Quick snap wiv me new lens... :)

[Takahashi]

OK, I am a happy man. Since getting my 70-200 f2.8 mkII last week, I've had NO chance to try it out properly due to work & weather, but as I walked though the door tonight coming home from work, the Moon was showing off, so I grabbed the 7D, rattled off a few test shots, and this is probably the best of the seven I took :

Single shot : 200mm (320mm aps-c equivalent) 1/125th second exposure @ f7.1, some sharpening and contrast levelling in Lightroom, but otherwise as is. This lens is amazing at controlling CA.

I've struggled (sort of ) to justify the cost of this thing, but even on this first snatched 5 minute session, I can immediately see its potential. Roll on the good weather... PLEASE. ...or at least make the rain stop.

[MjrTom]

That is quite some lens, one I wouldn't mind myself

Very nice image as well, I like this period in the lunar cycle as the shadows on the terminator are alway good, providing a lot of contrast on the lunar surface.

[Rocksnipem]

Nice job looks good!

[Telrad]

Excellent shot Ivor, crisp clean and full of glorious detail.

[Takahashi]

Thanks, I'm suitably amazed by this result from a single shot, through non-astro apparatus.

Mark, how do you find the 100mm L IS? It's on my shopping list, and I've heard (read) it's no slouch in the general mid-range telephoto stakes either, besides its obvious, intended role as a macro. Trouble is, I've seen so many pix of it with the MT-24 dual flash rig attached to it, and this is what I'm now envisioning as a macro-rig, but @ £700 for the lens, and more than that for the flash setup... Jeeeeez... can this hobby get any more expensive?

[jgs001]

Nice job Ivor... I'd love one of those lenses myself. Ivor, for Macro, have you considered the MPE65 ?? doesn't have IS, it's not a lot more expensive than the L, but goes to 5x magnification ... (I want one of those too...)

[Takahashi]

John, I have indeed, but I've read all sorts of horror stories about how demanding it is "in the field", ie, the need to be uncomfortably close to your quarry, and requires a very stable yet versatile tripod/mount setup, even for the most basic of shots. It was my first choice for quite a while, but those potentially nightmarish demands have dropped it to 2nd place. For now.

[Psychobilly]

Nicely done...

Trying to decide on my crimbo pressie at the moment...maybe another L or other system toys...

All my macro kit is still Nikon system still not convinced about moving it over to the 7D yet...

[Wobbly Bob]

Nice detailed shot Ivor. Yes these lens's are hard to justyfy BUT boy do they perform.

[Psychobilly]

Yes these lens's are hard to justyfy BUT boy do they perform.

Justification ... now that's a novel idea - I hope it doesn't catch on