Geez Molson don’t make me do it! Great shots and it’s not the S. I am still waiting to hear the verdict on the new firmware for the S. Some flurry at the beginning but radio silent since. I tried to find some YouTube reviews yesterday but not many out yet.
Wildlife is the reason why I bought into Fuji - to replace my heavy Canon system. Bought the 100-400 w/1.4x as soon as it came out and paired it with the XT-1 - as that was the current model. Have not used it as much as I was hoping - but used it enough to appreciate the system. Now going to finally upgrade to the X-H2 so the excitement is returning. Here's some past pics with the XT-1.
The dreaded high ISO ... I love the 150-600 when the sun is shining .. but that's not when I have the most opportunity , at least not in the winter months. Must be patient , must resist 500pf.
X-T5Fujifilm Fujinon XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR lens600mmf/8.01/500s1600 ISO0.0 EV
molson wrote:
The first two images are great, but what's up with that penguin?
That is the rarest penguin in the world! The endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin, which are estimated to be only 3,400 left in the world.
This was taken at the very southern tip of South Island, New Zealand. This beach was known to have one Yellow Eye that would come ashore right at dark. I only had one evening to shoot and it was a very nasty, high wind, high surf, rainy day.
This guy did not pose for pics and I did not see how he made landfall - as I was spellbound shooting pics of the surf. When I saw him he was scrambling across rocks, stopped momentarily to preen a feather and then made a dash into thick vegetation. The low flat light made AF almost impossible to track him. But I did get one more shot in focus when he stopped momentarily to preen.
To give you an idea of the conditions here are two pics of the surf - 2 frames in front of the preen shot and the next shot after he disappeared.
dbehrens wrote:
That is the rarest penguin in the world! The endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin, which are estimated to be only 3,400 left in the world.
This was taken at the very southern tip of South Island, New Zealand. This beach was known to have one Yellow Eye that would come ashore right at dark. I only had one evening to shoot and it was a very nasty, high wind, high surf, rainy day.
This guy did not pose for pics and I did not see how he made landfall - as I was spellbound shooting pics of the surf. When I saw him he was scrambling across rocks, stopped momentarily to preen a feather and then made a dash into thick vegetation. The low flat light made AF almost impossible to track him. But I did get one more shot in focus when he stopped momentarily to preen.
To give you an idea of the conditions here are two pics of the surf - 2 frames in front of the preen shot and the next shot after he disappeared. ...Show more →
Great shots and it’s not the S. I am still waiting to hear the verdict on the new firmware for the S. Some flurry at the beginning but radio silent since. I tried to find some YouTube reviews yesterday but not many out yet. 
