My new R5 came this week! Having shot Fuji for the last year, it took me a little while to figure out some of the menus, but it was pretty easy to setup. This is the best camera I have ever used! It is an amazing piece of kit (and should be for the price). A storm came through the Phoenix area, bringing badly needed rain. I went out over three days trying to test out the camera. These two images are panoramas edit in Lightroom, captured with the original version of the 100-400mm lens. Having the extra resolution opens up new possibilities as I can shoot a bit wider, but crop where needed.
Ubuhle wrote:
My new R5 came this week! Having shot Fuji for the last year, it took me a little while to figure out some of the menus, but it was pretty easy to setup. This is the best camera I have ever used! It is an amazing piece of kit (and should be for the price). A storm came through the Phoenix area, bringing badly needed rain. I went out over three days trying to test out the camera. These two images are panoramas edit in Lightroom, captured with the original version of the 100-400mm lens. Having the extra resolution opens up new possibilities as I can shoot a bit wider, but crop where needed. ...Show more →
bobbytan wrote:
Really nice, Stan! I will probably get this lens.
Which one - the 85 or the 180? Took me a while to find a 180 that's nice and not a fraud. They pop up and then there's a long drought again... but yes very nice for mushrooms or dragonflies.
stanj wrote:
Which one - the 85 or the 180? Took me a while to find a 180 that's nice and not a fraud. They pop up and then there's a long drought again... but yes very nice for mushrooms or dragonflies.
bcguy wrote:
I don't understand. There are no critters in these photos!
I know right! I'm slipping in my old age.
A funny side note relating to that very thought.
I was out shooting some landscapes the following day with my 24-70 f/4. As I was composing a shot looking through the VF, I noticed two guys on the other side of this pond I was shooting off to the far edge of my frame. I thought damn it, I'll have to clone them out, as they weren't leaving and the light was getting worse by the moment.
So I finish taking my shots and grabbed my tripod and camera and started walking. When I looked over to those guys again, I noticed they both had large Tele lenses. I looked up in the damn tree right in front of them and there was a nice Barred owl just setting there in plain sight right in front of them. I start scrambling like hell to get my 100-400II + 1.4X out of the bag and mounted. Just as I yanked it off the tripod to start walking over there the Owl just flew off.
My consolation prize is a couple of landscape shots with a clearly visible tiny owl in them across the pond.
Will post one up soon for the humor factor.
Moral of the story....
If you're going to try to shoot landscape and wildlife at the same time, ALWAYS have a second body/lens rigged up and ready to go.
