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09 October 2010
Sensor sensibility? Super quality lens & affordable
I wanted a longer telephoto than my 70-300 and I wanted good quality. I have had an 80-400 before but it was an older model, not Canon, and had sluggish autofocus plus not quite good quality.
This lens has image stabilisation, which effectively adds two stops to it making it perform like a f2.8 lens instead of f5.6, (as long as there is no action, because at 1/60 you will get blurry pictures of moving targets unless you pan). However, modern digital SLR's now perform well at high ISO. I have had good results at ISO 2000. This means that the f5.6 maximum apeture is less of a problem. Poor light conditions? Just increase the sensor sensitivity. Unless you are a professional, where the massive expense for a f2.8 400mm telephoto can be justified, you can now get excellent shots from this lens when combined with a high iso setting on your modern camera.
In use, I like the ability to "fix" the focal length and concentrate on the subject. The "push pull" zoom action does not suit everyone but I am happy. The action is super smooth with no "play" in the lens barrel.
Autofocus is fast and accurate. You can limit the range for even faster responses. The image stabilsation is good and you can get away with hand held at 1/60 at 400mm but higher shutter speeds are suggested. The optical results are superb, depicting detail on bird feathers when taken from 20-30 teet away, and able to resolve details of leaves and flowers at similar distances.
All in all, a top quality optic.
09 October 2010
Sensor sensibility? Super quality lens & affordable
I wanted a longer telephoto than my 70-300 and I wanted good quality. I have had an 80-400 before but it was an older model, not Canon, and had sluggish autofocus plus not quite good quality.
This lens has image stabilisation, which effectively adds two stops to it making it perform like a f2.8 lens instead of f5.6, (as long as there is no action, because at 1/60 you will get blurry pictures of moving targets unless you pan). However, modern digital SLR's now perform well at high ISO. I have had good results at ISO 2000. This means that the f5.6 maximum apeture is less of a problem. Poor light conditions? Just increase the sensor sensitivity. Unless you are a professional, where the massive expense for a f2.8 400mm telephoto can be justified, you can now get excellent shots from this lens when combined with a high iso setting on your modern camera.
In use, I like the ability to "fix" the focal length and concentrate on the subject. The "push pull" zoom action does not suit everyone but I am happy. The action is super smooth with no "play" in the lens barrel.
Autofocus is fast and accurate. You can limit the range for even faster responses. The image stabilsation is good and you can get away with hand held at 1/60 at 400mm but higher shutter speeds are suggested. The optical results are superb, depicting detail on bird feathers when taken from 20-30 teet away, and able to resolve details of leaves and flowers at similar distances.
All in all, a top quality optic.
30 April 2016
Brings the EOS system to a compact format
The EOS M3 is a brilliant little camera with some good basic lenses. However, the versatility can be increased with this adapter to the whole EOS range of lenses. For me, this means I can use my macro lenses with the smaller camera that also features some useful features, one of which is the flip out screen for low level close ups.
The bulk of the unit increases when using an EF lens but you hold the lens, not the camera and it will balance well. The tripod socket is a nice touch and the combination will be well balanced in use when using a tripod without straining the camera mount.
In use, when you switch the camera on you here an EF lens hunting for focus as you move the camera. Focus speeds depend on the lens you use. I found with my 24-105 lens it was quick but with the 100-400 series 1 it was ponderous. I don't think the M3 or any system compact camera for that matter are as good as a DSLR for action photography, especially with a telephoto.
I see my EOSM as a camera to take on holiday with an extra EF lens, and therefore reduce weight for hand baggage when you may only be allowed 7kg or less by some airlines.
The price of the adapter is fair. There are cheap one but I don't think they retain the autofocus function, and there is a very expensive adapter (more than the Canon) that seems to offer no advantage over the manufacturer's offering. All in all I have been pleased with this adapter, it does what I want it to do.