink:



    John P.
     
    PJohnP, Apr 18, 2007
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  11. Jonathan F/2

    Jonathan F/2 Subscribing Member

    14,833
    Mar 4, 2005
    Los Angeles, USA
    Here's me shooting with my 200-400! :wink:

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    Jonathan F/2, Apr 18, 2007
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  12. Richard Peters

    Richard Peters

    1,243
    Feb 24, 2006
    London UK
    oooo I'll go in for a bit of that too...

    Here is me shooting with my 200-400 (and the picture was taken with another 200-400 too) :D 

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    You can also see I've had the bag modified by a friend, it can now be worn like a peroper rucksack, makes it SO much better for carrying around!
     
    Richard Peters, Apr 18, 2007
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  13. yifeng

    yifeng

    744
    Jan 23, 2007
    IL
    Great idea modifying the bag! Looks very nice and comfortable.
     
    yifeng, Apr 18, 2007
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  14. rooster32

    rooster32

    122
    Nov 8, 2006
    Sandy, UT
    Great pics! I am trying to decide between the 300 F2.8 VR and the 200-400 VR. The ONLY reason I am waffling between the two is the dusk/dawn time period that the 300 would be a bit better at. I already have a TC1.7 that I use on my 70-200 for the 300...but that zoom sure is handy (plus I have never shot a prime)

    Give me some feedback in regards to lower light shooting with the 200-400 for wildlife...help me decide:eek:  Other then critters, I will be shooting my kids playing sports.

    Thanks!
     
    rooster32, Apr 18, 2007
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  15. PJohnP

    PJohnP

    4,084
    Feb 5, 2005
    Paul :


    Why worry about "best shots" ? Here's one from tonight about five minutes walk from my hotel in west Texas, using the 200-400mm with a TC17EII, wide-open aperture, handheld, no crop, no fancy PP, just a quick shot.


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    Get that appetite whetted for shooting with the 200-400mm and think AAA : Anytime, Anywhere, Anyway... :wink:



    John P.
     
    PJohnP, Apr 18, 2007
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  16. Gunnerisac

    Gunnerisac

    1,127
    Oct 4, 2005
    Louisville, KY
    Andy, John

    You guys are really setting the bar high! Nice stuff!

    PaulC
     
    Gunnerisac, Apr 18, 2007
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  17. Retief

    Retief Subscribing Member

    15,253
    Jan 26, 2005
    Marysville, WA
    It is truly a horrid lens, I have absolutely no clue why you would ever want one. Heavy, expensive, and obviously you can't get a decent shot no matter what you do. I mean, look at this one from my wife, off a beanbag out our car window.

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    And, look, I sure can't do any better, full-frame, handheld, from last Sunday.

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    Or even this one.

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    If you are smart, you will just send it over to me for disposal, well before the darned thing has a chance to disappoint you ..... :wink:
     
    Retief, Apr 19, 2007
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  18. Richard Peters

    Richard Peters

    1,243
    Feb 24, 2006
    London UK
    Do you have a %100 crop of that I could see? I've never really managed anything too sharp with TC's on this lens. Although its hard to tell at websize this shot looks much sharper than anything I've got. Could you crop out a section at %100 that has the eye and where the beak meets the feathers?

    Cheers :) 
     
    Richard Peters, Apr 19, 2007
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  19. arthury

    arthury

    1,653
    Jan 21, 2007
    Greater Seattle area (WA)
    Richard,

    What's that Gimbal-style head you are using on that tripod?
     
    arthury, Apr 19, 2007
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  20. Gunnerisac

    Gunnerisac

    1,127
    Oct 4, 2005
    Louisville, KY
    Hi Bill

    The first shot is priceless! A few years ago, some nesting burrowing owls occupied a nic ebldg lot next to my parents place in FL. The US Wildlife put up yellow tape declaring the endangered species and the poor bugger who owned the lot had to wait two more years before bldg on it, when by some quirk the moved.

    The osprey shot os spectacular!

    Good use of a major weapon!

    PaulC


     
    Gunnerisac, Apr 19, 2007
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