D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR with Tamron 2X SP AF TC
400mm
ISO 400
f8 at 1/400s
Aperture Priority mode
Matrix Metering
+0.3EV
Auto white balance
handheld from inside a car
Cropped to about 10% of original pixel resolution (849x1188)/(4256x2832) = 0.084 , desaturate and noise reduction on the background, then sharpen.
Trying out my new 2x tele-converter, seem softer than Nikon one, as expected from a big price different. Sorry for the big crop, just thought the pose of this little guy is interesting. First I thought this was Oriental Magpie Robin, but it didn't have white stripe along its wings so I'm not sure what species this is.
Quality doesn't look to bad to me if this is 10% of the original. :)
I have both the nikon and Sigma converters and yes the sigma do seem softer - although I have not done any scientific testing to confirm - just look that way to my eye.s
Like the pose - seems a tad flat.
Have fun with your new toy
Nice capture In that particular image seems the feathers a the base of the wing are the sharpest. Would test both converters if you still have the Nikon .. would be interesting.
I know in the Canon Lineup the new one is considerably sharper than the previous.
Quality doesn't look too bad to me, though it does look like your focal point was a little off because the base of the tail looks reasonably sharp but the head is a little soft. Generally speaking, you want to place the focal point on the bird's head. Like the pose!
tail up
