Nice shot. At 12m, I would have used the bare 100-400mm II and f.5.6 at a higher shutter speed. It’s not generally appreciated that there is variation between TCs and how they pair with different lenses. Over the years I have 3 1.4xTC IIIs and 3 100-400mm IIs. My newest TC pairs beautifully with one of the zooms and is reserved for that whereas it is significantly worse on the other zoom.. luckily my other TC is the best one for the prime. Both TCs are sharp across the frame. The third was soft at the edges.First try with the Bigma 60-600mm under non ideal conditions...
Hand held on 7DII, 1/200s f/6.3 (wide open) at 600mm, ISO 1250; about 12 m distance, 5-6m high in the tree
Most of the shots were suffering from motion blur... due to the bird moving
Great spotted woodpecker (male) revisiting the nest made last year:
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Despite the conditions, I'm quite impressed with the lens quality - on 7DII at least better result than 100-400 with TC!
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