Tried out the 70-200VR + 2x Kenko TC..... But OMG these birds where nervous today! Don't know what my neighbors think of me now, chasing around the yard with a monopod and the little lens and form time to time freezing in action to wait for the birds... Well that's what was usable: {} {} "Silence!" {} Intimidating look {} Starling checking his smell {} Thanks for looking. C&C appreciated!
:biggrin: Like the captions too, especially the last one... Nice set, espially the Starling because I wasn't yet successful in capturing one other than in far distance or bad pose (from the back) . Sparrows aren't as shy, so I got a few of these at the zoo recently (and funny, even more tame in the zoo than outside)... And you think 70-200VR+2xTC is better than your 300 f4+1.4TC?
Thanks for the comments. To sum up 2 weeks of testing: I got a used 300 f4 from the Bay and didn't manage to get one decent shot. I sent it back yesterday, it seems to be a real lemon (soft and weird bokeh). I just ordered a new one :redface: , let's hope this one will be better.....
Good luck! This is what I get from my [email protected] if stopped down to >= f/8: And that's the point why I'm also looking for alternatives. If in the shade, you're quickly at ISO1600 with that setting - but there aren't that much (faster) alternatives for that range for which I don't need to win a lottery first - so I'm looking forward to your findings.
