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09-NOV-2004 Robin Reid

November 9: New Bird – Different Lens

Same old parking spot


Ho hum you think, just because my name is Robin it doesn’t mean I should bore you every day with a bird shot!
What is happening is today I’m sitting in the same parking place at Carmel Mountain Plaza as yesterday. (I had to go back to get some canvas prints – of my images – framed.)

I have my non-image stabilized Canon 75mm – 300 f/4.0 to 5.6 III USM lens with me BY DESIGN in the interest of comparing it to yesterday’s shot which people seem to like.

So voila out the car window I am shooting (I’m getting good at this ;-) and I get this guy.

Of the several bird images I took I felt most were not as sharp as the other lens. This one turned out well. It is about focus, and I’m not confident that this lens is quite as good at achieving a sharp focus.

Anyhow, for you techies, you can compare this with * YESTERDAY *

For those who could NOT care less please see last night’s incredible * SUNSET *

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

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Guest 11-Nov-2004 06:24
Yes looks nice this, but I guess the other one is a little bit sharper than this.
snootydog10-Nov-2004 19:06
Well now this is interesting Robin.... I had my 75-300 on my 10D ALL THE TIME. It was sharp as a tack except in humid whether or days without contrast. On those days it would labor to focus and would disappoint all around. But the rest of the time it was my walkaround lens. I knew it wasnt't the best lens in canon's lineup, but it got me the photos I wanted almost all the time. But then came the 20D and now I rarely have it on my camera. I don't know whether it doesn't perform as well on the 20D or whether the 28-135 just performs so much better than it had on the 10D. I really should give it a second chance on a well contrasted weather day. You got a fine shot here so maybe I just didn't give it enough of a chance.
Guest 10-Nov-2004 13:26
If it is indeed better with the 20d I'm surprised; it would seem to me that the increased resolution of the 20d would put a greater demand on the lens' optics.

Or maybe the 20d focuses better.
Pedro Libório10-Nov-2004 12:39
this looks quite nice my friend,
great capture.
Gary Winters10-Nov-2004 06:55
My first reaction to this bird is My God, what an eye! It's a good shot, and i agree with Karen's suggestion. But geeze...what an eye!
Guest 10-Nov-2004 03:32
This is a nice and sharp image, but that IS is killer! I wish I had that on all my lenses.

This is a handsome bird, Robin. Nice catch.
Gayle P. Clement10-Nov-2004 03:32
Robin,
First, I think you're facing the same problem with a blackbird as with a black dog. It is very difficult to see fine differences in black. A fairer test for this lens would be with a bird similar to yesterday's.
That said, this is darned good.
Cindy10-Nov-2004 02:08
This is a great shot Robin, the detail is good, can see the detail in the feathers very well, but yes, I do believe yesterdays was a tad bit sharper.
Robin Reid10-Nov-2004 01:52
Karen... I think you are correct!
Karen Leaf10-Nov-2004 01:33
Robin, if you cranked it down to like 275mm or 280mm and with a different stop would it help? I don't think this is not sharp, and you've got some tough conditions, looks like. The detail on the feathers is good!
Elaine (etfitz)10-Nov-2004 01:28
Wonderful image! Very intense eye!
Katie Chew10-Nov-2004 01:17
Nice capture!
Robin Reid10-Nov-2004 01:15
So Andrew, one of the questions would be is it better with the 20D? I think mabye.
Guest 10-Nov-2004 01:15
Looks great to me.
Guest 10-Nov-2004 01:10
Pretty good for that lens; I've seen some real dogs of pictures from that lens. Looks good here, though.
Herb 10-Nov-2004 00:47
Great contrast
virginiacoastline10-Nov-2004 00:39
WOW! That's one BLACK bird . . has an evil eye . . musta been an extra in Birds =]
Guest 09-Nov-2004 23:39
LOL - at the first sentence. You're too funny! I like it, it's much sharper than yesterday's image. Must be the lens...