This Robin was absolutely certain I was going to give it some feed, did nothing but pose on different bushes for me. The Robins (and Blue Tits) at Middleton are so dependent on hand outs even at this time of year.
Taken with my Fuji XT50 & Tamron 150-500mm, ƒ/10 1/4000 500mm ISO5000. First time with a bit of post polish from NIK Collection, quite fun to play with.
Bonus fat Robin
Your 500mm on APS-C is 750mm FF equivalent. I have a 75-300mm on a MFT sensor so 600mm FF equivalent.
Yeah those FF lenses are large and in charge. 1.9kg (4.2lbs) is over double my whole kit. My camera and lens is just over 0.9kg (2lbs). The lens by itself is 425g (15oz).
I’m looking at a 100-400mm lens that’s the next step up from the one I have. It’s double the weight, but is also sharper and has built in OIS. My current lens has no image stabilization and relies on IBIS. I’m just waiting to find one listed on eBay for under $800 and it’s mine.
Whats the next size up from the 100-400mm for you? X Mount doesnt have anything bigger than 600mm native without a teleconverter, so stuck at 900mm full frame, and I wouldnt get that lens as its only slightly longer and very slightly sharper than mine, but its also slower at the top end, f8 vs f6.7.
I would rather get the 500mm prime, now that is a big step up in quality. Its significantly lighter than the Tamron, at 1.3kg but I would be still pushing 1.7kg for body and lens. 0.9kg is mental for that much of reach, I would be stepping down to my 17-40mm to get to that little.
I would really want 1000mm native, which is possible with that lens and the teleconverter. Much of our reserves are off limits to humans to protect the birds so you are always at a big distance. Only about 8% of England is publicly accessible, we just do not get the same access to close up to wildlife.
I binned IBIS, I felt it was impacting sharpness and causing haloing on my Fuji. I shoot fast enough that its not really needed most of the time, and when I shoot slow its normally on a tripod or I rely on OIS thats in most of my lenses.
OM System has a 150-600mm which I believe is the longest they make. It’s also compatible with a 2x teleconverter. I couldn’t imagine getting 2400mm FF. I think I’d be happy with the 100-400mm and maybe the 1.4x teleconverter. 1120mm FF seems like plenty, seeing as I’m at 600mm now. You can’t beat 800mm equivalent for $800.
OM has an excellent 300mm f/4 prime I dream of. It’s the sharpest telephoto lens they have, but it’s pricey at $2500. Some folks here have it and I’m envious.
I actually like the IBIS a lot on my camera. I took this photo handheld @ 286mm, f/8, 1/50s and I’m really impressed how sharp it is.
Thats lovely.
I just feel mine isnt consistent, especially at lower speeds, its definitely more consistent with it off.
I would kill for that amount of reach, would be able to get some of the birds they pick up on the proper scopes that the twitchers use.
Cannot beat a large prime if you got the pockets for it, but I dont. To replace my Tamron I would want both the 200mm and the 500mm, thats about £5k used.
I am waiting for the XH3s to be launched then the 2s will drop even more and that will be my next purchase. The XH2s actually has an electronic shutter worth using due to its very low readout time, and its burst mode is 40 fps without cropping.
Yeah I use electronic shutter almost exclusively now. My OM-1 has a stacked sensor so the readout time is really fast, something like 6ms. I don’t notice any rolling shutter. I think I can push it to 50fps with C-AF or 120fps locked.
Wow thats fast, would love that sort of performance, must make actionshots so much easier. XT50 is like 50ms, its fine as long as you don’t go faster than 4000/s so you can still use the mechanical shutter, but 8fps is super painful