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Bent Hjarbo

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1485 on: May 22, 2024, 15:30:04 »
What a beautiful bird!
+1, and very nice photos.

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1486 on: May 22, 2024, 15:33:43 »
The duck has got a lot of ducklings, I counted 10

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1487 on: May 23, 2024, 17:14:09 »
 Bent wonderful ducklings :)
 
Thank you Dogman, Bruno and Bent :)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1488 on: May 26, 2024, 18:35:35 »
Great one of the couple, Nasos, great colors.
I keep hoping to see them around here. They started showing up in Belgium about 15 years ago but still no sighting in my area.
Bruno these birds are not in the already known places around Athens
I found them 100km north as we search for new birding places, so it needs a little search and help from local birding clubs :)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1489 on: May 26, 2024, 22:36:00 »
here is a Great spotted cuckoo sitting  lazy  on a wire :o and a Great reed warbler calling 8)
Z8 500pf +1,7X TC for the cuckoo and 1,4X III for the others. There was a strong heat distortion for the last two photos >:(

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1490 on: May 26, 2024, 23:03:55 »
here is a Great spotted cuckoo sitting  lazy  on a wire :o and a Great reed warbler calling 8)
Z8 500pf +1,7X TC for the cuckoo and 1,4X III for the others. There was a strong heat distortion for the last two photos >:(

Surprisingly good performance with the 1.7x TC, nice shot.
Along the same line (  :)  ), here is an American robin with the catch of the day, just the 500 PF wide open without TC, very heavy crop (100% view if opened in new tab and viewed large).   ;)
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1491 on: May 26, 2024, 23:43:00 »
Surprisingly good performance with the 1.7x TC, nice shot.
Along the same line (  :)  ), here is an American robin with the catch of the day, just the 500 PF wide open without TC, very heavy crop (100% view if opened in new tab and viewed large).   ;)

Great colors Oivid, did you upgrade to Z8? is this Rich Tone Portrait profile?
Yes on Z8, 1.7x has surprisingly good performance with 500pf I use it when I need maximum reach with very low loss in sharpness
How do you find difference in sharpness between Z8-D500?

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« Reply #1492 on: May 26, 2024, 23:58:23 »
  :) I have ways to go to master the Z8 to the same proficiency and further as my D500 yet, so it is too early to tell. I have only had a few days with it (finished the checkout phase for problems the day before yesterday) and have yet to set everything up the way I would want, but I would not expect anything less. As with a number of my other bodies, I started out with a neutral Picture Control profile with slight contrast and saturation enhancement (Standard profile usually has too much contrast), but I will keep evaluating as I go (not familiar with the Rich Tone Portrait profile).

For once I broke my principle to check out the hand feel of a more expensive camera in a store before purchasing, but in line with forum statements I find the size and feel on par and quite similar to D500 (which is perfect!) and not any bulkier in spite of having slightly larger and heavier specs. It also helps that the Leofoto L-bracket I got is slightly lighter than the RRS one I use with my D500 (ca. 90 g vs 120g).
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1493 on: May 27, 2024, 07:12:09 »
Congrats on your new camera Oivid :)
I also find standard profile too contrasty and use RTP but still can make changes with studio NX
As I also used D500 before, the handling looks similar
This camera is a beast and needs a lot of time to explore and proper set up :)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1494 on: May 27, 2024, 07:41:59 »
Congratulations Øivind on your Z8


Yes on Z8, 1.7x has surprisingly good performance with 500pf I use it when I need maximum reach with very low loss in sharpness


Am I right in thinking that (unlike the 1.4 and 2x) Nikon haven't updated the 1.7x for a few years?
I used to use one and got some fair results with it, but later sold and moved down to a newer 1.4

This was taken in 2010 with the 1.7x plus a D300 and the older 300mm AFS



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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1495 on: May 27, 2024, 09:30:02 »
Also congratulations from me Øivind on your new Z8 - please enjoy! 

I have been eyeing off this weapon for a while now, so this thread with the new Z8 users has really captured my attention.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1496 on: May 27, 2024, 10:58:05 »
Turtledove. Photo with F2, 24mm lens

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1497 on: May 27, 2024, 12:27:41 »

Thanks Nasos, Colin and Hugh. With the May discounts that have been on now, it became way too tempting, it seems unlikely that costs will go lower for quite a while. However I will hold on to the D500 - the instantaneous readiness during hikes for sudden happenings without drawing on the battery does not seem matched by the Z8.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1498 on: May 27, 2024, 18:26:28 »
Turtledove. Photo with F2, 24mm lens
Nice composition, Arturo, and with a 24mm! Did you crop the picture ?
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1499 on: May 27, 2024, 19:14:01 »
Nice composition, Arturo, and with a 24mm! Did you crop the picture ?
I'm glad you like it. The photo is not cropped or retouched; It is a dove that comes to my garden, where I have the chickens, and has become my friend. The photo is shot at half a meter, I seem to remember, or less, with a Nikkor NC Auto 2.8, a 24 mm