Butterfly with zoom lens
Aug 26, 2017 18:34:50 #
Aug 26, 2017 18:57:42 #
Aug 26, 2017 19:14:01 #
Aug 26, 2017 19:15:26 #
kocart wrote:
Nikon D500 with Nikkor 80-400 full frame lens.
This is a great photo. I wish I could get my photos that sharp.
Aug 26, 2017 19:17:10 #
smilenangler wrote:
Very Nice!
Beautiful shot. I can never get the little suckers to pose for me. LOL! Very pretty butterfly.
Aug 26, 2017 19:22:53 #
Good job, never thought of using a zoom lens to get a great shot like this
Aug 26, 2017 19:25:40 #
I asked someone else this question. Is such sharpness caused by the sensor on the camera, or and editing program. I have seen such sharp crisp photos. Mine are not like this.
Aug 26, 2017 19:41:51 #
Nice.... Is that the old or the newer 80-400 ?
Aug 26, 2017 19:42:16 #
You certainly can. It doesn't show in this photo but it was the best of about 15 shots of the same subject. Each time the camera auto-focuses it is at a slightly different point and sometimes I miss altogether. Also, depth-of-field can save you from a slightly off focus. Higher f-stops give you that, and higher shutter speeds help you hand-hold. To get the best of both you need a higher iso setting--800 is as high as I go without noticing excessive graininess. This would have been hand-held with at least 1/1600 and at least f6.3. You can go with lower shutter speeds with a lens that isn't so bulky and heavy. For all of those reasons, all of my shots are manual exposure, and this was a jpg image uploaded just as it came off the camera--I cropped it, that's it.
Aug 26, 2017 19:43:45 #
I have this lens, which I am going to send to Nikon for cleaning and adjustment. Strangely, when the shutter is set on the timer and VR is turned on, during the interval between starting the timer and the trip of the shutter, the viewfinder image shifts once slightly then returns to it's original state. I hope this is only an indication that the lens needs to be adjusted; I have another lens (80-200) at Nikon right now that's costing me >$500 to fix (autofocus didn't work). Anyone else with an older 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR have this same strange "shift" in the viewfinder image between timer and shutter trip? Thanks in advance for any light you can shed.
Aug 26, 2017 19:48:54 #
Screamin Scott I have the newer one--I drop checked my old one in Costa Rica and now I insure all of my gear. Since I have been rough on gear in the past, I think a camera should get a regular checkup, especially if you are getting results that disappoint. Gregger I would take my camera to the shop and make sure it's good, and then start shooting your exposures manually until you have all the variables imprinted on your unconscious brain--I'll bet you will discover the culprit in short order.
Aug 26, 2017 19:51:41 #
jdedmonds I think this lens--the newer one--is pretty fragile and finicky. It has to be handled with kid gloves. Now I never transport it without locking the zoom and I absolutely protect it from bumps and scrapes. It doesn't take much to damage it.
Aug 26, 2017 19:53:23 #
Aug 26, 2017 19:59:33 #
Do you observe the "jumpy" behavior of the viewfinder image between timer and shutter activatrion?
Aug 26, 2017 20:12:28 #
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