Those little divers are fast across the water. I love seeing the water flipped up behind running feet..... just like loons only much faster.
Did you handhold? As I recall you do not like using a tripod.
Hello Robert,
It was loads of fun to see the birds coming through. As for technique, I was shooting from handheld. I normally do use a tripod, but I just couldn't pan effectively with the lens mounted to the tripod.
OwlsEyes wrote:
Hello Robert,
It was loads of fun to see the birds coming through. As for technique, I was shooting from handheld. I normally do use a tripod, but I just couldn't pan effectively with the lens mounted to the tripod.
A small flock of pelicans drifted by my makeshift blind along the St. Croix River. I am fortunate to live along the central flyway and have a brief opportunity to see and photograph a wide diversity of bird species.
I absolutely love to photograph this species against the dark backwaters of this little bay.
cheers,
bruce
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens800mmf/6.31/2000s2000 ISO-0.7 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens800mmf/8.01/2000s2200 ISO-0.7 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens800mmf/8.01/2000s2500 ISO-0.7 EV
sum1sgrampa wrote:
This body coupled with the MF of the 200 micro is dreamy
how is the Long/Lat CA (bokeh/edge color fringing) with the lens? The Canon 180/3.5L with the Z9 has strong bokeh fringing even at f5.6 (regardless of subject distance...you can see it on the product shots here) and still has some at smaller apertures (and to a point when the fringing is gone, the diffraction already kicked in), which i find disappointing especially when you have the 105Z which has virtually no color fringing wide open!
LR can correct some of the bokeh fringing (with Lens Profile) but not all of them (LoCA is hard to correct in PP)...especially in high contrast areas where fringing is very visible.
There are all praises on the Nikon 200 micro but nobody mentions how it handles CF in high-megapickle cameras...except this site (specializes in silicon chip close-up photography) https://www.closeuphotography.com/sharpness-test-1x very critical on this lens on that particular aspect...it also had something to say about overall sharpness (spoiler alert: not very favorable)
dalegaspi wrote:
how is the Long/Lat CA (bokeh/edge color fringing) with the lens? The Canon 180/3.5L with the Z9 has strong bokeh fringing even at f5.6 (regardless of subject distance...you can see it on the product shots here) and still has some at smaller apertures (and to a point when the fringing is gone, the diffraction already kicked in), which i find disappointing especially when you have the 105Z which has virtually no color fringing wide open!
LR can correct some of the bokeh fringing (with Lens Profile) but not all of them (LoCA is hard to correct in PP)...especially in high contrast areas where fringing is very visible.
There are all praises on the Nikon 200 micro but nobody mentions how it handles CF in high-megapickle cameras...except this site (specializes in silicon chip close-up photography) https://www.closeuphotography.com/sharpness-test-1x very critical on this lens on that particular aspect...it also had something to say about overall sharpness (spoiler alert: not very favorable)
Hmmm. I have no idea. I honestly don't pay attention to any of that stuff. I just got the Z9 so I'm looking forward to seeing how some of this older glass holds up on some real subjects. My guess is that the 200 micro, while being praised at one point in time, is most likely outdated and folks such as yourself, who seem to study these characteristics, would probably find it lacking. To find an article being critical of a 30 year old lens is certainly not surprising and, no offense, doesn't concern me in the least. Please don't take any of this as being glib, you're simply asking the wrong guy
While I know that there is much more to Z Nature photography than birds, birds are what I've got right now.
This loon made a quick stop at this nutrient-rich seep on its way north to some unknown lake.
I am very fortunate to live only 3 miles from this location, as it offers me many opportunities to photograph a diverse group of bird species.
regards,
bruce
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