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pahranagatman · 01-01-2014

Thinking of purchasing a used 500mm 4.5 non-IS to replace my 400mm 5.6. It would be used only on a tripod inside of a portable blind. My thinking is that it will do OK without the IS due to the blind keeping the wind off. Any downsides? I'm starting ...

pahranagatman · 12-16-2013

On image tests my 400mm L 5.6 is performing significantly less sharp than my new 100-400mm lense. The only think I can think of that would have damaged the 400 was condensaton in the body from temperature changes. Shots are all tribod and cable trigg...

pahranagatman · 02-07-2014

yoramp,*Just want to check that you're not making the stupid mistake I did that started this thread. Are you far enough away from the subject? Need to set the focus length different maybe?*Are you sure it's the lens and not the camera? Is there an op...

pahranagatman · 01-03-2014

Hey photographyguy1. I started out with the 75-300 too. Is your's the non-IS? Ever put any thought into getting the 400mm 5.6? Depending on what you want to get you could use the 300 for on the go walking shots and the 400 for tripod work. To me the ...

pahranagatman · 01-01-2014

Using Hoya NXT when I'm walking around in the sand blaster known as Nevada. Leaving the Hoya Alpha in the junk bin. Not going to bother with 1.4x. Looking at replaceing the 400mm with a 500mm L non-IS with autofocus. Any down sides to this? My guess ...

pahranagatman · 12-30-2013

Yeah, I'm a pixel peeper. Part of my job is photography for a wildlife refuge. Often I have to crop 3/4 of a picture or more to get a zoom close enough to use. Just can't get any closer. Usually it's the sharpness rather that the pixels showing up th...

pahranagatman · 12-17-2013

Awesome stuff write up on the lens adjustments. I'll start messing with that over my holiday break. I live in the Mojave so our daily weather is sand with 30mph wind. So most of the time I actually might be the person who needs a filter. But when sit...

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