Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS at the San Diego Zoo

[Fotografer]

<font size="2">I rented a Canon 200mm f/2.0L IS lens a couple of weeks back and took it out for a test ride at the San Diego Zoo coupled with a 1D Mark IV. It's an awesome piece of glass, I found it to perform much better than my current Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens. The AF response and accuracy with the prime lens is simply much better than that of the zoom lens. </font></p>
<p><font size="2">I think I'll try out the new 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Mark II next to see if it's a worthy upgrade from the current Mark I lens.</font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">1) Indian Peafowl</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p732843852-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">2) Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v12/p994607219-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">3) Victoria Crowned Pigeon</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v9/p850581519-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">4) Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v9/p1023960676-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">5) White-breasted Kingfisher</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p847691448-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">6) Chestnut-bellied Partridge</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v9/p897470415-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">7) Nicobar Pigeon</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v12/p412633405-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">8) Male Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p316024324-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">9) Giraffe</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p378022082-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">10) Greater Indian One-horned Rhinocerous</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><img src="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/img/v10/p371693335-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">All of the above samples images and a few others I took that day are at the following Zenfolio gallery:</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><a href="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/p491401957" target="_blank">Zenfolio | Bill Fleites Photography | Latest Zoo Animals</a></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">I've included 100% crop of some of the shots at the following Zenfolio gallery:</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><a href="http://gatorbill.zenfolio.com/p811923969" target="_blank">Zenfolio | Bill Fleites Photography | 100 Percent Crops</a></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="2">Comments and suggestions are always welcome,</font></p>
<p><font size="2">--gatorbill-75</font></p>
<p>&n