Fuji Focus

These are as out of camera as you will ever see from me. Everything is as shot though lens profiles are applied. Sharpening and noise reduction are turned off in Photoshop ACR. I opened, each of the 32 images, converted to 8 bit and then resized to 1080 high and saved as jpeg. If a picture tells a thousand words, then this is 32,000 words!

Fuji X-T3 + Fringer Pro II + Nikon 500mm f5.6 PF wide open on tripod with gimble




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32,000 words on Fuji focus

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Hey MorrisO, nice shots. I think the Fringer Pro adapters are some of the best out there. Happy shooting, and great light.

Excellent series. I aspire to get tracking shots that good for that type of sequence!

I'm going to assume that DPReview is not doing you any favors with your uploaded photos. Of course, what I see on 100% view are only 1.7 MP images. But I would expect to seem a lot more detail from the 500mm PF than I see here.

You have a nice sequence of images there. I must assume (and I hope) that they look quite a bit better on your home computer and monitor.

Fantastic. #’s 18 and 20 are my favorites.

michaeladawson said:

I'm going to assume that DPReview is not doing you any favors with your uploaded photos. Of course, what I see on 100% view are only 1.7 MP images. But I would expect to seem a lot more detail from the 500mm PF than I see here.

You have a nice sequence of images there. I must assume (and I hope) that they look quite a bit better on your home computer and monitor.

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Hi Mike,

I think you should go back and read the intro.

Morris

Michigan Sandman said:

Hey MorrisO, nice shots. I think the Fringer Pro adapters are some of the best out there. Happy shooting, and great light.

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I don't have the experience to compare yet I'm very happy with them

Morris

Meeces said:

Excellent series. I aspire to get tracking shots that good for that type of sequence!

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Thank you Matt,

Morris

GreatOceanSoftware said:

Fantastic. #’s 18 and 20 are my favorites.

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Thank you Randy,

Morris

Morris0 said:

michaeladawson said:

I'm going to assume that DPReview is not doing you any favors with your uploaded photos. Of course, what I see on 100% view are only 1.7 MP images. But I would expect to seem a lot more detail from the 500mm PF than I see here.

You have a nice sequence of images there. I must assume (and I hope) that they look quite a bit better on your home computer and monitor.

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Hi Mike,

I think you should go back and read the intro.

Morris

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Yeah, I get the straight out of camera stuff. I’m not sure what your point is. We’re supposed to get something out of small images using the Fringer adapter?

Hey Morris0

I have seen your work, and it's really amazing. Just wanted to thank you for sharing some of these frames ("behind the scenes") they really draw insight in what you get straight from the camera.

Understood the lens used was a Nikon 500 f5.6 with a smart adapter. But i do have a question..

For Images 7,8, 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15 - was the intention to have the AF point on the eagle that was still standing on the branch ? or the eagle about to take off ? As looking at the lower resolution the AF had back-focused ? (from what I can gather from the lower resolution pic)

Just want to understand / get more appreciation of these photos, I know these eagles are pretty fast :-D hahaha

michaeladawson said:

Morris0 said:

michaeladawson said:

I'm going to assume that DPReview is not doing you any favors with your uploaded photos. Of course, what I see on 100% view are only 1.7 MP images. But I would expect to seem a lot more detail from the 500mm PF than I see here.

You have a nice sequence of images there. I must assume (and I hope) that they look quite a bit better on your home computer and monitor.

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Hi Mike,

I think you should go back and read the intro.

Morris

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Yeah, I get the straight out of camera stuff. I’m not sure what your point is. We’re supposed to get something out of small images using the Fringer adapter?

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This thread is dedicated to all the people that state that Fuji cameras don't focus accurately and can not track.

Morris

Raymond L said:

Hey Morris0

I have seen your work, and it's really amazing. Just wanted to thank you for sharing some of these frames ("behind the scenes") they really draw insight in what you get straight from the camera.

Understood the lens used was a Nikon 500 f5.6 with a smart adapter. But i do have a question..

For Images 7,8, 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15 - was the intention to have the AF point on the eagle that was still standing on the branch ? or the eagle about to take off ? As looking at the lower resolution the AF had back-focused ? (from what I can gather from the lower resolution pic)

Just want to understand / get more appreciation of these photos, I know these eagles are pretty fast :-D hahaha

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Hi Raymond,

The camera did exactly what it is configured to do:

I use AF-C with Zone Focus Mode. I have set the zone to 3 boxes and steer with the focus stick as needed. I found that AF-C Custom Setting 5 (Erratic) was very close yet needed a little tuning so I dialed in 6 (Custom). I have been experimenting and have been using the following settings since April of 2019:

Tracking sensitivity: 4

Speed tracking sensitivity: 1

Zone area switching: Center

Tracking sensitivity is set to 4 which is the maximum response to changes in acceleration. Speed tracking sensitivity is 1 to react quickly to changes in acceleration yet still be sticky and not struggle in low contrast. It also chose the center of the zone distances measured so the focus is between the two birds as the in flight bird starts to pull away and the highlighted AF points of the zone showed me this though my concentration was on the bird starting to fly. You can see me start to pan a few frames after it turned to our right and I still had the wing and head in the focus zone and I caught up. You have a very good eye to spot what happened. I'm confident they will sharpen up great. I'll be posting these as part of a larger story.

Morris

Great shots Morris. Love these types of threads showing straight out of camera shots. It shows what a person who is in complete control of his camera can do.

Then, the post processing stage gives one a chance to show off their editing skills!

I'm assuming fully manual with the exposure?

The Torontonian said:

Great shots Morris. Love these types of threads showing straight out of camera shots. It shows what a person who is in complete control of his camera can do.

Then, the post processing stage gives one a chance to show off their editing skills!

I'm assuming fully manual with the exposure?

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Thank you Torontonian,

I frequently use manual exposure, particular if the subject is likely to have a rapidly changing background. I was not expecting that and used Multi. For a subject in a blue sky I typically go to +1 EV yet to protect the white head I did not use compensation except when a cloud got behind the birds and then I used + 2/3 and this was not the case for this sequence.

I've taught seminars on Photoshop and done talks on wildlife and general photography. The pandemic has stalled this and I'm looking forward to getting back in front of a group of people as there is noting like live feedback.

Morris

Nice set altogether.

Between the 200-500, the 300/4.0 PF and 500/5.6 PF Nikon sure is offering some winners. Really curious to see how Fuji's native 150-600mm will stack up against these options, particularly when it comes to weight and price point.

FTOG said:

Nice set altogether.

Between the 200-500, the 300/4.0 PF and 500/5.6 PF Nikon sure is offering some winners. Really curious to see how Fuji's native 150-600mm will stack up against these options, particularly when it comes to weight and price point.

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The two PF lenses are in a totally different class than the 200-600 with faster AF and better resolution.

Fuji needs to make there 150-600 Stand out as Sony has with the 200-600. The stand out features of Sony are:

- 1/4 turn to go from 200 to 600

- Super sharp with great resolution

Three yeas ago, Fuji's Director of Marketing told me that they intend to move into wildlife and sports. The 200 f2 is clearly a sports lens and it's great. If Fuji can deliver a standout of a 150-600 they will be very close to there goal. Adding subject tracking with eye AF will be necessary to compete though it's only going to add a few keepers to the most skilled photographers.

Morris