Just got my 70-200 f4 L USM

mark35 · 10 Jan 2006 at 21:29

Can not wait till the week end to get out and start shooting with it.

JonnyGLC · 10 Jan 2006 at 21:37

Nice

Got one of these myself, absolutely love the lens.

You'll have lots of fun with it

dod · 10 Jan 2006 at 21:59

I miss mine, great lens, light, sharp, lovely. Good purchase

mark35 · 10 Jan 2006 at 22:16

thanks guys i try some shots in doors to test it out but the shutter speed was very slow unless i turn the iso up to 1600 hope to try it out out doors the week end

Mtx · 11 Jan 2006 at 13:07

look forward to seeying some pictures

i couldnt find one so bought a sigma f2.8 instead

Leigh · 11 Jan 2006 at 17:07

Mtx said:
look forward to seeying some pictures
i couldnt find one so bought a sigma f2.8 instead

but thats more expensive than the Canon f4!

SDK^ · 11 Jan 2006 at 17:57

Leigh said:
but thats more expensive than the Canon f4!

...but it's F2.8

It's also cheaper than the Canon 70-200 F2.8, I'd still rather have the Canon F4 though

mark35 · 11 Jan 2006 at 19:22

Could not wait till the weekend so here is a couple of pic. I had to set the iso to 1600 to get a good shutter speed

looks like this is going to be fun in a good light

JonnyGLC · 11 Jan 2006 at 19:54

All the pictures are fairly soft, did you use a tripod to take the photos or did you hand hold them? If you hand held them then that will explain why the images come accross as being soft, because of the poor shutter speeds and handshake

Dean3d · 11 Jan 2006 at 20:10

Fairly sure he was handholding as he said he used iso 1600

Joe T · 11 Jan 2006 at 20:24

I assume they have been noise filtered? Filtering can also take away quite a bit of detail.

mark35 · 11 Jan 2006 at 21:00

yea i hand hold them no tripod yet . the pics are just resized and turn to jepg

mark35 · 11 Jan 2006 at 21:10

here is the exif for each pic

pic 1
- Exif Specific
Exposure Time = 1/60 sec [0.017]
F Number = 4
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
Exif Version = 0221
Original Create Time = 2006:01:11 18:34:42
Digitalization Time = 2006:01:11 18:34:42
Components Configuration = YCbCr
Shutter Speed Value = 193557/32768 [5.907]
Aperture Value = 4
Exposure Bias Value = 0
Metering mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 200 mm

pic2

- Exif Specific
Exposure Time = 1/100 sec [0.010]
F Number = 4
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
Exif Version = 0221
Original Create Time = 2006:01:11 18:35:54
Digitalization Time = 2006:01:11 18:35:54
Components Configuration = YCbCr
Shutter Speed Value = 108853/16384 [6.644]
Aperture Value = 4
Exposure Bias Value = 0
Metering mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 200 mm

pic3

- Exif Specific
Exposure Time = 1/50 sec [0.020]
F Number = 4
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
Exif Version = 0221
Original Create Time = 2006:01:11 18:38:07
Digitalization Time = 2006:01:11 18:38:07
Components Configuration = YCbCr
Shutter Speed Value = 92469/16384 [5.644]
Aperture Value = 4
Exposure Bias Value = 0
Metering mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 200 mm

JonnyGLC · 11 Jan 2006 at 21:40

200mm at 1/50th? No wonder the pictures are soft

SDK^ · 11 Jan 2006 at 22:10

Yeah, without IS even 1/100 at 200mm requires very steady hands.

mark35 · 11 Jan 2006 at 22:27

im off work next week so will get a tripod any way for indoor work and is how the lens is outside in the light do u think the pics look ok even with my wobby hands

morgan · 12 Jan 2006 at 08:26

dod said:
I miss mine, great lens, light, sharp, lovely. Good purchase

I thought the f4 was basically the same size/same chassis as the f2.8 & IS ? my IS weighs an absolute ton

dod · 12 Jan 2006 at 08:46

morgan said:
I thought the f4 was basically the same size/same chassis as the f2.8 & IS ? my IS weighs an absolute ton

F2.8IS is 197mm X 86mm and 1570 grammes
F4 is 172mm X 76mm and 705g

according to canon website anyway.

inferno · 12 Jan 2006 at 18:05

i just got a new lens, 70-300m is usm, is 300mm at 1/30sec too slow, taking pictures of deers seemed rather soft?

Congratulations on the new lens !

SDK^ · 12 Jan 2006 at 18:13

inferno said:
i just got a new lens, 70-300m is usm, is 300mm at 1/30sec too slow, taking pictures of deers seemed rather soft?

Congratulations on the new lens !

Yes, 300mm at 1/30 is much too slow, with IS enabled you shouldn't be going slower than 1/125 when taking photos of moving stuff.