Canon EF 100-400 L lens (1 Viewer)

cristinablades

New member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #1

Hi

I am currently considering this lens as a starting point into bird photography. It would be used with a Canon EOS7D.

My question is - can anyone tell me from what sort of distance would I be able to photograph say a Robin (UK) to achieve a frame filling shot at 400mm?

My apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

Thank you in advance

Cristina

 

Last edited: Apr 3, 2011

Overread

Hunting birds with a canon

• Apr 3, 2011

• #2

There is a really handy chart at the start of this thread here:
http://www.juzaforum.com/forum-en/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16915

note the yellow is for nikon 1.5 crop camera bodies, but ranges will be similar for canon 1.6 crops.

Also note the general rule is nearly always "100mm more than whatever you have on the camera at the time of shooting"

 

cristinablades

New member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #3

...so the chart tells me that when using the 400mm lens I should be within 5m of a small bird ideally, for best results...

Many thanks for your reply and info!

 

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h14nha

Well-known member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #4

This is a Robin from approx 2 metres away using the 100-400 on a 7d. I have cropped it a tiny bit, and I mean a tiny bit. It is virtually straight from camera in all aspects apart from some sharpening.
It was taken by my 13 year old niece a few months ago. You can still get sharp shots from 5 metres or so, but, for bird photography the secret is to be close close close.
I hope this answers your question.....
Ian

 

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christineredgate

Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th

• Apr 3, 2011

• #5

Cristina,this lens has IS,therefore you should be able to take very sharp shots.so,you can do a 100% Crop in your editing prog.just hit the zoom button twice(magnifying glass in the tool bar),and if your shot is sharp,you will have a super sharp magnified shotl.But your shot must be sharp,no hint of movement .This lens was my 1st birding lens,used with the Canon 300D,a good lens,but I changed it for the humble 400F5.6,much sharper shots,but not as versatille.