The snow let up and stopped for a while then turned sleet with some drizzle.
Here's a link to a few pics of seagulls washing them selves, some were rolling over in the water upside down, most are taken with the converter installed. Some of the photos are blurred and or the focus is on the background.
https://postimg.org/gallery/30lsvzbas/
Another link to a Bald Eagle with converter installed.
https://postimg.org/gallery/27mz8l9f8/
And a link to the Bald Eagle without the converter installed
https://postimg.org/gallery/15v690k50/
I didn't bother to remove any blurred photos
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This lens a Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary, came with a firmware dock that allows one to access various lens firmware settings.
FOCUS SETTINGs
For fixed focal length lenses, the focus can be adjusted at 4 shooting distances. For zoom lenses, the focus can be adjusted in a total of 16 distances (4 focusing distances x 4 shooting distances - 150, 250, 400 and 600 mm)
Download this pdf file to create your lens calibration template tool
http://www.mediafire.com/file/81c53c5xpm05hez/GhettoCAL-Template.pdf
Or you can find pre-made lens calibration cards or sheet from online or ebay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=lens+calibration&_sop=15
Use a calibration card or sheet along with Sigmas usb firmware dock and Sigmas SIGMA Optimization Pro software to calibrate your Sigma Lens.
Some instruction how to perform a lens calibration can be found from this link:
https://www.diyphotography.net/calibrate-focus-lenses/
FOCUS LIMITER SETTINGs
It is possible to adjust the range of the AF drive (only available on lenses with a custom mode switch).
AF SPEED SETTINGs
It is possible to select 3 different AF speeds (only available on lenses with a custom mode switch C1 and C2).
OS Settings
For the Optical Stabilizer (OS), 3 unique view modes are available. This offers the most suited OS function for any shooting style (only available on lenses with a custom mode switch).
Dynamic View Mode - This mode offers a recognizable OS effect to the image in the viewfinder. This helps to ensure the composition of images quickly.
Standard - This is the default setting. The OS effect is well-balanced and suitable for various scenes.
Moderate View Mode - This mode offers an excellent compensation of camera shake, and achieves very smooth transition of the image in the viewfinder. The composition of the image remains natural even when the angle of view keeps changing.
- There's another setting for Full Time Manual mode On or Off.