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Looking for thoughts on his general rationale not so much the brand part of the discussion - more the logic behind the comments.
If I remember correctly there was a fellow killed by a bear whose camera recorded the the event.He is saying why do you want to shoot a lion or a bear from a distance using long focal length lens, get 400mm lens instead and get close to the lion or to the bear. I think he is right. You will get the best photo ever, but some one has to find the camera and extract the photos
i’d totally suggest going wide. maybe 12mm. much more dramatic, especially when you fill the frameHe is saying why do you want to shoot a lion or a bear from a distance using long focal length lens, get 400mm lens instead and get close to the lion or to the bear. I think he is right. You will get the best photo ever, but some one has to find the camera and extract the photos
but we all know the important thing is “but did you get the shot?!”!If I remember correctly there was a fellow killed by a bear whose camera recorded the the event.
Tim Man said that when using 30 frames/sec with the Serval cats there was only one frame with the tail flicked the way he wanted it.Then all of a sudden he switched topic to 30fps is better than 20fps , That was the only way he was able to take a photo for the mother cat licking its kitten. So this act of the mother cat is faster than 1/20 seconds . Hypersonic licking.
but we all know the important thing is “but did you get the shot?!”!
Actually not brand bashing Andrew, as he has shoots both Sony and Nikon, I know Tin Man he's an excellent wildlife photographer who primarily shoots mammals, like myself, he's an f/2.8 guy and in fact has been waiting 7 months for his Nikkor 400TC. just like myself.Basic brand bashing by a Sony Fan. Who does not want to buy a Nikon lens because he soots a Sony A1 — nut of course this is not what he says. Why post this — breaching RULE 1, 2 & 3
card backup mode for the win!True
Assuming that the camera is found and the civil aviation investigation Bureau (Required because the camera will still be air born when they find you ) will cooperate to extract the photos from the a damaged CFexpress card, otherwise you will be wasted.
We don't all have the same priorities; I prefer to not use a grip. This is a YMMV thing.Camera weight - does not include the convenience of the grip
If I want to go light, I take the Z 7iiWe don't all have the same priorities; I prefer to not use a grip. This is a YMMV thing.
There are many who consider the lower weight more important than the grip's convenience. In my case it's not the weight of a grip that's the problem, it's the weight of two grips, one on each camera body (been there, done that). Can't remove the grip from the z9.
Not the camera I'd use for silent shutter, bird eye AF & 30 frames/sec. I've tried using an older, lower-performance camera as the second body and it ended up collecting dust. High performance and light weight can be found in one camera model and as of this writing it's not a Nikon.If I want to go light, I take the Z 7ii
In the video Tin Man Lee said he doesn't like the weight of the state-of-the-art Z 600 TC along with the body required for state-of-the-art performance. I'd be OK with its weight if there were a lighter flagship body to put on it.Let's stick to the OP's topic of discussions about the Z 600mm with built in TC....... Thanks!
yah, this fits into "is a 600 f/4 the right lens", it doesn't have much to do with this (or any) lens in particularIn addition, he's also comparing apples to oranges with a 600 vs a 400.