600mm setup… only ~1.4KG ! Fujifilm XF70-300 | liewwk Nature

I am glad to be given a chance to be tried on the Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR. Even though we don’t have that many opportunities to do more tests on this setup because of the Covid-19 lockdown.

for quick sharing from Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Liew WK – Lens Stories

For birding Photography, we always concern about on few camera and lens specifications

1. Image Quality

– how sharp and how’s the ISO performance

– with Teleconverter Image quality

2. Autofocus performance

– how fast the autofocus, how accurate autofocus, and how good is the tracking capability

3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size

– no one can deny bigger lens (longer and bigger aperture) will give you better image quality but we need to know how much we can tolerate with Image quality drop with the size and weight reduce.

– most of the bird photography here (Tropical rainforest – Malaysia) involves a lot of tracking, walking, hiking so it is not really a good choice to carry heavy equipment to long hours to do bird photography here.

Some Extra Features

4. Minimum Focus Distance

– most of the Bird photographers also a nature lover who may also capture many other creatures (butterfly, snake, etc

– minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33

5. Image stabilization

– I can’t comment much as not really do a lot of testing on this but some of the dark conditions where I shoot ~600mm at 1/10-1/30s also give a very good success rate but for my comfort. 1/100 is a base shutter speed to get a very high success rate for myself.

I also captured some videos handheld

 

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Very low light condition

ISO1600, F8.0, 1/30

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1. Image Quality

– with previous testing on the Fujifilm equipments

Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

– both

 

A. FUJINON XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR

B. FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

do provide good quality of image quality with good Autofocus performance (for both still together with Fujifilm X-T4

For this small lens that provides 107mm to 457mm (35mm equivalent), it is just
580gram 
&
Ø75mm x 132.5mm(Wide)
Ø75mm x 205.5mm(Telephoto)
and this lens compatible with both 1.4x and 2.0x Teleconverter (TC) which may give you
149.8mm to 639.8mm
214mm to 914mm
(35mm equivalent)
but for everyone know the use of TC most probably lower the Image quality and autofocus performance.
here is some pictures sample I captured 3-4 days before Covid=19 MCO 2.0 lockdown..
[click the pictures for the original size]
NORMAL condition

update 202103

– another good moment with this active bird

– 非常活躍的鳥。他在看我在做什麼。

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update 202102
– very active bird that keeps moving nonstop
– same location last month where I meet the handsome male but I met only 2 beautiful female now

– 非常活躍的鳥,總是動不停。

– 上個月,同個地方遇上雄鳥。今天遇上了2只母鳥。

202102, Selangor, Malaysia

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– lucky to have this while we looking for our target bird close

– another close encounter

202102, Selangor, Malaysia
#- a good moment to see this owl making some call
– shooting this with car body as support
幸運的見到這鴞在叫。 這攝頻沒用腳架,只是靠在車拍的。

 

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Long-tailed Parakeet, 长尾鹦鹉, 長尾鸚鵡, Psittacula longicauda, オナガダルマインコ, BAYAN MELAYU
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 630.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/250]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 434.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/90]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [600mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/40]
Lowlight Condition
update 202102

- very lowlight condition,

- misty
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [267mm ISO2000 F.7.1 1/7]

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Blue-winged pitta, 马来八色鸫, 馬來八色鶇, Pitta moluccensis, ミナミヤイロチョウ, BURUNG-PACAT SAYAP BIRU
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/10]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/30]
Cloudy, Raining Condition
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [600mm, ISO500, F9.0, 1/40]
Quality with 2x TC
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO800 F.13.0 1/30]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO1600 F.11.0 1/1600]
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2. Autofocus performance
– as previous testing share, the X-T4 AF performance FAST, accurate and tracking is good too. 
– I won’t share any single point AF here as all others above are using AFS or single focus but here I am sharing what I am concern about continuous focus for both lock focus & tracking capability
– Both above Loglight Condition sharing pictures were captured in very low light condition and AF is still fast and accurate for AFS
All pictures below captured with AFC – continuous focus and Zone (almost full screen). [I let the camera and lens decide to lock the object and track without any additional setting change]
i. Terns
– many of them flying far and near with moderate speed but in any direction under the hot sun
– most of the focus can lock fast and continuous tracking the bird by the next 1-2 s as the tern fly out from the frame
– it is almost no fail to lock focus when the birds flying with blue/white sky and sea background which has enough contrast
– it is getting difficult to lock focus when a bird flies into the frame where the background is green
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [607mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1600]
ii. Owl
– this owl all of a sudden fly out from the small palm oil plantation- the focus lock fast but the tracking miss 50% intermittent as it is flying toward me fast and close (some of the focus frame lock on the wing but not the head).*** the tracking may able to improve by some AF setting. as the focus locking is fast enough to focus again after miss out of focus within 1-2s flying toward me series
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1250]

