wellinghall

Thank you for all your comments. I have found that I have only used my 300mm once since getting the 100-400mm, and that I hardly ever use the 40mm, so those are the two I have put up for sale.

I have ended up with too many lenses for my EOS 100D (SL1, for you folks on the left-hand side of the pond), and I would like to reduce my collection in order to free up space / money / decision-making time ...

 

I have got:

• 10-18mm IS
  
• 24mm f/2.8
  
• 40mm f/2.8
  
• 50mm f/1.8
  
• 85mm f/1.8
  
• 300mm f/4
  
• 100-400mm IS L II.
  

I have already decided to get rid of the 300mm f/4; I just need to get around to it. And I am definitely keeping the 10-18mm and the 100-400mm. But of the 24mm, 40mm, 50mm, 85mm ... I really don't know.

 

Any ideas?

<p>I had just about decided on a 400mm f/5.6 and an EOS 80D ... when I got the news that I will be made redundant in a few months' time. So, I will be sticking with my current setup until I have a secure job.</p>

<p>E. J., I don't think I really need the faster lens / shallower depth of field. The chief benefit would be that I could use a 400mm f/4 (in some form) with my current 1.4x extender and 100D body, and keep autofocus.</p>

<p>I am very happy with my 100D. I am, however, considering an upgrade to an 80D so I can get autofocus at f/8 (more specifically, at f/5.6 with a 1.4x extender).</p>

<p>I have two Olympus film cameras sat in a drawer, each with a partly-used film and a probably-dead-by-now Wein cell in. I should at least replace the batteries and finish the films before deciding whether to part with them.</p>

<p>Thank you for your suggestions and comments. I will give it some more thought, and I will also let you know what I get.</p>

<p>Hi everyone<br>

I'd like a longer lens for birding and wildlife photography. I am currently using a 300mm f/4 lens on an EOS 100D body, sometimes with a 1.4x extender; I could spend up to £2,000 to get more reach. Options I am thinking about are:</p>

<ol>

<li>400mm f/5.6. Pros: cheap, light. Cons: I can't use the extender and keep autofocus unless I buy a new body as well; and no image stabilisation.</li>

<li>400mm f/4 series I. Pros: fast, can use extender with autofocus, image stabilisation. Cons: expensive, heavy.</li>

<li>100 - 400mm series I. Pros: zoom, image stabilisation. Cons: heavy.</li>

<li>100 - 400mm series II. Pros: zoom, good image stabilisation. Cons: expensive, heavy.</li>

<li>Lens options 1 or 3 with a new EOS 80D body. Pros: this will let me use the extender with autofocus. Cons: expense, heavy.</li>

<li>Accept I can't get a great solution at my price point, and stick with my current set-up.</li>

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<p>Any thoughts?<br>

Thanks<br>

Andrew</p>

<p>Thank you for the advice, everyone.</p>

If I use a 100-400 and a 1.4x extender on my Eos 100D body, will I be able to use autofocus at the long end? I am aware that the effective

aperture will only be f/8.

 

Thanks

<p>Belatedly (thanks to my old laptop dying rather horribly), thanks, Gary!</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice, everyone. Gary, if you could shoot some birds with the 70-300 and EC-14, that would be great.</p>

<p>I would like to get a bit more reach than my Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 gives me, in a budget of £1,000 maximum. I have identified three options:</p>

<ol>

<li>Keeping my existing lens and adding a Zuiko EC-14 convertor, to give an equivalent 98-420mm f/5.6-7.8</li>

<li>Sigma 135-400mm APO DG f/4.5-5.6</li>

<li>Sigma EX 70-200mm f/2.8 and Zuiko EC-20 convertor, to give an equivalent 140-400mm f/5.6.</li>

</ol>

<p>1 is the cheapest and simplest option, but the result would surely be too slow. Does anyone have any thoughts between 2 and 3, or any other suggestions?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Leafing thhrough the manual for my E-620 earlier today, I saw that the camera could be set to give Superfine JPEG files. However, the camera itself doesn't seem to allow this - only Fine or Normal. Do I need to unlock some hidden settings, or update the firmware? Or just accept that I can't do it?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>In England, I understand that the Farne islands are about as good as it gets, although I haven't been there myself.<br>

In the British Isles, Skomer off the Welsh Coast; the Shetland islands; Westray in the Orkney islands; or Lungha in the Hebrides; are all superlative. All need a sea trip (or, in the case of Shetland or Westray, a flight) to reach, and these can be affected by bad weather.<br>

Despite its name, Lundy doesn't get many puffins these days.<br>

They should be back by the end of April.</p>

 

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<p>One of the leg locks on my "Manfrotto 718B digi" tripod is loose. Both when opening it and when closing it, it is noticeably looser in operation than any of the other locks. With the legs extended, the tripod is stable under a light load; but when I place a heavier load on it, that lock seems about to give way.<br>

Can I do anything about this, or do I need to accept that it has had its day and needs to be replaced?</p>

<p>Nothing to do with film (or digital), but I was struck by the coincidence. Although I live in England, I have just put the phone down from talking to my wife who is in Carmel visiting family. Her uncle lives in Monterey, where he was a schoolteacher for many years. It's a small world!</p>

<p>One other question - do they share the same AF system? I find the E-420 isn't very good at focussing in low light.</p>