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Jack Douglas said:My friends are back . This young lady was the first. ISO 8000 though, 400 DO II X 2 III Please, some sunshine soon.
Jack
How much have you cropped that, Jack? ISO 8000 and still able to see the feather detail on the flank is quite something
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Hi Jack.
An excellent shot, I hope this helps you feel happier about the function of your camera, it looks OK to me. Have you done some AFMA?
Cheers, Graham.
An excellent shot, I hope this helps you feel happier about the function of your camera, it looks OK to me. Have you done some AFMA?
Cheers, Graham.
Jack Douglas said:My friends are back . This young lady was the first. ISO 8000 though, 400 DO II X 2 III Please, some sunshine soon.
Jack
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Thanks guys.
I did some AFMA in the most undesirable conditions but probably am close at -8, so that has helped. My observation is that front focus is more easily detected, at least in bird shots.
It's about 3/4 of the frame, but I boosted sharpness to 4 where I have always used 3 in the past.
It's only been recently that I've fully realized how good the IQ of the 6D has been and how much latitude it gives for exposure adjustment. I always cropped a lot, seldom filling the frame and thus never went higher than ISO 1250. It seems to me that most cameras give very good results if not cropping and now with the 1DX II I'll go higher but my hopes are pinned on 800mm reducing my need for cropping.
Jack
I did some AFMA in the most undesirable conditions but probably am close at -8, so that has helped. My observation is that front focus is more easily detected, at least in bird shots.
It's about 3/4 of the frame, but I boosted sharpness to 4 where I have always used 3 in the past.
It's only been recently that I've fully realized how good the IQ of the 6D has been and how much latitude it gives for exposure adjustment. I always cropped a lot, seldom filling the frame and thus never went higher than ISO 1250. It seems to me that most cameras give very good results if not cropping and now with the 1DX II I'll go higher but my hopes are pinned on 800mm reducing my need for cropping.
Jack
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Click said:Nice one, Jack.
Hey Click, thanks. 6" of snow pretty well gone today as you can see by the smile on his face!
You may even have noticed ....... blue sky.Jack
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Jack Douglas said:
Jack
Congrats on your first shots "in anger"! How did you process the image? I am using RAW in DPP with generally fine picture settings for sharpening of 4,1,1 and for noise reduction 4,4. I'll go back to DxO probably when they upgrade it to take the 5DIV. I find DPP sharper but noisier. It doesn't look any noisier than your image though. How fast did the 800m focus when switching from close up to far distance?
Alan
ps, what's the noise like compared with your 6D?
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ISO1600 Phh.. lol
Here is a quick mess about in the garden, ISO5000, 1/1600, f/5.6, 700mm (500/4 1.4x) very quick LR edit.
Near 1:1 crop!
Love these little Nuthatch, aggressive little fellows!
Here is a quick mess about in the garden, ISO5000, 1/1600, f/5.6, 700mm (500/4 1.4x) very quick LR edit.
Near 1:1 crop!
Love these little Nuthatch, aggressive little fellows!
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Alan and others that are interested, I'm playing around in DPP trying to see what gives the best results, so here is a shot from an hour ago with the details. It is almost uncropped with 1DX II 400 DO II X2 III. AF servo, spot focus (exposure linked) with 8 pt expansion was on his head, ISO 3200 F8 1/1000 Standard style, hand held
DPP - Exp + 1/3, pulled back 1/3, Lighting opt std., shadow +1, Unsharp mask str. 3, F 8, Thr 3 (lower and noise rises). No noise reduction, Lens optimizer - 65. That's about it.
I'm surprised at how good my 6D has been for IQ with 300 X2 and presently don't know if I'm at that level with 400 X2 but it's pretty close. AF is really fast and I love the illuminated focus points.
Jack
DPP - Exp + 1/3, pulled back 1/3, Lighting opt std., shadow +1, Unsharp mask str. 3, F 8, Thr 3 (lower and noise rises). No noise reduction, Lens optimizer - 65. That's about it.
I'm surprised at how good my 6D has been for IQ with 300 X2 and presently don't know if I'm at that level with 400 X2 but it's pretty close. AF is really fast and I love the illuminated focus points.
Jack
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lion rock said:
Riley, I was hoping by now you'd be posting some of these guys! Strangely, this summer they disappeared. The weather has warmed and once again the planter is interfering with my shooting. If it stays warm maybe this week I'll finish it. Then I plan to post a photo in landscapes.
Jack
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