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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 564357" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>The bird is soft compared to he rocks, so focus does seem to be off, but that can also be due to the bird's motion. One thing that I have experienced is that to get a tack sharp photo an external flash is invaluable. My SB800 is good enough for 30-40 feet with lenses that are 105mm+. The reasons are</p><p>. Flash will strobe the image for less than 1/2000 of a second, so in effect it freezes the motion, this is especially true if you use TTL mode instead of the Fill Flash mode</p><p>. With more light available you can use smaller aperture which increases the DOF considerably</p><p>. With flash the effect of both the subject and the camera motion are reduced</p><p></p><p>In case you can afford to, get the Nikon 200-500 zoom lens. that will bring most of the subjects much nearer, and as the maximum aperture is 5.6 will give much better AF than a 200mm with 2X TC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 564357, member: 16090"] The bird is soft compared to he rocks, so focus does seem to be off, but that can also be due to the bird's motion. One thing that I have experienced is that to get a tack sharp photo an external flash is invaluable. My SB800 is good enough for 30-40 feet with lenses that are 105mm+. The reasons are . Flash will strobe the image for less than 1/2000 of a second, so in effect it freezes the motion, this is especially true if you use TTL mode instead of the Fill Flash mode . With more light available you can use smaller aperture which increases the DOF considerably . With flash the effect of both the subject and the camera motion are reduced In case you can afford to, get the Nikon 200-500 zoom lens. that will bring most of the subjects much nearer, and as the maximum aperture is 5.6 will give much better AF than a 200mm with 2X TC. [/QUOTE]
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