60D at the zoo

[ManualFocus-G]

Time to try out the new camera Plus I wanted to test the CZ Vario-Sonnar 80-200/4 with the Kenko DGX 300 Pro 1.4x teleconverter.

Weather was miserable, so needed to use some real high ISO

#1 - Penguins


Penguins at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#2 - Colombus monkeys


Colobus monkeys at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#3 - Ozzie bird


kookaburra at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#4 - Chipmunk!


Chipmunk! by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#5 - Sulking lemur @ ISO 6400


Another Lemur, sulking! by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#6 - Another lemur


Black and white Lemur at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#7 - And another...at ISO 3200


Um...Red Lumur? by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#8 - I love the snow leopards!


Growly snow leopard at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

#8 - Not such a great shot, but I like the pose!


Cheeky snow leopard at Marwell by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr

I think I might go back when there's some summer sunshine, the poor animals were mostly hiding from the rain!

[Attila]

Even crappy weather and new gears you did make some excellent shoots, like Lemur or last fine one with tongue.

[ManualFocus-G]

Thanks Attila, luckily the rain was not too heavy and my favourite snow leopards were out to play! The male (not in these pictures), Indeever, responds to his name now...he moans a bit and walks right up to me

[Olivier]

Nice ones.

The 3200 iso impress me.
I like the first snow leopard picture very much !

[poilu]

very nice results, #8 is convincing, #3 look sharp
high iso's of the 60D look good
so did you used the swivel lcd in liveview mode

[ManualFocus-G]

Thanks for the comments I keep forgetting about the swivel screen though! I think it will be most useful for tripod work, macro and possibly videoing. The screen resolution and brightness is stunning, much like that of the 500D only wider

[goombles]

Great composition and isolation. #6 is clearly impressed with your sonnar.

[pich900]

Great serie! I love also the pict 8 with the snow leopards.
High iso performance with the new cam (canon 60D, pentax K5, nikon D7000,etc..) impressed me also a lot...my Nikon D700 wich was reputed regarding high iso is now I'm afraid out of competition ....

[Olivier]

[ManualFocus-G]

[fuzzywuzzy]

[Sven]

Great series. I really like the first snow leopard.
No 2 is also a great shot.
Impressive performane at high ISO

[Nikos]

Very convincing photos! I especially like #1,2 and 7. Well done!

You make me wonder if the 80-200 Vario-Sonnar is as good as the 35-70 Vario-Sonnar. And I have promised myself to buy at most 3 lenses in 2011!


Note: I do not think we can really judge ISO performance at this size.
Resizing removes much of the noise and also makes it more difficult to discern.

[eeyore_nl]

Excellent!

Makes me wonder if it is worth buying a MF zoom lens after all