John Harper
New member
Hi There
Following on from Don`s comments regarding focus setup for birds in flight, Ihad set my camera up to use CF4-3 to have the autofocus activated on the * button. It does take some getting used too but i did have a couple of successful shots, so i believe it is worth sticking with to get confident in its use.
The hardest thing i found was remembering to keep your finger on the * button to keep focus lock. I would often find as i went to press the shutter button i would let go of the * button and the focus would stop, and the bird would drift out as AI servo was no longer trying to track it.
Still we live and learn, and its all good practice so its not a waste of time.
I attach 2 photos one of a eagle owl flying to glove in a demonstration at the West Sussex Falconry Centre. The 2nd one at the same display but of a young rescued Kestrel again flying to glove.
Tech details
1st shot EOS 1DMKIIN - 300mm F4L ISO 400 1/2000 @ f4.0
2nd shot EOS 1DMKIIN - 400mm F5.6L ISO 800 1/2500 @ f5.6
Just a word about the 400mm f5.6L - I absolutely love this lens It's quite an old design and doesn't have IS but it is fantastically sharp and light in weight. Optically its super sharp wide open and has quick autofocus too. Highly recommended for these sort of shots.
John
Following on from Don`s comments regarding focus setup for birds in flight, Ihad set my camera up to use CF4-3 to have the autofocus activated on the * button. It does take some getting used too but i did have a couple of successful shots, so i believe it is worth sticking with to get confident in its use.
The hardest thing i found was remembering to keep your finger on the * button to keep focus lock. I would often find as i went to press the shutter button i would let go of the * button and the focus would stop, and the bird would drift out as AI servo was no longer trying to track it.
Still we live and learn, and its all good practice so its not a waste of time.
I attach 2 photos one of a eagle owl flying to glove in a demonstration at the West Sussex Falconry Centre. The 2nd one at the same display but of a young rescued Kestrel again flying to glove.
Tech details
1st shot EOS 1DMKIIN - 300mm F4L ISO 400 1/2000 @ f4.0
2nd shot EOS 1DMKIIN - 400mm F5.6L ISO 800 1/2500 @ f5.6
Just a word about the 400mm f5.6L - I absolutely love this lens It's quite an old design and doesn't have IS but it is fantastically sharp and light in weight. Optically its super sharp wide open and has quick autofocus too. Highly recommended for these sort of shots.
John