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<\/a><\/p>\nHere’s a hint as to what’s going on. Can you guess?<\/p>\n
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Yup, it’s my 500mm lens (Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM) all packed up in its case and ready to be shipped to the Canon Factory Service Center in Irvine, CA later today.<\/p>\n I’ve been having intermittent focusing issues with it for many months now and with spring birds coming up I figured it was past time to send it in for cleaning, diagnosis and possible repair. I’m a member of CPS (Canon Professional Services) so theoretically at least I’ll\u00a0receive expedited service and it won’t be gone for long.<\/p>\n I mention\u00a0all this\u00a0here because regular readers will likely notice a change at Feathered Photography while it’s gone. In its absence I’ll be using my smaller zoom lens (Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM) with attached 1.4 teleconverter which reduces my “reach” significantly for birds\u00a0so I’m very likely to get fewer quality images. The result may be that I’ll be posting more older\u00a0photos than usual for a while and it’s even possible that on some days I won’t be posting at all. If that happens subscribers (all 759 of them)\u00a0shouldn’t be concerned\u00a0if\u00a0they don’t receive\u00a0their regular morning email from Feathered Photography. You can still enjoy your morning coffee without Feathered Photography!<\/p>\n I’ll just have to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n My lens isn’t even gone yet and I’m already having withdrawal symptoms. And I’m not kidding…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n PS – The case I’m using to\u00a0ship the lens in (the one in the photos) comes with the lens when you\u00a0purchase it. If you own the same lens don’t ever lose or damage\u00a0that\u00a0case! At some point you’ll probably need it for shipping and the price for a replacement<\/a> is……<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n