Thank you! He did not stick around long....maybe 8-10 seconds and then he took off through the shallow end of the pond and into the woods.
Nikon 180-600 - Photo Share & Discussion Thread
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Spotted this little guy/gal on our deck rail and caught this shot before it scampered off. Straight out of Lightroom, no corrections or sharpening. Pretty happy with the 180-600.
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Dinusaur
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The acid test of this lens for me is how well does it track a diving Osprey compared to my 400mm 2.8TC. Well, after yesterday's brief outing I could tell that it passed the test in flying colors. In two instances I had the lens track a diving Osprey from sky to water - all frames were in focus and sharp. Here's a cropped image of the last sequence of one of the dives just when the Osprey was about to enter the water - you be the judge. By the way I took this lens with me to India during my two-month trip last winter and it provided me with excellent photos of unique birds there. Now with this Osprey action shots it is close to be a very good all-around lens for birding and bird action photography.
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Cameron T
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Owl shot from when I got out recently, with 1.4x TC
Terrific photo!!!
Cameron T
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Thank you. I've been trying to find owls for quite a while, and didn't have luck. My friend told me about this park, and I was happy to get a few shots of them holding hands (or whatever) as well as everything else. They're siblings. It was a very heartwarming image. Not technically perfect (branches in the way, etc), but I still love it.
GregT943
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Anyone's local camera store (United States authorized Nikon Dealer) have this lens in stock? I'm looking to buy it and B&H, Adorama, and Nikon can't give me a date when it will be back in stock on their sites. It's in stock at Best Buy but would like to avoid them due to their 15% restocking fee if I need to return it for whatever reason.
EDIT: Disregard, I found it in stock at District Camera and ordered it. I have never ordered from them before but they got good reviews and seem like a decent operation.
EDIT: Disregard, I found it in stock at District Camera and ordered it. I have never ordered from them before but they got good reviews and seem like a decent operation.
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Fiat
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Bumping this thread. Here are a few recent images from a local wetlands:
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Cameron T
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One of my recent ones, due to location/etc couldn't stop and was also having to drive while shooting, so framing is a bit off, but what can you do.
ajrmd
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Was this shot with the Z8 or Z9, and what was the approximate distance. I am excited to be traveling back to FL to shoot some more Osprey and am hoping for better results with the Z8. Last time, it consistently lost AF a frame or two before the strike (no matter what AF mode, settings) and then would recover 6-8 frames afterwards. This occurred with every lens so it was clearly an issue with the bodies.
Calson
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While I owned and used the 180-600mm lens I found that more often than not I would grab the 100-400mm with the 1.4xa TC attached instead. The shorter focal lengths were useful and the lighter weight was also a factor. F/8 with the zoom and teleconverter was not significantly slower than the f/6.3 with the larger zoom.
As with the 200-500mm the 180-600mm provides a lot of value at a low cost of only $1,900. The 100-400mm plus 1.4x TC cost $3,000 so a lot more costly as an alternative. The gain for me is in having a 100-400mm or a 140-560mm zoom lens while carrying the small and lightweight 1.4x TC.
As with the 200-500mm the 180-600mm provides a lot of value at a low cost of only $1,900. The 100-400mm plus 1.4x TC cost $3,000 so a lot more costly as an alternative. The gain for me is in having a 100-400mm or a 140-560mm zoom lens while carrying the small and lightweight 1.4x TC.
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Dinusaur
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This was taken with a Z9. The pond is a typical storm water pond, it is about 200 meters at the longest end and 128 meters at its widest. The bird dove somewhere in the middle, so I would say it was 100 meters away from where I was standing. Here's the full frame image - the relative size of the bird compared to size of the frame will give you a rough indication of the distance. I started tracking the bird as it came below the tree line, then all 17 frames till it hit water were tracked. In the second set I successfully tracked 23. From the image you can see I couldn't keep the bird in the middle; however, the camera did a good job in keeping the focus point on the bird as it was about to enter water.
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These are awesome images, Well done.
Reaching back to September:
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beano
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I have a soft spot for BW shots. Nice one!
beano
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Don't judge to harshly, haha. Practicing slower shutter-speeds, hand-held, in fast fading light. Very minimal editing, simply a bit of contrast/saturation, EC, and basic NR. A lovely lens, actually, very nice combination with the Z8. Good micro-contrast, even if it's not as sharp as the 400 4.5, for example. But I quite enjoy the images out of this one.
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This 32 shot sequence of a Peregrine Falcon with its prey was shot last year. I may have posted it elsewhere but for some reason I didn't post it on this dedicated thread.
A few from that sequence. The legs hanging out the back are from its prey, which looks to be some sort of wading bird:
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
A few other shots:
Eastern Yellow Robin,
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/400s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso560
Swift Parrot
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/160s f/6.3 at 540.0mm iso500
Rainbow Lorikeet in my front flowering gum tree
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/200s f/6.0 at 470.0mm iso900
A few from that sequence. The legs hanging out the back are from its prey, which looks to be some sort of wading bird:
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
A few other shots:
Eastern Yellow Robin,
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/400s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso560
Swift Parrot
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/160s f/6.3 at 540.0mm iso500
Rainbow Lorikeet in my front flowering gum tree
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/200s f/6.0 at 470.0mm iso900
These photos and the skill all of you employ to capture/create them are such an inspiration.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing.
beano
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I must say, I have been battling to get a few good shots of the Rainbow Lorikeets around Doreen/VIC - they’re just nowhere to be found, might be a bit hot for them atm. Yours looking very good, love it!
Thank you very much, Beano. Much appreciated!
We have them by the bucket load at my house.
beano
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We had plenty here just prior to the hot-spell before Christmas, but they have all disappeared since. I might get up early tomorrow, there are a few trees close to the local shopping-center they favour, might be able to catch them.Thank you very much, Beano. Much appreciated!
We have them by the bucket load at my house.
Would be awesome to catch them in the golden hour, imagine the soft colors
Fingers crossed!
beano
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A lazy afternoon...
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Lance, these are great shots as always. I know you traded a lot of equipment for your Z 600 TC, did you keep the 180-600 and if so what is your overall opinion of it and what are the use cases it is used for in your photography? How do you think it compares to the Z 100-400?This 32 shot sequence of a Peregrine Falcon with its prey was shot last year. I may have posted it elsewhere but for some reason I didn't post it on this dedicated thread.
A few from that sequence. The legs hanging out the back are from its prey, which looks to be some sort of wading bird:
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250
Z9 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1400
A few other shots:
Eastern Yellow Robin,
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/400s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso560
Swift Parrot
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/160s f/6.3 at 540.0mm iso500
Rainbow Lorikeet in my front flowering gum tree
Z8 + 180-600 f5.6-6.3, 1/200s f/6.0 at 470.0mm iso900