{"id":53362,"date":"2018-01-30T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=53362"},"modified":"2018-01-30T14:12:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:12:14","slug":"trying-to-explain-this-one-works-for-me-nikon-d-850-200-500-for-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2018\/01\/30\/trying-to-explain-this-one-works-for-me-nikon-d-850-200-500-for-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Explain &#8230; This One Works for Me: Nikon D-850\/200-500 for Flight."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stuff<\/h3>\n<p>The pelican photography was very good on Tuesday morning for about an hour. Then we did lots of gorgeous Western Gulls. Then we made a wiggle and spent more than an hour with the nesting Brandt&#8217;s Cormorants. We abandoned Rubio&#8217;s for lunch for a day and tried a Five Guys Burgers and Fries. The burgers were great and all the toppings are free at this chain. We headed to my favorite afternoon low tide beach and did very well with the Marbled Godwits. Lee Sommie went off by himself and spent a lot of time with a tame Whimbrel that I had pointed out. We are headed back to the cliffs in hope of lots of pelicans in flight photography. <\/p>\n<p>There are two openings on the spoonbill IPT.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2018\/01\/17\/2018-roseate-spoonbill-boat-ipt\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>for complete info. If anyone would like to join me shooting spoonbills for 1 1\/2 days, February 19 (full day) and February 20 (morning session only), please get in touch via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Nikon Part Help Needed <\/h3>\n<p>If you can find me one of these in stock anywhere: <strong><em>Nikon BL-5 Battery Chamber Cover for MB-D12 Battery Pack<\/em><\/strong>, please contact me via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a> immediately.<\/p>\n<h3>The Streak<\/h3>\n<p>Today makes one hundred eighty-three days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took about an hour to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not &#8230;), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of 480 &#8230; Good health and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing. <\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Photography-Deals\/ci\/18560\/ipp\/48\/N\/4143096970\/view\/GRID?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=bestdeals-am.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/bestdeals-am.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=bestdeals-am.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Booking.Com<\/h3>\n<p>Booking.Com came through for me twice again recently with both the DeSoto Fall IPT and next July&#8217;s UK Puffins, Gannets, and Bempton Pre-trip room reservations. And all the rates were great. If you&#8217;d like to give Booking.Com a shot, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/s\/ea1bab74\">here<\/a> and you will earn a $25 reward. Thanks to the many who have already tried and used this great service. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez_banner_container_28_10\" style=\"margin:auto;position:relative;width:300px;height:250px;overflow:hidden;\">\n   <script src=\"https:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/webfont\/1\/webfont.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n   <script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/ez_banner\/?b=28&#038;v=1.0&#038;aff_num=7226&#038;sid=EZBANNER\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of folks whom I see in the field, and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/content.php?s=52d51423c223b39bdca1765c6839ffc2\" target=\"_blank\">BPN<\/a>, are&#8211;out of ignorance&#8211;using the wrong gear especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads&#8230; Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. Those questions might deal with systems, camera bodies, accessories, and\/or lens choices and decisions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created on January 28 at La Jolla, CA with the hand held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1175034-REG\/nikon_af_s_nikkor_200_500mm_f_5_6e.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NI20050056VR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNI20050056VR\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f\/5.6E ED VR lens<\/a> (at 300mm) and the mega mega-pixel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1351688-REG\/nikon_d850_dslr_camera_body.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NID850\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNID850\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon D850 DSLR.<\/a>. ISO 400. Matrix metering probably -1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode was about a 1\/2 stop underexposure. AWB at 7:45am in early morning light. <\/p>\n<p>Center Group\/Shutter Button AF. Click on the image to enjoy a larger version. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brown Pelican, Pacific race, on final approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7522&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Trying to Explain &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>I shared today&#8217;s featured image with skilled flight photographer Arash Hazeghi, one of our crack <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/forumdisplay.php\/2-Avian\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avian<\/a> Moderators on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/content.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BirdPhotographers.Net<\/a>. He responded, &#8220;Looks good but I can&#8217;t believe you couldn&#8217;t get that with Canon. With all due respect, a pelican is no challenge for yours truly; try an incoming peregrine or kestrel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arash is 100% correct. I <strong><em>could have<\/em><\/strong> gotten today&#8217;s featured image with Canon gear. <strong><em>Could have.<\/em><\/strong> And Arash and Patrick Sparkman and other top bird photographers would have nailed sharp focus on this one with any halfway decent camera body because of their superior skills, strength, hand-eye coordination, and stamina. But for me, I <strong><em>might or might<\/em><\/strong> not have gotten this one sharp with my Canon gear. How do I know? Because that is the reality I experienced for the past two decades when my success rate in simple situations like this was from 20-40%. With my new Nikon gear my success rate in these situations has risen to well more than 90%. <\/p>\n<p>Now don&#8217;t get too, too excited. As I wrote in response to a comment yesterday, there are more than a few things that I hate about Nikon camera bodies. I will be sharing them with y&#8217;all here fairly soon. <\/p>\n<h3>This One Works for Me: Nikon D-850\/200-500 for Flight<\/h3>\n<p>I love this image because the bird is gorgeous, the pose with the fully extended wings is quite nice, and the underwings are evenly lit but for the shadow of the body on the base of the far wing. That was caused by being the light was a bit from my right at the moment the image was captured. This was one of six perfectly sharp on the eye frames. <\/p>\n<p>I am getting more more comfortable using the D-850 for flight with my 200-500 but I still feel a bit more comfortable with the D5 and its blazing 12 fps. Right now I am leaning toward keeping both the D5 and the D-850. Tomorrow I will share a single flight image that explains perfectly why I switched &#8230; The good news is that my brain is getting used to zooming the 2-5 in and out. I am not fully there yet, but am improving. I am using my esti-zoom technique more and more with success; I start at 500mm and then zoom out quickly to an approximated focal length as the bird approaches, re-acquire focus, and resume firing.  <\/p>\n<h3>Help Support the Blog<\/h3>\n<p>Please help support my (stupendous) efforts here on the blog by remembering to click on the logo link above each time that you shop Amazon. That would be greatly appreciated. There is no problem using your Prime account; just click on the link and log into your Prime account. With love, artie<\/p>\n<h3>If In Doubt &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>If in doubt about using the BAA B&#038;H affiliate link correctly, you can always start your search by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/?BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Please note that the tracking is invisible. Web orders only. 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Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6 tripod head<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/plates-and-replacement-feet\/wimberley-arca-swiss-style-lens-plates\/\">Wimberley lens plates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/digital-media\/\">Delkin flash cards and accessories<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/lenscoat-covers\/\">LensCoat stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As always, we sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. 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