Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > >