Saw this little guy's nest, but only had 70mm on me. I thought I could get a decent shot of him sitting in the entrance, but he probably didn't like me standing under his tree.
>>4507785 I got into birding recently and grabbed a Canon sx50 hs second hand for cheap! The 50x zoom comes in handy even though with my luck they've already flown away by the time I close in and focus
>>4507974 By not great, I simply meant it's a crap photo, not that it was horrific to look at. But hey, I didn't know birds can get worms but I guess why not.
>>4508412 In the jungle? Some areas (towns/cities) are rough depending on the country. I heard there's a Cuzco expedition where you go into the jungle for 4 days with a tour guide to look at the flora and fauna. Probably the same for other countries
This one I took at the park near my house. I live in Lima, Peru (coastal). OP picture is also mine, same park. Lots of cool colored birds just out and about here in the city
>>4508559 Just a sparrow, the shot seemed neat and I wanted to share, shaper and more interesting than picrel
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>>4508635 Which lens is that? I've been contemplating getting the 500mm tokina, since it's so light and cheap, but I'm reading conflicting reports about the IQ (by reflex standards).
>>4508641 That's with an old Jupiter 11, 135mm/f4. I'm mostly carrying around vintage shit and am still a complete amateur at this.
These >>4507849 >>4508476 >>4508538 are all Tokina. Mine is from 1991 and all those images did receive at least a minor edit and crop. Primarily for missing contrast and being hazy/washed out. Even though it's f8 its DOF is crazy thin. Picrel is one out of maybe 15 shots of this fast little bastard that's even remotely sharp. I can't say I'd recommend it without knowing more, a regular lens will always be sharper than it and maybe getting a TC instead for one of your faster lenses would be a better choice.
>>4508691 I wouldn't bring a big, heavy lens with me most of the time, so spending a lot of money on it feels like a waste. So I spend it on multiple cheap things of questionable value instead. Picrel is 180 AF-D with TC-201 (heavy crop). I leave that at home most of the time though.
>>4508723 Okay fair enough. Be aware that it has a niche 30.5mm filter set of skylight, nd2x and nd4x that need to be included with it as they're required for optics (mounted at the end, not front, look into that as I suck at explaining). Also keep in mind that the hood gives it quite a bit of length but it's still a lot lighter than a classic lens. Other than that, if you don't expect tack sharp pictures with it, go for it, it's a really fun lens and 500mm is a ton of reach. Getting a tripod or a monopod is a great next step but I managed to snap up some decent pictures from hand as well.