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Posted: Tue Jul 28th, 2015 06:03

Joined:	Sat Apr 14th, 2012
Location:	Fareham, United Kingdom
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I am still working hard at my project and learning more. This is one of my latest better efforts, birds posing great but too far away so this is only 1/3 of the D810 image and pushing thing a lot but the A3+ print is not too bad! Sharpness still not as good as I would like.

Getting to know some very serious photographers on my weekly trip to Titchfield reserve. One man at this session with new Nikkor 500mm F4EA AF-S FL ED VR on a D4 body. The new lens costs £8149 compared with the previous 500mm at a modest £5890 that he traded in for the new lens.He also said the new lens is sharpest he has ever had and lock on focus is best ever in speed. ( I think I saw him drive off in a very nice Merc!).

He kindly let me have a go and it locks on very much faster than my set up. He also agrees that 9 point is as far as you should go and even that is hit and miss. Best pin sharp flight pix will always be if you are skilled enough with single point.

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Last edited on Tue Jul 28th, 2015 06:07 by Graham Whistler

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