Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >