marc
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From an amazing successful hunt* by Cheetah Mum Namunyak after waiting 6 days for the perfect hunting strategy, my guide Martin and I also waited patiently for 3 days to capture the whole drama that took 30+ mins to finally subdue this big male and not before it regained consciousness and rose up many times before it was finally subdued.
(Will post from that sequence later)
Mum and her two 5 mth old cubs dined well this day.
Naboisho Conservancy, Mara- Kenya.
*I've shot probably over 100+ Cheetah hunts and this is now my 9th or 10th time capturing a Cheetah hunt sequence with my Z9/20fps and oddly enough just as Mum tripped up this big Ram sending him into the path of a med size bush culminating in a dramatic catapult and flip, my Z9 missed 4 or 5 frames twice in between regaining AF (so it regained AF each time in 1/5s) and yet Martin ( my video rookie
) shooting with video on my other Z9/70-200 didn't miss a beat! ...........Totally blown away by how good the video AF is.
I'll post the video/link later in the Video forum.
Symmetry in their stride
Nikon Z9
Nikkor Z400 TC f/2.8
1/3200s
f/6.3
-0.67EV
ISO720
(For ALL shots)
Z9/Z400TC misses AF!
Regains AF just as Mum is about to implement her classic ankle tap & trip manoeuvre!
Misses AF again , (as the Ram is about to clip that bush) although my target is moving away from the focal plane, it still should not present an issue for the Z9, (granted good AF technique).
Regains AF as the Impala Ram is sent into a catapulting flip.
AF is fine here despite the blocking tree.
From here on in, the AF didn't miss a beat. Not a criticism I guess, just an observation.
Cheers
Marc
(Will post from that sequence later)
Mum and her two 5 mth old cubs dined well this day.
Naboisho Conservancy, Mara- Kenya.
*I've shot probably over 100+ Cheetah hunts and this is now my 9th or 10th time capturing a Cheetah hunt sequence with my Z9/20fps and oddly enough just as Mum tripped up this big Ram sending him into the path of a med size bush culminating in a dramatic catapult and flip, my Z9 missed 4 or 5 frames twice in between regaining AF (so it regained AF each time in 1/5s) and yet Martin ( my video rookie
) shooting with video on my other Z9/70-200 didn't miss a beat! ...........Totally blown away by how good the video AF is. I'll post the video/link later in the Video forum.
Symmetry in their stride
Nikon Z9
Nikkor Z400 TC f/2.8
1/3200s
f/6.3
-0.67EV
ISO720
(For ALL shots)
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Z9/Z400TC misses AF!
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Regains AF just as Mum is about to implement her classic ankle tap & trip manoeuvre!
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Misses AF again , (as the Ram is about to clip that bush) although my target is moving away from the focal plane, it still should not present an issue for the Z9, (granted good AF technique).
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Regains AF as the Impala Ram is sent into a catapulting flip.
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AF is fine here despite the blocking tree.
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From here on in, the AF didn't miss a beat. Not a criticism I guess, just an observation.
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Cheers
Marc
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