 

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/2220]

 

– This is a special case where this hornbill standing on a building wall. So make use of the continuous focus & tracking mode. Even the bird is near the tracking work since the bird begins flying until it missing into a tree.
– the moment happens just ~2s, while I am shooting 7fps. and the focus just miss 2 frame

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Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [322mm, ISO800 F.7.1 1/640]
iv. Swift
– it is very difficult to capture swift picture due to normally they are flying fast, all different direction
– success rate is not very high due to the flying speed very fast and accelerates in any direction for feeding. But the camera and lens still able to lock the focus as long as my position is at the right position.
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, [450mm, ISO1600 F.5.6 1/1600]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, [450mm, ISO1600 F.5.6 1/1600]
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3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size
– due to the APS-C sensor size the lens design in a smaller size compared to an equivalent 35mm equivalent lens (100-400mm)
– the lens with X-T4 which is 607g (including battery and SD memory card)
– 1.4x TC
with such focal length 107mm to 457mm or (107mm to 457mm)x1.4 or x2)
look at the size
4. Minimum Focus Distance

– this lens can take a photo at a minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33 think this is also good for some butterfly, big object macro

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [213mm, ISO1000 F.8.0 1/30]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [563mm, ISO500 F.8.0 1/18]

 

5. Image stabilization

– testing mostly dark environment for either still or video (all handheld)

update 202103

– another beautiful winter visitor flycatcher of Malaysia

– another Fujifilm new XF70-300 test and this also another #handheldvideo

– I am shooting this video handheld

– 馬來西亞漂亮的過冬姬鶲 – 另一富士 XF70-300 的測試。 – 手持拍的視頻。

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update 202102

– another handheld video captured with X-T4 and XF70300

– very low light situation ~ISO1600, 1/24 & F6.4

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Fujifilm Xt4, 100400mm, 1.4 tc Test

More videos captured with Fujifilm X-T4

 

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Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

In with conjunction previous other Fujifilm X system testing

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

One of the basic requirements of the camera, how much do we able to from Shadow & Highlight (under & overexpose).

Here are some basic tests

– Fujifilm X-T4, FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

– Handheld

– Same ISO, F-number, Shutter Speed, Auto WB

– Adobe Camera RAW 12.4, same recovery and other parameters for the same test

*** I found the Dynamic Range setting not just affect JPEG output, but also affects the data inside the RAW files. So testing also included DR100 (off), DR200 (suppose reserve highlight exposure 1 stop) & DR400 (suppose reserve highlight exposure 2 stop)

But check out the RAW files recovery result below !!! it is some magic that happens !!!  

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1. Highlight Recovery Test

1A. Highlight Recovery Test: Dynamic Range setting

– make sure of in Camera setting to protect Highlight details

– Dynamic Range 100 (off), 200 (protect 1 stop highlight information) & 400 (protect 2 stops highlight information)

CAMERA JPEG output

Even with the direct JPEG output, the highlight details have been protected (DR200 1 stop and DR400 2 stops). But let’s have a look at the RAW file recovery

LEFT: DR100

CENTER: DR200

RIGHT: DR400

 

 

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1B. Highlight Recovery Test: RAW files recovery

Test1: Highlight recovery from RAW files

– ISO1000, F5.6, 1/15 – this makes the picture +4 (4 stops overexpose)

– Adobe Camera Raw recovery. [Highlight -100%, Exposure -3.00]

 

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Test1Bi. Highlight recovery, DR100 (DR off)

– All setting same as mentioned above

DR100

LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

 

 

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Test1Bii. Highlight recovery, DR200

– All setting same as mentioned above

DR200

LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

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Test1Bii. Highlight recovery, DR400

– All setting same as mentioned above

DR400

LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

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Here’s come the magic of the RAW file and the Dynamic Range settings !!!!

– Look at the right face of the toy & background paper beg

– the DR400 not just protect highlight data in JPEG but in the RAW file, preserve more than what we expect (3 stops + 100% hight recovery)

DR400
DR200
DR100

 

 

 

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2. Shadow Recovery Test

– 5 stops underexpose

– ISO800, F5.6, 1/8000

– DR100, 200, 400

– below are JPEG direct output from Camera

 

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Test2A. Shadow recovery

Test1: Highlight recovery from RAW files

– ISO800, F5.6, 1/8000

– this makes the picture -5 (5 stops underexpose)

– Adobe Camera Raw recovery. [Exposure +5.00]

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As the discussion of Dynamic Range is to protect Highlight data of the pictures. But I still go ahead with my test with DR100, 200 & 400

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Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR100

Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR200

Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR400

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For the 5 stops Shadow recovery, most of the details of the focused object still intact.

