Canon EF 70-210mm f/4 – Review
The lens bug is still with me, and the latest acquisition is another golden oldie, the Canon 70-210mm f/4 telephoto. This was one of the first EF fast telephotos, originally introduced in 1987. My copy is from 1987, purchased in like-new condition from KEH.com.
It was my first time buying from KEH and I’m pleased to [...]
Eagles – best day yet!
Getting back to Mongaup Falls just after sunrise required a 0545 wakeup call, but was totally worth it! Sadly, the activity at the Mongaup blind was mostly taking place down the lake, far out of range, and directly in the flare of the rising sun. The juveniles made a few passes up by the blind, [...]
Eagles
Since this will be about the last February weekend that I’ll be able to get out to Lackawaxen to see the Bald Eagles, I made a point to set the whole thing aside as potential eagle time. According to the literature, after February the eagles start to migrate back north, except for any nesting pairs. [...]
Sigma 120-400mm OS – Review
In the spirit of Christmas, I turned some spare funds and gift money into a new lens – and not just any lens, but a brand new telephoto lens aimed specifically at improving the quality of my bird & wildlife photos. Enter the Sigma 120-400mm OS.
Up until now I’ve been working with a Canon 70-300mm [...]
New bird shots
I’ve spent the last several days out looking for birds. Songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, it doesn’t matter – any bird will do, so long as it’s within reach of my telephoto lens. This mission has several driving factors; using the new telephoto lens, enjoying the last days of my vacation, and adding new birds to my [...]
Frederick, again
Once more Frederick the Duck is my subject of the day. I got my hands on a new telephoto lens (review coming soon), and spent yesterday afternoon outside, post-snowstorm, trying it out. Subjects were limited, so one the way home I stopped by Abington to see what Freddy was up to – and of course [...]
Frederick & Lackawanna
Out at sunrise to see the 1-2″ of snow that was forecast, hoping for one of those beautiful mornings where the boughs are powdered in white. Instead, the weatherman failed again and we had a breezy morning with no snow at all. But the sky was clearing and the light was a somewhat unusual blue, [...]
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 – Review
In the world of professional photography, the 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens is one of the kings. No matter if you shoot Canon or Nikon, this is the telephoto lens that most photographers lust after and is the standard against which other telephotos are measured. If you’re not convinced, stop to consider this: Canon [...]
Review – Canon 70-300mm IS
The gear junkie in me has gone and done it again – a new (well, refurbished) lens arrived on the doorstop on Monday. Unfortunately, due to the demands of the day job, I wasn’t able to really play with it until this weekend. Introducing to my lineup, the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS lens. And here’s [...]