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Great Blue in flight with new D500

Started May 23, 2017 | Photos thread
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AwesomeIan Senior Member • Posts: 2,309
Great Blue in flight with new D500
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For the last couple years I was using the D610 with the Tamron 150-600 for wildlife. Nice combo for sure but the auto focus leaves a lot to be desired. Yesterday my D500 arrived and I went straight to a known nesting area for Great Blue Herons.

Very small crop applied. Retained lots of details in the beak and feathers

I really liked the results and my hit rate seemed pretty good. I used AFC 25 for this shot. I haven't played much with group or 3d yet but I plan on putting them to the test soon. The high frame rate was nice. I am "programmed" to manage my buffer from using the D610 for so long so I was taking a couple pictures at a time rather than holding down the shutter button. I have the XQD card so my buffer should be bottomless really.

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Nikon D500 Pentax K-1 Pentax smc D-FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD HD Pentax D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR +7 more
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