Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery! (16 Viewers)

Hyrax

Well-known member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #961

Great views of a Bittern yesterday, It was nice not to be the only one limited to manual focus for once! All the reeds made it the only choice.

 

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Hyrax

Well-known member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #962

Should have mentioned - Nikon D90, Skywatcher 80ED - all ISO200 and 4-500/sec

 

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Davey Boy C

Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #963

Nice work Hyrax! Lovely shots which for me sum them up perfectly. Sure is one great bird and I'm tempted to pay a visit myself over the weekend!

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 1, 2013

• #964

Hyrax said:

Great views of a Bittern yesterday, It was nice not to be the only one limited to manual focus for once! All the reeds made it the only choice.

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Great bird and very well captured!

 

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punta

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2013

• #965

Roy C said:

Hi guys. sorry for the lack of activity lately but my internet has been down for three weeks :eek!: (now playing catch-up).
Anyway here are a few shots from my local estuary over the past few weeks.
All shots: 7D + 1.4x tc + SW80ED (840mm so 1344mm FOV on the 1.6 crop camera) - all are cropped to varying degrees.

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Roy these are awesome photos - if I could get 1/2 as good I would be ecstatic :t:

 

Tord

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2013

• #966

Hyrax said:

Great views of a Bittern yesterday, It was nice not to be the only one limited to manual focus for once! All the reeds made it the only choice.

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Not only great views, great pictures! The first one in particular stands out.

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 2, 2013

• #967

punta said:

Roy these are awesome photos - if I could get 1/2 as good I would be ecstatic :t:

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Thanks 'Punta' more luck than judgement I suspect!

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 2, 2013

• #968

I got some reasonable shots of a pied waggy today. 840mm sure comes in handy for small birds as it gives you that much more working distance. The SW is not up to a decent DSLR lens but a lot of lens for the bucks that's for sure.
Canon 7D +1.4x tc + SW80ED - all cropped to some extent.

 

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Tord

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2013

• #969

Roy C said:

I got some reasonable shots of a pied waggy today. 840mm sure comes in handy for small birds as it gives you that much more working distance. The SW is not up to a decent DSLR lens but a lot of lens for the bucks that's for sure.
Canon 7D +1.4x tc + SW80ED - all cropped to some extent.

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I would say these are far better than "reasonable". Great photos.

 

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cango

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2013

• #970

some recent, and some not so. all with celestron 80ED and Olympus

 

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Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 3, 2013

• #971

cango said:

some recent, and some not so. all with celestron 80ED and Olympus

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Nice shots 'cango' I love the tree sparrow shot. Those thorns look vicious.

 

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cango

Well-known member

• Mar 3, 2013

• #972

Thanks Roy! Don't understand how they can fly in high speed and land on these branches without getting pierced all the time

 

DanC.Licks

AKA Daniel Bradley

• Mar 3, 2013

• #973

Good shots, Carlos. Nice to see you have some sun!

 

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cango

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2013

• #974

DanC.Licks said:

Good shots, Carlos. Nice to see you have some sun!

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thanks
Yes, the sun is not just a legend, it's true, it exists! ;-)

 

Tord

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2013

• #975

cango said:

some recent, and some not so. all with celestron 80ED and Olympus

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Great shots.
May I ask what body you used? The E3? Or the OM-D?

/Tord

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 4, 2013

• #976

A few more recent snaps from the estuary. All taken from 100 feet plus. The whimbrel an Curlew were taken from around 200 feet I guess and cropped very heavily whilst the first three are medium crops.
7D +1.4x tc + SW80ED.

 

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JGobeil

Nature Photographer

• Mar 4, 2013

• #977

Well, Roy, I guess you found the recipe. 200 ft ! I'm impressed !

 

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cango

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2013

• #978

Agree with JGobeil - it takes a steady hand

@Tord: I used the EM-5. I only use that one on the scope now.

 

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Mar 4, 2013

• #979

JGobeil said:

Well, Roy, I guess you found the recipe. 200 ft ! I'm impressed !

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cango said:

Agree with JGobeil - it takes a steady hand

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Thanks guys, I do use a very good tripod and gimbal head which helps a lot when shooting at these focal lengths especially for distant shots.

 

Tord

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2013

• #980

cango said:

@Tord: I used the EM-5. I only use that one on the scope now.

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Carlos,
I have been reading many good things about the OM-D. I may have to acquire a new camera body in near future and have been considering a mirrorless system. Olympus is one option since I already have a nice lens collection for general purpose. What about the ergonomics of the electronic viewfinder when used on a MF telephoto lens/scope? Or do you use the LCD?
/Tord