Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, I use the Nikon 80-400 VR mounted on a D70 quite often on birds and wildlife, and I find it much easier to use than MF, especially when shooting close to wide open, and the VR (or IS) is a godsend. It eliminates, to a large degree, the lack of mobility and speed imposed by a tripod. I have a few bird shots in my Pench gallery ( a tiger reserve), which were all shot with the combination mentioned above, and from a Jeep (we are not allowed to disembark from our vehicle within the sanctuary). See http://gallery.leica-users.org/jayanand Cheers Jayanand Lottermoser George wrote: > Hi Jayanand, thanks for looking and commenting. > If I had a job which required a long lens, I would look at the rental > possibilities, as I often do. > However on a holiday weekend, sitting on the porch, noticing the > nuthatch family, I simply reach for what is available and enjoy the > challenges which Mr. Herr faces on a more regular basis. I enjoy the > discovery of difficulty and requisite need for practice. Manual focus > with the Canon lenses seems near impossible for me. Auto focus on > these flitting little creatures also seems a waist of time. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On May 30, 2006, at 10:05 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> My personal opinion is that you would be much better off with an IS >> lens for your Canon 20D for photos like these. Its all very well to >> extol the Leica long lenses, but Image Stabilisation will improve >> things out of shape - why dont you hire a lens and try it out? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >