Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, In the Mara you do not go anywhere, the big cats come right up to you. I would say 400mm is enough for most mammal shots. For birds, of course, I have found out the hard way that no lens is long enough..(-: Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:29 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > yes, I keep thinking "I would love 800mm, but the 400mm lens is > 4.6kg!!!!!, Looks like I'll have to go with 600mm and stalk in closer ;-) > > Alastair > > > I suppose Helen would be using bean bags to stabilize, so these > > disadvantages can be mitigated. I am play close attention to her system > in > > Kenya, the weight of my equipment has started weighing me down - as it > > should (-:)! It is the only factor that is stopping me from buying a > Nikon > > D3s right now. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:23 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > > > >> Actually, its a bit slow if the light fades, and has trouble at f8 > >> snapping into focus. Having said that, it will take Helen to 800mm > >> equivalent with only small lenes/body outfit, so she may well "whip my > >> ass" again when we go to Kenya with you. > >> > >> My Nikon is only 24 hours from Ballarat, one day away from my arms. Of > >> course I don't have a lens to fit it yet ;-) > >> > >> > Works very well, whether indoors or outdoors! > >> > Cheers > >> > Jayanand > >> > > >> > On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 3:47 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Inside and outdoor birds: > >> >> > >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3m9qxpt > >> >> > >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3o7m4rr > >> >> > >> >> At 800mm the image stabilization really helps: all hand held > >> >> > >> >> Alastair > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Leica Users Group. > >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >