There are lots of shy little birds in the nearby swamp forest.
I have been trying to get pictures of them with my 50-500 Sigma but the focus is missing systematically.
I've tried various configurations of the AF AI-Servo and Single shot, various configurations of one spot and clusters. The camera can stay on the bird for a while, then a branch moves and it locks there and then loses all interest to the birds.
I do understand that this is a part of the business and I did not really expect walking in the forest and coming out with NG-quality pictures after my three or four first attempts. Today I am going to try with the EF 100-400 L Dust Pump.
Now, this is getting to be something serious and I'll probably need a bit more reach.
Been weighing the Tamron 150-600 against EF 300 f/4.0 with a 2x Extender II.
I would like to get an opinion before I buy. Ken Rockwell 8) said that the Tamron was a lot better than he thought. He knows. Bob Atkins compared the Tamron to the Nikon zoom and found that it was a lot better picture wise. He showed some sharp birds (Tamron) and some blurry ones (Nikon).
What would be the opinions here?
I have been trying to get pictures of them with my 50-500 Sigma but the focus is missing systematically.
I've tried various configurations of the AF AI-Servo and Single shot, various configurations of one spot and clusters. The camera can stay on the bird for a while, then a branch moves and it locks there and then loses all interest to the birds.
I do understand that this is a part of the business and I did not really expect walking in the forest and coming out with NG-quality pictures after my three or four first attempts. Today I am going to try with the EF 100-400 L Dust Pump.
Now, this is getting to be something serious and I'll probably need a bit more reach.
Been weighing the Tamron 150-600 against EF 300 f/4.0 with a 2x Extender II.
I would like to get an opinion before I buy. Ken Rockwell 8) said that the Tamron was a lot better than he thought. He knows. Bob Atkins compared the Tamron to the Nikon zoom and found that it was a lot better picture wise. He showed some sharp birds (Tamron) and some blurry ones (Nikon).
What would be the opinions here?