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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 770567" data-attributes="member: 13196">This weekend I'll be photographing some promo images for the man who does falconry. Then sometime during November (I think), he will hold a couple events teaching people about what he does. And I'll be back a second time for at least one of those events. So I got out and practiced with the Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens.It's definitely the heaviest lens I own - although the Nikon 200-500mm I rented was just too heavy to hand hold. This one is the limit on weight that I can hold though. The downside is having to shoot at a high ISO when it isn't particularly bright. Due to the lens' weight, I kept my shutter speed at 1/1250&quot;. When I take pics of the falcon in flight, the shutter speed will need to be increased. :sorrow: And unfortunately they are calling for rain both days. So we switched from Saturday (89% chance of rain) to Sunday (62% chance of rain). Of course we are still a few days away from Sunday so anything can change with the weather.&nbsp;I really like the Think Tank Emergency Rain Cover that I have in size small. Sadly it's too small for this lens, and everyone is out of stock on the medium which is what I need. So I ordered a LensCoat RainCoat which should be delivered before this weekend. [ATTACH=full]365375[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]365376[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 770567, member: 13196"] This weekend I'll be photographing some promo images for the man who does falconry. Then sometime during November (I think), he will hold a couple events teaching people about what he does. And I'll be back a second time for at least one of those events. So I got out and practiced with the Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. It's definitely the heaviest lens I own - although the Nikon 200-500mm I rented was just too heavy to hand hold. This one is the limit on weight that I can hold though. The downside is having to shoot at a high ISO when it isn't particularly bright. Due to the lens' weight, I kept my shutter speed at 1/1250". When I take pics of the falcon in flight, the shutter speed will need to be increased. :sorrow: And unfortunately they are calling for rain both days. So we switched from Saturday (89% chance of rain) to Sunday (62% chance of rain). Of course we are still a few days away from Sunday so anything can change with the weather. I really like the Think Tank Emergency Rain Cover that I have in size small. Sadly it's too small for this lens, and everyone is out of stock on the medium which is what I need. So I ordered a LensCoat RainCoat which should be delivered before this weekend. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]365375._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]365376._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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