Irritatingly Careless!
Jan 9, 2021 17:25:24 #
After a thread the other day, I dug out the old Nikkor ED 600 5.6, put it on the D 7200, and took off to find some wildlife. Managed to find a hawk with the light behind me and took several shots hand held. That lens is a load, I'm going to have to work the weights if it is going to get much use. I don't normally chimp, so I just took a series Well, good news/ bad news. I checked everything but the White Balance and I had been working with incandescent, so everything was in shades of blue, which is why these are in Monochrome! 
Jan 9, 2021 17:44:10 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
If you shoot in raw, the issue of white balance is easily corrected.
Jan 9, 2021 17:48:59 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
Brian in Whitby wrote:
If you shoot in raw, the issue of white balance is easily corrected.
Bingo!
Jan 9, 2021 17:58:34 #
I like the off-center composition. Maybe work it out in post? No harm in using a basic monopod, even one where you just rest the lens on the monopod without attaching it.
Jan 9, 2021 18:05:09 #
Brian in Whitby wrote:
If you shoot in raw, the issue of white balance is easily corrected.
Did that, disliked it, found it to be boring. I rarely make errors of this magnitude.
Jan 9, 2021 18:06:04 #
Jan 9, 2021 18:09:28 #
quixdraw wrote:
After a thread the other day, I dug out the old Ni... (show quote)
This is a great series. Thank you for sharing. For a heavy piece of glass you might wish to use a long lens bracket called the FOTGA L200.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DDFY3DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_mBJ-Fb70PGNP5
One other thing: please don’t leave your camera attached to your tripod. Don’t sling it over your shoulder. The worst thing is to have your camera snap off the bottom plate. If it happened to me, I would cry like a newborn baby.
Jan 9, 2021 18:11:49 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I like the off-center composition. Maybe work it out in post? No harm in using a basic monopod, even one where you just rest the lens on the monopod without attaching it.
Thanks, I most often used the big lens on either tripod or monopod. Not fond of either because the wildlife is normally encountered by chance and requires speed out of car or truck with camera. Haven't found a way to make a quick exit except with camera & lens. Might fool with it a bit more to see if I can bring the color back - if nothing else a reminder to fully check my settings!
Jan 9, 2021 18:11:52 #
Jan 9, 2021 18:14:46 #
Scruples wrote:
This is a great series. Thank you for sharing. For a heavy piece of glass you might wish to use a long lens bracket called the FOTGA L200.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DDFY3DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_mBJ-Fb70PGNP5
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DDFY3DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_mBJ-Fb70PGNP5
Thanks, interesting - the lens has a foot and is mounted on a large plate that fits both tripod and monopod heads.
Jan 9, 2021 18:15:04 #
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Jan 9, 2021 18:40:37 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Sorry about the WB quixdraw nothing wrong with the lens though
Probably a good reminder to take care. It is a great old lens, just very heavy. A couple of years ago, it was lighter!
Jan 9, 2021 18:56:28 #
Yes, I understand the tripod problem. I usually us a monopod with my 200-600 Sony but still, it's a pain with moving targets of mother nature.
Jan 9, 2021 19:02:39 #
ORpilot wrote:
Yes, I understand the tripod problem. I usually us a monopod with my 200-600 Sony but still, it's a pain with moving targets of mother nature.
At one point there was a tree near me that had eagles, singles and groups, so often that cars full of photographers came from out of the area on the off chance they were there. That was the main place I used the tripod & monopod. Since the tree blew down, about the only thing I've used the tripod for is the odd moon shot with the big lens and extender.
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