But when we turn on the Dynamic Range (DR200 & 400) gives an impact on the RAW files.  Something really weird where DR400 actually give negative impact which produces more color noise and purple tint when exposure recovery

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So we need 2 settings for Highlight & Shadow recovery

1. Highlight recovery: Highly recommend Turn on DR400

2. Shadow recovery: Highly recommended Turn of DR which is DR100

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Rostratulidae series: Painted-Snipe | 彩鹬科 | liewwk Nature – 1

Malaysia only has one Rostratulidae

1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA

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1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA

– very beautiful bird

– abnormal breeding behavior where the male will taking care after lay egg

– very shy bird

update 202105

– casual lazy birding, driving around. but not a bad morning at all, found this pair of the lovely couple.
– male and female are also beautiful. the one focus is female

– 幸运的遇上这漂亮的一对。母鸟在前方。

202107, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

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... running away ...

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Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher, 白喉林鹟, 白喉林鶲, Cyornis brunneatus, ムナオビミツリンヒタキ, SAMBAR-HUTAN CINA

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Scotocercidae series: Warbler | 树莺科 | liewwk Nature – 3-2 [update 20241206]

another missing

1. Sunda Bush Warbler, 马氏树莺, 馬氏樹鶯, Horornis vulcanius, スンダウグイス, CEKUP-SEMAK BIASA

2. Bornean Stubtail, 印尼短尾莺, 短尾樹鶯, Urosphena whiteheadi, ボルネオヤブサメ, CEKUP EKOR-PENDEK BORNEO

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

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51. Slaty-bellied Tesia, 金冠地莺, 金冠地鶯, Tesia olivea, クロハラコビトサザイ

52. Chestnut-headed Tesia, 栗头地莺, 栗頭地鶯, Cettia castaneocoronata, クリガシラコビトサザイ

 

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1. Sunda Bush Warbler, 马氏树莺, 馬氏樹鶯, Horornis vulcanius, スンダウグイス, CEKUP-SEMAK BIASA

– pale brown, active bird

– Montane Borneo only

update 202101

 

2. Bornean Stubtail, 印尼短尾莺, 短尾樹鶯, Urosphena whiteheadi, ボルネオヤブサメ, CEKUP EKOR-PENDEK BORNEO

 

update 202403

a tiny bird that make amazing high pitch call

– 很小,活跃的鸟。可是叫声很高音

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

– a named to be Tailorbird but not a truth Tailodbird. very active bird to be photograph

– 名为缝叶莺可是属

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

– very active bird that named after Tailorbird but not actually a Scotocercidae

– bright yellow overall and rufous crown

– 非常活跃的鸟,被名为缝叶莺。可是属于树莺科。

update 202406

– very lucky day to have this bird come so close and long keep singing in-front of us.

– 没遇过这么乖的,这鸟在我们面前叫了好几分钟+很近。

202406, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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51. Slaty-bellied Tesia, 金冠地莺, 金冠地鶯, Tesia olivea, クロハラコビトサザイ

Charming tiny bird, brightly-colored but difficult to see as it forages quietly in dense undergrowth. Olive-yellow above and dark gray below, with a dark line through the eye and a bright yellowish crown. The very similar Gray-bellied Tesia has a paler belly, a distinct yellowish eyebrow, and a darker greenish crown. Slaty-bellied breeds in foothill and montane forest and winters at lower elevations. Frequents dark damp areas, often near streams or fern beds. Song is a series of high thin whistles followed by a jumble of warbled notes, longer and more complex than Gray-bellied Tesia’s similar song. Gives sharp chirping call notes, as well as loud rattles. [Ebird]

迷人的小鸟,色彩鲜艳但难以发现,因其常在茂密的灌丛中静静觅食。上体橄榄黄色,下体深灰色,眼睛有一条深色线纹,头顶呈明亮的黄色。与其极为相似的灰腹鹪鹛下腹颜色较浅,眉纹明显呈黄色,头顶则为较深的绿色。

灰腹鹪鹛栖息于丘陵和山地森林的繁殖地,冬季迁徙至较低海拔地区。常出现在阴暗潮湿的地方,尤其靠近溪流或蕨类植被。鸣声是一系列高音细哨音,随后是一段复杂的婉转音调,比灰腹鹪鹛的类似鸣声更长、更复杂。还发出尖锐的啾啾叫声,以及响亮的咯咯声。

Update 202412

This tiny bird moves swiftly through the bushes, making it incredible that we managed to spot it.

It’s a bird everyone on this trip has been eager to photograph. Yesterday, only Amy and I were lucky enough to capture it, while others could only catch a glimpse without getting any photos. However, luck was on our side today! Two different Tesias came close to us within just 15 minutes, giving everyone the chance they had been hoping for. Tonight, we can all sleep soundly, content with the experience.

