Nice shootin' Bob! I especially like the first one. My experience with the 200/4's has been they are a little low in contrast so haven't been my favorites. But you did real well here with the AF converter in capturing a good moment. What I like is how the wings are wrapped around at the end of the downstroke. I don't usually see an image like this.
-- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, February 26, 2006, 7:55:24 AM, you wrote: BS> Here are two shots taken with my *istDS, an A200/4 and an AF1.7 multiplier. BS> I was very pleasntly surprised with the results. This makes a very BS> compact equivalent of an autofocus 510mm on 35mm. BS> http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/wings.jpg BS> ISO 800 - f9.0 and 1/3200 (action program and autofocused) BS> http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/nheron.jpg BS> ISO 800 - f7.1 and 1/320 (normal program and manual focus touch-up) BS> I believe the 2nd photo is a Black Crowned Night Herron. He posed BS> obligingly, then turned his head to show his long white crown feathers BS> (@ Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida). BS> The first photo is 1/4th of a full frame captured with autofocus on the beach. BS> Here is a full size (554KB) version of the same to allow you to see detail. BS> http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/wings0.jpg BS> Let me know what you think. BS> Regards, Bob S.
