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Results so far with our garden birds are very good. Auto focus with the D810 is very fast but single point focus works best if you have time to line up the camera. VR JK does work and is needed in this poor winter light. I have hand held at 1/250 sec and got good sharp results. My x1.4 extender works well with this lens and sharpness is still good, and with 700mm it is a help with small birds like this wagtail.
This shot was underexposed by 2 stops as light fell giving me no chance to alter exposure and so needed to fix in processing the NEF but even at only 800 ISO noise became a problem! There is no doubt with this type of photography you have got to hone all skills to get it right and correct exposure is vital even with these modern DSLRs.
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Graham Whistler