Comments on: Being Greedy Pays off for the First Time Ever … And the 100-400 L IS II versus the 400 DO IS II for Flight Photography. https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/08/29/being-greedy-pays-off-for-the-first-time-ever-and-the-100-400-l-is-ii-versus-the-400-do-is-ii-for-flight-photography/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: David Policansky https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/08/29/being-greedy-pays-off-for-the-first-time-ever-and-the-100-400-l-is-ii-versus-the-400-do-is-ii-for-flight-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1749921 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:54:58 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=49785#comment-1749921 In reply to Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART.

It’s better to be lucky than good, but being both is a killer combination. And remember that luck is the residue of design.

]]> By: David Policansky https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/08/29/being-greedy-pays-off-for-the-first-time-ever-and-the-100-400-l-is-ii-versus-the-400-do-is-ii-for-flight-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1749920 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:52:50 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=49785#comment-1749920 Hi, Artie. Love the image. I have a recent image of a flying hummingbird from about the same angle and the head and eye aren’t even sharp and I still like it. (With hummingbirds, you have to get so close, because they are so tiny, and use a fairly wide aperture for a decent shutter speed, that it’s very hard to get the whole bird in focus.) The head angle on your bird is fine. You are lucky to own both the 400 DO and the 100-400 II. I can’t justify owning both and for me the 100-400 II is a much better tool.

Someone asked about the 7DII versus the 5D4. I have used only the 7D2, but for me the lower price, better reach, and faster frame rate make it the choice for me, but no question the 5D4 has better image quality.

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