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Still working hard on my upcoming audit. Enjoyed a swim and an ice bath. This blog post took about 1 1\/2 hours to prepare. It is scheduled to be published automatically at 6am on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. <\/p>\n

Remembering to use our B&H affiliate links for your major gear purchases is greatly appreciated and will not cost you a penny. Same great prices, same great service. Online orders only please. Two folks signed up today for the super-cheap Old Car City Workshop that I am doing with Denise Ippolito. Speaking of Lady D, check out her amazing Rain Rose image on my Facebook page. For the skinny on the workshop click here<\/a>. There is not much room left \ud83d\ude42 <\/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. <\/p>\n

You can see all of the current listings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brand New Listing<\/h3>\n

Used Canon EF 400mm f\/4 IS DO Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IPT veteran Tom Blackman offering a used Used Canon EF 400mm f\/4 IS DO lens in excellent condition for $3075. There is some paint wear near the lens hood. The sale includes the lens trunk, the front cover, the rear lens cap, a worn LensCoat, and insured shipping via Fed ex Ground. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. This lens was just cleaned and checked by Canon’s Irvine, CA Repair Center; documentation can be provided upon request. <\/p>\n

Please contact Tom by e-mail<\/a><\/center> or by phone at 619.807.5615 (Pacific time).<\/p>\n

I used this lens for several years with great success, especially for birds in flight and while working from various type of water craft. In addition, it would make a great prime super-telephoto lens for folks with a 7D II. Gannets in Love was created with the 400 DO. You can see that one and 13 other killer images that I made with my old 400 DO here<\/a>. The title of that blog post is “The Canon 400mm f\/4 IS DO Lens: Fourteen Images that Prove that the Internet Experts are Idiots.” Tom’s lens is priced to sell.<\/em> artie <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on our Inside Passage cruise at Anan Creek with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 124mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X.<\/a> ISO 50. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/6 sec. at f\/7.1 in Manual mode. Cloudy WB. Singh-Ray Mor-Slo 3-Stop ND filter. <\/p>\n

Live Mode AF\/Rear Focus with the box placed near the end of the log. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Image #1:Cloudy WB, log more vertical <\/strong><\/h2>\n