这只小鸟在灌木丛中快速穿梭,真是令人惊叹,我们竟然能发现它。

这是本次旅程中每个人都渴望拍摄的一只鸟。昨天只有我和另一位女士(Amy)幸运地拍到了它,其他人只能匆匆一瞥,却没能拍下照片。然而,今天幸运降临了!两只不同的地莺在15分钟内先后靠近我们,让大家终于得偿所愿。今晚,我们都可以心满意足地安然入睡了。

202412, Baihualing, Yunan, China

 

52. Chestnut-headed Tesia, 栗头地莺, 栗頭地鶯, Cettia castaneocoronata, クリガシラコビトサザイ

update 202412

This is a fairly common bird in the area, but it moves too quickly to capture good shots. It often hides in dark and damp spots, making it a wonderfully active but elusive subject.

这是一种在这里相当常见的鸟,但它动作太快,很难拍到好照片。它经常躲在阴暗潮湿的地方,是一只活泼而难以捉摸的鸟。

202412, Baihualing, Yunan, China

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update 202402

– another bird that we seldom missed since pandemic “covid” (previously seem more shy). This bird just pop up when we trying to locate the partridge. Cute, small and fast

– “side effect” of the CANON RF200800, this bird small, fast and always in lowlight .. end up ISO20000 needed

– 自从疫情后,我们几乎没错过这鸟。在哪都见到,可是疫情前可是每次就见它在地上跑来跑去的。

– 佳能的200800,就有这个弱点。当拍这种小,快,在暗的鸟。。ISO 就简简单单的用上20000

202402, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

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update 202208

– as usual very fast moving and tiny bird.but now with the AI camera CANON R7. so much easier with the animal eye detect. almost like point the lens to the bird and press shutter

– 依然一样。小,快。可是时代不一样了。佳能R7 , 动物眼对焦,要拍到已非常容易。就对准方向,按快门。

202208, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia
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Sunda Bush-Warbler, 马氏树莺

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Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

I am gladly giving a chance to test the newer Fujifilm camera XT4 to capture pictures and videos using either

A. FUJINON XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR

B. FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

C.

another special test on XF70-300mm

600mm setup… only ~1.4KG ! Fujifilm XF70-300 | liewwk Nature

 

I will slowly update some of my concern features which related to Tropical forest birding requirement e.g. ISO performance (we have many lowlight condition environment), lowlight Autofocus, Image Stabiliser (handheld shooting minimum shutter speed)

Pending update

– Testing 1a: Image Quality FujinonXF100-400mm

– test this handheld with a various shutter speed

– Testing 1: Image Quality FujinonXF100-400mm + 1.4x teleconverter

– refer same post below

– Testing 2: Handheld Video

– refer same post below

– Testing 3: Continuous Focus Tracking

     – Video AF

– refer same post below

– Testing 4: Slow motion video 240p feature

– refer same post below

– Testing 5: Shadow & Highlight recovery Test

– Refer to the link below

Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

 

 

– Lowlight Single point Autofocus

– ISO performance

– Image Stabiliser – Shutter Speed

– Overall Operation

Update 20210106 –
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– Testing 1a: Image Quality FujinonXF100-400mm

– test this handheld with a various shutter speed

update 202103

– another good moment with this active bird

– 非常活躍的鳥。他在看我在做什麼。

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update 202103

– one of the world’s smallest woodpecker

– making loud high pitch call and drum sound

– 世界上最小的啄木鳥之一。可是非常大的啄木聲。

update 202102

– a beautiful Paradise-Flycatcher, male with long-tail and come either white-morph or rufous-morph

– this is a beautiful male passing with another male (not full tail and another female

– they make a lot of noise when moving inside the forest

– 馬來西亞非常漂亮的鳥。他與其他兩只一起追逐也叫很多。

Testing 1: Image Quality FujinonXF100-400mm + 1.4x teleconverter

– with the longest focal length 400mm with 1.5x crop (crop body) it is equivalent to 600mm 35mm focal length. So this may be a major concern for birding where 600mm is the maximum reach and always too short.

So I am trying to shoot this lens with 1.4x tc, which gives 400mmx1.4x=560mm and this equivalent 560mmx1.5=840mm (35mm focal length equivalent)

update 20210107

same day test as 20210106

Focal length: 400mm+1.4x tc 

ISO: 1600 

F number: 6.4 

Shutter Speed: 1/50 

Handheld 
Update 20210106

A cloudy day inside along trail, this bird perch low.

