Advice needed for sharp bird shots

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salukfan111

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gustafson said:
Arggh, I feel your pain. That sounds like a good scenario for using the U1 & U2 modes on the D7100. Not that I personally use it, although I keep meaning to.


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Just stay set up for BIF (1/1500 or faster with max aperture) and take your lumps on iso. If only I were smart enough to listen to my own advice.
 
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salukfan111

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gustafson said:
That's an amazing shot! For some reason, IQ with my 180 f/2.8 + modified TC-16a starts to drop for subjects greater than 30 ft away, and CA is pretty bad Now mine is the pre-AI non ED version, which might be why. I'm finding that my 55-200 VR II crops hold up better than the 180 f/2.8 + TC, so that has been my go-to lens lately.


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All of the 180 f/2.8 are optically identical. Shoot birds on grass to see if you're front or back focusing. Your 180 is falling behind because you are back or front focusing (you can fix that).
 
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salukfan111

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Don Kuykendall said:
I have the 70-300 and it is great but when I stepped up to the 150-600 WOW
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Not everyone has a lot of disposable income. I too have the 70-300vrg and it hasn't been used since i picked up a 80-400 (new model), 180mm f/2.8 AF, and a 600 f/4. If he gets that af'ing tc working good with 180 f/2.8 and 300 f/4.5 AND picks up a 70-300vrg using the money from selling what he doesn't need he'll be in good shape. He'll know when it is time to scrounge up the major dough for an big upgrade.
 
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gustafson

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salukfan111 said:
Not everyone has a lot of disposable income. I too have the 70-300vrg and it hasn't been used since i picked up a 80-400 (new model), 180mm f/2.8 AF, and a 600 f/4. If he gets that af'ing tc working good with 180 f/2.8 and 300 f/4.5 AND picks up a 70-300vrg using the money from selling what he doesn't need he'll be in good shape. He'll know when it is time to scrounge up the major dough for an big upgrade.
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I first read "af'ing tc" as "f'ing tc" and it made me chortle


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