Charles Chien

That's unfortunate - I was thinking of using a Nikon 400mm f3.5 (a manual lens) on it if I were to buy one, without metering, it might just be too much trouble. I think V2 won't be a good choice...

> Using legacy lenses means that a light meter is needed I am considering a V2 for bird photography for it's speed, and was hoping that legacy lenses are usable with P or M mode. Please let me know...

You are killing me, Danny! These are stunningly sharp!!! Wonderful shots!!! Thanks for sharing.All the best,

Marcus,Thanks for the tip on how to locate photo usage on Google. I looked for one of mine and it came back with 5 search result pages... And, that's just one photo! There are numerous of...

I went out to a local park this afternoon just to try out Jack's suggestion to use a faster speed. I did that and the result can be seen here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50611893. (As I...

I got this Contax Carl Zeiss Mirotar 500mm f8 for a while, but did not have a chance to really give it a try. Finally had a chance this afternoon to try it out at a local park. I got these two...

Thanks, Jack. Higher speed is also what I am leaning toward now - aside from not having AF on my mirror lens. I will definitely ping you when I need help in this. Thanks!!!

Kids are 15 and 17 now... Soon they will be going to college if all goes well. Time flies...Thanks, Danny, for the link. My longest lens is a Carl Zeiss Mirotar 500mm with a 2x extender. I cannot...

Amazing shots, Danny, as usual! What tripod setup are you using if you don't mind sharing? Thanks!Charles

I haven't had any of my Canon AF lens fail on my either. But the fact that my 17-year-old 28-70mm f2.8 L fails to focus at some low light conditions on my Canon 5D III while it was working great...

M8t! :)Danny, I enjoy your birds in flight as much as I enjoyed your macro shots.

> jpr2: "good lenses are like diamonds = they can last forever..."As "good lenses" like Canon L lenses age, we are seeing reports about AF motors failing or zoom failing, and the cost of repairs...

Allan might be on to something... Here is another link with the same photo in this page, http://www.sharegoodstuffs.com/2012/02/animals-vs-photographers-photo.html, which was posted 2/18/2012 - so...