Nature Feeling gull-ible

Feeling gull-ible · **5 Likes**

Last outing with my A400 5.6 using cif, before the focus ring fell apart internally and started slipping. Ugh.

**mroeder75** · 03-23-2023, 11:31 PM - **1 Like**

I love your photo. The 1/4000 of a second shutter speed helps make the photo special, and helps the detail pop. That little bit of a lunch might get the bird by for an hour.

**ToddK** · 03-24-2023, 05:27 AM

Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue.

**MikeNArk** · 03-24-2023, 08:25 AM

Great capture of that gull grabbing a snack. I've never shot an image at 1/4000 of a second. Perhaps I should give that a try with the gulls on the river. Sorry to hear of the lens issue. I use a lot of older lens and hope they don't have issues.

**Ski Jumper** · 03-24-2023, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by ToddK

Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue.

Yes bummer. Cost to fix is equivalent to buying another. Picked up a tamron 65b 400 anyway. Anxious to try it, but it's getting a cla right now.

---------- Post added 03-24-23 at 04:11 PM ----------

Originally posted by MikeNArk

Great capture of that gull grabbing a snack. I've never shot an image at 1/4000 of a second. Perhaps I should give that a try with the gulls on the river. Sorry to hear of the lens issue. I use a lot of older lens and hope they don't have issues.

Thanks Mike. Had the camera on Ap mode and that's what it fired at.

---------- Post added 03-24-23 at 04:12 PM ----------

Originally posted by ToddK

Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue.

Thanks. Oh well, old stuff lol.

**angkymac** · 03-24-2023, 07:02 PM

A very dynamic shot!
Excellent!
Too bad about the lens! My DA300 stopped auto-focusing the other day--and it won't manually focus unless I remember both the lens and the camera are switched to manual.
Very disappointing for us when that happens, isn't it?
Angky

**Ski Jumper** · 03-24-2023, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by angkymac

A very dynamic shot!
Excellent!
Too bad about the lens! My DA300 stopped auto-focusing the other day--and it won't manually focus unless I remember both the lens and the camera are switched to manual.
Very disappointing for us when that happens, isn't it?
Angky

Yes my da300 acted up also. Stopped focusing, then it wouldn't focus manually, eventually after messing around it would work again, then fine for a week or so, then suddenly quit again, then work fine. Had it converted to screwdrive and it functions great thus far.

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03-23-2023, 11:31 PM - 1 Like	#2
mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,597	I love your photo. The 1/4000 of a second shutter speed helps make the photo special, and helps the detail pop. That little bit of a lunch might get the bird by for an hour.

03-24-2023, 05:27 AM	#3
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532	Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue.

03-24-2023, 08:25 AM	#4
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,125	Great capture of that gull grabbing a snack. I've never shot an image at 1/4000 of a second. Perhaps I should give that a try with the gulls on the river. Sorry to hear of the lens issue. I use a lot of older lens and hope they don't have issues.

03-24-2023, 09:10 AM	#5
Ski Jumper Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, MO Posts: 672 Original Poster	Originally posted by ToddK Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue. Yes bummer. Cost to fix is equivalent to buying another. Picked up a tamron 65b 400 anyway. Anxious to try it, but it's getting a cla right now. ---------- Post added 03-24-23 at 04:11 PM ---------- Originally posted by MikeNArk Great capture of that gull grabbing a snack. I've never shot an image at 1/4000 of a second. Perhaps I should give that a try with the gulls on the river. Sorry to hear of the lens issue. I use a lot of older lens and hope they don't have issues. Thanks Mike. Had the camera on Ap mode and that's what it fired at. ---------- Post added 03-24-23 at 04:12 PM ---------- Originally posted by ToddK Terrific capture with good timing. Sorry to hear about your lens issue. Thanks. Oh well, old stuff lol.

03-24-2023, 07:02 PM	#6
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,986	A very dynamic shot! Excellent! Too bad about the lens! My DA300 stopped auto-focusing the other day--and it won't manually focus unless I remember both the lens and the camera are switched to manual. Very disappointing for us when that happens, isn't it? Angky

03-24-2023, 08:34 PM	#7
Ski Jumper Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, MO Posts: 672 Original Poster	Originally posted by angkymac A very dynamic shot! Excellent! Too bad about the lens! My DA300 stopped auto-focusing the other day--and it won't manually focus unless I remember both the lens and the camera are switched to manual. Very disappointing for us when that happens, isn't it? Angky Yes my da300 acted up also. Stopped focusing, then it wouldn't focus manually, eventually after messing around it would work again, then fine for a week or so, then suddenly quit again, then work fine. Had it converted to screwdrive and it functions great thus far.