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AlanF

Desperately seeking birds
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A Longtailed Tit appeared in our garden in the evening sun after a very rainy day. I had the 100-500mm + 2x extender with the light behind me, and got a level of detail at 9m from the bird I had never achieved before. The AF is a bit sluggish for BIF but for static birds the eyeAF just latches on at 1000mm f/14. DxO oversharpens this combination at its standard settings with the the lens at 600-1000mm, and I dial down the sharpening otherwise it looks unnatural for my taste.


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HenryL

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A Longtailed Tit appeared in our garden in the evening sun after a very rainy day. I had the 100-500mm + 2x extender with the light behind me, and got a level of detail at 9m from the bird I had never achieved before. The AF is a bit sluggish for BIF but for static birds the eyeAF just latches on at 1000mm f/14. DxO oversharpens this combination at its standard settings with the the lens at 600-1000mm, and I dial down the sharpening otherwise it looks unnatural for my taste.


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C'mon guys...just stop, okay? I'm trying to save up for an R3 or maybe a possible R5s and you're just pushing me to buy that 2x TC! Seriously folks, great examples of what is possible with the 100-500 + 2x TC combo. I've got a rental coming in time for this weekend so I can test drive it. Also renting the RF 800mm which I'm going to take for a quick spin, but mostly my son is interested in that one. Of course I'll play for a little too. :)
 
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macrunning

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Just got back from a trip to Kauai and it didn't take long to find several different birds right off our porch. My favorite was the Red Crested Cardinal. Such a beautiful bird. Taken with R5 RF24-105 at 105mm 1/6400th F7.1 ISO 1600. I know it's a fast shutter speed for a bird sitting still but I was trying to capture them in flight and wouldn't have been able to switch back and forth quick enough. It was mid day in Hawaii so I knew the ISO wouldn't be unreasonable.
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macrunning

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I agree...I had written off the 2x and f/14 as a non-starter. Until very recently, I've struggled a bit with the 100-500 + 1.4x and f/10. To me, f/14 seemed like it would be unusable. With much persistence and the right tools, I'm now getting good results with this combo and thinking (thanks to Alan) that f/14 may not be unreasonable.

Ugh...I hear my B&H card calling me from the desk drawer. :)

One from this past weekend, ISO 5000 + DxO DeepPRIME
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ISO 12800 + DeepPRIME
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Nice shots! I just recently started using DxO DeepPrime and love it. It basically renders the ISO so well I'm not afraid of seeing 25000 ISO because I know DeepPrime will take care of it.
 
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One of the Ash-throated Flycatchers taking a perch on a budding branch.
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R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/2000 : f/8 : ISO 1000
 
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C'mon guys...just stop, okay? I'm trying to save up for an R3 or maybe a possible R5s and you're just pushing me to buy that 2x TC! Seriously folks, great examples of what is possible with the 100-500 + 2x TC combo. I've got a rental coming in time for this weekend so I can test drive it. Also renting the RF 800mm which I'm going to take for a quick spin, but mostly my son is interested in that one. Of course I'll play for a little too. :)
I am just trying to use 2.x TC before the rental ends and I should let it go. It is rather expensive for the TC and I already have RF 800 and RF 100-500. For me, the min focus distance being less than RF 800mm lens is a big plus. For subjects about 3 meters away, I can fill the whole sensor with the scene and then reduce noise/resize in post. Picture below of today is an example.
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AlanF

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R5 - RF 100-500 (can't wait for my RF 400mm...)

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I think it's a female Tree Bunting. I've used the 400mm DO II a lot on the R5 and I got better results with the the 100-500mm at 500mm than the bare 400mm at the same distance. The 400+2xTC was better than the 100-500mm at 700mm with the 1.4x, but with the RF 2x, the 100-500mm at a 1000mm has the edge in reasonable light. If an RF 400 with an RF 2x outperforms the 600-1000mm combo, I could be tempted.
 
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