Mark, do you get any keepers at 800mm? And what
do you suspect to be the culprit? Tripod/head
combination in use?
Mark Cassino wrote, in part:
- at my present skill level I can
consistently get sharp results with 680mm - at 800mm my results drop off
dramatically. So I figure I should be able
Mark Cassino said:
> It's sheer speculation on my part since I don't have DSLR, but I'd theorize
> that the "cropping effect" in a DSLR that boosts the effective focal length
> of the lens would not similarly boost the effects of vibration on sharpness.
If a point source of light were smeared out
At 10:28 AM 7/11/2003 -0400, Christian wrote:
Written by the man with a 400/2.8 and teleconverters HAR! :-)
(I know, I know, you get really close to your subjects, evidenced by
frame-filling shots of songbirds)
I guess I should of seen that one coming :-0
But seriously - in this day of
> Animals around my parts are exceptionally shy and its extremely rare that
close encounters with wild animals can be experienced.
>
>
> Pål
I almost (not quite) wish that were true here. The deer wander all over this
housing development because they know somehow (through years of experience, I
Christian wrote:
Written by the man with a 400/2.8 and teleconverters HAR! :-)
(I know, I know, you get really close to your subjects, evidenced by
frame-filling shots of songbirds)
REPLY:
It is amazing how close you need to be a small bird to fill the frame even with a
600mm with 1,
At 22:39 10.07.2003 +0100, Bob wrote:
Nice shot! I took this one with a lousy LX+A 400/5.6, beanbag on top
of a car (I wasn't exactly stalking).
www.web-options.com/impala.jpg
Wow. Nice mood, Bob. Lovely shot.
I put stalking in the title of the thread, but using cars isn't exactly
stalking in th
At 18:05 10.07.2003 -0400, you wrote:
Nice shot, Jostein!
Thanks, Mark.
Personally, I think that there is too much emphasis put on longer lenses,
autofocus, etc. The technological solution is only part of the equation -
you'll get better shots by getting close simply because you are not
sho
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Nice shot, Jostein!
>
> Personally, I think that there is too much emphasis put on longer lenses,
> autofocus, etc.
Written by the man with a 400/2.8 and teleconverters HAR! :-)
(I know, I know, you get really close t
Nice shot, Jostein!
Personally, I think that there is too much emphasis put on longer lenses,
autofocus, etc. The technological solution is only part of the equation -
you'll get better shots by getting close simply because you are not
shooting through so much air, with the attendant effects
Hi,
Thursday, July 10, 2003, 9:58:44 PM, you wrote:
> I always thought that one needs the absolute top tech to get those wildlife
> shots. IS, USM, whatever. Then I realised that I hadn't really tried to
> stalk animals. So this spring and summer I have been doing my first attempts
> at real spec
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