Recent content by captain birdseye

I just bit the bullet (after much thought) on a mint condition Nikon 12-24 f4 for use on an upcoming holiday where I will be viewing a number of medieval welsh castles, hiking along the south wales coastal path and visiting a few nature reserves and other attractions. Does anyone want to chip in...

I am thinking of getting a Sigma 10-20 f3.5 lens for a forthcoming holiday and am looking for opinions on just how good it is and if there are any issues to look out for. I will most likely be using it with my gripped d7200 and the subjects are landscapes/scenery, castles and maybe some...

Still loving my 200-500vr. It performs like a champ at minimum focus distance.

After a rather dull start to the day the weather perked up nicely around lunchtime. The d500/200-500vr combo coped rather well with the harsh midday sun and strong backlight.

Lots of nice sunshine this weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary bird-wise but there you have it.

Just loving the d500/200-500vr combo. Some more from my local patch.

I often crop my pics to 16;9 so they look great when viewed large on todays widescreen monitors.

The UK weather has been a lot better this weekend so I popped down to the local reserve for a few hours

Some more birdies from my local patch, this time taken with my new gripped d500.

Well, the light comes and goes and its pretty cold in the uk atm but here are a few more from my local patch. I just love the 200-500vr. In the 5 months I have owned it I have not used another lens.