Birds with an oldie but a goodie

[Glen]

Just bought an AFS300 f4 from Birddy to use with my 1.7TC as my longer lens, so thought I should move on my Nikkor 400 5.6. Thought I better take a few shots so that when I put it on Ebay people can see what it is like. Heard some birds out the front yesterday so went out to take a shot or two, unfortunately they were only pigeons, but when I looked at the shots I checked my camera settings! These shots are not sharpened, only had auto contrast in Nikon editor applied then resized as jpgs. I thought my camera settings were no sharpening, turns out it was -2 (the next step up), but look at the detail, and boke, in these shots. more detail is available when I sharpen. Just proves that an old Nikkor can still be a goodie, and match it with the newer lenses.

[yeocsa]

Welcome to the AFS 300F4 Club. You won't be disappointed. The 400 f5.6 is a very good performer. How much as you selling it for? You should keep it if you don't need the money yet. It will give you more reach the the 300F4. It can make a big difference in bird photo.

regards,

Arthur

[kipper]

Shush Arthur.....don't convince him not to part with it

[fozzie]

Glen,

Do you have any 'BIRD LIFE' shots with the AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED, and even with the TC-17EII on


Cheers,

[Glen]

Fozzie, will grab a few and stick them here.

[Glen]

Fozzie, just wanted to say I hadn't forgotten to take those shots for you, have had the flu over the last week so have been getting up late and missing the birds. Haven't really left home much or even stepped much out the front door, but feeling better now so hopefully get some shots for you in the next few days

[fozzie]

Glen,

Fozzie, just wanted to say I hadn't forgotten to take those shots for you, have had the flu over the last week so have been getting up late and missing the birds. Haven't really left home much or even stepped much out the front door, but feeling better now so hopefully get some shots for you in the next few days

Sorry to hear about the flu, get well soon .

Managed to get my own shot of a birdie, blast it wrong type:



Nikon 300mm f/4
1/640sec f/8 ISO200

Cheers,

[Glen]

Fozzie, looks like that lens works well for you

[kipper]

Lot of the guys on another forum I'm on are getting good results with Canon 300MM F/2.8 IS USM plus 2x TC. Not sure how a Nikon 300MM F/2.8 IF-ED (with and without VR) would fair up, be interesting to see if anybody has one.

[yeocsa]

For birding, Canon has better offerings than Nikon. Not only the Canon bodies e.g. 1DS, 1D Mark II has as many as 45 AF sensors! Canon also has many long primes with IS. The 400 f5.6 is a hot favourite of flight shots. They have 500, 600 and 1200mm primes. The downside is that they are super expensive.

if you get 300 f2.8 + TC 2X, you are going to be satisfied for a while. After sometime, you will find that TC actually slows not only AF, lens speed is also slower, image quality degrades and you get camera shake due to TC being in the middle. 1 stop advantage can make a world of difference!

regards,

Arthur

[kipper]

Yeah but with a TC at 2.8 that takes it to a 600MM F/5.6, which ain't too sloppy.

[yeocsa]

Fozzie, looks like that lens works well for you

No doubt. It is a very well balanced lens. Try it on tripod, you will be even more impressed by it.

regards,

Arthur

[fozzie]

Arthur,

Fozzie, looks like that lens works well for you

No doubt. It is a very well balanced lens. Try it on tripod, you will be even more impressed by it.

regards,

Arthur

Yesterday I had it off and on the tripod, and it worked a treat either way

This coming weekend I will slip on the TC-17EII, and give it a thorough workout.


Cheers,