While Waiting for Humming Birds

[vtf]

While waiting for humming birds, ample bees.
Can't wait for my 70-200L.

 

[Ron Evers]

Good catch of bumblebee.

 

[burdock87]

That is a fantastic shot!

 

[vtf]

Thanks,
This is actually a cropped shot. Not been able to get a shot this clear on this lens in a while.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

nice capture, are you getting a mark1 or mark2? Do you have a set of extension tubes?

 

[vtf]

No, just a 60d. Full frame is still a ways down the road. No extension tubes.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

An extension tube like a 12 or 25mm kenko on the 70-200 is great for bees and flowers and such...

 

[vtf]

An extension tube like a 12 or 25mm kenko on the 70-200 is great for bees and flowers and such...

Thanks, I think in one of the reviews it mentioned extension tubes. I will definitely consider it.

From The-Digital-Picture.com
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens is compatible with the Canon Extender EF 1.4x II and the Canon Extender EF 2x II. The 1.4x yields a still relatively fast and reasonably sharp 98-280mm f/4 lens while adding some CA and barrel distortion (a little more than offsets the 200mm pincushion distortion). The 2x extender yields a 140-400mm f/5.6 lens though results are soft with low contrast until stopped down to at least f/8. CA once again is more apparent with the 2x. Extenders are a relatively inexpensive option to increase the usefulness of an already useful focal length range.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens has the smallest maximum magnification value among its siblings - .16x at 4.9' (1.5m) vs. .21x at 4.6' (1.4m) for the IS, .26x at 3.9' (1.2m) for the f/4 and .21x at 3.94' (1.2 m) for the f/4 IS. A 25mm extension tube will significantly help the 70-200 non-IS' closeup capabilities (.41x) while a 12 mm extension tube will help only very minimally (.22x).

 

[MissCream]

That is one skinny bee!

 

[vtf]

That is one skinny bee!

She had some unsightly bulges so I liquified. I believe she was satisfied with the results.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Yeah, I used the 2x often, but was never really happy with it and opted to buy a 400mm 5.6 instead. The 1.4x would be a good investment though. I use a kenko pro300 dgx 1.4x. Also, the tubes aren't really being used to get a huge magnification increase ( like 1:1 or anything ) its just to be able to fill the frame slightly more for less cropping, and also helps get some more fine detail like the hair on a bee or the stem of a plant etc. Any little bit helps.

 

[iNick]

This is an awesome shot, gives me the willies :thumbup: