Another problem (one we had) is shooting up at the canopy with sunlight in the
background. We actually came across two Resplendant Quetzals sitting on the
same branch. Photos were impossible. Too far away for a flash (even a 'zoom'
flash) and too strongly backlit. It was quite a site through the binoculars,
though. I did get some passable video of them.
Jim C.
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From: Skip Williams skipwilliamsom@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:27:31 -0400
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Maybe Trip to Costa Rica
If you're talking about wildlife in the open, like mammals, it would be OK.
But don't count on getting many bird pictures in the forest. I've spent a
lot of time in the Tropics on bird trips, and most pictures people come back
with are dark and backlit. An F/8 lens won't help matters much. The best
forest pictures come from using one of those telephoto flash setups. In
that case, the F/8 lens would work. They're not as sharp as a normal lens.
I'd take it to some zoo or something and take a lot of pictures this
fall/winter to make your final decision.
My recommendation? Take the best binoculars you can afford and use them to
see the animals up-close. (I'd suggest a waterproof set. Look here for
advice http://www.betterviewdesired.com) Take a body and 3 lenses (24, 50,
70-200), and take normal, travel pictures. Don't try too hard on the
animals. Otherwise, you'll miss that Resplendant Quetzal as it zips by.
BTW, the best bird pictures that I've seen taken by mortals are taken in
specialized bird zoos, like the Bronx Zoo's huge aviary. The birds are
close, and habitualized to people.
Skip
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>From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Maybe Trip to Costa Rica
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:04:25 -0700
>
>I may be going on a trip to Costa Rica in the spring and will
>hopefully see some wild life. It seemed to me that the Zuiko 500mm
>mirror lens might be a way to capture some of the wildlife and still
>be easily portable.
>
>Have people on the list used this lens? Is it useful? It seemed to
>me that the F8 aperture might be a problem. Have people had success
>hand holding it? Probably would need fast film, huh? How easy is it
>to keep the little doughnuts out of the picture?
>
>Winsor
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