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Subject: [Leica] Eagles in flight with the Z7 and the 300 f4.0Pf
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 20:16:08 -0600
References: <mailman.830.1583511037.1938.lug@leica-users.org> <F17AA7D6-9BDE-4B00-8313-67998E4C0045@gmail.com>

Good flight grabs off a reluctant raptor.

On Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 10:55 AM Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> At Otter Bay ferry terminal Wednesday I had the Z7 with the 300 f4.0 Pf. A
> nice light combination.
> The eagle was skittish and flew over the terminal but did not land -
> likely because I was wearing my spring clothes instead of my winter ones.
>
> Focus capture was very good - about the same as with the D500. Locked on
> follow focus was also about the
> same - helped perhaps by the new animal eye focus software that I had just
> downloaded.
>
> Three images for your viewing - all at 1/1000 f9.0 exp comp -0.3 with auto
> ISO. All cropped to about half the frame.
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4721.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4717.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Birds/DSC_4699.jpg.html
>
> May be viewed large if you like. C&C always welcome
>
> Howard
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from hcummer at gmail.com (Howard Cummer) ([Leica] Eagles in flight with the Z7 and the 300 f4.0Pf)