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Canon Extender EF 1.4x III Review -

Started Feb 6, 2017 | User reviews thread
Marco Nero
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1.4x III Extender - Moon with Jupiter this week (PIC)
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Taken in JPEG with the following combination this week:
Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera. (APS-C).
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens (@ 400mm)
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender.
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I had to drag Jupiter a litter close to the moon because it was just out of frame at the time.  Some editing in Photoshop (highlights and very minor sharpening + contrast).  In the closeup (which was enlarged to 200%) you can make out the banding on Jupiter and three of its moons.
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The moon with Jupiter (slightly cropped and recomposed)

A 200% crop showing Jupiter from the first shot.  You can just make out three of the moons

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I was surprised to capture this much information and "detail" with a 400mm lens.  But I don't believe I'd have resolved these details without the 1.4x Extender coupled with the 1.6x enlargement that the crop-factor on the EOS-M's APS-C sized sensor offered me.  I manually focused the lens using the stars nearby. The addition of an extender certainly improves/increases the amount of information captured by the lens used.
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I really want to try my hand with the extender on the beach to photograph surfers - but we've had quite a bad week of stormy weather so far.
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Regards,
Marco Nero.

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