after years birding, I am start looking for light setup and also suitable for Tropical rain forest environment …
we normally shooting in the dense environment , so low light, high ISO , low shutter speed are terms we always talk and trying to resolve ..
this new Gitzo fluid Gimbal head definite a light setup , and support for most the heavy setup light 400mm F2.8, 500mm F4, 600mm F4 … and etc . support is one concern but whats the success rate of shooting at comfortable shutter speed eg in Malaysia Rain Forest I always shooting 1/30 , ISO 1600-3200 at F4 .. if I always trying to get something can give me high success rate 1/30-1/60
my tests are simply practical , I swing the gimbal without lock and shoot with M mode, Fit aperture 4,7.1,8.0 but with 1/10,1/30, 1/40,/50,1/60,1/100 … with birds that move non stop …
*** no full lock of the head, just swing and press shutter , M mode fix shutter speed and Aperture but AUTO ISO , fast burst mode without remote cable
1/50 [ 5/7 in focus and no shake]
1/40 [3/7 shots without shake]
1/80 [ 6/6 all no shake]
1/30 [1/3 no shake]
1/30 [3/5 no shake]
1/60 [7/9 no shake]
if you wish to test within KL , Malaysia area feel free to contact US
we “endemlaiscguides.com” having CHINA guests for birds Photography Kuala Gula – Taiping – Fraser Hill – KRAU – BUKIT Tinggi – Kuala Lumpur for some target lists as guest went many country so quite limited target left for me too (especially Fraser Hill list)
below are some pictures from guests sharing /一些照片
Black-and-crimson Oriole Male 绯胸黄鹂 (公）
Black-and-crimson Oriole Female 绯胸黄鹂 (母）
Cute Fire-tufted Barbet 火簇拟鴷
Laced Woodpecker 花腹绿啄木鸟
Black & yellow Broadbill 黑黄阔嘴鸟
Banded Broadbill 斑阔嘴鸟
Mangrove Pitta 红树八色鸫
Garnet Pitta 榴红八色鸫
Collared Owlet 领鸺鹠Barred Eagle-Owl 马来雕鸮Spotted Wood-Owl 点斑林鸮Buffy Fish-Owl 马来渔鸮Barn Owl 仓鸮Brown Wood-Owl 褐林鸮Lucky to meet up Brown Wood-Owl Juvi | 很辛运看到褐林鸮亚成鸟meet another Buffy Fish-Owl in the day time .. 光天化日马来渔鸮Silver-breasted Broadbill 银胸丝冠鸟
8天7夜拍了111种
34/111 –〉记录照/只有<2位拍到
6种鸮
6种阔嘴鸟
3种八色鸫
4种翠鸟
overall we did quite reasonable good even we had very bad after lunch sessions for almost everyday (very hot everyday after lunch) . we got
Total 111 species photograph for 8 days
34/111 are record shots and some are only photograph by single person .
77 species have above average photos for more than 2 persons
