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_MG_2999Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. I have finally decided to sell my Canon EF 70-210mm and posted it on eBay for $155, this includes shipping and handling, and on Saturday at 11PM, it was sold.

When I got this lens over a year ago, I said, I wasn’t going to sell it. It’s a keeper, I use it more than I used my Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM Lens . It’s a great all around lens. I used it around the house, it’s the lens attached to my 20d every time I go for a morning or afternoon stroll and I want to take a telephoto instead of the 50mm. It’s light, easy to carry around and it takes great pictures.

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Both Lenses has now been sold. Thank you.

I’m selling two of my Canon Lenses:

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The first thing I want you to remember is that the moon is very bright, therefore nightime exposure isn’t the answer.

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At Peace with Nature-5198

The world is full of beautiful creatures, you can take photos of wildlife just about anywhere. You can go to a local pond, parks or even a local river near you and take photos of ducks and birds.

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Originally uploaded by sweetspot@f8

Here’s a photo of a bird in flight, taken with a fast shutter speed, of 1/500, because of the fast shutter speed, I was able to freeze or stop the action.

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Birds-08, originally uploaded by sweetspot@f8.

Another photo taken from our backyard. Birds are active during spring time. You can find them playing around in the morning between 6 AM to maybe 10:30AM and in the after noon when it starts to cool down around 4:30PM until sunset.

Camera : Canon Rebel XS
Lens : EF 70-210mm F/4 Macro
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 800



Birds at the DC Capitol Pond, originally uploaded by sweetspot@f8.

Truly patience is your best friend when dealing with fast moving subjects while using an old lens.

Taken with a Canon Rebel XS with the EF 70-210mm F/4.

RinglingBrothers-193Yesterday I had the opportunity to watch the Ringling Bros. Circus. I brought my Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 VC, EF 85mm F/1.8 and my only telephoto the EF 70-210mm F/4 Macro. 90% of the  time I was using the EF 70-210mm, the 85mm was sleeping in the bag all time.

I was impressed with the performance of the EF 70-210mm F/4, with it, I was able to take photos that wasn’t just possible with the Tamron 17-50mm, because of the distance.  All the photos on this post are of the 70-210mm and none of them were post processed, they came straight from the SD Card imported to my lightroom library and uploaded to flickr.

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ef 70-210mm f4 macro-04404Read my first post about this lens here.

It has been more than three months since I got this lens last december, and the more I use this lens, the more I like it. I mentioned before that I will replace it, when i have the money to upgrade, but now, I decided, I’ll keep it. This lens gave me a chance to save my money so I can get the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM.

The EF 70-210mm F4 Macro, is a good lens, it has good optics. If only it has usm and Image stabilizer, it can be a great performer. Just like any other non stablized lens, you will need a tripod or monopod with this lens. It can be pretty challenging when you use a non stabilized lens indoors and in low light situations, that’s why I always carry my Manfrotto 680B Monopod with Vanguard SBH-300 Ballhead

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This is my Canon Rebel XS with the EF 70-210mm F/4 lens from the 80s. A sweet sweet lens.
I posted this photo at the Digital Photography School for their Weekly Assignment. This weeks topic is Show Us Your Camera.

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