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Alan I used the 6D because I was short of light but here is one today with the 1D4.

It's got one advantage - 8000th rather than 4000th and one big disadvantage, the noise at ISO 1250. The motion of a chickadee appears to benefit from the highest shutter speed but even with fill flash I couldn't get as much DOF as I need with the focus uncertainty.

I also can't explain why this conversion to JPG using DPP produces such an ugly blotchy background when the RAW looks much better.

Jack
 

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AvGod - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula

AvGod is a bit of a legend. He lives on one of the hill locations in Mid-Wales used for aircraft photography. It is said he always appears just before a jet arrives, hence a Aviation God. In reality their are a "squadron" of AvGods, all well fed on everything from sandwich crumbs to mars bars by the bored photographers waiting for that jet to appear!
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Off to Paphos in Cyprus tomorrow for a spot of bird photography. I am taking the 5DIII + 300/2.8 + 2xTC and my wife the 7DII + 100-400mm II. The 5DIII + 300/2.8 + 2xTC is carefully packed as hand luggage for the Ryanair flight. Here is a reminder for me of what that combo can do (dunnock, little egret, robin).
 

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AlanF said:
Off to Paphos in Cyprus tomorrow for a spot of bird photography. I am taking the 5DIII + 300/2.8 + 2xTC and my wife the 7DII + 100-400mm II. The 5DIII + 300/2.8 + 2xTC is carefully packed as hand luggage for the Ryanair flight. Here is a reminder for me of what that combo can do (dunnock, little egret, robin).

Fantastic shots. Such great feather detail and color.
 
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