Paul - Herts
Paul Herts
Nice sparrow for starters and like you say, if you can get the small birds, the larger ones will be easier.
IQ is certainly equal to the Canon for sharpness. It does have a slight magenta cast in certain lighting but in most cases it's hardly noticeable.
Looking at that pic of the sparrowhawk Ian, I'm definately going to buy a 1.5X one.
Certainly is Martin, I got mine for £52 + P& P from HK (ordered on a Sunday evening and delivered the following Thursday).It's worth shoping around as the 1.4x 300 Pro can be had for almost the same price as the 1.5x.
IQ is certainly equal to the Canon for sharpness. It does have a slight magenta cast in certain lighting but in most cases it's hardly noticeable.
And fixable in Photoshop (or similar program) I daresay.
Enjoy, its a great lens :t:. Remember to keep the shutter speed up esp. if hand holding. And don't make the same mistake as me by sticking a cheapish filter on (I have not used a filter on the lens since)I picked up my 400mm f5.6 today - can't wait to try it out!
I picked up my 400mm f5.6 today - can't wait to try it out!
Enjoy, its a great lens :t:. Remember to keep the shutter speed up esp. if hand holding. And don't make the same mistake as me by sticking a cheapish filter on.
Yep! That's all it takes and then only in dull conditions. When it's bright no colour cast is visible. I'm with Christine in that the 1.5x is as sharp as the 1.4x from both Canon and Kenko. Each to their own though.
Do try the lens with and without the filter as I reckon even a Hoya pro degrades the image - I have one for my 17-40 f4 and it does not appear to effect the IQ but stick the same filter on the 400 f5.6 and there is a definite IQ degradation.I decided to spend £55 on a Hoya Pro Skylight filter, thinking that as I'd spent a lot of dosh on a lens it was no point putting a cheap filter in front of it.
I was advised not to use a filter,another bit of glass, the hood will protect it, famous last words.
I took about 400 raw images, lots and lots of keepers, so just ordered a 160gb
hard drive to keep my pics on, my laptop is just about to give up the ghost, only £40 from Malaysia.