Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-04-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Looks like I started a landslide of sharp fuzzy creatures... Note to self: suggest fuzzy birds for a PUG theme later in the year ann Perry Pellechia wrote: >On 3/31/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Mark Cassino wrote: >> >> >> >>>Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> >>>

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-04-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Mark Cassino wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: > "No fuzzy robins please." >>>That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) >>> >>> >>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d601334.jpg >>:-) >> >> >Nice shot of the mom and nest - and wild background there too! > di

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-04-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Mark Cassino wrote: >ann sanfedele wrote: > > >>That's impressively sharp, Mark - >> >>You would pass the test for Animals Animals stock agency :) >>when I first joined there was a sheet of info send out >>taht said, among a list of requirements, "razor sharp" was >>imperative emphasized wi

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-04-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks like the aftermath of this party. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6982867/ Mark Cassino wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > > "No fuzzy robins please." >>> That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) >>> >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d601334.jpg >> :

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
Fuzzy Wuzzy wuz a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. So Fuzzy Wuzzy wuzn't fuzzy wuz he? No, he as bear (bare). Don't know any good ones for fuzzy birds though. -- Bruce Saturday, March 31, 2007, 3:53:20 PM, you wrote: MR> Mark Cassino wrote: >>Mark Roberts wrote: >> > "No fuzzy robins ple

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
Looks like he just got up - and on the wrong side of the bed, too! -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, March 31, 2007, 3:36:48 PM, you wrote: MC> Mark Roberts wrote: "No fuzzy robins please." >>> That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) >> >> http://www.robertstech.com/te

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 3/31/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Cassino wrote: > > >Mark Roberts wrote: > > > "No fuzzy robins please." > >>> That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) > >> > >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d601334.jpg > >> :-) > > > >Nice shot of the mom and ne

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Cassino wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: > "No fuzzy robins please." >>> That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) >> >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d601334.jpg >> :-) > >Nice shot of the mom and nest - and wild background there too! > >It's not a robin and somehow I ne

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Mark Cassino
Mark Roberts wrote: >>> "No fuzzy robins please." >> That's not really fair - baby robins are always fuzzy! :-) > > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d601334.jpg > :-) Nice shot of the mom and nest - and wild background there too! It's not a robin and somehow I never got this onto my website - b

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Cassino wrote: >ann sanfedele wrote: >> That's impressively sharp, Mark - >> >> You would pass the test for Animals Animals stock agency :) >> when I first joined there was a sheet of info send out >> taht said, among a list of requirements, "razor sharp" was >> imperative emphasized wi

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-31 Thread Mark Cassino
ann sanfedele wrote: > That's impressively sharp, Mark - > > You would pass the test for Animals Animals stock agency :) > when I first joined there was a sheet of info send out > taht said, among a list of requirements, "razor sharp" was > imperative emphasized with the line: > "No fuzzy rob

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-30 Thread ann sanfedele
That's impressively sharp, Mark - You would pass the test for Animals Animals stock agency :) when I first joined there was a sheet of info send out taht said, among a list of requirements, "razor sharp" was imperative emphasized with the line: "No fuzzy robins please." ann Mark Cassino wro

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-29 Thread Christian
Mark Cassino wrote: > Nice shot, Christian - beautiful background! >> full frame >> http://tinyurl.com/2avt9j Thanks, Mark. I set up my backyard as a "field studio." I have several feeders, a bird bath and some "natural" perches (so far the birds use the perches but only when I'm not looking.

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I get it. I'm usually shooting birds off a monopod, so I'm up around 1/500th shutter speed with the 400 and higher yet with the 400 and the A2XS. I have shot some off the tripod recently but still used quite a bit of shutter speed. I'll have to try some at a speed closer to ambient. Paul On

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Great detail, Mark. What do you mean by slow shutter flash synch? I > use high speed synch with the AF540FGZ and the A 400/5.6. Works great. > Paul Hi Paul - The K10D defaults to 1/180th with an A or M lens. With birds I like to set the exposure to ambient light condit

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Nice shot, Christian - beautiful background! - MCC Christian wrote: > Looks like pretty good results. The details in the feathers are pretty > good even if the head looks a little soft. > > Just for fun, I also shots some robins earlier this week with almost the > exact focal length and sett

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-28 Thread Christian
Mark Cassino wrote: > The robins are back and just for fun I setup the birding rig (K10D, > A*400 f2.8, AF 1.7x Converter, and AF360FGZ for fill) and took a few > shots in the yard. Probably the first time in a couple of years that I > broke out the birding stuff. > > No great shots - I just w

Re: Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great detail, Mark. What do you mean by slow shutter flash synch? I use high speed synch with the AF540FGZ and the A 400/5.6. Works great. Paul On Mar 28, 2007, at 8:56 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > The robins are back and just for fun I setup the birding rig (K10D, > A*400 f2.8, AF 1.7x Converter,

Bird Test for the K10D

2007-03-28 Thread Mark Cassino
The robins are back and just for fun I setup the birding rig (K10D, A*400 f2.8, AF 1.7x Converter, and AF360FGZ for fill) and took a few shots in the yard. Probably the first time in a couple of years that I broke out the birding stuff. No great shots - I just wanted to see how well the lens /