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Capture distant subjects with this Canon 400mm telephoto lens. Its fast maximum aperture provides precise control over the depth of field to isolate subjects, and the optical image stabilizer minimizes blurry images for use in low-light conditions. This Canon 400mm telephoto lens is compatible with full-frame Canon EF-mount and APS-C DSLRs.
Customer Rating
5
Quick, contrasty, sharp!
on May 2, 2020
Posted by: mikeinastoria
Verified Purchase:Yes
1stly, the sharpness of the images on my FF body was immediately apparent. Actually I was quite surprised by the resolution in the images.
There may also be perceived sharpness as the contrast was above the usual quality of the EF PRIMES.
Lastly, for a focal length this long, the autofocus was spot on and quick to focus from close to far.
As a side not, it certainly is nice having auto focus at all apertures!
Length of ownership: 22
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Ease of Use
5
Value
4
Quality
5
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![1917 [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/893c3695-7f21-4899-aa18-8abceddf655b.jpg)
Customer Rating
3
Good movie, good disc
on April 10, 2020
Posted by: mikeinastoria
Verified Purchase:Yes
I had higher hopes for this movie given the content an cinematography.
In the end, it was "good", but not great.
The "long take" style, seemed to not be anything other than, "different", and at times, even made the scene less exciting.
In the end, it was "good", but not great.
The "long take" style, seemed to not be anything other than, "different", and at times, even made the scene less exciting.
The disc?
Pic quality 5/5
Audio: 4/5. Again, given the content, I expected the Atmos coding to rock the house. Granted I watched at 65db as I always do (and not 85db) the sound was simple "good".
Pic quality 5/5
Audio: 4/5. Again, given the content, I expected the Atmos coding to rock the house. Granted I watched at 65db as I always do (and not 85db) the sound was simple "good".
Not a reference disc, either in terms of content or disc quality, even though I'm glad to own the movie, this is one of the few I've bought that I wish I bought used instead of new.
Length of ownership: 11
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![Shaft [Blu-ray] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/50fa1b51-1760-4580-9896-7f1d40e31c2e.jpg)
Customer Rating
5
One for the collection for sure
on January 24, 2020
Posted by: mikeinastoria
Verified Purchase:Yes
Who buys optical discs these days?
Well, if you're like me and prefer quality over convenience, you do!
Well, if you're like me and prefer quality over convenience, you do!
May I just say this is one reference quality disc.
Video Q: 5/5 for a blu-ray
Audio Q: 5/5
Special features Q:4/5 love the interviews
Video Q: 5/5 for a blu-ray
Audio Q: 5/5
Special features Q:4/5 love the interviews
Movie content - maybe it's just me, but as a follow up to the '97 Shaft, this was unique, fresh, and FANTASTIC. And I loved the first one w SAM JACKSON.
I wasn't aware the 70s shaft would be in the movie, is genuinely got pumped when he showed up. (I saw the 70s original in a drive in theater!)
Having eventually bought both the 4K version and the 2k version from Best Buy new, turned out to be the same as going to the movie in NYC high end theater (too much!) I can only hope the 4K remains a Best Buy special edition and out of print quickly. Otherwise I (knowingly) got taken for a ride on the cost of owning the blu-ray & the 4K editions.
Length of ownership: 9
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![Shaft [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
Customer Rating
3
Excellent movie -poor packaging
on January 10, 2020
Posted by: mikeinastoria
Verified Purchase:Yes
BUYER BEWARE
This may become an eventual trend, but the packaging for this movie on the side of the box say 4K UHD Blu-ray.
This may become an eventual trend, but the packaging for this movie on the side of the box say 4K UHD Blu-ray.
But, be careful- no Blu-ray version in this movie is included in this Best Buy special
If you want a blurayHD VERSION you’ll have to make another purchase for that by itself.
Granted, we all know this was coming - remember when Blu-rays came with a DVD for this in transition ... then they stopped including DVDs after a few years?
My only complaint is this was sitting on the shelf with all other 4K Blu-ray packages as normal.
It should have been identified as “Best Buy 1 disc special edition” or something.
So now I have a disc I can’t play and not to be burned twice, I purchased the Blu-ray from another vendor .
(No, you’re not allowed to return opened software/optical discs to Bestbuy per their return policy)
Anyway, I’ll keep the disc, since I would have purchased the 4K/Blu-ray/ digital version anyway - that’s what I went there to do - since I’ll be upgrading to 4K shortly
Again - excellent movie
Poor “Best Buy special “ packaging
Poor “Best Buy special “ packaging
I’ll now have to double check every 4K purchase from Bestbuy
Length of ownership: 10
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![Black Hawk Down [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2001]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/a955a43a-78bd-4c1f-aa29-ce6587238b2e.jpg)
Customer Rating
5
solid performing UNCOMPRESSED AUDIO track
on May 31, 2019
Posted by: mikeinastoria
from astoria, NY
Verified Purchase:Yes
This review is only about the uniqueness of the disc as this an old movie and if you're buying the 4K version, you probably have the DVD already.
