Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF

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Redtail55

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I would really try to find an aperture that works well and gives you sharp in focus pictures , something around F8-F10 , then set to an ISO of 400-800 and use Aperture priority to let the camera pick your shutter speed
and try either a center weighted metering for birds in a tree or Matrix for BIF to get a good light reading so the camera can pick a good shutter speed,typically around 1/500 or faster.Then just leave the lens at the good aperture that produces sharp pictures and play with the ISO depending on the light of the day. I've had good results at ISO 800 ,1250 ,1600 with my 70-300 vr but I always leave the lens at F8 which gives me the best results .
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Fortkentdad

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Redtail55 said:
I would really try to find an aperture that works well and gives you sharp in focus pictures , something around F8-F10 , then set to an ISO of 400-800 and use Aperture priority to let the camera pick your shutter speed
and try either a center weighted metering for birds in a tree or Matrix for BIF to get a good light reading so the camera can pick a good shutter speed,typically around 1/500 or faster.Then just leave the lens at the good aperture that produces sharp pictures and play with the ISO depending on the light of the day. I've had good results at ISO 800 ,1250 ,1600 with my 70-300 vr but I always leave the lens at F8 which gives me the best results .
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Thanks for the advice - will try that.

Take some test shots at a various F stops and compare them with same ISO setting. then pick one to give it a go.
With the D610 I find I can crank the ISO a bit and still get acceptable image.

I'm thinking I'll be a fair weather birder so most likely shooting on brighter days with lots of light.
 
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Redtail55

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Yes for sure crank it up , the D610 is more than capable in the upper ISO's .I"m sure it's quite a lot colder out where you are than in Southwestern Ontario but I travel all over here in the winter , most times I can see quite a lot of different species of ducks that aren't here in the summer and there's always the chance of an Eagle or two and last year I was able to get a picture of a Snowy Owl , so I'm hoping I'll get another chance this year . That"s why my camera settings for aperture don't change much because I never know when an opportunity will arise, I don't want to have the wrong settings when I need to take a quick picture. Good luck .
Brian
 
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