Camera is a Fuji XT50, lens for this shot is a Tamron 150-500mm, so 225-750mm full frame equivalent. Its long but you can never have a long enough lens, lol. XT50 allows a decent crop being 40 megapixels to get me closer, main reason I went for it.
This shot was about 200mm, or about 300mm full frame, so not that far way, only about 8m or so.I was in a permanent hide up the bank for this one, hoping to get a camo net to cover me and the camera/tripod soon as it makes such a difference if they cant spot you.
There was a spot closer still I would have liked to done a remote trigger from but I need a second camera body for that, preferably one I can tether to make it more reliable and usable.
APC, I wanted the weight and size savings. The pixel density is bonkers on the current Fuji APC sensor, scales up to something equivalent to 100 megapixel density for full frame.
The whole feature set on the cirrent fuji range is made and only getting madder. Its almost too customisable, including how the auto focus works. With a fixed target position I would rather use focus lock, just more reliable.
I was in about ten minutes, very busy morning with lots of birds, then a sparrow hawk turned up and it went quite for a couple of hours.
Ya its mine. The Merlins were hunting around the feeders so I walked out to scare it away but also take some shots.
It was pretty confident so I was content to keep shooting.
Then the girlfriend came out to mock my scare tactics.
I’m normally really good at spooking the wild life
Thank you! Yeah all the shots I post are my own, will try to make that more obvious next time lol.
What do you shoot with. You must have a long lens. Do you use a blind to blend in.
Camera is a Fuji XT50, lens for this shot is a Tamron 150-500mm, so 225-750mm full frame equivalent. Its long but you can never have a long enough lens, lol. XT50 allows a decent crop being 40 megapixels to get me closer, main reason I went for it.
This shot was about 200mm, or about 300mm full frame, so not that far way, only about 8m or so.I was in a permanent hide up the bank for this one, hoping to get a camo net to cover me and the camera/tripod soon as it makes such a difference if they cant spot you.
There was a spot closer still I would have liked to done a remote trigger from but I need a second camera body for that, preferably one I can tether to make it more reliable and usable.
Is the Fuji a full frame or APC. 40 meg is good for a full frame but amazing for a crop.
The cameras are becoming amazing with the autofocus abilities.
How long were you in the blind before they arrived. What time if day
APC, I wanted the weight and size savings. The pixel density is bonkers on the current Fuji APC sensor, scales up to something equivalent to 100 megapixel density for full frame.
The whole feature set on the cirrent fuji range is made and only getting madder. Its almost too customisable, including how the auto focus works. With a fixed target position I would rather use focus lock, just more reliable.
I was in about ten minutes, very busy morning with lots of birds, then a sparrow hawk turned up and it went quite for a couple of hours.
Hawks have their own charms but ya they kill the song bird vibes
Is that your shot? Cause its amazing.
Yeah I like all birds of prey, just not when they bird block me watching something else while camping just out of my focal range for a good shot:
Ya its mine. The Merlins were hunting around the feeders so I walked out to scare it away but also take some shots. It was pretty confident so I was content to keep shooting. Then the girlfriend came out to mock my scare tactics. I’m normally really good at spooking the wild life