From the past weekend with my friend Pepe Reigada. We had a lot of fun with this very cooperative female (Alcedo atthis) and I tried all the Nikons TCs with the bird. The performance of the 2X, at least the one I own, is outstanding in terms of image quality when the subject is near the lens and the light is good. The AF performance is, of course, very slow for the action but good enough for static subjects. I obtained no differences betwenn the performance of the combo at f5,6 and f8.
Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 300VR + 2XTC ISO 320 f5,6 1/800s tripod and whimberly head. Croped for web presentation
Sharp and quite lovely. I have been looking for one of those cooperative females for year; you guys were lucky! Great BKGR and great feather detail.
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I have never seen one so I will say I like the colors as they are, though I don't know if they are true to life. If anything I might tone down the shine on the bill. I think this is lovely.
Wow! This is one of the best kingfisher images I have seen. Your background is great and really complements the bird. I agree with Axel about sharpening the eye. Congratulations!
Extraordinary!!! I just posted one with the same combo. It's not something I'd use all the time, but it comes handy on occasions.
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Love ethe detail in the feathers an it IS sharp, enhorabuena!
Kingfisher portrait (300VR+2X TC wide open)
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