My original reason for taking these comparison shots was somewhat morbid. I had read that a Canadian sniper made a confirmed world record shot of 2.2 miles. As someone who has done target shooting, I wanted to get some perspective of the difficulty of that shot. I am posting the photos I took for those who may be contemplating buying a telephoto lens and/or teleconverter.
My son and I went up to Pt. Edwards in Edmonds and set up my camera equipment at a viewpoint on Pine St. above the condos that are in the background of many of my photos. I used my Canon 5D Mark III as it has a full frame sensor. All photos were taken @ 1/250, f/16, auto ISO.
50mm using a 24-105 wide angle zoom. I have been told 50mm is a "normal" view with no telephoto magnification. The flat open area with water is the Edmonds marsh, where I take many bird photos. The street in the distance that you will see better in the telephoto shots is Sunset Ave., where I take many train, bird and sunset photos. Using the railroad mileposts, it is about a mile north of the camera.
700mm (or 14x) using a 500mm telephoto lens + 1.4x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
1000mm (or 20x) using a 500mm telephoto lens + 2x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
Even though it was not hot, you can see there is still distortion caused by heart waves, which is a big factor in taking telephoto shots. If you are contemplating getting a large telephoto lens, be prepared to spend additional $$$$ for a heavy duty tripod and mounting head to secure a steady base for taking photos.
My son and I went up to Pt. Edwards in Edmonds and set up my camera equipment at a viewpoint on Pine St. above the condos that are in the background of many of my photos. I used my Canon 5D Mark III as it has a full frame sensor. All photos were taken @ 1/250, f/16, auto ISO.
50mm using a 24-105 wide angle zoom. I have been told 50mm is a "normal" view with no telephoto magnification. The flat open area with water is the Edmonds marsh, where I take many bird photos. The street in the distance that you will see better in the telephoto shots is Sunset Ave., where I take many train, bird and sunset photos. Using the railroad mileposts, it is about a mile north of the camera.
700mm (or 14x) using a 500mm telephoto lens + 1.4x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
1000mm (or 20x) using a 500mm telephoto lens + 2x teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
Even though it was not hot, you can see there is still distortion caused by heart waves, which is a big factor in taking telephoto shots. If you are contemplating getting a large telephoto lens, be prepared to spend additional $$$$ for a heavy duty tripod and mounting head to secure a steady base for taking photos.
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