Re: EOS New F4 IS, 4-stop gain!

On 25 Aug 2006 at 13:18, Keith E. wrote: > Everything was peaceful in Tiny Town, until Harman Bajwa > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The Canon site depicts the new lens with something > >called "DW-R". Any idea what that means ? > > I _think_ it means Dust Weather - Resistant, but I'm not sure.

Re: EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

FWIW, Reichmann did a comparison of this combination (70-200 IS + 2x) with the 100-400 IS on Luminous Landscape. A little more grist for the mill . . . Ken At 01:07 PM 8/29/2006, you wrote: Folks, What kind of image quality should I expect to see at or near wide open with a 70-200/2.8 IS +

Re: EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

I've used the 70-200/2.8 IS with 1.4 a lot and have great results. with the 2x, it's a more complicated conversation. I have terrible results with action shots. Boat race photos are abysmal with the 2X, but really good with the 1.4. Birds in the Everglades last year were spectacular with the 70-

Re: EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

I've shot some Arena Football with my 70-200 + 1.4 and the results were just fine. Normally I wouldn't use the 1.4x but I was shooting strobes so I could afford the 1 stop loss of the 1.4s. I don't know about the 2x... Mike - Original Message - From: "Tom Christiansen" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

At 1:07 PM -0700 8/29/06, Tom Christiansen wrote: Folks, What kind of image quality should I expect to see at or near wide open with a 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 70-200/2.8 IS + 2x TC? Anybody has some real-world experience to share? Thanks, Tom For my purposes, fine with the 1.4, not wort

Re: EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

> Folks, > > What kind of image quality should I expect to see at or near wide open > with a 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 70-200/2.8 IS + 2x TC? > > Anybody has some real-world experience to share? > > Thanks, > > Tom 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC is quite acceptable. 70-200/2.8 IS + 2x TC gets rath

EOS What to expect from 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 2x TC

Folks, What kind of image quality should I expect to see at or near wide open with a 70-200/2.8 IS + 1.4x TC and 70-200/2.8 IS + 2x TC? Anybody has some real-world experience to share? Thanks, Tom * *** *** * For list instructio

RE: EOS Photokina expectation

Harman Bajwa wrote > --- "Baker, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > RRP is £20 more than the 350D > > > > According to Jessops, the Retail price of the 350D is > 440 quid whereas the new 400D is pegged at a masterly > 650 quid. You probably meant 200 not 20. > I was comparing the RRP of