EdN;


Thanks for the compliment on my pics....and I understand the difficulty; over 200 hundred shots at the rookery. I was hoping for a couple that had more feather details, e.g. yours and Sinh Nhut's pic. The GBHs put on a great display in spring.


Re manual focus; I tried 5x live view MF, but that's a tough trick w/the monopod. When do you think Canon will come out IS for live view? []


Jon;


Glad you liked the pics...thank you. Actually, I'm actually trying to talk myself into the 500 plus 1.4x....if I can preserve my marital bliss, I'll start saving my money. []


George S;


You're correct about the pics....take it when you can get it even if it's less than perfect. 1.4x on the 100-400IS....hmmm, hadn't thought of it.


Sinh Nhut Nguyen;


What was your approximate distance from your GBH?


Thanks again folks for your input...


Bill