[Leica] IMG: Tuesday Bird Watching

[Wayne Torry]

If you like the 250 alone, that’s what matters most.

On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 4:10 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Wayne.  I searched the usual sources last week, and there are 2X
> extenders available, but found no 1.4s.
>
> On 5/12/20 3:05 PM, Wayne Torry via LUG wrote:
> > Jim,
> > Just when I thought I was ready to go public with my bird pictures, you
> > RAISE the bar!
> > Excellent as always.
> > I’ve always heard that the 1.4 extenders are the best compromise of reach
> > and image quality. Which explains why they are hard to find. Moving the
> > feeders closer is cheaper and easier.
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 3:56 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My backyard birds are getting more familiar with my addition to the
> >> feeders.  I am experimenting to see if, with distance reduced, I can get
> >> better images without the 2X optical extender.  The first two images
> >> included the extender.
> >>
> >> The Blue Jay has not shown a tendency to scatter seeds, so I have set
> >> the springs to allow him access:
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200512-P5121503.JPG.html
> >>
> >> The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak male in his formal attire:
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200512-P5121512.JPG.html
> >>
> >> These next two images were shot without the optical extender, so
> >> necessitated more enlargement:
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200512-P5121519.JPG.html
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200512-P5121526.JPG.html
> >>
> >> I personally prefer the shots without the extender.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
> >>
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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