Beautiful Little Bird
Jan 25, 2012 00:10:28 #
Kinda looks like a Cockatiel with the crown. Anybody know what he is?
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400mm G lens
Interesting bokeh... I wish I got a sharper shot of the bird. AF is flakey sometims... I spot aimed right on his eye. Sometimes it's hit or miss with AF.. any tips or tricks to get more hit/hit.. instead of hit/miss?
Thanks!
-Mick
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400mm G lens
Interesting bokeh... I wish I got a sharper shot of the bird. AF is flakey sometims... I spot aimed right on his eye. Sometimes it's hit or miss with AF.. any tips or tricks to get more hit/hit.. instead of hit/miss?
Thanks!
-Mick
Jan 25, 2012 00:21:43 #
Jan 25, 2012 02:51:35 #
adlerburg wrote:
I use a 300mm on my a580 a lot. The AF tends to hunt and is also kind of slow. What I do is get it close and then switch to manual focus. It takes a lot of practice and if you do it too long, your eye gets tired. Be careful.Kinda looks like a Cockatiel with the crown. Anybody know what he is?
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400mm G lens
Interesting bokeh... I wish I got a sharper shot of the bird. AF is flakey sometims... I spot aimed right on his eye. Sometimes it's hit or miss with AF.. any tips or tricks to get more hit/hit.. instead of hit/miss?
Thanks!
-Mick
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400mm G lens
Interesting bokeh... I wish I got a sharper shot of the bird. AF is flakey sometims... I spot aimed right on his eye. Sometimes it's hit or miss with AF.. any tips or tricks to get more hit/hit.. instead of hit/miss?
Thanks!
-Mick
I have seen a lot of you pictures shot with that G lens and I think they should be clearer than they are. I wonder if it needs calibration. The 400mm G is supposed to be one of the best lenses out there. I am saving up for one myself.
Jan 25, 2012 08:17:28 #
tainkc wrote:
quote=adlerburg Kinda looks like a Cockatiel with... (show quote)
It's kinda new... only a few months old. I guess it could've got knocked out in shipping? I agree with you... I should be getting much sharper shots with this. Especially with a shot like this where the bird is clearly the target. My Zeiss 24-70mm zoom is tack sharp most of the time...
Where do I get it calibrated? I've never heard of that... but it would make sense ... have you seen this or heard of a lens needing calibration before?
thanks!
Mick
Jan 25, 2012 09:43:56 #
tainkc wrote:
quote=adlerburg Kinda looks like a Cockatiel with... (show quote)
Hey... before I ship off the G lens for calibration, I'm going to switch bodies and try it on my A900.... Maybe the body is what's out... is that possible?
Thanks
Jan 25, 2012 11:22:24 #
Jan 25, 2012 12:53:24 #
nat wrote:
quote=adlerburg quote=tainkc quote=adlerburg Ki... (show quote)
I don't see your reply Nat.. can you resend?
Thanks.
Jan 25, 2012 13:01:10 #
before you send that lens off...what settings was this shot at?
I thought I had lens/focus problems but basically it came down to me not being able to hold a reasonable shutter speed....I just can't...not like other people do...so the rule 1/over/lens length doesn't work for me.
I thought I had lens/focus problems but basically it came down to me not being able to hold a reasonable shutter speed....I just can't...not like other people do...so the rule 1/over/lens length doesn't work for me.
Jan 25, 2012 13:11:57 #
Jan 25, 2012 13:13:12 #
Adlerburg - my reply was inserted in with other responses above. Hope you find it. I sent it again.
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