Wildlife Photography across the Water: Lens Align MK2-Testing

Thursday 3 February 2011

Lens Align MK2-Testing

I spent best part of a day testing my D7000 with the 70-200, 200-400 and 600 lenses along with the 1.4x and 1.7x, One of the problems with checking the big lenses is space, The D7000 with a 600 and 1.4x needs around 74 feet between the camera and lens align, So unless you live in a huge house it means shooting outdoors which also means no wind and good conditions which i had on Tuesday but Wednesday its was wet and miserable, To make sure that everything was firm and stable i used an extra tripod under the lens hood on the big lenses and a heavy beanbag on top of the lens, All the lenses showed that they were good and in tolerance, The only adjustment i made was a +3 to the 70-200 with 1.4x combo,The image below was taken with a D7000 with 600+1.4x

When cropped you get this

The easiest way to see whats in focus and whats not is to go into photoshop then Filters>Stylize>Emboss and you get this

Zoom in to get a better view, I shot 3 or 4 images to make sure i got a sharp one and to make sure that ALL images looked the same as the target is quite small and far away
I will test the D3s in the next day or so weather permitting and then i am ready to go

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.