{"id":30901,"date":"2016-01-14T04:22:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T08:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=30901"},"modified":"2016-02-01T17:41:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:41:32","slug":"two-100-5ds-r-crops-airing-some-dirty-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2016\/01\/14\/two-100-5ds-r-crops-airing-some-dirty-laundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Two 100% 5DS R Crops &#038; Airing Some Dirty Laundry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>I photographed the entire morning at the cliffs with just the 100-400 II hand held. And enjoyed a nice stroll on one of my favorite La Jolla beaches with no birds and a pretty nice sunset. I am nearly finished with my Saturday morning program. <\/p>\n<h3>The Streak<\/h3>\n<p>In spite of having been buried by travel, teaching, and several major writing projects for the last two months, today&#8217;s blog post marks 71 days in a row with a new educational blog post. Please remember to use our B&#038;H links for your major gear purchases. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Important Note<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Please understand that if you are up in the air about selling any old gear that the price of your item is dropping every day&#8230;. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Used Gear Apologies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Apologies to those who have written recently asking about selling their used gear through BAA.  I will get back to y&#8217;all no later than next Monday (if not before) as I have been swamped with the IPT, the exhibit, and the Saturday morning program \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h3>Selling Your Used Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly&#8211;I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about 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 all current listings by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/used-photography-gear-for-sale\/\">here<\/a> or by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the yellow-orange tab on the right side of the menu bar above.  <\/p>\n<h3>New Listings<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>Canon EF 300mm f\/4L IS USM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Caleb Putnam is offering a used Canon EF 300mm f\/4L IS USM lens in very good plus condition with pristine glass for $649. The sale includes the original boxes with all the original contents: manuals and lens case, front and rear caps, cords, CD roms, etc., and insured ground shipping via major courier. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Caleb by <a href=\"mailto:caleb.putnam@gmail.com\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or phone at 616-826-2098 (central time zone).<\/p>\n<p><em>The 300 f\/4 makes a great starter lens for all beginning nature photographers. As it is an image stabilized lens and you get all AF points with a 1.4X TC I consider this lens better than my beloved toy lens, the old 400mm f\/5.6L lens. Even better, the close focus of the 300 f\/4IS makes it great for large bugs and butterflies and medium- and large-sized flowers.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Putnam is also offering a used Canon 60D body in excellent condition for $349. The sale includes the original boxes with all the original contents and insured ground shipping via major courier. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Caleb by <a href=\"mailto:caleb.putnam@gmail.com\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or phone at 616-826-2098 (central time zone).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Andres Leon is offering a used Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens in Very Good Plus condition for the very low price of $7899. The lens has clean glass and is in perfect working order but has a few scratches on the finish. Feel free to request photos of the lens. The sale includes the lens trunk and keys, a LensCoat, the front leather cover, the rear cap, a Wimberley P-40 lens plate, and insured ground shipping via FED-EX Ground. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. Please contact Andres via or by phone at 1-954-621-6678 (eastern time). <\/p>\n<p><em>I used this lens, often with a 1.4X TC, as my main super-telephoto lens for close to five years. It is a superb lens that offers lots of reach for those working with birds that are skittish.  It is great from the car. I was astounded that about 15 of the 67 images in the exhibit were created with my 800. I often miss it terribly. As the lens sells new at B&#038;H for $12,999, Andres&#8217;s lens is a superb buy; grab it now and save more than $5K!<\/em>  artie   <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-bill-pouch-detail-a-_r7a5073-la-jolla-ca.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-bill-pouch-detail-a-_r7a5073-la-jolla-ca.jpg\" alt=\"brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-bill-pouch-detail-a-_r7a5073-la-jolla-ca\" title=\"brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-bill-pouch-detail-a-_r7a5073-la-jolla-ca\" width=800 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created at La Jolla, CA on the last morning of the hugely successful 2016 San Diego IPT with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906\">Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted <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 EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_Extender_EF_2X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 2X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R.<\/a> ISO 400: 1\/640 sec. at f\/11. AWB.  <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point (by necessity)\/AI Servo Expand\/Rear Focus AF as originally framed was active at the moment of exposure. This is a very, very, small crop from the left and the top. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see the incredible fine feather detail in a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tight Crop of Brown Pelican bill pouch detail image<\/strong><\/h2>\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=7766&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" 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>Two 100% 5DS R Crops<\/h3>\n<p>Presented here today are two tight crops of 5DS R images from recent previous blog posts. I am not quite sure if they are true 100% crops but here is how I made them. I cropped the unsharpened master TIFF file  approximately to 1200 pixels wide by 800 pixels tall and saved those as JPEGs. Then they were optimized to < 395kb and then presented as 800 wide JPEGs here on Word Press.  \n\nI am quite impressed by the fine feather detail and sharpness. \n\n\n\n<h3>Mud on Your Shoes?<\/h3>\n<p>A guest comes to your home with mud on their shoes. You ask him or her to remove their shoes before coming in. They proceed to walk all over your new white carpet. In general, such folks would not be invited back again. <\/p>\n<p>The blog is my home. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-scratching-_r7a3747-la-jolla-ca.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-scratching-_r7a3747-la-jolla-ca.jpg\" alt=\"brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-scratching-_r7a3747-la-jolla-ca\" title=\"brown-pelican-100-pct-crop-scratching-_r7a3747-la-jolla-ca\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Here is another one that was created at La Jolla, CA on Day 2 of the 2016 San Diego IPT, this one with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906\">Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted <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 EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R.<\/a> ISO 500. Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops: 1\/250 sec. at f\/5.6. Cloudy WB.  <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point (Manual selection)\/AI Servo Expand\/Rear Focus AF as originally framed was active at the moment of exposure. This is a very small crop from the right and the bottom. The active AF point was on the spot where the gray of the neck meets the white. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see the incredible fine feather detail in a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tight crop of Brown Pelican scratching image<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" 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=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7760&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" 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>Airing Some Dirty Laundry<\/h3>\n<p>Some of you may have caught part or all of this exchange in the comments section of the blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2016\/01\/12\/5ds-r-canon-500mm-f4l-is-ii-lens-breathtaking-image-files\/\">here<\/a>.  The initials have been changed to protect the guilty.  <\/p>\n<p>BM: <em>Ok,I\u2019ll put my two cents in, but reluctantly. I think Jon\u2019s comment, \u201cThe image looks fine to me\u201d is just the kind of faint praise this image deserves. I\u2019m looking at it on my iPad Air 2 with Retina display which has a pixel density of about 400ppi and frankly I\u2019ve seen much sharper (more detail) from my 7D II. My guess is that those 50MPs are of little value unless your going to make very large blowups or need to severely crop. I\u2019m also fully aware that two cent opinions are almost always worthless to the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>First, please realize that most folks would simply delete the comment above. My gut feeling that BM was at least trying to bait me. I for one have never seen a 7D II image that looked half as good as the pelican scratching image for fine detail and image quality. But I cut the guy some slack and posted this:<\/p>\n<p><em>Maybe your i-pad is defective or you need new glasses, or perhaps I don\u2019t know jack-_ _ _ _ about nature photography. If not, you are way over-rating the value of your opinion at 2 cents. For me, this image screams sharp and detailed off my monitor and is far superior to anything I have ever created with a 7D II.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In short order BM wrote back:<\/p>\n<p><em>Sadly Art, your response is even more acerbic than I predicted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To me, it was quite obvious that BM had been intentionally nasty in his original post.  Why else would he have expected a nasty reaction from me?  <\/p>\n<p>Acerbic (adjective): harsh or severe, as of temper or expression.<\/p>\n<p>I spammed him immediately for walking on my white carpet with mud on his shoes.  <\/p>\n<p>Please do not take this to mean that I will bear no criticism here on the blog.  Folks who offer honest criticisms are welcome.  I have learned a bunch from such comments over the years.  <\/p>\n<p>Not knowing that he had been spammed, BM wrote: <\/p>\n<p><em>Art \u2013 It was you that asked for opinions, but when I offered mine you respond with a personal attack. I\u2019m sure a 50mp full frame has many advantages over a cropped 20mp, but responding with such vitriol if far from enlightening. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would point out to BM that I did not attack him personally. I did not, for example, call him a stupid idiot. I am 100% sure that BM&#8217;s original post was intended to raise my hackles. In that he succeeded. He is, however, no longer welcome as guest in my house. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The faint praise that this image deserves&#8230;&#8221;  Please.  How&#8217;d that work out?<\/p>\n<h3>The San Diego Site Guide<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you are visiting San Diego for photography for the first time or live in the area and have done the pelicans many dozens of times, you will learn a ton by studying the San Diego Site Guide. Why spend days stumbling around when you can know exactly where and when to be depending on the wind direction and sky conditions? In addition to the pelican primer, there is great info on the best beaches for the gorgeous gulls, on Marbled Godwit, on the lower cliffs, Lesser Scaup, and Wood and Ring-necked Ducks as well.  <\/p>\n<p>Learn more or purchase your copy <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=70\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Please Remember to use our Affiliate Links \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n<p>To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you get in the habit of using my B&#038;H affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your photo and electronics purchases. 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