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technic wrote:
great shots! I hope you can provide a bit more information:

1. the dragonfly looks a bit soft while the others are very sharp; is the focus slightly off? (or maybe some motion blur or effect of the TC?)

2. I'm very much interested in a D750 - 300PF combo for shooting flying dragonflies. Can you use AF for flying dragonflies with the D810 (which is probably what you used), is that sufficiently accurate even if they are not hovering and does the AF lock on such a relatively small subject? And any chance to track them for a sequence of shots?

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Thank you. I am going to try and answer your questions as best I can.

1. The dragon fly was taken with the D800. I, find the autofocus on my D800 not quite as quick as on the D810. Also that shot was taken before I sent the lens in for the firmware update. The blur is probably motion blur .

2. I have not tried the D810 that much yet on the dragon flies. When the rain stops, I will definitely give it a go. Normally when I am trying to catch them in flight I watch for a flight pattern and try and pick up focus , or if they are hunting and returning to the same perch I try then. I did use the D810 on the bees . I can pick up focus when they are going to the flowers as they do slow down a bit then.

Also, I sometimes manually nudge the lens into focus , which you can do with the AF-S lens.

Not sure if this helps you or not. I haven't tried the D750 , so can't comment on that.

I also tried the lens with the 1.4 III TC on the D810. I can get handheld shots sharp at 1/60 . Before the firmware update I could not.

Hope this helps.

Birdie





May 26, 2015 at 08:50 PM
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p.19 #2 · p.19 #2 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread


All with D750 & 1.4 TC III


Chipmunk by Alpha_Geist, on Flickr


Mt. Shasta by Alpha_Geist, on Flickr


Little Toss by Alpha_Geist, on Flickr



May 27, 2015 at 02:22 AM
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birdied wrote:
Not sure if this helps you or not. I haven't tried the D750 , so can't comment on that.

Thanks, sounds promising :-)

I also try to pick the right spot / moment to take a shot, if the dragonfly is flying randomly there is no chance to get a good picture. Probably AF would work in some conditions with the Nikon gear, that is better than 'almost never'. And I guess the IS on the 300PF would be an improvement over my older Canon 4/300 IS lens (I never use the IS for flying dragonflies, only for stationary shots). There still seems to be some doubt regarding the 300PF IS performance at certain shutter speeds (also with D750), so I will wait a bit longer before deciding.

regarding motion blur: I usually get sufficiently sharp shots at around 1/800 (with obvious wing blur, but that improves the image for me). But I also have shots at 1/2500 that have obvious motion blur (or maybe slight focus blur, sometimes difficult to see what it is). So it really depends on tracking the subject and taking the shot at the right moment.



May 27, 2015 at 05:56 AM
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It's official, NO more lenses will be shipped by Nikon until the VR problem is solved. (Cough... updated parts required... )

Also, apparently they are taking their time. SO, if you have a body and no lens, you might want to look elsewhere or you will be without for a while.

It's more than "shutter slap" and, despite the silence, this was a very big problem.

They will never admit it. God told me....

Attack me at will. I have solid information (from the Lord) and am positive I'll be vindicated later!!

Amen



May 27, 2015 at 11:41 AM
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JimBrewer wrote:
It's official, NO more lenses will be shipped by Nikon until the VR problem is solved. (Cough... updated parts required... )

Also, apparently they are taking their time. SO, if you have a body and no lens, you might want to look elsewhere or you will be without for a while.

It's more than "shutter slap" and, despite the silence, this was a very big problem.

They will never admit it. God told me....

Attack me at will. I have solid information (from the Lord) and am positive I'll be vindicated later!!

Amen


Well, you may be partly correct.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55859867



May 27, 2015 at 08:41 PM
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Typical first ever troll post...


May 27, 2015 at 08:44 PM
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D4s & 1.4 TC III

Evening protein snack. Yum!

