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Jan 25, 2012 12:53:24   #
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Beautiful Little Bird
nat wrote:
adlerburg wrote:
tainkc wrote:
adlerburg wrote:
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
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.

Call Sony and they will advise you. If you have a warranty, you will be able to get it fixed free. I had that experience with one of my canon lenses.

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.
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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
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I don't see your reply Nat.. can you resend?
Thanks.
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Jan 25, 2012 09:43:56   #
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Beautiful Little Bird
tainkc wrote:
adlerburg wrote:
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
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.

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.
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
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Jan 25, 2012 08:17:28   #
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Beautiful Little Bird
tainkc wrote:
adlerburg wrote:
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
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.

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.
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
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Jan 25, 2012 00:32:15   #
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Little Bird... Grey, Black, and White What?? (Woodpecker??)
lacsar wrote:
White Breasted Nuthatch. Not a woodpecker


Thanks... you nailed both of them!
I get so much joy in watching and shooting these little guys... and every once in a while, I'm visited by a magestic female Red Tailed hawk that has at least a 5' wing span. If only she'd stay still and pose!
Thanks!
-Mick
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Jan 25, 2012 00:23:14   #
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Must Love Dogs.....PHOTO CHALLENGE
SunDobe... Morning is his favourite time.. on the bed with the sun streaming in the window.
Shot with Sony A900 and Zeiss 135mm Prime with no flash




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Jan 25, 2012 00:10:28   #
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Beautiful Little Bird
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


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Jan 24, 2012 23:55:10   #
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Little Bird... Grey, Black, and White What?? (Woodpecker??)
Could someone ID this cute little feller? He came around for about an hour posing for the camera. The only reason I thought woodpecker was his crazy pointy beak.
He was shot with a Sony A700 w/ Sony 70-400mm G Lens
Thanks!
Mick









in flight and sun painting some light



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Jan 23, 2012 01:07:34   #
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Sweeties! Braunies und Pops Vom Deutschland!
Along with rich black coffee... trilogy of sugar und caffeine!


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Jan 23, 2012 00:34:11   #
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Dark-Eyed Junco???? Or ???
naturepics43 wrote:
Nice depth of field. What camera, settings, etc?


Sorry, I always put that info in... I don't know what happened here... brain cramp perhaps!
Sony A700 with Sony 70-400mm G lens at almost full reach, using S mode at 1/1000 and ISO pretty high...like 1600 as lower ISO was giving me underexposure... Still not too bad noise.
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Jan 21, 2012 19:24:41   #
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Dark-Eyed Junco???? Or ???
Not caring about the frigid Winter or snow one bit! Fluffed out and enjoying the sun!


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Jan 21, 2012 09:51:31   #
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Winter Hen
redfordl wrote:
Nice picture of a female fox sparrow.Anyway it looks closest to a picture of a fox sparrow item #543 of my Audubon society field guide to north american birds(under perching birds) by ball &ferrand jr.Has nice pictures in it for bird identification.


Thanks! and after reading about the Fox Sparrow... Unlike other birds where the male is clearly more colorful and beautiful, the Fox Sparrow both male and female look very similar.. so my title may off by one gender!
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Jan 20, 2012 23:52:57   #
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RedHeaded Snow Pecker!
Shot in the morning sun... early bird gets the worm? Gorgeous Red Bellied Woodpecker!
Shot with a Sony A700 body and Sony 70-400mm G Lens from about 35 yards away.






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Jan 20, 2012 22:10:18   #
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Winter Hen
First snow of the winter.. and very late. Can anyone identify this little hen? Kind of looks like a Chickadee or Sparrow. Anyone?
Luckily, I got some nice bokeh too!
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400mm at just about full reach..but back a little.. at about 30 yards away.
Thanks!
Mick

Winter Hen

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Jan 20, 2012 16:11:50   #
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Black Capped Chickadee
I love these little Chickadees... aren't they just darling?
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Jan 18, 2012 19:12:11   #
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Black Capped Chickadee
Lovely little Chickadee struck the motherlode when he found the suet in the middle of winter. Beautiful little bird.
Shot with Sony A700 and Sony 70-400 G zoomed almost all the way.
Showing some really smooth bokeh as well!

Black Capped Chickadee

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