Beanbag. I already had a bunch of really quality shots at 840mm so I figure I would see how far I could push the A1 + 600GM + 2xTC. The first dozen with that combo were shot at ISO 1600 and I didn't like all the noise I saw. So I kept dropping SS and ISO to see just how far I could take it. A lot of things have to go right... no movement from me or the owl... low wind.
I've taken a position here on the forum that 2xTC is something that I only break out when I have optimal conditions. Not sure this changes that but these were not optimal conditions at all and to be fair there were some soft images in between the sharp ones but being at ISO 125 gave me a ton of quality options in post and the end result is solid, IMO
149113 wrote:
Beanbag. I already had a bunch of really quality shots at 840mm so I figure I would see how far I could push the A1 + 600GM + 2xTC. The first dozen with that combo were shot at ISO 1600 and I didn't like all the noise I saw. So I kept dropping SS and ISO to see just how far I could take it. A lot of things have to go right... no movement from me or the owl... low wind.
I've taken a position here on the forum that 2xTC is something that I only break out when I have optimal conditions. Not sure this changes that but these were not optimal conditions at all and to be fair there were some soft images in between the sharp ones but being at ISO 125 gave me a ton of quality options in post and the end result is solid, IMO...Show more →
I did a similar mode shooting the smallest monkey, a pygmy marmoset, in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. An adult marmoset weighs less than 4 oz and it is 2-3-inch tall without tail. If you look up online you will see images of them barely big enough to hug human fingers. Those images look unreal!
It was pretty high up in the tree. I started out with the 1.4X and then ended up using the 2X. I used the lowest setting of my programmed Recall Memory Hold that gave me ISO 320 at 1/50sec. Yes, I used a tripod with a gimbal head for the shot though. And luckily this guy didn't move much. Although the position of the marmoset was high in the tree but the 1200mm effective focal length renders the image at almost eye level.
AGeoJO wrote:
I did a similar mode shooting the smallest monkey, a pygmy marmoset, in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. An adult marmoset weighs less than 4 oz and it is 2-3-inch tall without tail. If you look up online you will see images of them barely big enough to hug human fingers. Those images look unreal!
It was pretty high up in the tree. I started out with the 1.4X and then ended up using the 2X. I used the lowest setting of my programmed Recall Memory Hold that gave me ISO 320 at 1/50sec. Yes, I used a tripod with a gimbal head for the shot though. And luckily this guy didn't move much. Although the position of the marmoset was high in the tree but the 1200mm effective focal length renders the image at almost eye level....Show more →
Great image. Looks like we followed the same path. This snowy was about 45 feet up and I was blocked from the lower part of it from the ground. But like you said the 1200mm renders it like a eye level shot...
Looking at the count of low shutter images I got about 70 that are tack sharp and about 300 that aren't worth processing. I might break out that 2x a little more... maybe
AGeoJO wrote:
I did a similar mode shooting the smallest monkey, a pygmy marmoset, in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. An adult marmoset weighs less than 4 oz and it is 2-3-inch tall without tail. If you look up online you will see images of them barely big enough to hug human fingers. Those images look unreal!
It was pretty high up in the tree. I started out with the 1.4X and then ended up using the 2X. I used the lowest setting of my programmed Recall Memory Hold that gave me ISO 320 at 1/50sec. Yes, I used a tripod with a gimbal head for the shot though. And luckily this guy didn't move much. Although the position of the marmoset was high in the tree but the 1200mm effective focal length renders the image at almost eye level....Show more →
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simingx wrote:
Some shots from a recent airshow... absolutely love the colours and contrast from this lens!
Brown violet-eared hummingbird while resting and in-flight. This hummingbird is a fierce and very territorial bird. When provoked, it spreads the violet feathers AKA ears in a similar way Dilophosaurus did, at least in the movie, Jurassic Park.
Ended up working the 600GM+2xTC all morning, to get the reach I needed on the harlequins in prime action. 1200mm F8 is acceptable when the action is happening...I'm thinking mating season isn't far off ...none of which rubbed off on the seals on or off shore.
