I have given the new Rebel T6s a fairly good shakedown on stationary and slow targets, as well as on relatively easy BIF. As long as ISO is no higher than 1600 , as a general rule of thumb, the little camera very clearly surpasses 1DX in image quality.
That of course assumes that the operator manages to get the camera to focus right.
My remaining objective is to determine the operating envelope for its Servo AF operation, and what better test objects for that than swallows and pijuns in flight.
Today I did a quick feasibility check, and I believe I should be able to make a go of it, or it is worth investing some time into it.
If you follow this thread for another week or so, the truth will eventually come out: can a camera such as this rebel T6s be used profitably for BIF photography, in a reasonably experienced hands.
For now, I just enclose a few feasibility shots which clearly leave much to be desired, but it\'s a start. I will also not take pictures of swallows flapping/hovering at their nest, nor will I do zonal prefocusing and start to fire when the bird enters the focus zone. I will use bona fide Servo AF tracking in flight, not in hover.
For now I will not divulge the lens identity, let us just say it is relatively short and fast.
Depending on how the test progresses, I might switch to another lens later on.
I have given the new Rebel T6s a fairly good shakedown on stationary and slow targets, as well as on relatively easy BIF. As long as ISO is no higher than 1600 , as a general rule of thumb, the little camera very clearly surpasses 1DX in image quality.
That of course assumes that the operator manages to get the camera to focus right.
My remaining objective is to determine the operating envelope for its Servo AF operation, and what better test objects for that than swallows and pijuns in flight.
Today I did a quick feasibility check, and I believe I should be able to make a go of it, or it is worth investing some time into it.
If you follow this thread for another week or so, the truth will eventually come out: can a camera such as this rebel T6s be used profitably for BIF photography, in a reasonably experienced hands.
For now, I just enclose a few feasibility shots which clearly leave much to be desired, but it\'s a start. I will also not take pictures of swallows flapping/hovering at their nest, nor will I do zonal prefocusing and start to fire when the bird enters the focus zone. I will use bona fide Servo AF tracking in flight, not in hover.
For now I will not divulge the lens identity, let us just say it is relatively short and fast.
Depending on how the test progresses, I might switch to another lens later on.
I have given the new Rebel T6s a fairly good shakedown on stationary and slow targets, as well as on relatively easy BIF. As long as ISO is no higher than 1600 , as a general rule of thumb, the little camera very clearly surpasses 1DX in image quality.
That of course assumes that the operator manages to get the camera to focus right.
My remaining objective is to determine the operating envelope for its Servo AF operation, and what better test objects for that than swallows and pijuns in flight.
Today I did a quick feasibility check, and I believe I should be able to make a go of it, or it is worth investing some time into it.
If you follow this thread for another week or so, the truth will eventually come out: can a camera such as this rebel T6s be used profitably for BIF photography, in a reasonably experienced hands.
For now, I just enclose a few feasibility shots which clearly leave much to be desired, but it\'s a start. I will also not take pictures of swallows flapping/hovering at their nest, nor will I do zonal prefocusing and start to fire when the bird enters the focus zone. I will use bona fide Servo AF tracking in flight, not in hover.
For now I will not divulge the lens identity, let us just say it is relatively short and fast.
Depending on how the test progresses, I might switch to another lens later on.
May 09, 2015 at 06:41 PM
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