Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug Herr has been known to photograph a bird or two and he uses a Sony A7r4. Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 6:41 PM Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I have friends that had Nikon, then tried the Fuji for flying birds. All > of them have said that the Fuji is far inferior. Nikon is supposed to be > #1. > The Sony A9ii is a camera that might take it on in performance, but I have > not seen comments on it yet. > > Note that the D5 and the D500 have had equally positive results. The other > NIkons are far inferior...... > > Of course, use what works for you.. Best advice out there..... > > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 9:32 AM Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org > > > wrote: > > > Hi Frank, > > > > I am off to the Calgary zoo this sunny afternoon with the Grands and the > > Z6 with adaptor and the 300 f4.0 Pf. Will see how it performs. It is a > warm > > day in Calgary today (just above freezing) so I hope the batteries will > > perform well. The two batteries that come with the loan kit are not > holding > > charge particularly well - or perhaps the Z6 is a power hog. I don?t know > > which - but I have some newish batteries with me for the D500 and I am > > using them instead so will see how they perform. Kudos to Nikon for not > > changing the batteries for the Z series. > > > > About my bird flying photography comment I have cycled through using > Nikon > > D300S, D750, D4, D800E and the best combo for capturing birds on the fly, > > in my experience, is the D500 with whatever zoom (I use the 200 - 500VR) > > or fixed lens (the 300 f4.0 Pf) works best for the conditions. > > > > I have tried to give Fuji a chance to be my birder camera. I have the > Fuji > > XH1 and the 100 - 400 Fuji zoom, and have tried several times to use this > > combo at my usual eagle photo site and the results, compared to the D500, > > are not rewarding. The Fuji?s ability to lock on to a flying bird is not > in > > the same league as the Nikon?s - despite what one may read on the > internet. > > And locked on follow focus is not as good either, if capture focus is > > attained. > > > > Now I have great respect for Fuji?s design and lens quality so perhaps > one > > day they will catch up but I suspect some of the problem is inherent in > the > > way EVF?s work compared to OVF?s. At one time I was also kitted out > with a > > complete Olympus Micro 4/3rds outfit and I used it, quite successfully, > on > > an African safari - but there weren?t many flying bird shots. I gave up > on > > it when, with each software upgrade, the camera settings defaulted to > > factory settings and I had to go through and reset all my preferred > > settings. > > > > I don?t want to start a war over which is better and which is dying and > > what is surging but for me that answer, at the moment, is to keep using > the > > D500 / 300 f4.0 > > combo for my birds and (perhaps) try the Z7 for my panos and landscape > > work - as a replacement for my trusty old D800E. For me I have to use the > > equipment and form my opinion for my own experience. My comment is not > > meant in any way to demean anyone?s opinion - It?s just the way I find > out > > what is true for my shooting style. I am sure that EVF cameras will equal > > and hopefully exceed the D500 standard some time in the future, as you > > suggest, and I look forward to trying them then, if I?m still around > > (approaching 77). > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Howard > > > > > > Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:45:42 -1000 > > From: Frank Filippone <bmwred735i at gmail.com <mailto:bmwred735i at > > gmail.com > >> > > To: LUG <lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> > > Subject: [Leica] Nikon et al vs MIrrorless cameras > > > > Peter and Howard have been having a debate on Nikon ( specifically) Z6 > > camera progress to replacing all DSLR with Mirrorless models. > > > > A different perspective.... > > First the interchange..... > > The loan program shows how desperate Nikon is to convince Nikon users to > > move from DSLRs to the EVF models. The latter are competent, as you can > > see, > > but I am not sure that they will be as versatile as the old mirror prisms > > on the DSLRs - especially for the flying bird photography that I do > > > > . . . > > > > If you want a bird imaging camera, with the Nikon brand on front, it is > > coming. As good as the D5 or D500. Better. Just wait a couple more > > years....... maybe sooner..... > > Because you ain't going to see new, high end DSLR development in the > > future. Brand N or C.. Or other. > > > > Frank Filippone > > BMWRed735i at gmail.com <mailto:BMWRed735i at gmail.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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