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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Birds
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Mar 14 14:00:41 2007
References: <380-2200733142138424@M2W033.mail2web.com>

Doug,

The Belted Kingfisher is a pretty healthy crop. I guess I was about  
40 feet away for these shots. She stayed awhile for me though. I was  
able to move twice for a better angle. I don't have anything special  
on my 20D. I don't know what happened with the Nikon. I put a fresh  
battery in my D2X and it died after 10 shots. I was using a VR lens  
and I think it got stuck. I let it sit for a few minutes and it came  
back a little but even with manual focus I couldn't get it to snap in.

I do love the 560 Telyt. It's easy to see when you're in focus and I  
don't get too much camera shake. I only use the metal gun stock as  
support. I tried using the monopod but it just got in the way. I  
think a lot of shooting and disappointments are helping me.


Thanks for your very kind comments.
Best Regards,
Len




On Mar 14, 2007, at 5:38 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote:

> Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Belted Kingfisher.
>> http://tinyurl.com/352ouo
>>
>> Red Tail Hawk.
>> http://tinyurl.com/2twjzk
>>
>> White Throated Sparrow.
>> http://tinyurl.com/2uydoz
>
> Len, I hope you appreciate how difficult it is to get within camera  
> range
> of a Belted Kingfisher.  Looks like there was some cropping  
> involved, but
> well done!
>
> Do you have an aftermarket viewscreen in the 20D?  These all seem  
> to be
> better focussed than the photos from your Nikon.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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