robert_in_ca wrote: Lance B wrote:
Here is the 600 PF with the Z1.4x TC. I thought I would try it out on my new little friend, a Scarlet Robin that I used my 800 PF on last week. This little guy, just a bit larger than my thumb, would not let me get closer than about 6.5mts and even at 800mm and now 840mm I had to crop substantially to get these.
I must say that the results are quite amazing considering the use of the TC on a slowish less and larger crops. AF was no issue either.
These are cropped from the full 8255 pixel width to about 4100 pixel width and then resized to 2850 pixels for web view.
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/320s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso320
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/200s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso360
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/320s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso1100
Nicely done Lance... images look fantastic and I can't believe how sharp they are with a 1.4x TC. Question, did you have to do any increased sharping and or denoising in post?
Thank you very much, Robert. Much appreciated!
I put them through Topaz Denoise with a little denoise and a small amount of sharpening, but not much. Even though they were relatively low ISO, I underexposed them by at least a stop due to the white highlight on their head which can blow out a little if you're not careful. Suffice to say that the 600 pf + 1.4x combo is very sharp. However, I would only add the TC when I need the reach *and* crop like I have here. If I didn't need to have reach *and* crop, I would just crop the 600mm bare up to about the 800mm mark. However, I wouldn't remove the TC if the bird came closer as it is more important to get the shot. I just don't think there is enough difference without the TC to remove it. In other words, I am extremely impressed with the 600 pf + TC.
robert_in_ca wrote: Lance B wrote:
Here is the 600 PF with the Z1.4x TC. I thought I would try it out on my new little friend, a Scarlet Robin that I used my 800 PF on last week. This little guy, just a bit larger than my thumb, would not let me get closer than about 6.5mts and even at 800mm and now 840mm I had to crop substantially to get these.
I must say that the results are quite amazing considering the use of the TC on a slowish less and larger crops. AF was no issue either.
These are cropped from the full 8255 pixel width to about 4100 pixel width and then resized to 2850 pixels for web view.
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/320s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso320
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/200s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso360
Z8 + Z 600 pf + Z 1.4x TC, 1/320s f/9.0 at 840.0mm iso1100
Nicely done Lance... images look fantastic and I can't believe how sharp they are with a 1.4x TC. Question, did you have to do any increased sharping and or denoising in post?
Thank you very much, Robert. Much appreciated!
I put them through Topaz Denoise with a little denoise and a small amount of sharpening, but not much. Even though they were relatively low ISO, I underexposed them by at least a stop due to the white highlight on their head which can blow out a little if you're not careful. Suffice to say that the 600 pf + 1.4x combo is very sharp. However, I would only add the TC when I need the reach *and* crop like I have here. If I didn't need to have reach *and* crop, I would just crop up to about the 800mm mark. However, I wouldn't remove the TC if the bird came closer as it is more important to get the shot. I just don't think there is enough difference without the TC to remove it. In other words, I am extremely impressed with the 600 pf + TC.
Jul 25, 2024 at 08:08 PM
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