Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/31

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Subject: [Leica] Img: Black-Capped Chickadee
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Oct 31 05:37:49 2007
References: <20071031043210.D9FF009C@resin16.mta.everyone.net>

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
>
>
>
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