He used to be a Nikon shooter but several years ago he switched to Sony. Most recently he was trying out the new 300mm f/2.8 with or without a TC but has used the 600mm f/4 in the past for many of his videos (also the zoom). In response to a question he once said he shoots handheld. No idea what settings.
He is shooting handheld, With Ospreys you must shoot handheld.
Difference is, he is paying the boat by making a workshop so he could stay longer, and spend many more days at the same spot. Vs. I had limited time. With wild life it’s impossible to predict. So I prayed to the almighty to send the Ospreys, Like the boat captain said, “Your prayers were answered!”
I shot a thousand stills to work up the skill and get acquainted with tracking them. Then I shot video just to find the best position to capture the most stable footage.
I came home with over 5K shots and many videos. between me using the Z9 and my wife the Z8. Culing them will be a task, but I have the shots I was after! Osprey’s and Spoonbills.
I clipped wings with the 800mm on the first dive, But I did much better on the second dive, that dive the Ospreys came out without a fish…
I bought Mark’s online training workshop on how to stabilize this kind of handheld video footage, in Premiere, and After effects.
I will post the video and stills.
Thank you everyone for the support!