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I would not expect the AF to catch that, except by good luck or a slim chance.
Loads of highlights amongst the branches and the birds eyes are difficult to pick out.
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Loads of highlights amongst the branches and the birds eyes are difficult to pick out.
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Had a really good time with the 400 4.5, carried it with the Z8 for 4-5 hours at the weekend and didn’t care about the weight at all.
Noticed that at 4.5, the eye AF on the Z8 was really sticky, didn’t miss the eye at all but anything over 5.6, it was a bit hit and miss, locking onto ears, struggling to locate the eye or finding the eye but not tracking.
Got around 2000 pictures to sort through, 1/1000 of a sec, 20fps burst and they soon add up!
Noticed that at 4.5, the eye AF on the Z8 was really sticky, didn’t miss the eye at all but anything over 5.6, it was a bit hit and miss, locking onto ears, struggling to locate the eye or finding the eye but not tracking.
Got around 2000 pictures to sort through, 1/1000 of a sec, 20fps burst and they soon add up!
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Wow. These wildlife shots are amazing. How are you finding the 180-600mm? Do you recommend it?
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It's big, it's heavy (for me) but it's very versatile and for the money it's impossible to beat.
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Thanks. That's really helpful. I'm restarting my photography journey after a (very) long hiatus. I am considering this lens as a purchase in the near future and maybe teaming it with a 24-120 f/4 . Looks like I'll just need to start regularly going to the gym. Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Those are the two lenses I pack when I don't know what I'll encounter, covers everything.
I had thought about taking my 400mm f/4.5 as it's epic, but it's no where near as versatile.
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two totally different subjects from me today ,makes a change from birds
springing to life by jeff cohen, on Flickr
have a boat ride by the seaside by jeff cohen, on Flickr
springing to life by jeff cohen, on Flickrhave a boat ride by the seaside by jeff cohen, on Flickr
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bored so playing table top macro , got a long learning curve 
which old witch by jeff cohen, on Flickr
which old witch by jeff cohen, on Flickr
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Does anyone has experience using a infra-red or full spectrum modified Z7? I really miss having a infra-red camera since moving to Nikon Z and thinking about having my Z7 modified to full spectrum and using clip-in filters for both normal photography and infra-red. My only real concern is the impact of PDAF banding and how this might impact images.
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It's my sharpest lens, so much so, I have to tone it down a bit for portraits.
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Just through Photoshop or Lightroom, by decreasing sharpness.
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Blackcap Male.
19-04-26.
Cumbria.
Russ.
19-04-26.
Cumbria.
Russ.
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mega local alert this morning , a 15 minute drive to spend a couple of hours with this obliging hoopoe
catch me if you can by jeff cohen, on Flickr
catch me if you can by jeff cohen, on Flickr