Willy waving..(Big lenses)

I've just joined the big league... my dinky little 500mm f4.5 has been ousted for a 27 inch long 600mm f4.
 
Pink Fairy said:
I've just joined the big league... my dinky little 500mm f4.5 has been ousted for a 27 inch long 600mm f4. Not quite as massive as Matt's Sigma but the glass is a bit faster.
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How about posting a picture of it on your camera.. :)
 
busterboy said:
How about posting a picture of it on your camera.. :)
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O.K. a bit late for snapping but I just did a shot. 600mm f4, Sigma 500mm f4.5, Nikon 80-400mm VR (fully extended) and a good sized coffee mug for scale
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This guy has got the biggest of the lot!! bigger even than the fabled Canon 1200mm f5.6, it's the Nikon 1200-1700mm f5.6-f8 zoom.
I presume this guy is now in a wheelchair... the price you pay for big lenses (and they can make you turn into Walter Mathau)
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crikey! Pink Fairy that is HUGE! what will you be shooting with that?

th piccy of the guy carrying the camera, christ thats a big lens!
 
Pink Fairy said:
O.K. a bit late for snapping but I just did a shot. 600mm f4, Sigma 500mm f4.5, Nikon 80-400mm VR (fully extended) and a good sized coffee mug for scale
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You have a large selection of large lenses there mate, What subject do you shoot with those.. :icon_cool
 
He shoots tiny little birds! You can't go big enough really, :)
 
CT said:
He shoots tiny little birds! You can't go big enough really, :)
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Yep, the 3 golden rules of bird photography
1: Lots of focal length
2: Lots of focal length
3: Lots of focal length

:thumb:
 
Pink Fairy said:
Yep, the 3 golden rules of bird photography
1: Lots of focal length
2: Lots of focal length
3: Lots of focal length

:thumb:
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Sounds funny but very true.. :thumb:
 
My favourite shot of yours Andy!

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Thanks CT, I always like Wrens.... active little blighters but when you can catch one, it's often a super pose.
Tiny birds like Wrens and Goldcrests cause a few problems for those with super telephotos... The downside of big lenses is that they will only focus down to 18ft or so. a goldcrest is still very small in the frame at this distance (even with a teleconverter)... so we have to mess around with extension tubes to bring the min focus distance down a bit.

cheers,
Andy
 
lol Does that bloke have an assistant to stand 3 feet behind him to operate the camera? :D
 
Marcel said:
lol Does that bloke have an assistant to stand 3 feet behind him to operate the camera? :D
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I'll bet he uses his 'caddie' from the golf course...either that or a wheelbarrow!
 
I think the guy with the 1200-1700 is at motor race event...I thought it was a golf championship at first. Bizarre to use a lens like that when the subject comes to you every lap!! I suppose if he positions himself well, he can cover the whole track and not miss a thing.
 
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