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HAB911

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8. oh yeah

Reply to Gato Moteado (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:06 AM

Thursday

there is a marginal loss of quality, but for the feeder/bath photos I'm shooting through double pane glass which I bet causes most of the detail loss. AF is better than the 200-500 f mount on the z8 and with subject detection, I'm satisfied.

Using primes, I remember Andy telling someone, "we're too old for primes, we need to zoom", lol

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Even at 1200mm I feel fortunate to get close enough [View all] HAB911 Dec 9 OP

Very nice portraits! HappyH Dec 9 #1

thanks! HAB911 Dec 10 #4

Wonderfully detailed, my dear HAB911! Marvelous portraits. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 9 #2

nice!! what rig were you using to get 1200mm of focal length? Gato Moteado Dec 9 #3

Those are nice! HAB911 Dec 10 #5

no shit? a 2x on the 180-600mm? wow.... Gato Moteado Dec 10 #6

oh yeah HAB911 Thursday #8

i like primes... Gato Moteado Thursday #11

That 600 is on my list too HAB911 Friday #12

i shot that froglet with the 50mm f/2.8 Z macro..... Gato Moteado Friday #14

I used my 50 2.8 yesterday HAB911 Friday #15

Lemme see if I got this right HAB911 -- Unlike Tom Sawyer's friends, you George McGovern Dec 10 #7

LOL, correct HAB911 Thursday #9

Well, it worked well this time for sure. George McGovern Thursday #10

The detail is so good alfredo Friday #13