More Lens Testing

I walked around Oakwood Cemetery this morning with the RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM lens a day after picking it up at Best Buy. It worked out well, even with overcast skies, which required some increases ISO settings.

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 270mm, f/8, 1/45 sec., ISO 800

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 400mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec., ISO 800

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 165mm, f/6.7, 1/750 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 225mm, f/6.7, 1/350 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 400mm, f/11, 1/1000 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 373mm, f/8, 1/500 sec., ISO 800

Another New (Old) Lens

The RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM is a lens I've previously owned but didn't hang on to for long. I decided to give it another try with a trip to Maine coming up soon. 

This lens was introduced in 2021 and is considered a "bargain" option. If Canon's date code embedded in the serial number is still the same, this copy was manufactured in August of this year.

After picking the lens up at Best Buy I headed to Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve to test this copy a bit in between rain showers. So far, so good.

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 270mm, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 259mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 141mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 300mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 100mm, f/11, 1/500 sec., ISO 400

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 100mm, f/11, 1/500 sec., ISO 400

And here is a Green Heron shot cropped in to 2135 x 1423 pixels (about 3 megapixels) from the original 6000 x 4000 pixels.

RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 at 400mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

One of Those Mornings

Sunny days that start out with fog are my favorites for hiking around Saratoga National Historical Park. There was even some frost on foliage this morning before the sun melted it.

The first photo, from the visitor center, shows the fog lifting over the Hudson River in the distance. The photos that follow are from the area of the British headquarters field, lower down and closer to the river, about a two mile walk over the fields and through the woods. Hiking back up the hill is not as much fun.

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 105mm, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 25mm, f/11, 1/1000 sec., ISO 200

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 98mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 67mm, f/11, 1/125sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 29mm, f/11, 1/1000 sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 33mm, f/11, 1/1000 sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 53mm, f/11, 1/1500 sec., ISO 100

RF 24-105mm f/4L at 32mm, f/11, 1/180 sec., ISO 100