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This image was created at Morro Bay, CA with the the hand held Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 1/3 stops: 1/500 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode. AI Servo/Rear Focus/Zone AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). The AF system activated three AF points that fell on the bird’s neck and the base of the bill and nailed a sharp eye. Click here to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. Image #1: Long-billed Curlew on wet sand |
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This image was created at Morro Bay, CA with the the hand held Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III, and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/2000sec. at f/9 is the equivalent of my sunny bright white ISO 400 exposure in full sun: 1/2500 sec. at f/8 in Manual mode. One point to the right and one row up from the center AF point/AI Servo Expand Rear Focus AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). The selected AF point fell right on the bird’s eye. Click here to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. Image #4: Western Gull head portrait of bird in breeding plumage |
Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens
Price reduced $210.00/BAA Record-low!
Larry Master, multiple IPT participant who will be joining me again on the upcoming Bosque IPT, is offering a Canon EF 500mm f/4.0L IS II USM lens in like-new condition for a now BAA record-low $5,989.00 (was $6,199.00). The sale includes the front lens cover, the rear lens cap, the lens strap, the lens truck with keys, the original product box, an Aquatech silicone lens cap, a Lenscoat, an off-brand low foot, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.
Please contact Larry via e-mail or by phone at 1-518-645-1545 Eastern time.
The 500mm f/4 super-telephoto lenses have long been the world’s most popular for birds, nature, wildlife, and sports for many decades. Canon’s Series II version is light, fast, super-sharp, and, in competent hands, produces amazing images with both the 1.4X and 2X III TCs. The 500 II is relatively small, easily hand-holdable for some folks, and is much easier to travel with, focuses closer than, and costs a lot less than the 600 II. The lighter 600 III costs an astounding $12,999.00. Lastly, and you might find this amazing, the magnification for the 500 II is the same as it is for the 600 II: .15X. How is that possible? Magnification is calculated at the minimum focusing distance of the lens — 12.14 feet (3.7 meters) for the 500 II and 14.77 feet (4.5 meters) for the 600 II. Simply put, the 500 II focuses more than two feet closer than the 600 II. The seller for the last one that sold here had five calls the first day; the first four folks quibbled on price. The fifth one jumped right on it … Please do not tarry if you are seriously interested in Larry’s lens as it too should sell quite quickly. Or not 🙂 As the 500 II goes for $8999.00 new, you will be getting a practically new copy and saving a very nice $2,800.00! I loved my 500 II. artie
Hi John,
I grabbed these images from an old blog post using an older image format.
with love, artie
Hi Art, When I click on the long-billed Curlew image, it does not look any different than before clicking and is still not sharp. And I do not get the usual little Close/Full menu at the bottom of the frame that I usually get, I have to use the browser’s back arrow to close it. If I click on images in recent blogs I do get the sharpening as expected and the little Close/Full menu. Using Chrome on Mac.