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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HermitIbis" data-source="post: 3456098" data-attributes="member: 128291">Anti-aliasing filterJust for fun: a duck feeding from the ground of a river (first photo). - I was a little disappointed that a series of Kingfisher shots didn't show a lot of feather detail. <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=594877&d=1471003166" target="_blank">An older photo</a> with a Canon SX50 had done better, at least in this respect. In both cases the distance to the bird was a little below 10m. The morning light gave the Canon some advantage over the Nikon V2 that struggled in harsher light. Still, I wonder whether the lack of detail isn't mainly caused by the anti-aliasing filter in the V2? That would be a reason to prefer the J5 (which lacks an AA filter) in many situations. Or I might need to get a V3. - If the bird is close enough (3rd photo), the V2 is able to deliver...I liked how the 70-300CX kept the Red kite in focus, even when the bird sailed for several seconds over the trees. - Sometimes the Nikon J5 behaves surprisingly different from the V2, one might almost suspect that it had been developed by another department. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Two observations: With the V2 I can leave the battery in the camera for a few days without shooting. On the other side it seems that an inactive J5 empties the battery in a few days. - The V2 has the ability to override the distance limiter of the 70-300CX lens. It seems that the J5 is lacking the same ability, this new camera is less "intelligent" than the older device.</blockquote>

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