Photography- one photo a day

[AK Troutbum]

Beautiful!


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[reaper]

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[colonel00]

Ooh, I like stream photos. Just finished this one.

 

[R_burg]

Ooh, I like stream photos. Just finished this one.

Really nice shot.

 

[AK Troutbum]

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[Jordan Budd]

I want in, this thread is awesome.


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[colonel00]

X2, I think I need to break down and invest some $$ in the DSLR rabbit hole.

Be very careful as it can consume you. But it's not all that bad. Although, I do find myself wanting to pack along at least three lenses whenever I'm in the field.

 

[colonel00]

 

[colonel00]

If I can learn how to fully use the compact I have, I would love to expand to a DSLR. I'm quite worried about the cost though. I know how I get, oh but if I just had that one more thing I'd be set, five items later.....

You pretty much nailed it. Although, I've kinda settled in on what I like to use. There's always better lenses or newer bodies but this is the kit that I use more often than not. All in, under $4K. Probably closer to $3.5K or even less. With everything here (and a tripod) I can do everything from fast moving wildlife to (up to) 5 minute exposures for nightscapes/astrophotography.

Compact cameras can be nice though as the best camera is the one you will carry with you. Just remember to always shoot in RAW or at least RAW+ so you can massage any photos that you really like.

 

[COlineman78]

You pretty much nailed it. Although, I've kinda settled in on what I like to use. There's always better lenses or newer bodies but this is the kit that I use more often than not. All in, under $4K. Probably closer to $3.5K or even less. With everything here (and a tripod) I can do everything from fast moving wildlife to (up to) 5 minute exposures for nightscapes/astrophotography.

I'm trying to get by with just my RX100 III, a PVC adapter to my spotter and a gorilla pod (if not carrying my spotter). I can get something that's acceptable for me with a much lighter/cheaper setup.

 

[colonel00]

I'm trying to get by with just my RX100 III, a PVC adapter to my spotter and a gorilla pod (if not carrying my spotter). I can get something that's acceptable for me with a much lighter/cheaper setup.

Absolutely! It's the same with any and all of the gear we love to covet and talk about. You just have to find what works for you. As long as you are happy with the results and performance of the gear and you are within your budget then that's all that matters.

 

[R_burg]

You pretty much nailed it. Although, I've kinda settled in on what I like to use. There's always better lenses or newer bodies but this is the kit that I use more often than not. All in, under $4K. Probably closer to $3.5K or even less. With everything here (and a tripod) I can do everything from fast moving wildlife to (up to) 5 minute exposures for nightscapes/astrophotography.

Compact cameras can be nice though as the best camera is the one you will carry with you. Just remember to always shoot in RAW or at least RAW+ so you can massage any photos that you really like.

Thats another great shot above!

Do you pack you kit when hunting? If not, what do you bring?

 

[colonel00]

Yeah, I'm a sucker for punishment but I'll take what I think I'll use. Here's my daily loadout from a bear hunt back in October in Colorado. I didn't take the wide angle lens but I took the zoom and telephoto along with the teleconverter. What's nice is, depending on the hunt, this setup can be used as it's own spotting scope too.

Here is an example from last summer in Alaska. I was just sitting in a camp and a guy said he saw goats in the mountains behind us the night before. So, I set up the camera (I didn't have the 1.4x teleconverter at the time) and I was able to spot them way the hell up there. Granted, a 65x Swaro 85mm beast would be much better but it works when I don't need a spotter.

Goats were on the little \ in the snow on the second peak from the left.

2 nannies and a kid

 

[rbljack]

I LOVE this thread. Over Christmas, I upgraded my cell phone. I hope I don't regret it later, but I moved up to the Iphone 7plus because of the improvements in the camera. I will be getting a new phoneskope adapter to go with it, so hopefully it will take some better photos than my 4S did. I also may start trying to bring my go pro, and use the sportsmans mount to get some decent hunter perspective shots, and dabble with some basic video too. We shall see....but the photos yall post in this section are amazing!

I just hope the size of it doesn't become a problem....we shall see.

 

[PJG]

 

[Coach529]

Yeah, I'm a sucker for punishment but I'll take what I think I'll use. Here's my daily loadout from a bear hunt back in October in Colorado. I didn't take the wide angle lens but I took the zoom and telephoto along with the teleconverter. What's nice is, depending on the hunt, this setup can be used as it's own spotting scope too.

Here is an example from last summer in Alaska. I was just sitting in a camp and a guy said he saw goats in the mountains behind us the night before. So, I set up the camera (I didn't have the 1.4x teleconverter at the time) and I was able to spot them way the hell up there. Granted, a 65x Swaro 85mm beast would be much better but it works when I don't need a spotter.

Goats were on the little \ in the snow on the second peak from the left.

2 nannies and a kid

I have been tossing this very question around.

I am new to back country hunting and questioning what to drag along on a day hunt. Camera body is pretty easy to bring along, along with a lightweight tripod. What lens is another story. 50mm, 17-55 Nikor, 18-200 Sigma, 70-200 Nikon.......I cannot bring them all......but too many choices!!

 

[huntsman22]

 

[Jordan Budd]

Bighorn Sheep from New Years weekend. Had to climb a bit for these!

Sony A7sii
Canon 70-200mm lens


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[R_burg]

Yeah, I'm a sucker for punishment but I'll take what I think I'll use. Here's my daily loadout from a bear hunt back in October in Colorado. I didn't take the wide angle lens but I took the zoom and telephoto along with the teleconverter. What's nice is, depending on the hunt, this setup can be used as it's own spotting scope too.

Here is an example from last summer in Alaska. I was just sitting in a camp and a guy said he saw goats in the mountains behind us the night before. So, I set up the camera (I didn't have the 1.4x teleconverter at the time) and I was able to spot them way the hell up there. Granted, a 65x Swaro 85mm beast would be much better but it works when I don't need a spotter.

Goats were on the little \ in the snow on the second peak from the left.

2 nannies and a kid

Man, I will need a bigger pack for this haha. My kit is a lot like yours, except Nikon.

What does the 300 (looks like you have a 300) focal length equate to for a spotting scope?

 

[colonel00]

Man, I will need a bigger pack for this haha. My kit is a lot like yours, except Nikon.

What does the 300 (looks like you have a 300) focal length equate to for a spotting scope?

I had to go look it up again but I believe the magnification is your effective focal length. So, with the 300 on a 1.5 (I think) crop sensor and with a 1.4x teleconverter, I have a 12.6x-13.5x magnification or something like that depending on the crop and what you consider "normal". Then on the back of the camera I zoomed the image in by 16x so that was 201x then? No idea on this second part. But, I'm sticking with it until someone tells me I"m wrong

Here's an actual photo of the goats, if you can find them. This is just what the camera produces with just the 300mm lens.

It's a little easier if you go here and then zoom in.

Shared album - Brad Simmons - Google Photos


Edit: I was reading this again and left a bunch out apparently. The zoom is your focal length divided by the "normal" focal length for your camera. For a full frame camera this is considered 50mm. For a crop sensor camera, it varies but I believe 32-35mm is somewhere close to "normal". So, you can do the math a couple different ways. I can convert the 300mm to the effective full frame focal length by multiplying by the crop factor of 1.5 and then dividing by the normal focal length of 50. This gives 9x. Or I can just divide 300 by 33 and it gives 9.09x so pretty close. So basically with a 300mm lens on a typical crop camera (1.5-1.6 crop factor) you are getting roughly 9x zoom. Not that much really when you compare to binos or spotting scopes.

So, to correct my statements above, I'm at 9x with just the 300mm. Add the 1.4x TC and I'm at the stated 12.6x.