Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have always had good luck with this lens at the lower speeds because of the newer VR systems from Nikon, but never this good. I still think it's luck. This photo is a little different. I'm glad I got it. Good to have you back. Cheers, Len On Oct 31, 2007, at 7:32 AM, <afirkin@afirkin.com> <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: > > wow, 900mm handheld: you must have no heartbeat!!!!. Nice capture > > CDheers > --- len-1@comcast.net wrote: > > From: Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Img: Black-Capped Chickadee > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:38:41 -0400 > > This little bird is very common in the East. But I have a really hard > time getting a photo of one. They just flick around from branch to > branch and won't stay still for more than a couple of seconds. Of the > ten shots I took of him this is the only one that isn't totally > blurry. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/DSC_4632.jpg.html> > or > http://tinyurl.com/2a3ae2 > > For those of you that like the camera technical details. > > Taken with: > > Nikon D2X > Nikon AFS 300mm f2.8 VR > Nikon 2X AFS Extender > Effective focal length 900mm on 1.5X body. > > 1/60 sec @ f2.8 (effective f5.6) > Handheld > ISO 500 > > Thanks for looking. > Len > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information