ruhikant wrote:
To the OP:
I am not sure how long you have been into bird photography. Take a look at our own Nature &WL forum and see how many breathtaking images have been made by 7D and 500L combo(that you have right now) also one of the BIF super-stars Jody uses only 1D2N and EF400/5.6L to generate those fantastic images. Some of the best avian photographers of our time post their images at birdphotographers.net and naturescapes.net and you will realize, reach is not everything. I also know many pro photographers who had led many bird photography related workshops all over the world shoot 7Ds. Nikon shooters are making beautiful bird images by 12MP FF camera paired with 500/4+1.4TC. You have to understand your subject, habitat and ready to travel long distance. Yes, 1D4 will help you to get a few more keepers at the peak of action situation but that 1D4 alone can\'t overcome/compensate your weakness. BTW you do not have to shoot all the time for the sake of shooting...when light is low...bird is too far away..just go home..and come back next time when conditions are better.
Ruhikant
This statement and especially the bolded part is the full truth of the matter. I drool over the shots at birdphotographers.net and lots are taken with gear that I own (7D and 100-400L) but the majority of my shots don\'t even compare. Why?.... well its because I don\'t have the same access and opportunities like a lot of these guys do by say living in Florida (just one example). However, my shots from the Galapagos islands and locally with Bald Eagles can rival the type of work seen on BP.net. And its because I did have amazing access and could shoot at 400mm at or close to MFD with the birds not caring what I was doing (especially in the Galapagos, heck anyone with any type of SLR was getting stunning shots, one guy just bought a Nikon 3100 and 50-200 before he came, kept it in auto and his shots were great!). If you can\'t get close and you don\'t have good light then pack it up and try again tomorrow. If you have good light and access then the difference in gear starts to become less meaningful.
Jan 21, 2012 at 08:50 PM
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