Canon 500mm f4 L USM

[zombiesniper]

Managed to get a test shot. Overcast day and the Mourning Dove was inside my Blue Spruce. Adding up to a lighting situation that would have been unusable with my 400 F5.6 but the 500 F4 did very well. Now to get some sun so I can give it a bit better of a workout.

mourningdove by seastud, on Flickr

 

[coastalconn]

Managed to get a test shot. Overcast day and the Mourning Dove was inside my Blue Spruce. Adding up to a lighting situation that would have been unusable with my 400 F5.6 but the 500 F4 did very well. Now to get some sun so I can give it a bit better of a workout.

mourningdove by seastud, on Flickr

Good start! Don't be afraid to drop the shutter down lower with IS on. Try 1/500th or lower to start. It will keep the ISO down. Also stopping down the slightest bit to f4.5 or 5 will give you a touch more DOF but still give you nice subject isolation and BG

 

[zombiesniper]

Good points. Not used to having IS.

 

[zombiesniper]

Thanks for the input. I'd probably have never tried to lower the shutter this far while hand holding. Lighting was still quite low but I'm thoroughly impressed with the IS.
500mm, F5.6, Shutter 1/640, ISO 1250

Sparrowperch by seastud, on Flickr

 

[hamlet]

Damn, gratz on that lens.

 

[zombiesniper]

Thank you.

 

[coastalconn]

Thanks for the input. I'd probably have never tried to lower the shutter this far while hand holding. Lighting was still quite low but I'm thoroughly impressed with the IS.
500mm, F5.6, Shutter 1/640, ISO 1250

The IS is great, wait until you get some good light, then you can really pull out some detail. Here is a sample at 1/500th, ISO 1000, F5 about 50% crop
George Jr. 1_8 6 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

 

[zombiesniper]

That's a beautiful shot. Can't wait for some sun to put it through it's paces.
On a side note just ordered this so I can cary it further.
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[zombiesniper]

P.S. Made it less ugly, if only by a bit.

 

[coastalconn]

Sweet! Like your style

 

[coastalconn]

Aenmil® Professional Double Rapid Shooting Camera Shoulder Sling Dual Strap Belt Dual-shoulder Camera Neck Strap for All DSLR/SLR Cameara Nikon, Sony, Canon, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta and so on: Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement

I just happened to get a new one as well so here are some tips. The bolt is 1/4"x20 by 3/4(I think) I put the ruler there so you can get an idea.. Same bolt I linked to in the video lol..
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The mounts come with pretty crappy plastic knobs. There is a clip that hold them in place, I just rip the clip off with needle-nose pliers...
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Remember the clips do break after lots of use. Sometimes 2 months sometimes 8. This is where they break.. Remember this is YMMV and use a failsafe. I tend to be lazy and not screw the collar over the connection so this probably affects how long they last.
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[zombiesniper]

So are you running both plates through the same hole in the foot? I was thinking of running one through each hole in the foot after putting an insert into the larger hole.

 

[coastalconn]

So are you running both plates through the same hole in the foot? I was thinking of running one through each hole in the foot after putting an insert into the larger hole.

I'm running them both into the front hole. It balances almost perfectly like that..

 

[zombiesniper]

Good to know.
Thanks.

 

[zombiesniper]

Lets put my necromancer skill to the test. lol

Bought a cheap rain cover to protect our gear while we're out. Here it is on the 500/7dmk2 combo.