Swans with new lens :)

[Mathy]

I have just acquired a new lens and of course wanted to try it out. So, sulky iggie by my side (it was cold), I went to a local lake that has plenty of birds. I found a family of swans standing on the lawns - Mum, Dad and their cygnets. My, these birds are large and tall! Unfortunately they were in shadow, not ideal, and I wasn't about to ask them to move



swan1.jpg

baby swan2.jpg

For a first go with this lens and considering the lighting I'm not displeased with these. The bokeh on the second is a bit yucky, probably my fault, I didn't think too hard on my settings. However, they required minimal sharpening, which is good for the V1. The lens is the new 1 Nikkor 70-300mm CX mount. This means I get 300mm with full auto focus and tracking capability in a light weight piece of kit. So I'm hopeful that this poor photographer will get some good BIF images - well, anything in flight actually lol, cheers Deb

[ameerat42]

Pity to waste them in NFC, Mathy. At least shift them to gear talk?? No?

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More relevant if you don't want critique on the pics.

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Will shift...

Moved to Product Review - Lenses, as this is a report on its performance.

Am.