FZ50+TC17 ED, day 2

aftab · Jan 24, 2007

Joesiv said:
Impressive, I Thought I saw some halos in the first image, figured
you did a guassian blur on the background, though it progressively
got blurry, which people typically don't do in PP, so I thought you
got fancy The selection masks for the NR and for the sharpening
on the bird is probably what threw me off. But impressive that
you got such nice subject isolation, you worked with the scene very
well.

Thanks Joesiv, I have seen many people using gaussian blur with excellent effect, but my experience with it has been less than exciting, I never could manage the halo well in the transition zone, so I have given up trying... Photoshop has got a brilliant selection tool in CS3, its called Quick Selection Tool, it is the best selection tool I have seen so far

Joesiv said:
I don't know when I'm getting my TC, I'm trying to find a good
price on a TC-E17ED, but having a hard time, I really want to get
the Nikon, but it's hard to justify paying full price, also have to
convence the female in my life that I need it I may get a Tcon,
but IQ is addicting, especially after seeing results like this!

I know, this TC is really expensive, I think it worth trying for a second hand one with cheaper price

Joesiv said:
Good job! I didn't realize you lived in New Zealand though, neat,
I near it's a beautiful country!

Thanks again.
aftab

Joesiv said:
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HeatherV · Jan 24, 2007

Beautiful pictures!! aftab, the detail in fantastic!! keep them coming I want to see more!!

HeatherV....in the county of Dorset UK....Panasonic FZ7, LX1 and now FZ50 & Tcon 17

http://www.heathersgallery.fotopic.net

bkrownd · Jan 24, 2007

I can't figure out if you just sold more FZ-50's or TC-E17ED's.
That bird sure has some nice feather texture.

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FZ7 + TC-E17ED

aftab · Jan 24, 2007

Jarkko H said:
I just have to join the chorus: these are superb shots, excellent
detail, excellent exposure and to top it off, composed with a good
taste. Wow, Aftab!

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Regards,
Jarkko

Thanks Jarkko for the kind words.
Regards
aftab

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rafinmelb · Jan 24, 2007

of the clearest, sharpest bird images I have seen. Wonderful. Something to aim for.
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cheers
Rafael (FZ30)
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ecube · Jan 24, 2007

Need I say more?

Thanks for sharing!
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ecube

aftab · Jan 24, 2007

BobNan said:
Well, that does it. Now I'm very unhappy that I didn't get the
Nikon TC when they were readily available. Does anyone know where
they can be found and if the current lack of them is just temporary
or has Nikon stopped producing them? Thanks, Bob.

Hi Bob, as far as I know Nikon has stopped its production, but don't take my word for it..... I think there are still few places you can get a new one, but best place would be to keep an eye on ebay.... do a search in this forum too, there have been few threads here in recent past about places where it is still available.
aftab

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aftab · Jan 24, 2007

HeatherV said:
Beautiful pictures!! aftab, the detail in fantastic!! keep them
coming I want to see more!!
HeatherV....in the county of Dorset UK....Panasonic FZ7, LX1 and
now FZ50 & Tcon 17

http://www.heathersgallery.fotopic.net

Hi Heather, thanks a lot... I am going to try some more this weekend.
aftab

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aftab · Jan 24, 2007

bkrownd said:
I can't figure out if you just sold more FZ-50's or TC-E17ED's.
That bird sure has some nice feather texture.

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FZ7 + TC-E17ED

Hi, Thanks a lot... I am sure it was a bit of both...FZ50+17ED combination is great and this TC's combination with FZ5 and FZ30 is equally superb.
aftab

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aftab · Jan 24, 2007

rafinmelb said:
of the clearest, sharpest bird images I have seen. Wonderful.
Something to aim for.
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cheers
Rafael (FZ30)
http://rafael.zenfolio.com/ (referral code on my page)

Thanks Rafael for the kind words.... I am truly grateful to many here who have shown us the excellent quality of this TC.
aftab

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H Alward · Jan 24, 2007

No real focusing problems but you can tell in some shots that the camera is "hunting". Check this gallery, the first 5 shots are a high speed burst, 5MP EZ, mode is Program AE, OIS Mode 2, 1 area focus, multiple area metering, no cropping, no PP. The subject is about 100+ yards out from me, probably more. The EZ Mode makes the TC17 even more impressive. Some of my buddies shoot with Digital Rebels using 400mm glass, which is about equal to 640mm. They are pretty excited about their "640mm" until I show them what I've got! LOL

http://dingpatch.smugmug.com/gallery/2294324/1/119899742

Mejnor · Jan 24, 2007

become a birder. Stunning!

Mejnor

aftab said:
Day 1 was several weeks ago, in the meantime it lied idle.... may
be because I am not as keen a birder as many here(John Reed, Trevor
Carpenter, Ken among others)....still, I love bird photography. So,
I took the combo out yesterday morning.
First destination was Thames coast, about 5 minutes drive, to shoot
some Shags
This one kept watching me

This one watching for fish

This one just happy to be in the sun

Hope you liked these.
aftab

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Hawkowl · Jan 24, 2007

Hi aftab

You need to post many more bird photos as these are National Geographic quality!!! I've never seen or heard of this bird and these images have perfect exposure, colour and clarity. I don't think they get better than this! Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos!
Regards
Marcia

atomicfish · Jan 24, 2007

Great shots! Crisp and clear with a great DOF. That lens is great! Also a Bird I have never seen before thanks for posting
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Jeff

Link for Gallery: http://atomicfish.smugmug.com

Mejnor · Jan 24, 2007

I don't know if you work with CS2, since you're playing with hight contrast colors (black and white), you may retreive more details in the white with the highlight/shadow command in photoshop. Your details in the black are already pretty impressive.

Mejnor

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aftab · Jan 24, 2007

ecube said:
Need I say more?

Thanks for sharing!
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ecube

Thanks ecube, very much much appreciated.
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MightyMike · Jan 24, 2007

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'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote

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aftab · Jan 24, 2007

H Alward said:
No real focusing problems but you can tell in some shots that the
camera is "hunting". Check this gallery, the first 5 shots are a
high speed burst, 5MP EZ, mode is Program AE, OIS Mode 2, 1 area
focus, multiple area metering, no cropping, no PP. The subject is
about 100+ yards out from me, probably more. The EZ Mode makes the
TC17 even more impressive. Some of my buddies shoot with Digital
Rebels using 400mm glass, which is about equal to 640mm. They are
pretty excited about their "640mm" until I show them what I've got!
LOL

http://dingpatch.smugmug.com/gallery/2294324/1/119899742

You got some amazing pics there, well done.... FZs with TCs , a great combination and compared to DSLR+long lenses these are so much more convenient to carry around.
aftab

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aftab · Jan 25, 2007

Hawkowl said:
Hi aftab
You need to post many more bird photos as these are National
Geographic quality!!! I've never seen or heard of this bird and
these images have perfect exposure, colour and clarity. I don't
think they get better than this! Thanks for sharing these
beautiful photos!
Regards
Marcia

Thanks Marcia, that is very kind... yes, I should try taking more bird pics now that I am getting this kind of results... thanks for looking and commenting.
Regards
aftab

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aftab · Jan 25, 2007

atomicfish said:
Great shots! Crisp and clear with a great DOF. That lens is great!
Also a Bird I have never seen before thanks for posting
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Jeff

Link for Gallery: http://atomicfish.smugmug.com

Thanks Jeff, well I have always been very impressed with your bird pics from this TC and you are one of the reasons I decided to get one myself.... thanks for all the inspiration.
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