Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: White-faced Ibis
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 19:46:01 -0600
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Your focus looks very good at my screen size.  For me, if you can skip 
the magnification and still nail it, that's a big plus.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/6/2016 5:26 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
> Today I found a very cooperative White-faced Ibis (in winter plumage) at 
> the Yolo Bypass wildlife area:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/SL/L1060111.jpg
>
> SL/280/tripod.  I'm not sure I've got the colors nailed down yet but so 
> far so good.  Focussing the SL is a little different than the a7II.  With 
> the a7II when the bird is close enough there's a shimmering effect that 
> tells me it's in focus.  Beyond that distance focussing the a7II is more 
> difficult and I often rely on magnification.  I have yet to see the 
> shimmering effect with the SL but focussing without magnification seems to 
> be more precise with the SL compared with the a7II.  I've tried focussing 
> as well as I could without magnification and when I double-check magnified 
> focus it's often as good as it will get.  I'll practice more with it.
>
> With the FD 500 L the SL will need more support than the a7II because the 
> Leica doesn't have sensor stabilization.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>
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