Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/26

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Subject: [Leica] Canon 800mm IS
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri Dec 26 16:49:26 2008

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
> 
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