AGeoJO wrote:
I just came back from Bolsa Chica Wetlands, a local wildlife sanctuary and caught this red heron in action. I used Canon 300mm f/2.8 Mark II plus a Canon 1.4X Mark III TC at wide open on the Sony via Metabones. I am pleased with the AF, including the follow focus.
Joshua, only the best for you... the most incredible 300mm ever
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Joshua, only the best for you... the most incredible 300mm ever
Hi Manuel , thank you!
Well, Luz and Bobby were using their effective 600mm lens in FF term with their M 4/3 bodies. So, I had to add the TC to get to 420mm in FF and I had to crop those images, not drastically but still I had to but thankfully, the 42MP files could take that easily. But next week I will break out my 400mm and use it with and without the TC. Too bad, I sold my 600mm recently for lack of use. I hope that red heron is still there in that same area.
What a great page! The variety is stunning! Joshua, this is the first time I have been aware of that Canon lens. And I suppose you are going to tell me it was hand held.
These images represent more of my current fascination with split-toning. A7RII with FE 24-240mm
Joshua, great captures. It's good to know the Canon 300/2.8 works with the Sony AF.
How are the birds at Bolsa Chica these days? I haven't been out there in months.
Something more boring from me:
View of Yorba Linda and mountains captured this morning. First with the Sigma 35/1.4.
Then, because the snow-capped mountain is an unusual look for us these days, with the FD 300/4.
Had to cut through a lot of haze with the latter. But LR's dehaze did a fairly decent job of it.
Notice that the mountain is barely visible in the first pic, but quite imposing to the naked eye, hence my switching to 300mm.
ebookman wrote:
What a great page! The variety is stunning! Joshua, this is the first time I have been aware of that Canon lens. And I suppose you are going to tell me it was hand held.
I agree with you, Dale! I used a monopod for those shots. Mostly for resting the combo since we were following this guy for about an hour while he was enjoying his "breakfast". The lens, TC, Metabones and Sony A7r II didn't weight that much and I could easily use the combo handheld, even in my age, but following that guy around while getting ready to shoot instantly, would definitely tire me out. Again, the monopod helps minimizing the weight.
ebookman wrote:
These images represent more of my current fascination with split-toning. A7RII with FE 24-240mm
Excellent images, Dale! I like that split-toning images .
puckman wrote:
Joshua, great captures. It's good to know the Canon 300/2.8 works with the Sony AF.
How are the birds at Bolsa Chica these days? I haven't been out there in months.
Nadim,
I didn't know that you are interested in wildlife, too. Except for the red heron, everything else is blah... , at least today. This guy has been spotted quite a bit at the same spot over the last 2 weeks. That's the main reason we came today. We are thinking out loud of coming back next week. If you are interested in joining, I will let you know. Probably it would be next Sunday instead of Saturday, We got together at 6:00AM today but the Daylight Savings Time will kick in tomorrow. So, figure around 7:00AM next Sunday, if the weather is good, of course.
The bird is a Reddish Egret. There is also a white morph as well but both colors charge around with spread wings to capture the little fish.
Nice capture, you and the egret
Ah, OK, thank you! There are several snowy egrets but this reddish guy was the only one there. Somehow, its appearance reminds me more of a heron but Reddish Egret, it is.
Lovely to see older Zeiss lenses at work - thank you. Another 100/3.5 street portrait from Tibet, shot wide open as usual. Women deploy face masks to protect the skin on their cheeks and to warm up the air they breathe in sub-zero temps; everybody gets colds and sniffles however. (a7r)
Spent some time getting to know my most recent teles, the APO Sonnar 135 and EF 400/5.6L.
Love the Sonnar. It took me a while to come around to it because I didn't have anything else like it, but when I decided I wanted to put together a clean, modern, well-corrected kit for the a7rII (size be damned) it was at the top of the list.
The 400's a tight little lens. If it had IS, I doubt Canon would've sold any of the DO 400 vI. I had a hard time getting a good perspective on the cubs, since they were in the shade at the edge of the exhibit. I'm posting them because they were handheld at 1/80, and I'm very pleased with the results.
Hi! This is my first post on this forum. A few months ago I decided to go to the mirrorless system for it's size and weight. The choice fell on the Sony A7II with rangefinder lenses. There are Voigtlanders Ultron 35/1.7, Nokton 50/1.5 and Heliar 75/1.8 with close up adapter (and I still choosing wide angle, perhaps it will be Sony 16-35/4 - it's look like pretty good and relatively compact lens). I had to remember how I've shot with manual lenses 20-30 years ago
I really like Heliar for portraits and close ups.
Ultron is very versatile - excellent almost for everything.
But lately, I more and more like Nokton. In my opinion, it has very pleasant and 3d-look rendering, maybe even more "3D" then Heliar.
And a couple of small comparisons of rendering
Ultron (left) vs Nokton (right)
and Heliar (left) vs Nokton (right)
Thank you for your patience and apologize for my errors.
for lack of use. I hope that red heron is still there in that same area.
