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Stuff<\/h3>\n

Today was mostly an off day but I did take an ice bath in the early afternoon. This blog post, which took me about 2 1\/2 hours to assemble, is the 165th in a row. It was published just before 6:30am on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. <\/p>\n

Selling Your Used Photo Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charges a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few weeks we have sold nearly everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. You can see the complete listings here<\/a>. Do know that Steve Leimberg’s 400 DO sold instantly as predicted…. Todays items should sell quickly as well. <\/p>\n

Price Reduction<\/h3>\n

Used Canon EF 100-400 f 4.5-5.6 L IS Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Price reduced a total of $300 on 6\/22\/2015!<\/strong><\/font> <\/p>\n

Multiple IPT veteran Jack Panzeca is offering a used Canon EF 100-400 f 4.5-5.6 L IS lens in very good + condition for $699 including insured shipping via UPS Ground to US addresses only. The tripod collar has one small scratch. The sale includes the original tough fabric case, the original box, the front and rear caps, the lens hood, and the strap. Your gear will be shipped only after your check clears.<\/p>\n

Please contact Jack via e-mail<\/a><\/center> or by phone at 817 819 1756. Central Time Zone. <\/p>\n

The 100-400 is a versatile intermediate telephoto zoom lens with 1,000+ uses. It makes a great starter lens especially for folks who do general nature and wildlife in addition to birds. I’ve sold 100s of images made with a 1-4 and denise loved hers for many years forsaking it only recently for the Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>. Jack’s 100-400 is priced to sell.<\/em> artie <\/p>\n

Please Remember to shop the BAA Online Store, and to use our Affiliate Links \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n

To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you use our the B&H and Amazon affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your purchases. B&H is recommended for you major photography gear purchases, Amazon for your household, entertainment, and general purpose stuff. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the Mongoose M3.6 tripod heads<\/a>, Gitzo tripods<\/a>, Wimberley heads<\/a> and plates<\/a>, LensCoats and accessories<\/a>, and the like. We sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a>. I just learned that my account was suspended during my absence; it should be up and running by Monday at the latest. <\/p>\n

I would of course appreciate your using our B&H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we, meaning BAA, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font> Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and visiting the BAA Online<\/a> store as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on last August’s Nickerson Beach IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X.<\/a> ISO 500. Evaluative metering +1 1\/3 stops off the sky: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/5.6. AWB. <\/p>\n

61-Point Automatic Selection\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure and as you can see in the first screen capture below, failed miserably at getting an active AF point on the subject but yielded a sharp image anyway…. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Black Skimmer: adult returning to nest in beach grass <\/strong><\/h2>\n