{"id":11666,"date":"2012-09-21T17:11:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T21:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2013-11-23T15:55:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-23T19:55:06","slug":"hand-holding-the-canon-500mm-f4-l-is-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/09\/21\/hand-holding-the-canon-500mm-f4-l-is-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Holding the Canon 500mm F\/4 L IS II"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Thanks!<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to all those who took the time to wish my Mom a happy 90ieth birthday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/09\/19\/today-and-tomorrow\/\">yesterday&#8217;s blog post<\/a>.  I flew from Orlando to Islip early this morning and am sitting here with my Mom in her Holbrook, Long Island, NY home actually watching Sports Center! The big party is on Sunday. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image of a Snowy Egret fishing near a salt marsh was created in early morning light with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Well left of the central sensor\/Surround\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2669&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Hand Holding the Canon 500mm F\/4 L IS II<\/h3>\n<p>As I mentioned on Wednesday, I spent Saturday past at Fort DeSoto with a new client, Dennis Cassidy, a cardiologist from St. Pete who hired me for a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/birds-as-art-instructional-photo-tour-ipt-general-information\/\">private day<\/a>.  We had a great time and I was delighted to learn that Dennis is a Happy Camper.  Not wanting to drive home in the dark, I got a motel room and headed back to the park early on Sunday morning. <\/p>\n<p>I got to DeSoto early to check out my favorite sunrise location but it was too windy and there was no color at all.  As I parked the car I was unsure of what gear I would be working with that day.  After putting on my surf booties I decided to go light! I left the 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens, my <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS CF tripod<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>, and my favorite new toy, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/674565-REG\/Kenko_PRO3001_4XDGXC_Teleplus_PRO_300_DGX.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/KE14XP300C\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xKE14XP300C\" target=\"_blank\">Kenko Teleplus PRO 300 DGX 1.4x AF Teleconverter<\/a> in the car.  I grabbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II USM Lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)<\/a> and headed out to the beach. <\/p>\n<p>I had to wade a good distance through the shallows to reach a small group of wading birds feeding near a salt marsh. I had to be much more careful than usual.  When wading with a tripod-mounted lens I always use the rig as a three-legged walking stick.  When hand holding in these situations you are pretty much out on a limb; if you fall, there is no saving your close to $20K investment&#8230;.  So careful I was.  Once I got close to the birds the sun broke through and provided some gorgeous light. I actually find it more difficult to hand hold a big lens when working a relatively static subject than when photographing birds in flight or in action; it is harder to keep the lens raised and steady.  When working a static subject it is very important to get an active sensor on the bird and work in AI Servo mode so that the movement of your body as it sways to and fro for balance does not throw off the focus. When this bird took flight I simply pressed and held the star button to track the moving bird. The resulting images were sharp but I was not fond of the Great Egret in the background. <\/p>\n<p>Next I encountered a tame first year Yellow-crowned Night Heron that will be the focus of a future blog post. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This fishing Reddish Egret was photographed with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 3200.  Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>61-point AI Servo\/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2669&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Expect to Use Higher ISOs When Hand Holding in Low Light<\/h3>\n<p>When it clouded over I worked along the edge of the surf photographing a variety of birds including the Reddish Egret above and the Sandwich Tern below.  When hand holding in relatively low light you will be using the higher ISOs than usual to ensure fast enough shutter speeds so it is more important than ever to expose to the right&#8230;.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This fishing winter plumage Sandwich Tern was photographed with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 1600.  Evaluative metering +2 stops off the sky: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central Sensor Surround\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2669&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>The Weight<\/h3>\n<p>After about 90 minutes of hand holding the 500 II the muscles in my left arm were becoming a bit fatigued. Lots of folks routinely hand hold the current 600 f\/4L IS (11.83 pounds!).  At 7.04 pounds the new 500 II is exactly 1 1\/2 pounds lighter then the previous 500mm. It is right at my limit for hand holding but most younger and stronger folks would have little problem hand holding this lens all day long with proper technique.  To check the specifications including the weight in both pounds and kgs and the minimum focusing distances in both feet and meters for all the Canon telephoto lenses be sure to bookmark the page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/04\/24\/canon-telephoto-lens-specifications-info-and-links-bookmark-this-page\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take a load off Annie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.&#8221;  From &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HmRDM7GyJXE\">The Weight<\/a>&#8221; by The Band.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_3_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This winter plumage Caspian Tern was photographed while coming in for a landing with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop off the sky: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/7.1 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central Sensor Surround\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2669&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Get Low for Flight at the Beach<\/h3>\n<p>As the tide came in the sun broke through and numbers of birds began landing on a sandbar. I made my way past the sandbar to the proper sun angle (point your shadow at the bird), sat down, and began creating flight images.  Getting low helps you to clean up the lower part of the image by eliminating vegetation and birds already on the beach.  Royal and Sandwich terns predominated.  I was thrilled to make a few good images of the much larger and less common Caspian Terns. Notice that the sun reflecting off the sand illuminated the bird&#8217;s undersides beautifully. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_4_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This Marbled Godwit was photographed with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754507-USA\/Canon_5124B002_500mm_f_4L_EF_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA5004LISEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA5004LISEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 500mm f\/4L EF IS II lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central Sensor Surround\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2669&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>He&#8217;s a Happy Man<\/h3>\n<p>By now my left arm was good and tired so I got down on my belly, rested the lens foot on the sand, and began concentrating on the shorebirds like the Marbled Godwit above.  Before I knew it I was lying in two inches of water. :).  Wet sand covered me, my new $10,000+ lens, and my $6,000+ camera body.  I could not have been happier.  But it was time&#8211;after a quick shower&#8211;to make the 2 hour 15 minute drive back to Indian Lake Estates and watch some NFL football.  That was a nice 4th quarter comeback by Eli and the Giants.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_5_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks to Robert Kimbrell who created this image of me at my request at the very end of my morning of hand holdling the 500 II and the 1D X. Note all the sand. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Conclusions<\/h3>\n<p>If I was able to hand hold the new Canon 500mm f\/4L IS lens with the 1.4X III TC and the 1D X for four hours, doing so for a full day should be a breeze for younger and\/or stronger folks. For most of the morning I had the lens&#8217;s limit range switch set to far and had set the IS to Mode 3.  I turned the tripod collar so that it pointed to the sky as I feel that this makes hand holding easier. Others disagree.  Though I have not mentioned it the AF system and the frame rate of the 1D X are beyond superb and are responsible for great changes in my approach to bird photography. It was a pleasure to be afield with no tripod and with a relatively lightweight super-telephoto lens.  You can tell by the look on my face in the image above. <\/p>\n<h3>NYC Weekend Nature Photography Seminar<\/h3>\n<h2><center> Presented by Denise Ippolito\/A Creative Adventure and Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART<br \/>\nHilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York.  December 8-9, 2012 from 9am-4:30pm.<br \/>\nWeekend: $169.  SAT or SUN: $99.  Lodging available for out of town guests.<br \/>\nSaturday: Image Capture      Sunday: Image Evaluation and Processing <\/center> <\/h2>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/07\/01\/new-york-city-weekend-nature-photography-seminar-december-8-9-2012\/\">here<\/a> for complete details including the Saturday and Sunday schedules, club and group discount info, and registration incentives and for more info on the In-the-Field Seminar Follow-up Workshop. <\/p>\n<p>Artie, the grizzled veteran, is widely noted as one of the premier bird photographers, tour leaders, and educators on the planet.  Denise, who specializes in flowers, is the mega-creative up-and-comer, a popular lecturer, a skilled field instructor, and an amazing Photoshop wizard who will share her tips and tricks with you.  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