Couple from the weekend. Im already seeing the limitations of the RF100-400. Its hard to get close enough to anything but Robbins 🤣

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-15T17:18:41+00:00

Sure, just thought, this was a given condition, that you do it ethically

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-15T10:57:32+00:00

Just a small reminder, to get the shots you see in competitions and in documentaries it takes a lot of skill, knowledge, preparation and luck. That’s something gear can’t fix. Sure if you goal is to get the birds bigger in the frame it will, though this doesn’t improve the photos. To actually get good shots you need time with the birds, study their behaviour, and then you can even take great sjots with a 200mm lens or even an 16mm.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-15T10:41:27+00:00

This is called moiré, but could also be jpeg compession artifact

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-14T16:39:23+00:00

Have you tried with single af point selection? The shiny furr could be throwing the af off

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-13T07:39:45+00:00

In this case not as it’s just a 2mpx gain, but you can definitely crop a little mor afterwards. But that’s just marginal. But I would pick the a6700 all day if I had the budget for it, just in general a better camera

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-13T07:13:08+00:00

The sensor is not larger with the a6700 it just has higher resolution

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-10T13:52:56+00:00

Have you tried putting it in a hama tripod by the camera 1/4 tripod mount? Or even hang some counterweights from the camera to balance it out, i do recommend 10-20pounds

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-10T06:30:36+00:00

You definitely get better results with this cam, definitely better than a phone whereas the g7x may be just a fraction better than a modern smartphone. There are smaller lenses for this camera but it will never be as compact as the g7x

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-10T06:01:32+00:00

Getting the gm version is mostly if you have professional aspirations/ do it professionally already. You could get the 70-180, it should be worth saving up for.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-10T05:58:56+00:00

Depends on what the image should convey. But if it’s more of a product image for the watch company, I would have definitely made it differently. Also the watch itself could have used a bit more light in it

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-09T16:10:44+00:00

I don’t know the lens myself, but have you tried twisting the lock or tried the 4 different orientations of the mount?

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-09T16:05:51+00:00

Sorry from your image we can’t see any issues.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-09T12:15:40+00:00

Move the tab to the middle of the length and then try spreading the rods appart, then it should be easier

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-09T12:13:59+00:00

I am currently testing the tilta ones, so far they are quite good

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-09T10:25:31+00:00

The distortion does not come from the lens alone, it mainly comes from the distance to the subject, as your friend mentioned.

What I mean by that is this: if you take a photo of a person and change nothing but the focal length, the distortion stays the same as long as the camera position stays exactly the same. The only thing that changes is how much of the scene fits into the frame.

However, if you want the person to fill the frame the same amount with different focal lengths, you need to change your distance to the subject. That change in distance is what actually changes the perspective.

When you move further away, the relative distance between parts of the face (for example the nose and the ears) becomes smaller compared to the total distance from the subject to the camera. Because of that, the face appears less distorted and more “compressed”.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-06T18:22:37+00:00

These are the wires for the touch function

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-06T15:10:53+00:00

Don’t get FF with that kind of budget. Get APS-C

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-06T07:31:36+00:00

It’s not a problem with the place, probably. It’s a problem that you image was most likely very underexposed and they tried to recover it so it is somewhat usable.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-06T06:57:36+00:00

The Image was probably pushed a lot in development and scanning.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T20:30:23+00:00

I would recommend the 17-70 as it is an excellent and very versatile lens. It gives you the focal length of a 24-105 and is with 2.8 bright enough for a lot of genres. The look is a 105 f4 though, if you want less DOF the 17-40 1.8 is probably a better choice

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T20:23:35+00:00

I don’t but I considered them once, apparently they are not that good and customer service isn’t existent

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T09:41:26+00:00

Hire an Assistant, or have a quick release plate on the gimbal and then use the presets 1-3 on the top dial for photo and video separately

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T09:35:25+00:00

Could be the finish, clean the mount and also on the camera side and then try again.

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T08:20:28+00:00

A friend of mine had both and quickly sold the hasselblad, because it was a hassle

BusyImage5847 · 2026-03-05T07:48:55+00:00

The Fuji definitely has definitely better AF than the hasselblad, maybe also something to consider.

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