davelok

Hi Justin, good to see the small elusive ones. Get some more of them! I'm waiting for the Flamingos to arrive in larger numbers and hope to get better photos this time with the Sigma now at hand.

By itself, the Techart III might not too costly even after paying a 30% import duty, if it were known to work on longer FLs - it would still be a cheaper option to buying a new camera. However, in ...

I wish I had access to the Techart III / Saker Falcon Lite, as I already have the lenses we need to test. Anyway I am this close to buying a Canon 70D now although I can't justify the expense.

I think the Sony 30mm would do quite well for flower photos, especially if a wider fov of the background is desired.  One wouldn't need 1:1 in most cases, and could yet come away with decent close ...

But what if you have a big lens? I have switched from the neck strap included with the camera to a Focus F1 shoulder sling to carry medium to big glass on hikes.  I have also attached a lanyard ...

Using Sony A-mount lenses on E-mount cameras necessitates the use of an expensive adapter with a pellicle mirror if fast AF is necessary, or a comparatively cheaper adapter without a mirror if ...

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I just got a Vanguard monopod + walking stick for situations like having to hold the Sigma up for a long time for BiF (and fiddling with the focus ring), and for instances like when we came upon ...

Nice videos! I watched the latest two. I guess I should shoot some videos too - did that with a Grey Wagtail, but didn't have anything to stabilise the camera then. I think I used the Tamron SP ...

Of course. I was only joking. Even black box reverse engineering might have Patent landmines.

Looks good. Do you have more examples, BiF perhaps? M3 anyone?

I was reading their NDA, and it excludes information that is already known to the Recipient, or becomes known through other means or is made public during the term of the agreement, which made me ...

Yup, and I've been carrying these lenses around on hikes without any problem so far.

Yes, I guess we could wait till February.

Great series again Danny! And yes, that flying black sheep does mar what could have been a marvelous shot in my view.

That spoonbill photo looks like fighter jets in formation! Quite rare to catch all wings spread out like that, isn't it?

I, for one, still can't figure out how you manage to nail focus with such shallow DoF. I have a hard time of it even with stationary birds. Do you have a magical eye?

Lovely sharp shots, and everything is a pleasant, dreamy blue... Should I wait for the mythical beast? Make a jump to the Canon 70D? Upgrade to a6000?

For that budget, SEL 50mm f/1.8 OSS, but if you can go higher, SEL 35mm f/1.8 OSS. If you don't want OS, the Sigma trinity are good, affordable lenses. What focal length you choose depends on what ...

Great Spotted Eagle fulvescens (Acquila clanga fulvescens) - a light-coloured morph of a dark bird. Not a good image by any measure, as I'm focusing a Canon-mount Sigma 150-500mm lens manually ...