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Posts Made By: James Robinson

April 2, 2005 02:55 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Nikon Lens advice

Posted By James Robinson
Thanks to everyone for the DSLR advice. It was a toss up between Canon and Nikon, I ended up buying a D70.

I apologize for another wide open question but any reccomendations for moderate priced "cpu" zooms? 400mm would be great, 300mm ok. Any experience with the 70-300mm Sigma (how can an APO anything be $200)? I will read all the reviews but nothing like first hand experience from folks doing the same thing I am with the camera.

I was disappointed to learn the exposure meter will not work with non-cpu lenses. I will have to learn to set exposure again with no aid 8O . Oh well, at least in the digital world I get instant feedback via the LCD.

Thanks

April 6, 2005 05:53 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Bufflehead

Posted By James Robinson
They were very active today.


April 9, 2005 01:32 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Common Grackle

Posted By James Robinson
Taken this evening in the marsh near my home. These are considered junk birds by some but I love the iridiscence, especially through the eyepiece.

Questar 3.5" mak and Nikon D70.

April 9, 2005 09:29 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Ring necked ducks

Posted By James Robinson
Not a great shot, but a rare duck (at least around here) so I thought it was worth a post. I'll try to get closer next time. Heavily cropped they were so far away, even at 1250mm.

D70 and Quesar (f/14)

April 11, 2005 01:47 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Great Heron

Posted By James Robinson

My first sighting of great herons this year. The lighting was bad, in the morning they were feeding on the east side of the road and in the afternoon they moved to the west.

I'm working hard at focus but I suspect the camera is never going to capture the full resolution of the scope. What I mean is there is much more detail apparent through the eypiece than I am capturing in the image.

Questar (1200mm f/14) + D70

Jim

April 11, 2005 01:51 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

American Robin + Dust Spec ?

Posted By James Robinson

Poorly framed, I know, and tree limbs in front. Best focus achieved thus far however. The bird was close, maybe 30 feet away.

The dark spec appearing on the lower tale feathers is present in all my pics, does this look like dust on the chip filter (Nikon d70)? I knew I would have to clean it but didn't expect to so soon.

Jim

April 14, 2005 12:01 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Gold Finch (and new lens)

Posted By James Robinson
Just a goldfinch from the backyard. The lens however might interest the budget concious out there like myself. This was a handheld shot with a Pro-Optic MC 500mm f5.6 lens I recently purchased here on astromart. The exposure is 1/1250 at ISO 1000. At that speed I got lots of sharp photos even though my hand was shaking like crazy.

The shot is uncropped and basically unprocessed.

April 24, 2005 03:49 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Green heron

Posted By James Robinson
This was taken at Pinckney Wildlife Refugee near Hilton Head. Its not ideally framed, I was photographing a nearby alligator when this bird landed in a tree behind me not 10 feet away. I was a bit nervous about turning my back on the alligator to be honest.

April 24, 2005 05:45 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Redwing Blackbird

Posted By James Robinson
Also from Pinckney NWR.

April 26, 2005 12:27 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Common Moorehen

Posted By James Robinson
Another Pinckney NWR shot. Wish I could post the sounds these Moorehen were making.

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