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June 3: En Garde to Penny and Herb and Kai etc.
June 3, 2004 Robin Reid

June 3: En Garde to Penny and Herb and Kai etc.

Rancho Bernardo, CA

To all of you who do such a wonderful job of catching wildlife with your big lens, I’d like to share with you that my new birthday present is the Canon 70 – 200 mm, f/2.8 IS USM lens with an added 2x EF extender.

Now we will find out if I can figure out if I can learn to point and shoot this thing, or if I will need to get more hands on lessons from Herb and Kai.

First photo tonight was this moon shot http://www.pbase.com/image/29735860. Advice and help please.


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colorofthewind 08-Aug-2004 21:41
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS GREAT LENS!
Linda Alstead 08-Jun-2004 16:03
hee hee - this is a nice bit of kit....I expect DM may have a few hints for you! I'll check he's seen the pic.
Andrew Grupp 08-Jun-2004 04:05
Let me know how that 2x converter goes - I use a 70-200L also and am thinking about a 2x TC.
Karen Leaf 08-Jun-2004 03:24
Hey, I've got a BIG B-day coming up. Maybe I could forward this as a hint to all the kids, and parents, and aunts and uncles, and 1st grade teacher........

Expect big things from this honker!
bruce berrien 06-Jun-2004 12:48
Wow, Robin, that's some serious glass!
Mindi S. Worwood 05-Jun-2004 03:44
LOL... I think that we all have lense envy!
bigbad 05-Jun-2004 02:09
this is a nice lens. what a nice birthday we give ourselves! :)
Anne Young 05-Jun-2004 02:05
oooooh... congratulations!!! Have fun!! :)
northstar37 04-Jun-2004 22:11
You don't fit many of them in a biscuit tin. It's a whopper.
Robin Reid 04-Jun-2004 21:00
Thanks Mark. I corrected the data.
Paul Hampshire 04-Jun-2004 20:19
Good luck!
Mark Hemhauser 04-Jun-2004 15:21
Wow. Nice lens and TC. But it's a 2.8, not a 1.8, right? What a birthday present!
virginiacoastline 04-Jun-2004 13:26
wow wow wow WOW!!!! Definitive lens envy here!!!
Russ P 04-Jun-2004 11:41
Robin, I am suffering from a classic case of lens envy. ;) Good luck with your new toy!!
Kate Malone 04-Jun-2004 10:58
Whoa! You should be able to bring in Hawaii with that rig! Now we will be expecting really great things from you. Seriously, congrats on your acquisition and have fun!
Larry Ahern 04-Jun-2004 10:02
They probably won't let that thing on a plane!!!
penny roots 04-Jun-2004 09:47
Wow , great lens .What a birthday present ! I think your going to have fun with this .
Stu 04-Jun-2004 08:07
That's a big one!!!
Gayle P. Clement 04-Jun-2004 07:40
Lovely image of a really lovely lens. What a terrific birthday present.
Herbert Knufken 04-Jun-2004 06:52
Yeah,yeah I am envious.
whiskey01 04-Jun-2004 06:45
I'm DROOLING!!! Thanks Robin
James Church 04-Jun-2004 06:42
Congratulations on the prsent - this is a great lens, and the 2x extender makes a formidable combination with the 10D. Have fun!
Angela Johnson 04-Jun-2004 05:40
I have that lens too! And the 2xTC. You'll LOVE the lens! Happy Birthday!
christianl 04-Jun-2004 05:34
Is that legal?
digicam_neophyte 04-Jun-2004 05:34
You'll love that lens ... I use mine more than any other for nature shots.
Guest 04-Jun-2004 05:25
I'm scared of your lens!