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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

The P1000 is big (1 Viewer)

Got very lucky today, went up on the dunes by the beach and parked up on a high spot, Wound the window down and spotted three little brown birds about 45 mtrs away. Zoomed in and Eureka!!! Snow buntings!!!

https://flic.kr/p/2d8bejt best of the bunch.


They gradually worked closer and I had hopes they would get to within a few yards, but a dog walker came past and scared them off. I waited another hour and then left.

EDIT seems to have been Skylarks!


Den
 
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Oh dear, and I was so excited. Do tell what it is please,

Seems it is a Skylark Still a first for me..

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Stephen, looks like 6.3 on some of my pics. 5.6 at 1800 as well and in sun today 7.1 at 2400


Had a play with the Aperture settings and I was getting f5 at 500mm, f5.6 at 1000mm, f6.3 at 2000mm and f7.1 at 2600mm. finally f8 at 3000mm. Got the same with auto setting and bird setting.

There is a "bar" limiting the range in Aperture setting so it seems the camera does the same in all other zoom levels.

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Thank you kind sir, Most of the 20 are good shots as well. Sun shone from behind me, Owl performed well and camera did its job. Straightforward Bird setting 800mm,no messing about with the settings. Maybe next time I will zoom out just a bit more to about 1000 or 1200.
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Thank you kind sir, Most of the 20 are good shots as well. Sun shone from behind me, Owl performed well and camera did its job. Straightforward Bird setting 800mm,no messing about with the settings. Maybe next time I will zoom out just a bit more to about 1000 or 1200.
Den

Excellent photos of the SEO. Haven't managed to get a decent BIF shot yet on the p1000, but thats given me encouragement 👍
 
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