{"id":27840,"date":"2015-07-03T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=27840"},"modified":"2015-07-03T02:10:34","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T06:10:34","slug":"a-new-streakcanon-100-400ii-continues-to-rock-the-uk-puffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/07\/03\/a-new-streakcanon-100-400ii-continues-to-rock-the-uk-puffins\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Streak\/Canon 100-400II Continues to Rock the UK Puffins…"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

On Wednesday afternoon a huge thunderstorm hit the puffin island 15 minutes earlier than predicted at 3:45pm. Sideways hail and rain with 40+ mph winds left most folks drenched; the rule in Northumberland is to always have your rain gear along…. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed; our boatman skillfully got us back to port. The storm knocked out internet for about a day and a half. Thus, there was no blog post on Thursday. <\/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>.<\/p>\n

Recent News<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Four more recently-listed lenses sold with the past few days. With the demands of cooking for 12, now 13 folks, and with the internet down for a good bit, I am once again far, far behind in updating the used gear page and answering e-mails. Heck, denise and I have barely had time to breathe…. I may have some time to catch up today. If I missed an important e-mail please re-send it. I will do my best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on the UK Puffins and Gannets IPT with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2\/3 stop: 1\/5000 sec. at f\/5.6. AWB. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Shutter button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). The selected AF point was on the bird’s upper breast just below the black neck band. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Atlantic Puffin flapping<\/strong><\/h2>\n