Lovin Our Life
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On a different note, if possible when doing your crop, give the bird some space to fly into. In this shot you have him flying out of the picture.
First Bird Shot w/Tamron
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First shots with the Tamron can be a bit off putting,if it was 600mm and a large crop it means the bird was a long way off,this can mean loads of crap in the atmosphere you are taking through,any imperfections in your technique will be magnified many times,dont be disappointed the lens is capable of better.
Going against most i tend to use AF-C single center point as that is the most sensitive on my D7100 and we are approaching the limit of the AF in DX cameras.
Going against most i tend to use AF-C single center point as that is the most sensitive on my D7100 and we are approaching the limit of the AF in DX cameras.
Same here. I was very good at getting the sky in my viewfinder when first shooting the Tam at long range. It took me a while before I could grab the cam and directly have the bird in sight. When I tried the Tam on my DX, I had to start all over again because again I was pointing everywhere but the bird.
I also learned to start at a shorter focal length since AF responds faster when the angle of light is wider. And when using tracking, not to press the button before I have my focal points on the bird unless I desire the AF to lock and hang on scenery.
I'm shooting her for months and am still not good enough at it.
I also learned to start at a shorter focal length since AF responds faster when the angle of light is wider. And when using tracking, not to press the button before I have my focal points on the bird unless I desire the AF to lock and hang on scenery.
I'm shooting her for months and am still not good enough at it.
Scott Murray
Senior Member
Oh and if anyone tells you that handholding a Tamron at 600 is a no no well here is one today shot at 1/640th sec on my D800E and cropped in second photo. Sure not a BIF but still it is sharp and the ISO on this is 1250 so there is some noise which I have not removed.
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Scott Murray
Senior Member
And a full frame BIF for you 
it is possible to get great shots from the 150-600 it just takes practice. And at 1/500th sec using a pig like the D800E that should be used with mirror up etc etc.
it is possible to get great shots from the 150-600 it just takes practice. And at 1/500th sec using a pig like the D800E that should be used with mirror up etc etc.
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I'm currently fine-tuning my Tam a second time to check if it still matches my first test and did a series of sharpness shots on text because you easily see the differences there.
Mine is sharpest at 400/6.3, 450/6.3, 500/11 and 600/10. You might want to test yours too since that's quite some difference in light between 450 and 500 for not that much length gain. Below 400mm I didn't check since I hardly shoot that range.
Mine is sharpest at 400/6.3, 450/6.3, 500/11 and 600/10. You might want to test yours too since that's quite some difference in light between 450 and 500 for not that much length gain. Below 400mm I didn't check since I hardly shoot that range.
Bourbon Neat
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Gotta share the laughter. Stumbled upon the show focus points option of view nx. Ten shots snapped of the bald eagle, each with the focus point just a hair away from hitting the bird. At least I got the entire bird in every shot, LOL. Thinking maybe the vr was on.
Yes,doesn't do a lot for the ego does it,you will find though the more you use it the more the focus point is in the right area,you notice i used the word area not spot.