American Widgeon Hen

Gallery: AvianPosted December 19, 201352 views8 comments

Nothing too special about this image. I am posting it to show my ongoing results with the Canon 200-400 that I rented. I used my Canon 5D Mk II body with this shot. The 5D has better high ISO performance than my 7D. In some of the low light situations that I have been shooting in, I had fairly slow shutter speeds, as I was reluctant to go to a higher ISO due to the noise with the 7D.

With the 5D, I used an ISO of 160, but the shutter speed was still only 1/125 s. I guess it worked out okay, as I was using a Wimberley head on a tripod.

Comments and critiques welcome on the image and camera/lens combo.

Canon 5d Mk II
Canon 200-400 f4 IS
f5.6
Focal Length 560 mm (extender engaged)
1/125 s
ISO 160

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 19, 2013 at 9:36 PM

Hi Jerry: Did you intend to say the iso was 1600 instead of 160? Nice shot, anyhow. I didn't realize this lens had finally hit the market, though I'd have to win the jackpot to afford it

. Detail in the hen looks good and I really like what the lens did for the oof water in the bg.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 19, 2013 at 9:43 PM

Dennis,

The ISO was indeed 160. However, I probably should have bumped it up a bit to get a faster shutter speed. Higher ISO's with my Canon 7D had lots of noise.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 19, 2013 at 11:17 PM

Nice crisp image of the widgeon. That lens seems like it should be really versatile!

I think this image would be better if it were a bit brighter. Seems dark on my calibrated system.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 19, 2013 at 11:31 PM

Keith,

I agree it looks a little dark after I saw it on the site. I enclosed a lighter version.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 20, 2013 at 7:56 AM

Super details on your wigeon. I like the lighter repost best. Curious...would that 2-4 accept a teleconverter? I'm glad you posted the hen...real nice! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 20, 2013 at 8:48 AM

Sharon.

Thanks for the comments. The Canon 200-400 will accept an add on teleconverter. I haven't tried it, but the blogs that I have been reading suggests that the image quality suffers.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 20, 2013 at 9:20 AM

Jerry: I think the repost looks much better.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 20, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Nice image Jerry...agree the repost looks much better. Looking forward to seeing more images form that 200-400.

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