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More Practice with the Nikon AF-S 200-500mm, f/5.6 lens
Apr 8, 2018 20:05:34 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
These were taken from the beach at varying distances, but in all of them the zoom was at 500mm and the camera was handheld. I'm getting better, but man it's hard to get a crisp focus hand-holding this lens. Comments?
Apr 8, 2018 21:07:51 #
Apr 8, 2018 21:27:05 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
LWW wrote:
I haven’t used this lens, but are you using continuous AF?
Damn, I just looked at the camera and, no, I forgot to change it to continuous. I try really hard not to make the same mistake twice. The only problem is that there are so many mistakes to make with the D850...LOL. Thanks for pointing that out!
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Apr 8, 2018 23:22:31 #
rdrechsler wrote:
These were taken from the beach at varying distances, but in all of them the zoom was at 500mm and the camera was handheld. I'm getting better, but man it's hard to get a crisp focus hand-holding this lens. Comments?
Dick, I have that lens and have resorted to using it with a Monopod. That solved my lack of crisp images.
Apr 8, 2018 23:36:46 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
PixelStan77 wrote:
Dick, I have that lens and have resorted to using it with a Monopod. That solved my lack of crisp images.
That's good to know. I have a monopod, but I haven't tried it. I'm going back to the beach to reshoot the surfers tomorrow morning, so I'll try that. Thanks for the tip Stan.
Apr 9, 2018 00:46:30 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
PixelStan77 wrote:
Dick, I have that lens and have resorted to using it with a Monopod. That solved my lack of crisp images.
A question, do you have the VR on or off when you use the monopod?
Apr 9, 2018 05:58:35 #
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Apr 9, 2018 06:59:25 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Dick, I have that lens and have resorted to using it with a Monopod. That solved my lack of crisp images.
I resorted to a monopod as well; 7.5 pounds gets a bit heavy after a while (for a 69 yo)
Apr 9, 2018 09:05:28 #
I don't have your lens, I use a Tamron 150-600, had the same problem, using BBF, APC, VR on a mono really helped.
Apr 9, 2018 10:10:33 #
Apr 9, 2018 13:07:26 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Rab-Eye wrote:
What’s your shutter speed?
1/640th, f/7.1, ISO 64
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Apr 9, 2018 18:25:46 #
rdrechsler wrote:
1/640th, f/7.1, ISO 64
I would go with at least an ISO of 200, maybe more depending on your camera's performance. That will give you a shutter speed of over 1/1000, which I'm sure will help. 1/2000 even better!
Apr 9, 2018 18:43:57 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Rab-Eye wrote:
I would go with at least an ISO of 200, maybe more depending on your camera's performance. That will give you a shutter speed of over 1/1000, which I'm sure will help. 1/2000 even better!
It’s a serious trade off between noise and camera shake. I’m still looking for the perfect settings given my own limitations. Thanks for the advice. At 1/2000th wouldn’t I be trading clarity for depth of field?
Apr 10, 2018 22:30:28 #
exactly why i opted for the sigma 150-600 C- hand held is easier.
Apr 11, 2018 03:02:01 #
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