Dave

That gives me a better idea of the distance from which you were shooting.  I might have kept the hood on for protection/optics and cropped out any offending fence bits.  Some baseball fields have ...

Will you have guests in from out-of-town?  If so, she can practice on them, hopefully getting some memorable shots in the process.

I also like the focal length.  If you don't see macro as something you'd pay for, why not just be content with the 35mm f/2 IS? I can see having both of them, with the non-macro capability a bonus ...

That's totally fair.  Unlimited funds are a dream.  My son rented a 100-400 I in South Africa for (if memory serves) about $250.  It was very convenient; we didn't have to carry all the way ...

Sure.  I'm trying to put myself in your place but instead shooting tennis from next to the net.  Were you using a hood?

Decisions, decisions...

Are any of the three cropped? Would've been interesting if shot #2 had been focused on the ball.  Did you try any shots at narrower apertures?

Kind of hard to argue for the non-L with the L $5 less under the present deal.  I'm planning on pulling the trigger in the next couple of days and hope they still have some available at that price. ...

I was thinking of getting this as my first macro lens, but the deal on the 100L is too good to pass up.  It will be fun someday figuring out which to use when.

Oops!  Thanks for the correction, Mr. Scott.

I used a bridge, primarily to reduce my carry.  Next time will be an SLR.  Bridge was great when the light was strong but struggled when dim. Unless there's truly no money left, reconsider skimping ...

I rarely reply to my own posts.  In this case I feel compelled to do so in order to apologize for not realizing there was already a DPR news item on the subject. https://www.dpreview.com/news/79433 ...

What Jeff said. Please provide a link to threads in those forums so people here who are interested have easy access to them.

Doubles as a poker chip in a pinch.

Excellent discussion.  I think we know what the Epson, Canon, and HP printer folks have to say about it.  What about the nice people at Crayola?

Good internet access on that island.  Any chance someone else has a copy of the same lens that you can borrow, just in case?

I wonder whether NASA's cameras use any Canon bits and if they're still looking for Neil Armstrong's golf ball. http://twistedsifter.com/2017/06/mars-curiosity-rover-from-orbit/ Curiosity Rover ...

I nominate green as a primary color.

Here they are: http://www.canonpricewatch.com/blog/2017/06/get-notified-when-the-eos-6d-mark-ii-is-available-for-preorder/ While I have no purchase plans or inclinations, I suppose I should read up ...

I've been shooting with both eyes open (though not always) for years.  Maybe it has something to do with wearing glasses.  Or being born right-handed and converting.  Or just weirdness.