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Canon EOS R6 Mirrorless Camera Body<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BAA Record-low Price!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Victor Banerjee is offering a Canon EOS R6 mirrorless camera body in near-mint condition for a BAA record-low $1898.00. The sale includes the original box, the front body cover, the original battery and charger, the strap, the manual, and and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only.<\/p>\n

Please contact Victor via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The R6 is virtually identical to the R5 but for the 20 MP raw files and the smaller price tag. The Menu is easy to navigate.The Face Detection plus Tracking technology (though not perfect) is superb. The Custom shooting modes (C1-C3) allow the user to save many items including and especially Customize Buttons, Customize Dials, and Shutter Mode settings. That makes the Custom shooting modes a huge plus for users who do not need to waste time fiddling around with various settings. One of three different Mount Adapters EF-EOS R enable folks to use their Canon EF lenses seamlessly with all of the great R6 features maintained. AF performance with the adapters and EF lenses is superb. Purchase Victor’s body and enjoy a $20.00 discount on the R5\/R6 Camera User’s Guide<\/a>.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

I visited the Circle Bar B Preserve in Lakeland again on Wednesday morning. As noted below, there was not much going on. After my nap, I spent the rest of the afternoon getting ready for my B&H Event Space presentation. Everything ran smoothly and there were lots of good questions. If you missed the program — Photographing Bald Eagles at Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, you can view it here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Today is Thursday 10 November 2022. It is cool and windy here in central Florida as predicted. This blog post took 90 minutes to prepare and makes two hundred twenty-eight days in a row with a new one.<\/p>\n

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Please remember that if an item \u2014 a Delkin flash card, or a tripod head \u2014 for example, that is available from B&H and\/or Bedfords, is also available in the BAA Online Store, it would be great, and greatly appreciated, if you would opt to purchase from us. We will match any price. Please remember also to use my B&H affiliate links or to earn 3% cash back at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout for your major gear purchases. Doing either often earns you free guides and\/or discounts. And always earns my great appreciation. <\/p>\n

Some Days are Diamonds: Part I — Spanish Moss-scape<\/h1>\n

Tuesday at Circle Bar B was quite excellent. Wednesday? Not so much. Because it was dark and totally cloudy, I walked 3.5 miles with the 400mm f\/2.8 on the monopod. Carrying the big lens as shown in the monopod video is actually easier than carrying the lighter 200-600 and the light tripod. In any case, there were very few birds on Wednesday. Some days are stone. I did, however, have one very good chance near the end of my 3.5-mile walk — a handsome adult Great Blue Heron posed with an armored catfish and eventually swallowed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on 8 November 2022 at the Circle Bar B Preserve in Lakeland, FL. Seated on a crushed limestone path, I used the hand held Sony FE 200-600mm f\/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens<\/a> with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter<\/a> (at 287mm) with The One, the Sony a1 Mirrorless Camera<\/a). <\/a> ISO 640. Exposure determined via Zebras with ISO on the Thumb Wheel: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/8 (stopped down 1 stop). RawDigger<\/a> showed that the exposure was just short of dead-solid perfect. AWB at 8:39:47am on a misty, partly cloudys morning. <\/p>\n

Tracking: Spot S\/AF-C with Bird Eye\/Face Detection enabled performed perfectly. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Anhinga Spanish Moss-scape<\/em> image\n