Got Bugs? by Alpha_Geist, on Flickr



May 27, 2015 at 10:20 PM
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with TC-14E III @5.6 and ISO 3200 on a D7100

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7798/18168906695_446e3de089_b.jpg



May 28, 2015 at 04:28 AM
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After months of waiting, We got the delivery of NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR. So far I cannot find any VR issues.

[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/90889469@N05/17637526764/in/dateposted-public/]



May 30, 2015 at 07:22 AM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/90889469@N05/18124258240/in/dateposted-public/



May 31, 2015 at 11:37 PM
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The Radio Airplane Club does an annual show for Veterans and I do the photos for the club to help out. In the past I used my 300 f/4 AFS with and without TC and had no issues acquiring focus. This year I used the new 300f/4 PF. Since I was trying not to freeze the propeller blades, I was trying to keep the shutter speed around 1/160 to 1/200. ( Note my lens was sent in for the firmware fix). I had only tested the lens after I got it back on stationary subjects and there is no problem. The problem seems to be on moving subjects , especially if trying to pan .
I had a difficult time on several occasions getting sharp shots, meaning nothing was sharp. This may sound a bit crazy, but the color of the planes seemed to have a lot to do with it. Dark green planes it had the hardest time with those especially at a distance. I was shooting with the D810, I tried VR on/ off, Single point C/AF , 9 Point A/F , all kinds of combinations, different apertures ,etc.

If anyone has any ideas, please do share them with me. I am completely open to the idea it was operator error, but I don't know what the error was.

Here are some shots that came out .

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

P.S. I did fine tune the lens using both Lens Align and Dot Tune. Both were close at +8 and +10

Birdie




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Jun 01, 2015 at 09:20 PM
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Hi Birdie
They look quite sharp to me



Jun 04, 2015 at 11:28 PM
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birdied wrote:
The Radio Airplane Club does an annual show for Veterans and I do the photos for the club to help out. In the past I used my 300 f/4 AFS with and without TC and had no issues acquiring focus. This year I used the new 300f/4 PF. Since I was trying not to freeze the propeller blades, I was trying to keep the shutter speed around 1/160 to 1/200. ( Note my lens was sent in for the firmware fix). I had only tested the lens after I got it back on stationary subjects and there is no problem.
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These pictures look three dimensional! I think they are awesome, actually. #1 and #2 are incredible!




Jun 04, 2015 at 11:32 PM
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RohanWick wrote:
Hi Birdie
They look quite sharp to me


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fotobandi wrote:
These pictures look three dimensional! I think they are awesome, actually. #1 and #2 are incredible!




Thank you both. I guess I need to upload the ones I had trouble with.

Birdie



Jun 04, 2015 at 11:55 PM
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Eurasion wren (with TC-14E III @f/5.6 on D7100
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8897/18529530675_df3a66663b_b.jpg



Jun 06, 2015 at 01:26 PM
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From my trip this past 2 weeks. I really like this lens more and more as it is really easy to carry it around just in case.



Jun 12, 2015 at 05:40 PM
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@ Suteetat, the first one is very special !

Greater insects like dragonflies and damselflies are easy to catch with the 300/4E PF VR with TC-14E III, both @f/5.6

Black-tailed skimmer
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8852/18585172989_ba7906e43d_b.jpg


Mating damselflies
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/281/18151289304_6cb5ec7bdb_b.jpg



Jun 13, 2015 at 01:54 PM
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RohanWick wrote:
Hi Birdie
They look quite sharp to me


Birdie, I second Rohan's comments, those shots look great.



Jun 14, 2015 at 12:42 AM
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Some BYB with the D750....excellent lightweight HH combo......

Ariel (1 of 3).jpg by olivertolliver, on Flickr

Ariel (2 of 3).jpg by olivertolliver, on Flickr



Jun 14, 2015 at 06:17 PM
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Great sharpness, ariel777.
Can you tell me what's the distance to the BYBs?

Edit; your Flicker exif shows 15' for BJ, 10' for finch. thanks.



Jun 14, 2015 at 06:25 PM
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