Using a 1200mm lens to capture humming bird.
May 26, 2019 06:43:17 #
[quote=Davethehiker]I was using a Sony A99II camera, an old Minolta 600mm f/4 lens, Sony 2X TC. A lot of people think that TCs do not work well and they do not if if the lens is wide open, but if you stop down to f/8 they become more useful. I was using five synchronized Godox flashes at 1/128 power to light the subject up and stop the motion, so it was easy to use f/16.[/quote
Thanks for the info.
Tom
Thanks for the info.
Tom
May 26, 2019 06:43:55 #
May 26, 2019 06:50:03 #
CLF wrote:
Dave, as always I did a DDL and I fine the hummer ... (show quote)
A lot of people do not realize that by using a very long lens, then backing away a long distance from the subject, that you can extend the DOF. I'm thinking about doing an experiment using a wide angle macro and find out what happens. I'll do that tomorrow, when the threat of rain is over.
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May 26, 2019 09:18:08 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Davethehiker wrote:
In this photo I used a 2X TC on my 600mm lens. The camera will not auto-focus with this combination. I had to guess where the bird would be and pre-focus at that distance. I came close in this photo. The advantage of doing it this way is that I moved the camera the width of my house away from the subject, this increases the depth of field, and that's what I was after.
Please take the time to download the image and magnify it.
Please take the time to download the image and magnify it.
May 26, 2019 09:51:23 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Davethehiker wrote:
In this photo I used a 2X TC on my 600mm lens. The camera will not auto-focus with this combination. I had to guess where the bird would be and pre-focus at that distance. I came close in this photo. The advantage of doing it this way is that I moved the camera the width of my house away from the subject, this increases the depth of field, and that's what I was after.
Please take the time to download the image and magnify it.
Please take the time to download the image and magnify it.
May 26, 2019 10:12:14 #
I gave the 15mm macro a try today. Just looking through the viewfinder I could see I would not like the results. I have a lot to learn about flashes. I have a lot of photos were the white is blown out! Maybe a placing flash diffuser on the flashes will help?
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