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This shot was pure luck honestly!!
More like Reed Richards from the fantastic four.. (the guy with rubber arms..) LOL. I would say about 30-35 yards... shot at F/5 2000s shutter with an iso of 3200. I took 8 shots all in Focus but they all get lower and lower...Arms of a titan. Nice image. So how far...?
. (So no skill on my part, I credit the fantastic lens and VR).
It took me about a year to save for mine... totally worth it ! I almost settled for a 400mm, while I loved my 400 I’m more then thrilled with my new one.
Nice capture, Gordon! These guys can stand quite tall when something gets their attention. We used to have on come in our back yard to get chestnuts when they fell off the tree. I would sneak out the back door or around the house and when he heard something he would stand up tall, then be off like a flash. You have me wanting to search my storage drive to see if I had any decent shots of him.
I'm a big fan of the 400, I had one when my kids were in High school and doing sports. When I got divorced I had to sell it. I'll probably own another one someday but here's how I see it. The 400 is great for sports, if you are have a DX camera it will work for wildlife , It takes the 1.4 tele really well... But you are almost always chasing distance. the 500 was serious consideration as it about 2000 cheaper than the 600. (Used). I ended up creating the table below as a visual.. My thought process was (what do I want to photograph, how close can I expect to get to said creature... and could I afford it. While everyone is different here are the things I took into consideration.
I came across quite a few of these guys and you are right they don't tolerate people much... I was really surprised that he hung around as long as he did. There was a couple walking behind me and once they took 2 steps past me he was gone.
