p.72 #1 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Also trying to get a feel for usability at 840/9, which is an exciting possibility coming from 560/8 being my previous max reach. Overall it feels EXTREMELY usable and actually sharper than the 100-400 with 1.4x on. Very impressed with the 600/840 IQ on this lens. Bokeh is, predictably, a bit less than stellar, but nice to have the reach.
p.72 #2 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
RoamingScott wrote:
Also trying to get a feel for usability at 840/9, which is an exciting possibility coming from 560/8 being my previous max reach. Overall it feels EXTREMELY usable and actually sharper than the 100-400 with 1.4x on.
Damn...now I'll be checking the refurb site every few hours for one of these.
p.72 #4 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Yeah, I'm thinking 860/9 will work just fine for me Finding I need to use about 1/1000th handheld so far, need to hit the gym an extra day a week! This thing likes to be squirrely handheld.
p.72 #5 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
One thing I've not seen discussed all that much before is the lens is damn near parfocal, especially compared to the 100-400. I don't have enough birds in town right now for tough BIF scenarios, but should be interesting to see if it's easier to hold focus in flight due to this while zooming in and out during bursts once the dinguses migrate back this way.
p.72 #6 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
I don't use this lens a lot, but when I do, I find that it does just fine with birds in flight, whales jumping from water, or whatever subjects benefit from a good telephoto lens...
The lens is a super versatile optic capable of producing publishable work.
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p.72 #8 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
More 180-600 pictures...
Again, while kayaking.. this is the best way to see this species in a relaxed and unstressed way. Furthermore, it is one of the best ways to get eye to eye with them.
bruce
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p.72 #9 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
More 180-600 pictures...
Again, while kayaking.. this is the best way to see this species and a relaxed and unstressed way. Furthermore, it is one of the best ways to get eye to eye with them.
bruce
Jealous! Still haven't found these out there......amazing!
p.72 #10 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
A friend had a family of otters at their lakehouse...and the lake management found them to be "invasive", which is one of the oddest things I've heard. They were super cute and seemed to do far less damage that the beavers that keep felling trees into their houses
p.72 #11 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
urbanwild wrote:
Jealous! Still haven't found these out there......amazing!
Thanks... You've got to go really north in BC to find sea otters. I've photographed them in some of the fjords near Johnstone's Straight... those were done from a Zodiac. The central coast of California has the only population of southern sea otter species (or sub-species)... I live 20 minutes from are decent population of them, but they found from about Big Sur to just south of San Francisco. There is an attempt to reintroduce them to the Oregon and Washington Coast, but with the current political environment, I'm not sure there are the funds to continue with this project.
p.72 #12 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
RoamingScott wrote:
A friend had a family of otters at their lakehouse...and the lake management found them to be "invasive", which is one of the oddest things I've heard. They were super cute and seemed to do far less damage that the beavers that keep felling trees into their houses
There is nothing invasive about river otters in a Texas river or lake... if anything is invasive, it's the people who are living there or built a boat house in the otter's lake
p.72 #13 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
Thanks... You've got to go really north in BC to find sea otters. I've photographed them in some of the fjords near Johnstone's Straight... those were done from a Zodiac. The central coast of California has the only population of southern sea otter species (or sub-species)... I live 20 minutes from are decent population of them, but they found from about Big Sur to just south of San Francisco. There is an attempt to reintroduce them to the Oregon and Washington Coast, but with the current political environment, I'm not sure there are the funds to continue with this project.
bruce
Yeah most of our population of them are on the Northwest coast of Vancouver Island I believe. We have a few out on the kelp beds not far from here but the current rips quite a bit and my ocean kayaking skills are close but not quite there yet. One day!
p.72 #16 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Was driving home with no intention of shooting as it was midday and hazy as all get out but I'd never seen a flock of cattle egrets that large. There was a lot going on between the cows and the birds squabbling amongst themselves.
p.72 #19 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
argonphoto wrote:
The humpback breach shot is awesome! Is this cropped at all or all lens?
I just went whale watching with the 24-120 and didn't get any shots I was stoked about and not much room to crop with the 24MP
Hi and thanks...
The image is not cropped for size, just a little off the right to make a better composition. I actually just wrote an article for Nature Photography Magazine about how to photograph whales and marine mammals. After years of doing this, I've found that I need to zoom out and use a high resolution sensor. I can then do small tweaks later to make the image compositionally interesting. It is vey hard to predict when a breach occurs. To be honest, you need a really good captain and naturalist, as they see a lot of breaches and get a sense of where you should be looking. In addition, you need to shoot at your maximum burst rate and just accept that you will be dumping thousands of images to get a keeper.
Where did you go whale watching?
I'm heading out next week, and probably once a week through October. September and October are interesting in my area.
p.72 #20 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Curiosity...
I know this species is not a flashy one, but they have the most soulful eyes. When kayaking, they will often pop up, check you out, and submerge... After over a decade of photography in the Monterey bay, I have too many pictures of harbor seals, yet I still love to make images of them.
bruce
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