Recently I picked up a Nikon 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 telephoto lens to lug around while I’m out hiking and it has been a wonderful addition to my kit. While 600mm is quite a bit of reach, you always want more. That’s where the 1.4x teleconverter comes in. Getting out to test, I did some short hiking around a favorite spot and stumbled across a juvenile red-tailed hawk hunting in the woods.
Category Archives: Gear
Any post related to the gear I use and my thoughts on that gear.
Initial Nikon Zf Impressions
As happens much too often, a bright and shiny new camera has been delivered to my home address. With this, my conversion to the Nikon Z mirrorless setup is complete (from a Fujifilm X setup). This was somewhat unplanned, but happened very quickly. I blame my new found love of shooting my Leica M10 and wanting a ‘regular’ camera to use those lovely little primes on without a crop factor. That and the autofocus improvements the Zf would bring over Fuji’s current state.
Joining the Red Dot Club
For as long as I was into photography, I have wanted a digital Leica rangefinder camera. Something about carrying an extremely compact yet highly capable camera that was all about simplicity and manual controls drew me in. The prices for new ones were well out of my realistic reach and even used ones commanded a price that I was not comfortable paying. Until now. Enter a new-to-me Leica M10 in black chrome.
Adding a Fuji 150-600mm lens to the collection
Wildlife photography has always drawn me in, but I’ve never had a super telephoto lens to really be able to capture the images I’ve wanted too. The Fuji 70-300mm telephoto is a great compact piece of kit, but I’ve longed for more reach. So after saving up, the Fuji 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR lens was ordered.
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