Ktsa5239 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share #81  Posted December 17, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) A cockatoo Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4333934'>More sharing options...
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Ktsa5239 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share #82  Posted December 17, 2021 Love the big eyes! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4333935'>More sharing options...
AKorenc Posted December 17, 2021 Share #83  Posted December 17, 2021 On 9/30/2021 at 2:20 PM, Ktsa5239 said: After another few days of testing. The 90-280 is certainly more accurate in locking focus than the 150-600. I’m having the most success on AFs no matter whether I use zone, field or tracking. it’s so annoying to have to choose between longer reach or higher hit rate. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! But ... this shot is waaay out of focus ...? You cannot be satisfied with this ...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktsa5239 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share #84  Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, AKorenc said: But ... this shot is waaay out of focus ...? You cannot be satisfied with this ...? Did you click on the photo? Because the photo displayed in the thread is always blurred also, it was very far away so it’s heavily cropped so I think it’s more a problem of not enough pixels than out of focus Edited December 17, 2021 by Ktsa5239 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojay Posted December 17, 2021 Share #85  Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Ktsa5239 said: Here is a barn owl Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Lovely shot! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted December 20, 2021 Share #86  Posted December 20, 2021 Red-billed Queleas (Quelea quelea). Queleas are the most abundant wild Bird on the planet, estimated population is about 1.5 billion. They occur in flocks of hundreds of thousands & can resemble a cloud. These tiny birds (about 8cm) are native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Mwiba s. Serengeti, Tanzania SL2 & VE 90-280mm L @ 280mm ISO 800 f8 1/4000s AFC, Zone Focus & Highlight Weighted Metering (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4335845'>More sharing options...
hellobrandonscott Posted December 22, 2021 Share #87  Posted December 22, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 10/22/2020 at 4:56 PM, celticursa said: The SL2 is NOT the tool for BIF... Disagree? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4336689'>More sharing options...
AKorenc Posted December 24, 2021 Share #88  Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/22/2021 at 6:03 AM, hellobrandonscott said: Disagree? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The SL2 is most definitely not a tool for BIF, I agree. This shot could be taken with a 50mm lens in MF mode, aperture set at f/8, focus distance at 20m ... and voilà . This is not a BIF scenario per se. Take an SL2 and try shooting a single bird in flight (say an eagle hunting, fighting ...) using AF-C mode ... now that's BIF - and not each and every photo with a bird in it. We all know what motorsports photography means - surely not shooting parked cars or shooting cars driving at 25 mph through your neighbourhood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktsa5239 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share #89  Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) On 12/24/2021 at 10:23 PM, AKorenc said: The SL2 is most definitely not a tool for BIF, I agree. This shot could be taken with a 50mm lens in MF mode, aperture set at f/8, focus distance at 20m ... and voilà . This is not a BIF scenario per se. Take an SL2 and try shooting a single bird in flight (say an eagle hunting, fighting ...) using AF-C mode ... now that's BIF - and not each and every photo with a bird in it. We all know what motorsports photography means - surely not shooting parked cars or shooting cars driving at 25 mph through your neighbourhood. The point of the thread is how we could make the most out of the camera with different settings. Personally when I started this journey most threads was about how the SL2 is not good enough to shot any birds in flight and most advice were to get a Sony or whatever. Some of us don’t solely shot birds and I for one can’t afford to have a different system just to do birds. So I feel like there’s enough threads of why SL2 aren’t the best tool for BIF but if anyone found a way to improve their chances it would be more beneficial to the community to share their experience.   Edited December 27, 2021 by Ktsa5239 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBB Posted December 31, 2021 Share #90  Posted December 31, 2021 Sometimes you need some luck, SL2s - 90-280, I could use maybe 10% with AFC and burst, when a start a different technique, AFC, first focus, snap and take just one shot things wen't much better. I like the challenge. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4342174'>More sharing options...
michali Posted January 7, 2022 Share #91  Posted January 7, 2022 I've always had a much higher hit rate with manual lenses & birds in flight. These shots of a small African Masked Weaver were taken in my garden. SL2-S & Carl Zeiss 300mm f2.8 APO-Tessar w/Novoflex C/Y - L mount adapter Settings are straightforward, as it's all manual due to the lens:  Aperture Priority, Manual focus, Single Shot,  ISO800 f5.6 1/1000s, Exposure Centre Weighted (please click on images for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314410-best-setting-for-sl2-shooting-bird-in-flight/?do=findComment&comment=4347205'>More sharing options...
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