Focal length: 400mm+1.4x tc

ISO: 1600

F number: 6.4

Shutter Speed: 1/50

Handheld 

Focal length: 400mm+1.4x tc 

ISO: 1600 

F number: 6.4 

Shutter Speed: 1/60

4k 16:9, 59.94p, 200 Mbps

MOV/H.265 (HEVC) LPCM, 4:2:0 10bit

Manual Focus 

update 20210107

Focal length: 400mm+1.4x tc 

ISO: 1600 

F number: 6.4 

Shutter Speed: 1/60 

4k 16:9, 59.94p, 200 Mbps MOV/H.265 (HEVC) LPCM, 4:2:0 10bit 

Manual Focus 

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Testing 2: Handheld Video

– a must test for me, as my job most of the time I can’t carry 2 tripods (one for spotting scope). So my camera 100% using handheld when I am working.

– all videos share here are captured handheld

update 202102

– lucky moment to meet 3 of this beautiful Paradise-Flycatcher

– they make a lot of noise while moving around

– 幸運遇上3只這麼漂亮的壽帶 – 很吵,一直都跳不停。

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– post-processing video stabilizer applied

Focal length: mm+1.4x tc 

ISO: 320 

F number: 9.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60 

4k 16:9, 59.94p, 200 Mbps MOV/H.265 (HEVC) LPCM, 4:2:0 10bit 

Zone AutoFocus 

Focal length: mm+1.4x tc

ISO: 640

F number: 8.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60

4k 16:9, 59.94p, 200 Mbps MOV/H.265 (HEVC) LPCM, 4:2:0 10bit

Zone AutoFocus

Focal length: mm+1.4x tc ISO: 640

F number: 8.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60

4k 16:9, 59.94p, 200 Mbps MOV/H.265 (HEVC) LPCM, 4:2:0 10bit

Zone AutoFocus - can see with the lowlight condition and mess environment the Autofocus will trying to confuse by the nearby moving objects (eg leaf)

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Testing 3: Continuous Focus Tracking

– a test I am using mainly to test Bird in flight

– Continuous Focus, Zone

update 202102

– another good moment before last light the bird just flying out from roosting

– the fast focus lock of the X-T4 and tracking make me able to have many keepers of this bird flying just in short distance

– 這鳥在天黑前突然飛出來。X-T4  對焦很快與準。

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update 202101


- another day testing with X-T4 and 200mmF2


- mainly trying on AF lock speed and tracking for raptors 
flying


- and this is an example using AF Zone in Video record 4k, 
60p

 

update 202101

- lucky to encounter this bird, but it flies away immediately found I get close to it... 

- with the Fujifim X-T4 fast AF I managed to capture the 
flying moment 



 

 

update 20210114

– very strong wind day, there are Barn Swallow, Pacific Swallow, House Swift, Silver-rumped Needletail, German’s Swiftlet, etc flying fast near the water dam.

– I mainly want to try the focus locking speed and tracking speed for the X-system

Fujifilm X-T4


Focal length: 00mm+1.4x tc 

ISO: 1600 

F number: 8.0

Shutter Speed: 1/1600 

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Testing 4: Slow motion video 240p feature

– it is not really testing but rather a feature

– with the 240 fps, this gives a good way to present the object in slow motion

– the movie is smooth

update 202101

Fujifilm X-T4


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Acrocephalidae series: Warbler | 苇莺科 | liewwk Nature -3 [update 20241126]

another “Warbler” family

1. Oriental Reed Warbler, 东方大苇莺, 東方大葦鶯, Acrocephalus orientalis, オオヨシキリ

2. Black-browed Reed Warbler, 黑眉苇莺, 黑眉葦鶯, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps, コヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL BIASA

3. Manchurian Reed Warbler, 远东苇莺, 遠東葦鶯, Acrocephalus tangorum, コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL MANCHURIA

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1. Oriental Reed Warbler, 东方大苇莺, 東方大葦鶯, Acrocephalus orientalis, オオヨシキリ

– very common glass-land, paddy field winter visitor (North)

– mostly brown, long billed, gray leg

update 202411

It’s great to see them return to the paddy fields, where they are as active as ever in the morning. I came to test out the Canon R1, and with its new Continuous Pre-recording and advanced AF tracking features, I was able to capture the moment they took off and flew toward us. Later, I combined the JPEGs into a single movie file.

