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riddim_maker

Experimenting with an old "Promaster Spectrum 7" 1.7X TC on EF 300 f4 IS
I was actually thinking of getting rid of this thing, results are not too bad.
Very little USM applied. The only downside: too much reach for this particular shot.


But the reach worked better for this camera to subject distance


Usable ISO 800 (some noise reduction applied)


And some recent images from Bolsa taken alongside fellow DGRINers Jeff, William and Ron






And no post on Bolsa is ever complete without the ubiquitous Tern








This lady was probably wondering: " shouldn't those guys be out walking their dogs?"

C&C welcome, enjoy

WildWally

Looks like the Tc you are using does just fine . How was focus speed ??
#7 and 8 are my favorites , #8 looking tack sharp !!!
Thanks for sharing

ShepsMom

Outstanding shots Russ!! Love the dof on the first one, you didn't accidently PS it, did ya?

Ric Grupe

All winners, Russ.

This one is very much to my liking! It has the COOL factor.

z_28

I had - an old "Promaster Spectrum 7" 1.7X TC, too.

But your effects are much more extraordinary
Congrats !!

raptorcaptor

Great shots Russ! You guys got some nice tern shots this time around! Too bad that lady didn't bother to read all the "no dogs" signs posted throughout the reserve.

leaforte

Wow! My favorite is 8, but I enjoyed checking them all out. Thanks.

jwear

the little ones are great this is funny that same bird with fish all four of us got a good shot I have seen Rons shots and we are all the same but very different --I went back down the other day to do a shot like yours [3 in frame ] but no terns :cry next time good work Russ I am going back soon will pm

riddim_maker

WildWally wrote:

Looks like the Tc you are using does just fine . How was focus speed ??
#7 and 8 are my favorites , #8 looking tack sharp !!!
Thanks for sharing

Great question Wally, as you can imagine the focussing is not that great on the 20D, maybe better on a pro body. I won't use it to capture a moving turtle , but in terms of resolution it seems a to perform better than my Canon 1.4X, I still have to test them side by side though. All the Bolsa shots were taken with the 300 f4 IS

riddim_maker

ShepsMom wrote:

Outstanding shots Russ!! Love the dof on the first one, you didn't accidently PS it, did ya?

Who...what...little old me? accidentally PSing my images ...
I sometimes tend to over process my images, but not this one. Apart from very little cropping, and less than the usual USM, it is very close to the original RAW file. 300mm x 1.7TC x 1.6 crop factor = 816mm @ f4.5 that's a lot of reach but I still dream of owning a 500 f4.
Thanks Marina

Harryb

Marvelosu shots, its really ahrd to do much better than these.

bfjr

You did great on them terns

and I like the skimmer best

back to the drawing board for me :cry

LCD

A big WOW! I love them all. Excellent work. most of them look like difficult exposures (at least for me) as well.

Maestro

Awesome set! Looks like the TC is going to work well.

saurora

Exceptionally sharp results...great shots!!!! I don't think I'd be giving up that Promaster if it were mine!

Thusie

Super series, love the terns!

dbaker1221

love this set. #3 & 8 the most

riddim_maker

Ric Grupe wrote:

All winners, Russ.
This one is very much to my liking! It has the COOL factor.
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Thanks Ric

riddim_maker

z_28 wrote:

I had - an old "Promaster Spectrum 7" 1.7X TC, too.

But your effects are much more extraordinary
Congrats !!

Thank you Z

riddim_maker

raptorcaptor wrote:

Great shots Russ! You guys got some nice tern shots this time around! Too bad that lady didn't bother to read all the "no dogs" signs posted throughout the reserve.

Thanks Glenn, at least she kept the dogs on the leash, I've witnessed worse.

riddim_maker

leaforte wrote:

Wow! My favorite is 8, but I enjoyed checking them all out. Thanks.

Thanks for viewing and commenting

riddim_maker

jwear wrote:

the little ones are great this is funny that same bird with fish all four of us got a good shot I have seen Rons shots and we are all the same but very different --I went back down the other day to do a shot like yours [3 in frame ] but no terns :cry next time good work Russ I am going back soon will pm

Thanks Jeff, I guess we were lucky with the Terns that day...must have been the weather. Keep me posted on the next trip

riddim_maker

Harryb wrote:

Marvelosu shots, its really ahrd to do much better than these.

You usually do Harry , but thanks for the positive comments nonetheless.

JohnDC

Great shots, Russ, especially the two terns in chase. Fantastice capture--composition, framing, exposure, focus--the works. That first one is kind of gross, though, unless you're a house finch.

As for the dogs, I agree that at least she kept hers on a leash--but it's still a bad example in a nesting area of a wildlife refuge that's posted no dogs. The last time I was at Bolsa Chica the birds were being frightened away from the tidegate area by loose dogs and kids throwing stones. Everytime I see these things now I aim my camera at the offenders and start taking pics. It makes some of them stop.

riddim_maker

bfjr wrote:

You did great on them terns

and I like the skimmer best

back to the drawing board for me :cry

Thanks Ben, I can sure use the company (at the drawing board )

riddim_maker

LCD wrote:

A big WOW! I love them all. Excellent work. most of them look like difficult exposures (at least for me) as well.

Much appreciated.

riddim_maker

Maestro wrote:

Awesome set! Looks like the TC is going to work well.

Thanks Stephen, I'll probably be using it more often now.

Snarcher

so crisp!

jeff lapoint

Dude--keep that TC!:D Russ this is a great series with so many sweet shots! The skimmer is amazingthumb

-j

riddim_maker

saurora wrote:

Exceptionally sharp results...great shots!!!! I don't think I'd be giving up that Promaster if it were mine!

Guess that means it's a keeper, thanks Saurora

riddim_maker

Thusie wrote:

Super series, love the terns!

Much Appreciated Thusie