Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hope these captive animals who pose for a fee have a reputable agent? They should be paid more for photographers using vibration reduction technology. Takes all the fun out! Mark William Rabiner > From: "wildlightphoto@earthlink.net" <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:45 -0500 > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon 800mm IS > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The technology is changing very quickly how does CANON get a guy who has >> enough experience in what's being shown. Perhaps they did. >> Is this guy really experienced in shooting 1,280mm's? >> And with IS? > > I'm not sure that Lewis Kemper is the best choice to showcase this lens. > Looking at his website https://www.lewiskemper.com/ it doesn't look like > wildlife is a specialty of his, and that many of his animal photos were > made at a game farm where captive animals pose for a fee. He a local guy > so maybe I should just go introduce myself ;-) > >> 12 grand? >> 10 pounds? >> >> Did he use a totally as Reichmann says inadequate ball head or did he use > a >> Gimball like a big boy? > > Gimball. > >> And as these shots indicate lets see it at 800mm and not this 1,280mm >> nonsense! > > Field of view on the 50D crop camera like a 1280mm on a 35mm film camera. > Using the 560 & 1.4x APO on the DMR gives a field of view like a 1074.08mm > lens on a 35mm film camera: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/corvidae/stja02.html > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information