A7RIV with new sensor and main board

[nzmacro]

So, a good month ago I was out taking bird shots. A male and female paradise duck (New Zealand native shelduck) flew into a pond in the middle of nowhere. The male after a minute flew off the pond and came belly first at my head, I lifted the A7RIV and 200-600 and it hit the lens head on. Wiped the water off the lens and then it came right back at my head again, another smack to the lens. The lens was fine.

The camera started playing up with rainbow colours in the EVF and rear screen. It was stuffed. Then it came at me again (third time), monopod ready this time and it hit that instead of my head. So after a month I finally got the camera back. Went out a few days later in sunshine to try it out. It works !! Went to where I know plenty of cormorants are, good practice.



















So it's fixed, but the most expensive duck I've ever come across. $2735 NZ, but insurance came to the party and personal cost was $420 NZ thanks goodness.

All the best folks.

BTW, here's an old shot of a male paradise duck ..... large and heavy.



Danny.

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[A74Me]

great use of the mono pod. last year when i visited my mother in sydney to look after her for 2 weeks there were a pair of plovers nesting on my shed roof and wouldnt let me go near it as well as attacking me every time i walked out side my van, that day i made a slingshot and used gummy balls as amo the rest is history

 

[IanColley]

Geez, fairly aggressive duck. There was something about you or that big white lens he didn't like. Great to hear it got fixed at a reasonable cost to you.

Superb photos Danny, you're still getting on nicely with that auto focus lens then (smirk).

Regards Ian Colley

 

[nzmacro]

Geez, fairly aggressive duck. There was something about you or that big white lens he didn't like. Great to hear it got fixed at a reasonable cost to you.

Superb photos Danny, you're still getting on nicely with that auto focus lens then (smirk).

Regards Ian Colley

I love the 200-600 mate Still mount the old Canon teles sometimes though.

Take it easy your way Ian.

Danny.

 

[nzmacro]

great use of the mono pod. last year when i visited my mother in sydney to look after her for 2 weeks there were a pair of plovers nesting on my shed roof and wouldnt let me go near it as well as attacking me every time i walked out side my van, that day i made a slingshot and used gummy balls as amo the rest is history

Aww yeah, they can be nasty as well here mate. They go after hawks. Maggie's as well, but this duck was out for a kill.