很高兴看到它们回到了稻田,和往常一样,它们在清晨非常活跃。我这次是来试用佳能R1的,借助全新的连续预录功能和先进的自动对焦追踪功能,我成功捕捉到了它们飞起并朝我们飞来的瞬间。之后,我将JPEG文件合成为了一部视频文件。

202411, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

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update 20240114

– long tie never go paddy field for birding, take a short visit with friend. Very quiet instead but this bird make us spend some time to have good view than follow with good meal

– 蛮久都没去稻田看鸟了,呈休息与朋友看看。非常安静,就这一只鸟要我们用一点时间看到。再等一会,竟然带着这食物出来。

20240109, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

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update 202012

2. Black-browed Reed Warbler, 黑眉苇莺, 黑眉葦鶯, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps, コヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL BIASA

– another common winter visitor

– smaller size with obvious black-browed

– shorter and sharper bill compare Manchurian Reed Warbler

– pink leg

update 202101

update 202012

202012, Langkap, Perak, Malaysia
3. Manchurian Reed Warbler, 远东苇莺, 遠東葦鶯, Acrocephalus tangorum, コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL MANCHURIA

– very look-alike Black-browed Reed Warbler except for eye iris i is a lighter, thicker and longer bill, more pinky leg

– a bird sometimes confuse with Black-browed Reed Warbler
– Manchurian with thicker, longer, and not so sharp bill
– Manchurian with pinky leg compare to light brown
– Manchurian with paler/lighter iris

update 202101

202101, Sg Besar, Selangor, Malaysia

 

 

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Alaudidae series: Skylark | 云雀科 | liewwk Nature

both Malaysia Skylark are non-common winter visitors

1. Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

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1. Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

– an overlook winter visitor, on open grassland, paddy fields and etc

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201701, Perak, Malaysia

 

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Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

 

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Muscicapidae series: Stonechat, Rock-Thrush | 鹟科: 石䳭属 | liewwk Nature 2-2 [update 20241220]

Another Muscicapidae series, which included Stonechat (winter visitor) and Rock-thrush here

1. Siberian Stonechat, 黑喉石䳭, 黑喉石䳭, Saxicola maurus, ノビタキ, MURAI-SAWAH BIASA

2. Pied Bushchat. 白斑黑石鵖, 白斑黑石䳭, Saxicola caprata, クロノビタキ, MURAI-SAWAH HITAM

 

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51. White-throated Rock-Thrush, 白喉矶鸫, 白喉磯鶇, Monticola gularis, ヒメイソヒヨ, TARUM RENGKUNG PUTIH

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101. Gray Bushchat, 灰林䳭, 灰叢鴝, Saxicola ferreus, ヤマザキヒタキ

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1. Siberian Stonechat, 黑喉石䳭, 黑喉石䳭, Saxicola maurus, ノビタキ, MURAI-SAWAH BIASA

– a common winter visitor(North) normally found grassland, paddy field

update 202012

– this little poor bird with the bill hook up

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2. Pied Bushchat. 白斑黑石鵖, 白斑黑石䳭, Saxicola caprata, クロノビタキ, MURAI-SAWAH HITAM

– Males are black with a white vent and a white wing patch. Females are dark brown with a reddish-brown rump and underparts. Females can resemble the migratory Siberian Stonechat, but can be separated by the absence of an eyebrow and of any white on the collar or wing. (Ebird)

– 是体小的黑白色鵖。雄鸟通体烟黑,仅醒目的翼上条纹及腰部为白色。雌鸟多具褐色纵纹,腰浅褐色。亚成鸟褐色而多点斑。

update 202105

201701, Perak, Malaysia

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51. White-throated Rock-Thrush, 白喉矶鸫, 白喉磯鶇, Monticola gularis, ヒメイソヒヨ, TARUM RENGKUNG PUTIH

– a rare winter visitor, male with blue head, black face and rufous front

– 矶鸫属小型鸟类,体长17-18厘米。雄鸟头顶和翅上覆羽钴蓝色,背、两翅和尾黑色具白色翅斑,腰和下体栗色,喉白色。雌鸟上体橄榄褐色具黑色鳞状斑,两翅和尾灰褐色,头顶灰褐色,喉白色,其余下体棕白色具黑色鳞状斑。特征均很明显,野外不难识别。

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201701, KKC, Thailand
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101. Gray Bushchat, 灰林䳭, 灰叢鴝, Saxicola ferreus, ヤマザキヒタキ

Small songbird of forest edges, open scrub, and farmland, usually seen in pairs or small flocks. Male is silvery gray overall with black face and white supercilium, throat, belly, and wing patches. Female dull brown overall, with a rufous tail and faded version of the male’s head pattern. Bold but not very active, usually seen perching for long periods on posts and overhead wires. Song is bright and melodious, but often has a somewhat faltering quality, trailing off towards the end. Most common call is a harsh rising “bzeeet!”. [EBird]

小型鸣禽,栖息于森林边缘、灌丛及农田,通常成对或小群活动。雄鸟全身呈银灰色,具黑色脸部及白色眉纹、喉部、腹部和翼斑。雌鸟整体为暗褐色,尾部呈红褐色,头部花纹为雄鸟的淡化版。性格大胆但不太活跃,常长时间栖息于柱子和电线之上。鸣声明亮悦耳,但常带有些许不连贯感,结尾逐渐消失。最常见的叫声是一声粗哑上扬的“bzeeet!”。

 

update 202412

During one of the quieter moments while waiting for a Scarlet Finch, a female caught my attention. As it flew around, I decided to enable Continuous Pre-record mode, just in case. Suddenly, it spread its wings, and I seized the perfect moment to press the shutter after see the action, capturing this stunning shot.

