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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 697704" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Off the top, I shoot RAW and only RAW with the D500. IMO unless there's an immediate need to share something SOOC using wifi to your phone or tablet then shooting both is just a waste of processing power. You're better off with a fast SD card and use it to mirror the XQD in case of failure. I've never processed a JPEG when I've had a RAW file available, and for birds which are often found in extreme lighting conditions having the light information available in a RAW file is critical to producing a good final product.</p><p></p><p>Moving on, shooting birds is far different from shooting birds in flight. For stationary birds you can probably get away with wide open, though there isn't a lens on the planet that you can shoot handheld that won't improve stopped down a step or two. For birds in flight the focus system on the D500 is amazing, but it will give you small variances and the more open the aperture the more you'll be tossing images. I don't shoot with a zoom but I generally keep the 300mm F4 PF on my D500, usually with a 1.4x TCii. I don't overthink things but keep it in Manual mode with Auto ISO (maxed at 6400), a shutter speed of 1/1250 or 1/1600, and an aperture of f8. From there all I have to do is make sure I keep the bird in the frame. I'm told I do alright like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 697704, member: 9240"] Off the top, I shoot RAW and only RAW with the D500. IMO unless there's an immediate need to share something SOOC using wifi to your phone or tablet then shooting both is just a waste of processing power. You're better off with a fast SD card and use it to mirror the XQD in case of failure. I've never processed a JPEG when I've had a RAW file available, and for birds which are often found in extreme lighting conditions having the light information available in a RAW file is critical to producing a good final product. Moving on, shooting birds is far different from shooting birds in flight. For stationary birds you can probably get away with wide open, though there isn't a lens on the planet that you can shoot handheld that won't improve stopped down a step or two. For birds in flight the focus system on the D500 is amazing, but it will give you small variances and the more open the aperture the more you'll be tossing images. I don't shoot with a zoom but I generally keep the 300mm F4 PF on my D500, usually with a 1.4x TCii. I don't overthink things but keep it in Manual mode with Auto ISO (maxed at 6400), a shutter speed of 1/1250 or 1/1600, and an aperture of f8. From there all I have to do is make sure I keep the bird in the frame. I'm told I do alright like that. [/QUOTE]
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