PESO: Bellbird
The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds don't stay still for long.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
Cheers,
Dave
Looks great to me
On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann dmann.nz@gmail.com wrote:
The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds don't stay still for long.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
Cheers,
Dave
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Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
Looks great to me
On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann dmann.nz@gmail.com wrote:
The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the
bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's
one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.
It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.
These birds don't stay still for long.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
Cheers,
Dave
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Well done! And a pretty little bird.
Paul
On May 10, 2024, at 12:57 PM, Alan Cole wisselstroom8@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
Looks great to me
On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann dmann.nz@gmail.com wrote:
The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the
bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's
one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.
It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.
These birds don't stay still for long.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
Cheers,
Dave
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On May 11, 2024, at 4:56 AM, Alan Cole wisselstroom8@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
It is, although I do struggle with it at times. When the AF gets it right I get some great images. I was lucky with this one as I'd been in such a hurry I'd forgotten to pay attention to the settings and it shot at f/6.7 so depth of field was not in my favour.
I remember trying to calibrate the focus of my lenses soon after getting the K5ii but gave up as the AF system just wouldn't quite focus consistently. If I focused on the target a few times in a row it'd always come out slightly different, which made me wonder what was the point of calibrating it. I seem to remember my target wasn't perfect but I never quite got around to having another go with a better one. I do wonder it if's simply a mechanical limitation of the screw-drive mechanism.
Cheers,
Dave
Dave, what was the shutter speed?
On Sat, 11 May 2024, 12:07 David Mann, dmann.nz@gmail.com wrote:
On May 11, 2024, at 4:56 AM, Alan Cole wisselstroom8@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
It is, although I do struggle with it at times. When the AF gets it right
I get some great images. I was lucky with this one as I'd been in such a
hurry I'd forgotten to pay attention to the settings and it shot at f/6.7
so depth of field was not in my favour.
I remember trying to calibrate the focus of my lenses soon after getting
the K5ii but gave up as the AF system just wouldn't quite focus
consistently. If I focused on the target a few times in a row it'd always
come out slightly different, which made me wonder what was the point of
calibrating it. I seem to remember my target wasn't perfect but I never
quite got around to having another go with a better one. I do wonder it
if's simply a mechanical limitation of the screw-drive mechanism.
Cheers,
Dave
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On May 12, 2024, at 5:56 AM, Alan Cole wisselstroom8@gmail.com wrote:
Dave, what was the shutter speed?
1/3000th. ISO was 1600.
Cheers,
Dave
So there is no problem with camera shake. I still use the Jack Davis
formula TAV, 1/2000sec, f8 with my 170-500 for H/H at full stretch but
still, like you, I find the AF screw drive somewhat lacking & seldom
manage successful quick grabs. Too much glass for quick focus. The new
PLM's are greased lightning by comparison but my budget won't stretch
that far. I get a success rate of only about 10% shooting aerobatics.
Thank goodness for digital. My 55-300 behaves much better.
Alan C
On 12-May-24 12:09 AM, David Mann wrote:
On May 12, 2024, at 5:56 AM, Alan Cole wisselstroom8@gmail.com wrote:
Dave, what was the shutter speed?
1/3000th. ISO was 1600.
Cheers,
Dave
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It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.
Pretty much describes ALL of my photography. 😏
I like the image.
On 5/10/2024 4:14 AM, David Mann wrote:
The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds don't stay still for long.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
Cheers,
Dave
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