在等待血雀的一段安静时光中,一只雌鸟吸引了我的注意力。当它在周围飞舞时,我决定启用连续预录模式以防万一。突然,它张开翅膀,我看到这一瞬间立刻按下快门,捕捉到了这张精彩的照片。

202412, Baihualing, Yunan, China
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Locustellidae series : Warbler | 蝗鶯科 | liewwk Nature – 2 [update 20241124]

as other warblers, active bird

1. Pallas’s Grasshopper-Warbler, 靴篱莺, 靴籬鶯, Iduna caligata, ヒメウタイムシクイ, CEKUP-TIKUS BERJALUR BIASA

2. Striated Grassbird, 沼泽大尾莺, 沼澤大尾鶯, Megalurus palustris, CEKUP EKOR-BESAR BIASA, オニセッカ

 

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1. Pallas’s Grasshopper-Warbler, 靴篱莺, 靴籬鶯, Iduna caligata, ヒメウタイムシクイ, CEKUP-TIKUS BERJALUR BIASA

– a small warbler mostly at ground level

– making a lot of different call as another warbler

– found near grassland and paddy field

update 202105

– a “brown” warbler, most activities on the ground and low glass
– glad to see it again before it heads home.

– 在回家前見到它。
– 通常都在地上活動。

202104, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

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202011, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

 

2. Striated Grassbird, 沼泽大尾莺, 沼澤大尾鶯, Megalurus palustris, CEKUP EKOR-BESAR BIASA, オニセッカ

– a special bird found at Borneo near open area, not difficult to spot along any road near open grassland and Palm Oil plantation ..

update 202503

I spent my rest day near a paddy field and spotted some great birds, including this beautiful Grassbird flying around. I really wished I had my 400mm f/2.8 with me to capture these special moments. I had to use ISO 16,000 for a fast shutter speed, but it still wasn’t quite enough to freeze the bird in motion.

我在附近稻田度过了我的休息日,看到了一些不错的鸟类,其中包括这只美丽的草鹛在空中飞舞。真希望当时我带着我的 400mm f/2.8 镜头来捕捉这些精彩瞬间。为了提高快门速度,我使用了 ISO 16000,但仍然不足以完全凝固这只鸟的飞行姿态。

202503, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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A streaky brown bird commonly found in fields, scrubby edges, and dense thickets. This large but elusive warbler is usually spotted as a quick glimpse of its chestnut rump and long, trailing tail as it flushes from nearby cover. It occasionally perches in the open, sometimes even on telephone wires.

On our first day, we managed to get incredibly close to this bird, just 5-10 feet away. It’s not a rare or particularly striking bird, but it’s always a pleasure to encounter one, especially since we don’t often visit its habitat.

一种条纹状棕色鸟,常见于田野、灌木边缘和浓密的灌丛中。这种体型较大的隐秘莺类通常只在惊飞时露出栗色的尾部和长长的拖尾。偶尔会栖息在开阔的地方,有时甚至出现在电话线上。

在我们的第一天,我们成功地非常近距离接触到这只鸟,仅仅距离5到10英尺。它并不是一种稀有或特别美丽的鸟,但能够遇见它总是令人欣喜,特别是因为我们并不经常造访它的栖息地。

202410, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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– a day at KK town, drive around with casual birders. Manage to have this bird and some munia near grass field.

– 在哥打京那巴鲁的一天,与几位看什么鸟都高兴的鸟图案。到了这块稻田+空地看到这鸟与其他文鸟。

202308, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Jacanidae series: Jacana | 水雉科 | liewwk Nature – 2-1 [update 20250125]

Malaysia only have 2 Jacana

1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG

2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH

 

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101. African Jacana, 非洲雉鸻, 長腳雉鴴, Actophilornis africanus, アフリカレンカク

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1. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, 水雉, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, レンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI EKOR PANJANG

– a not so common winter visitor from North at Center of Peninsular Malaysia

– brown-back, white-underpart, yellow neck patch

– non-breeding plumage without long-tailed

– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟。

– 非繁殖羽。短尾。

update 202107

– after months of lockdown at stay at home. The situation still look in bad shape

– 封城~2个月后。闷到了极点。

update 202103

– another found of 2 birds here

– 尽然在这发现2只稀有过冬鸟。

202103, Selangor, Malaysia
202103, Selangor, Malaysia
202103, Selangor, Malaysia
202103, Selangor, Malaysia