But, for those of you who do not have a 4K monitor with HDR capability, there's another reason you should be on the look out for this disc.
The Blu-ray version has been beefed up using the new 4K mastering process.
Picture is 5 / 5 (the grain in the image is what was intended for the cinematic look)
However, a hidden gem NO website or review site has mentioned about the bluray:
UNCOMPRESSED 5.1 LPCM audio track on the bluray.
Dolby Atmos, DTS-X are "lossless" - not the same as uncompressed - and with a quality receiver or seperates, you will DEFINITELY hear the quality difference.
Atmos / DTS-X outshines dTS_HD or Dolby TRueHD only because they are object based. But all are compressed and then uncompressed using a lossless algorithm.
Picture is 5 / 5 (the grain in the image is what was intended for the cinematic look)
However, a hidden gem NO website or review site has mentioned about the bluray:
UNCOMPRESSED 5.1 LPCM audio track on the bluray.
Dolby Atmos, DTS-X are "lossless" - not the same as uncompressed - and with a quality receiver or seperates, you will DEFINITELY hear the quality difference.
Atmos / DTS-X outshines dTS_HD or Dolby TRueHD only because they are object based. But all are compressed and then uncompressed using a lossless algorithm.
But Uncompressed hasn't go through all that extra processing, and worth the price of the disc itself, to me.
i hope more manufacturers go with the Uncompressed Audio Track on their Blu-rays in the future.
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4
Almost perfect bluray
on December 28, 2018
Posted by: mikeinastoria
from astoria
Verified Purchase:Yes
The quality of the TODD-AO presentation was stellar.
That disc alone was worth the price of purchase.
However, i was disappointed the only audio track available on that disc was the DTS HD Master 7.1 - the sound was highly compressed sounding (in relation to the 4.0 soundtrack on the Cinemascope Disc.)
Had there been an option to use the 4.0 audio with the TODD AO video, this would have mirrored the original presentation and would have garnered a 5.0 for this disc set.
That disc alone was worth the price of purchase.
However, i was disappointed the only audio track available on that disc was the DTS HD Master 7.1 - the sound was highly compressed sounding (in relation to the 4.0 soundtrack on the Cinemascope Disc.)
Had there been an option to use the 4.0 audio with the TODD AO video, this would have mirrored the original presentation and would have garnered a 5.0 for this disc set.
The Cinemascope was faithful to the 2.55;1 ratio. That was the only positive about the disc image.
Could be me, but there appeared to be no effort whatsoever to clean it up to reference quality as was done with "The King and I" and the TODD_AO version.
To me it looked like an early DVD pressing which was at some point 'restored' from the film master. However, no further work was done - extremely grainy, red/green/blue color fringing almost 60% of the film; details were hard to see. No; i suspect they didn't bother to try and clean it up. But hey, maybe the Cinemascope film masters were so bad that this was restored and it was the best that could be done. Either way, it's pretty bad.
However, and this one is a big positive, the original 4.0 Stereo track was present in all its glory on this Cinemascope version.
The sound was so expansive, and it sounded as if the players were immediately in front of you.
When it came to the musicals, the instruments were so present and well defined! The bottom end had my subwoofer working consistently.
This was the bright spot for the Cinemascope version on the Bluray. It alone was worth the price of the disc.
Could be me, but there appeared to be no effort whatsoever to clean it up to reference quality as was done with "The King and I" and the TODD_AO version.
To me it looked like an early DVD pressing which was at some point 'restored' from the film master. However, no further work was done - extremely grainy, red/green/blue color fringing almost 60% of the film; details were hard to see. No; i suspect they didn't bother to try and clean it up. But hey, maybe the Cinemascope film masters were so bad that this was restored and it was the best that could be done. Either way, it's pretty bad.
However, and this one is a big positive, the original 4.0 Stereo track was present in all its glory on this Cinemascope version.
The sound was so expansive, and it sounded as if the players were immediately in front of you.
When it came to the musicals, the instruments were so present and well defined! The bottom end had my subwoofer working consistently.
This was the bright spot for the Cinemascope version on the Bluray. It alone was worth the price of the disc.
I hope a 4k version comes out with special edition (like the 50th Anniv Sound of music package). I'd buy it - as long it was confirmed the 4.0 soundtrack was available on the TODD AO disc, and the Cinemascope version was -re-mastered.
i'd recommend this however for anyone who enjoys musicals regardless of the shortcomings. (As long as the price was eqivalent or lower than a standard bluray disc.)
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