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05-03-2015, 04:51 PM   #1111
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Still trying to wring something out of the Q and the 560mm.
Results have been very hit or miss. I think I'm pretty much at the limits of what I can do with this setup.
At this magnification (over 70x) even my very robust tripod and fork mount can be overwhelmed by vibration.
Also the issue of focus. Without focus peaking I would be dead in the water. It works but on fast moving little passerines results are inconsistent.

Anyway here are two from today. About a distance of 50-60 feet full frame.


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QuoteOriginally posted by wildman Quote
Still trying to wring something out of the Q and the 560mm.
Results have been very hit or miss. I think I'm pretty much at the limits of what I can do with this setup.
At this magnification (over 70x) even my very robust tripod and fork mount can be overwhelmed by vibration.
Also the issue of focus. Without focus peaking I would be dead in the water. It works but on fast moving little passarines results are inconsistent.

Anyway here are two from today. About a distance of 50-60 feet full frame.
Nice work!
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QuoteOriginally posted by wildman Quote
Still trying to wring something out of the Q and the 560mm.
Results have been very hit or miss. I think I'm pretty much at the limits of what I can do with this setup.
At this magnification (over 70x) even my very robust tripod and fork mount can be overwhelmed by vibration.
Also the issue of focus. Without focus peaking I would be dead in the water. It works but on fast moving little passarines results are inconsistent.

Anyway here are two from today. About a distance of 50-60 feet full frame.
With really long lenses, try using shake reduction at different settings, even on the tripod. With the Q7 and the 600mm, I was getting my best results with the focal length set to 800mm and SR turned on when on tripod but using handheld shutter release. I find that works better than using a delay or remote release and SR off unless there is absolutely no wind and I can let it settle. (Even with an APS-C body and long lens, I will often set the focal length to 66-80% of the true value when on tripod, using 400-500mm for the 600mm lens -- of course it won't let you alter the value on AF lenses which is a drawback I think.)

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Nice work!
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But what does it mean "At this magnification (over 70x)" ?

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With the Q7 and the 600mm, I was getting my best results with the focal length set to 800mm and SR turned on when on tripod but using handheld shutter release
excellent tip ! To be tested asap
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QuoteOriginally posted by wildman Quote
Still trying to wring something out of the Q and the 560mm.
Results have been very hit or miss. I think I'm pretty much at the limits of what I can do with this setup.
At this magnification (over 70x) even my very robust tripod and fork mount can be overwhelmed by vibration.
Also the issue of focus. Without focus peaking I would be dead in the water. It works but on fast moving little passarines results are inconsistent.

Anyway here are two from today. About a distance of 50-60 feet full frame.
Great shots!

I wish you can upload more with the combination!
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QuoteOriginally posted by vonBaloney Quote
With really long lenses, try using shake reduction at different settings, even on the tripod. With the Q7 and the 600mm, I was getting my best results with the focal length set to 800mm and SR turned on when on tripod but using handheld shutter release. I find that works better than using a delay or remote release and SR off unless there is absolutely no wind and I can let it settle. (Even with an APS-C body and long lens, I will often set the focal length to 66-80% of the true value when on tripod, using 400-500mm for the 600mm lens -- of course it won't let you alter the value it on AF lenses which is a drawback I think.)
Thanks for that.
Will give it a try today.
Stay tuned.

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QuoteOriginally posted by bernall Quote
But what does it mean "At this magnification (over 70x)" ?
Just dividing prime focal length of glass (560mm) by diagonal of sensor (7.66mm) to give me an apparent magnification of 73x.
Or to put it another way I'm assuming a lens with a focal length of 7.66mm would be considered "normal" (neither wide angle nor telephoto) on the Q.
Don't care if it's exactly accurate but it does give me a quick and dirty way of comparing different FL glass on a given sensor.


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QuoteOriginally posted by wildman Quote
Just dividing prime focal length of glass (560mm) by diagonal of sensor (7.66mm) to give me an apparent magnification of 73x.
Or to put it another way I'm assuming a lens with a focal length of 7.66mm would be considered "normal" (neither wide angle nor telephoto) on the Q.
Don't care if it's exactly accurate but it does give me a quick and dirty way of comparing different FL glass on a given sensor.
I guess there are various ways of identifying a "normal" focal length.

The standard prime lens for the Q family is the 01 lens, which is 8.5mm.

Back in the day of 35mm film, the standard lens was considered to be 50mm (according to my calculations, the diagonal was 43.3mm) because that was thought to give the same field of view that we get from our eyes;
on the Q an 8.9mm lens would give the same field of view.

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QuoteOriginally posted by reh321 Quote
I guess there are various ways of identifying a "normal" focal length.
Yep. You will get no argument from me. For me, subjectively, on my K5 50-60mm looks "normal".

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Normal lens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hi

Sigma 120-400 DG OS HSM - works very well with the Q . Handheld SR ON , manual release

1) at 5mm ( with the 02)
2) at 400 ( with the sigma)
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QuoteOriginally posted by rafa75 Quote
Sigma 120-400 DG OS HSM - works very well with the Q . Handheld SR ON , manual release
Well done.
Lovely countryside as well.
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QuoteOriginally posted by rafa75 Quote
Hi

Sigma 120-400 DG OS HSM - works very well with the Q . Handheld SR ON , manual release
Impressive !

And unexpected (for me) ...
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QuoteOriginally posted by rafa75 Quote
Hi

Sigma 120-400 DG OS HSM - works very well with the Q . Handheld SR ON , manual release

1) at 5mm ( with the 02)
2) at 400 ( with the sigma)
VG!
The OS version of the lens has indeed a good reputation
Don't hesitate to share other tests

Steve Nunez had good results with the Sigma 170-500 and an "old" Sigma 70-300
Bigma not good
Sigma 70-200os VG

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QuoteOriginally posted by vonBaloney Quote
With really long lenses, try using shake reduction at different settings, even on the tripod. With the Q7 and the 600mm, I was getting my best results with the focal length set to 800mm and SR turned on when on tripod but using handheld shutter release. I find that works better than using a delay or remote release and SR off unless there is absolutely no wind and I can let it settle. (Even with an APS-C body and long lens, I will often set the focal length to 66-80% of the true value when on tripod, using 400-500mm for the 600mm lens -- of course it won't let you alter the value on AF lenses which is a drawback I think.)
Tripod and SR turned on works definitively. (Edit : Q & Q7 only!)
In steady conditions, remote release is better for me.
But I didn't try to cheat the SR with a longuer focal lenght.
Probably worthy in windy conditions, I'll give a try next time.

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The limits to "reach".

This is a shot of two small birds (Rough-Winged Swallows) across a small river at a distance of 60+ feet.
At this distance I'm at my limits. No matter the size of the sensor, FL and quality of glass, post processing etc all of that is being overwhelmed by air turbulence and quality.
Sure you can take more distance shots of large birds that are decent but you are losing detail very quickly beyond this distance as a general rule.
We are living on Earth not in a vacuum.

Swallows at 60 feet and Cardinal at 30 feet. S1 at 560mm both Full Frame.

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