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– a juvi bird, with reddish head-crown

2. Bronze-winged Jacana, 铜翅水雉, 銅翅水雉, Metopidius indicus, アジアレンカク, BURUNG-TERATAI KENING PUTIH

– a wader forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, the long feet spreading out its weight and preventing sinking

– the color change under different lighting condition

– it use to be found only Northeast (Perlis) of Peninsular Malaysia but recently also found a pair breeding at slight south (Penang)

– 铜翅水雉(学名:Metopidius indicus)雉鸻科铜翅水雉属的一种物种,是小型涉禽,体长28-31厘米。头颈、下体黑色,具金属色辉。从眼到颈有白色纵纹,背、内侧初级一飞羽橄榄铜绿色,尾下覆羽栗色。跗蹠的前后均有盾状鳞,趾、爪均甚长,后爪特别长。栖息于热带开阔的田坝区,单个或成对在沼泽湿地中活动觅食。捕食昆虫、蜗牛、小鱼和水生植物。配偶为一雌多雄制,雌鸟常常拥有很多个雄鸟。雄鸟的领域性极强,常常为保卫领域而彼此争斗。7-8月产卵,巢用杂草铺垫而成,每窝产卵4枚。
栖息于富有挺水植物或飘浮植物的淡水湖泊、水库和水塘中,有时也出现于湿草地和水稻田中。留鸟,白天活动,大多单独活动,非繁殖期也常集成小群。行动轻巧而灵活。主要吃昆虫和蜗牛等软体动物,以及水生植物的叶和芽等。分布于印度、缅甸、泰国、越南、马来半岛、印度尼西亚和中国。
– 之前, 只有在马来西亚半岛的最北部。可是,在槟城最近也飞来2只。
202110, Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia

 

101. African Jacana, 非洲雉鸻, 長腳雉鴴, Actophilornis africanus, アフリカレンカク

A distinctive chestnut, white, and black waterbird with a sky-blue bill and enormous feet. The immature lacks the blue bill and shield and is brown-headed. Resident and nomadic, this species trots on the surface of water lilies and other aquatic vegetation, using its long legs and ludicrously elongated toes to prevent it from sinking. It flies weakly, low over the water, with legs and toes dangling behind awkwardly, and calls with a honking repeated “kyaaan” and wheezy hurried “skreeeeeet’–most often in flight. Highly unusual mating system in which one dominant female maintains a harem of multiple males. After egg-laying, each male will raise a brood alone. [EBird]

一种独特的水鸟,体色为栗色、白色和黑色,拥有天蓝色的喙和巨大的脚掌。未成年个体没有蓝色的喙和头盾,头部呈棕色。此鸟为留鸟或游荡性鸟类,常在睡莲等水生植物的表面行走,利用其长腿和极其延长的脚趾防止下沉。飞行能力较弱,通常低空掠过水面,腿和脚趾尴尬地垂在身后。叫声为反复的“kyaaan”号角声和急促的喘息声“skreeeeeet”,大多在飞行时发出。其繁殖系统极为特殊:一只占优势的雌鸟维持着由多只雄鸟组成的“后宫”。雌鸟产卵后,每只雄鸟会独自抚养一窝幼鸟。

update 202501

Here’s another true story of why I prefer using large-capacity memory cards (I’m currently using the Angelbird 1TB CFexpress B). After 18 days of birding, I returned to Malaysia and started editing my photos. That’s when I realized an entire set of pictures was missing—specifically, a series of shots of a bird in flight (it had been flying around us, and I’d managed to capture several sequences).

I checked my SSD, thinking I might have accidentally deleted the folder after downloading, but I couldn’t find anything. As a last resort, I decided to recover the images from the card. Thanks to the large capacity of the card, I had never filled it up completely, which meant the missing files were still recoverable. In the end, I managed to recover the entire series of bird-in-flight shots, as well as some photos of White Rhinos. This experience reinforced the importance of using high-capacity cards!

这又是一个我为什么选择大容量存储卡的真实故事(我目前使用的是 Angelbird 1TB CFexpress B)。在经过18天的观鸟后,我回到马来西亚开始编辑照片时,发现一整组照片不见了——特别是一只鸟飞行的系列照片(当时这只鸟在我们周围飞翔,我拍下了几组飞行镜头)。

我检查了我的SSD,想着可能是在下载后不小心删除了文件夹,但还是找不到。最后的办法是尝试从存储卡中恢复照片。幸运的是,由于卡的容量很大,我从未将它完全填满,所以丢失的文件还可以恢复。最终,我成功从其中一张卡中恢复了这组鸟类飞行的照片,以及一些白犀牛的照片。这次经历让我更加深刻地认识到使用大容量存储卡的重要性!

202501, Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa
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HERE

 

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