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    Default Nikon 70-300VR test shots

    Rather than muddy up Grumpy Johns thread I will post these here.

    These are a couple of test shots I took when I first got this lens to see how it went handheld with slow shutter speeds. Using the VR (vibration reduction) I got better results than I could get with my old non-VR lens.

    @300mm, f5.6, ISO 100, 1/15th.
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    @300mm, f10, ISO 400, 1/160th.
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    Very nice .
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    When I first looked at the kookaburra photo I thought it looked a little soft, but at 1/15 it is astounding.

    However i think that your lens may be focusing just a little forward of the subject . maybe more test shots are needed.

    Fabulous stuff - thanks for posting them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Avery View Post
    When I first looked at the kookaburra photo I thought it looked a little soft, but at 1/15 it is astounding.

    However i think that your lens may be focusing just a little forward of the subject . maybe more test shots are needed.

    Fabulous stuff - thanks for posting them.
    I agree, the first photo is a bit soft looking, the only reason I have used it here is because it is almost a useable shot taken handheld @300mm & 1/15th second.

    You could be right about the front focus, but I am not sure where the lens actually focused on in that shot, I think it was before I set my camera to single point focus, so it maybe locked onto the branch. So it maybe could be put down to user error.

    I havent had this lens very long, but I am very happy with it so far.

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    Heres another shot with a bit faster shutter speed.

    @185mm, f8, ISO 400, 1/250th.
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    You nailed that one Ironwood -perfect.


    I always have trouble with autofocus when shooting birds. The camera always wants to pick out some irrelevant twig or leaf.I almost always use manual focus. i find it faster and more accurate - or maybe i just don't quite know how to set all the options properly.

    Good luck with the new lens, it looks like a goodun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Avery View Post
    You nailed that one Ironwood -perfect.


    I always have trouble with autofocus when shooting birds. The camera always wants to pick out some irrelevant twig or leaf.I almost always use manual focus. i find it faster and more accurate - or maybe i just don't quite know how to set all the options properly.

    Good luck with the new lens, it looks like a goodun.
    Thanks Avery.

    Yeah, I know what you mean about the AF, sometimes its more trouble than its worth.
    Though I do usually use it if it locks onto the subject without hunting too much.

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    Got greeted by the Overseer when I came home this morning.
    @300mm, f8, ISO 200, 1/200th sec, +2EV, VR on.
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    Hey Buddy, get that camera out of my face!!!!
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    Here are some examples when I had to turn the AF off. It was a very blustery day, the branch the Cocky was sitting on was swaying a good 400-500mm with the gusts, he was flapping his wings to keep his balance, which was good for me as it showed off his tail feathers well.

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    I snuck up and caught this girl relaxing in the bushes. Very shady so had the ISO at 800 which is about the upper limit on my camera before the noise becomes a problem.

    @300mm, ISO 800, f8, 1/40 th sec.
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    Took a few more steps to the edge of the treeline and disturbed this fella, he took off like a shot, I snapped this pic before he got to the long grass, I missed getting all his tail in the frame unfortunately.
    The camera was still set the same as for the last shot, luckily it was on aperture priority, so in the sunlight the shutter speed was a lot faster than I got in the last shot .
    I was pretty happy with how the lens focused on him so quickly, he was probably doing about 50-60kmh when I took this shot.

    @300mm, ISO 800, f8, 1/1250 th sec.
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