[Leica] Eagle Pictures with the Nikon 200 - 500 VR Zoom

[Gene Duprey]

Forgot to mention this, I really like the second one where the Eagle is
taking a bit of the fish.  Great catch.

Gene


On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Howard,
>
> Some really nice photos there, all quite sharp and nicely exposed.  The
> Nikon 200-500/5.6 is a really nice lens.  I really like mine.  The VR also
> works really well, I use Sport Mode when I have it turned on.  I just
> attended a Nikon Preview of the D5 and D500.  You will really love the
> D500, they have really done it right, as it has the same focussing module
> as the D5, which is super fast on focussing and lock on.  The body feels
> really nice in the hand and the weight is just right with the 200-500, very
> nicely balanced.
>
> Gene
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Beautiful images, Howard.  You really nailed the focus on these. The high
>> shutter speed really brings out the details.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
>> On 2/21/2016 11:22 AM, H&ECummer wrote:
>>
>>> Morning Luggers,
>>> We took the ferry yesterday morning, early, from Otter Bay Pender
>>> Island, over to the Mainland to Vancouver.
>>>
>>> While in Calgary I purchased the newish Nikon 200 - 500 f5.6 Vr zoom and
>>> I took the lens on a Nikon D750
>>> body along to the ferry terminal to photograph the eagle family if they
>>> showed up. They did fly in - in the early morning
>>> sun - and I shot 380 shots in about 40 minutes. The shots were hand held
>>> - VR off - manual shutter at 1/2000,
>>> lens at f11 or f8.0 and auto ISO up to 6400. The details for each photo
>>> are given on the folder page.
>>> Here is the first picture:
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BirdsCanada2016/DSC_3294C.jpg.html
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BirdsCanada2016/DSC_3294C.jpg.html
>>> >>
>>>
>>> Please view large and then shift right for four more images.
>>>
>>> I am hoping to pair the 200 - 500 VR with the new Nikon D500 (when it is
>>> available) for a trip to Brazil that Jayanand and
>>> Alastair plus significant others are going to make in August to shoot
>>> Jaguars in the Pantanal.
>>>
>>> The problem with the D750 is insufficient buffer memory for the number
>>> of shots that I take at one time. Hopefully the D500
>>> will be better - since its operating system is really based on the
>>> professional D5 system.
>>>
>>> C&C always welcome.
>>>
>>> Howard.
>>>
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