New Toys....
I'd been getting tired of lugging my Canon 1dmkIIn/500mm/gimbal/big tripod around for quite a while so after checking the prices on Ebay, I decided to take the plunge and sell the 500mm lens and use the proceeds to buy some new camera gear.
With the money (including a tidy profit) that I got for the lens and after much consideration, I decided to buy the following -
EOS 5d mk III
Canon 400mm f/5.6
Canon MP-E65mm Macro
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash
Velbon Ultra Rexi L.
I haven't really had chance to test the macro stuff yet so will post some results when I get them.
Its hardly been ideal weather to experiment with the other stuff either but I had a go with the new body and 400mm yesterday to see what it was like for bird-in-flight shots. I'd often read that it is one of the best lenses around for this type of photography so I was cautiously optimistic.
There wasn't anything interesting around so I had to make do with a duck and some pigeons. I was well pleased with the results though.
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