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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: TeacherMan on September 18, 2014, 11:18:08 PM

Title: Well I did it!
Post by: TeacherMan on September 18, 2014, 11:18:08 PM: I've been wanting a full frame for a long time and I finally got one. Picked up a new Canon 6d with 24-105 IS lens, a
70-200 2.8 IS II lens and a 2x teleconverter. Excited to take it out this weekend and see what we can come up with. Headed caribou and moose hunting do should be fun!
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Post by: bearpaw on September 19, 2014, 12:22:41 AM: nice looking outfit, looking forward to your photos... :tup:
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Post by: TeacherMan on September 19, 2014, 08:19:31 AM: Hope to start with a dead moose and caribou lol
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Post by: Carl on September 19, 2014, 08:23:11 AM: Nice!! Good choice. We're looking foreword to some great pictures.

Carl
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Post by: jason stevens on September 19, 2014, 08:37:15 AM: Good luck on your hunt.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 19, 2014, 08:39:43 AM: :tup:
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Post by: Alchase on September 19, 2014, 11:38:18 AM: Quote from: TeacherMan on September 18, 2014, 11:18:08 PM
I've been wanting a full frame for a long time and I finally got one. Picked up a new Canon 6d with 24-105 IS lens, a
70-200 2.8 IS II lens and a 2x teleconverter. Excited to take it out this weekend and see what we can come up with. Headed caribou and moose hunting do should be fun!

That is my dream kit!
Add my sisters new lens

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup/ef_800mm_f_5_6l_is_usm (http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup/ef_800mm_f_5_6l_is_usm)

I would be set for life

Or till the next update come, LOL
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Post by: boneaddict on September 19, 2014, 12:12:24 PM: Fantastic. Make sure you get a summit to sea bag (waterproof sack) for those moose conditions out there.
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Post by: TeacherMan on September 19, 2014, 01:04:01 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on September 19, 2014, 12:12:24 PM
Fantastic. Make sure you get a summit to sea bag (waterproof sack) for those moose conditions out there.

Absolutely plan on it. This weekend she may not see much action if the weather we have persists.
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Post by: TeacherMan on September 19, 2014, 01:05:49 PM: Have any of you ever used a neoprene covers over your lens? I was looking at some camo kits online for the 70-200. Thoughts in that's?
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Post by: Bean Counter on September 19, 2014, 08:02:19 PM: Neoprene covers make me nervous because of how they can hold water.

I often use the 70-200 on my 6d and I've actually found it to be a great "walk around lens" believe it or not. Great when you don't want to get into people's faces and keep your distance. On a crop sensor its a bit too telephoto-ey to serve in this roll.
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Post by: Bean Counter on September 19, 2014, 08:08:05 PM: If you from time to time have spastic fingers like me, you might consider a GGS screen protector. It fits my 6d like a glove and you can't even tell its there. Previous generations of screen protectors were far more conspicuous and obnoxious.
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Post by: boneaddict on September 20, 2014, 08:28:07 AM: I got a set for my 70-200. I used them only once for the exact reason Bean mentioned, I never put them on again. They hold moisture/condensation and I didn't like that. For me, the only ones I worry about camo with my lens are ducks. I made my own out of facemask material.