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Why exactly do action photographers need high fps burst cameras?
Because
there is a lot happening in a short timeframe (movement phases of a fast animal or athlete), and you want to photograph it all
and/or
the exact timing of the relevant event cannot be ...
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Why exactly do action photographers need high fps burst cameras?
Strictly speaking, one does not need high FPS burst modes for sports or wildlife, but rather they are useful tools that open up more options.
I've shot sports in the last few years with a Canon 7D, ...
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How should I approach deer to photograph them?
The only ethical ways to get closer is to either use a lens with a longer focal length ("more reach"), or to view them in captivity, such as in a zoo.
Trying to get closer to wildlife will only ...
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Why exactly do action photographers need high fps burst cameras?
In addition to all the correct answers about how fast action occurs, I'd like to point out two fundamental biological reasons for why you need burst:
100ms. This is the fastest we can react to a ...
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Photographing Sea Turtles hatching on the beach
Sea turtles normally hatch at night. So I'd plan to visit during a full moon, if you can. That way you will have some natural light to work with. I'd recommend using the slowest shutter speed you can ...
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Sigma 150-600mm vs 300mm prime with extender?
With any lens of greater than 300mm focal length on a full frame camera you're probably not going to get results you're happy with shooting handheld. On your 1.6X APS-C camera, the same angles of view ...
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Is a 400mm enough for long-distance wildlife photography?
Your current camera is the Canon SX 150 IS... which has a tiny sensor (1/2.3) and a lens with an equivalent recorded FOV of 28-336mm on FF. Any increase in either aspect will improve your results; and ...
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Is it worth upgrading one stop for wildlife photography?
Hmm... To be honest, I'd have gone for something longer. For European wildlife, I use a Nikon 80-400 VR zoom lens, and mostly towards the long end. A wider aperture will give you a brighter viewfinder ...
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How should I approach deer to photograph them?
Short version : you need more shutter speed. Crank up ISO, use widest aperture and trade both for shutter speed.
they still either naturally wander off or hop and run away whenever I get within ...
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Struggling to find DX-fit telephoto lenses. Advice?
You can use Nikon FX lenses on Nikon DX cameras. The smaller DX sensor will only capture the center portion of the larger FX image circle projected by the lens. The angle of view with a DX camera will ...
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How do I decide if a Nikon Coolpix P1000 is a 'smarter' option than a good long lens?
The only real way to decide is to compare the results from each camera system and decide which set of results you find more acceptable.
Comparison can be between actual results you produce yourself ...
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Is it worth upgrading one stop for wildlife photography?
Take the following with a baker's pinch (aka handful) of salt.
The difference between F2.8 and F4 is only one stop. Whether that's worth an extra £1500 is a personal decision that only you can decide....
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Why is my camera missing the action again and again?
Capturing fast motion is hard. It requires persistence, benefits from practice, and focus on the few successes not the many failures.
Even experienced photographers produce more poor pictures than ...
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How are the smooth, colorful backgrounds created in these wildlife macro photos?
He describes his Macro process on his blog. https://pbertner.wordpress.com/how-i-shoot-macro/
While you selected a few that have that effect, many don't. I don't think its anything more than ...
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When are special long lens techniques necessary for sharp wildlife photography?
I think the simple answer is when whatever alternative techniques you use do not yield sharp results. It is worthwhile to take a comparison shot with all parts of the tripod locked down, mirror up (if ...
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When are special long lens techniques necessary for sharp wildlife photography?
Clearly you didn't get to this point in your work by accident, your overall technique sounds fairly decent, so I'll offer a few suggestions or insights that didn't seem immediately obvious to me as I ...
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Sigma 150-600mm vs 300mm prime with extender?
tl;dr — Keep the Sigma and learn to shoot it rather than buying a prime instead.
From your post, it's tough to tell if you've simply read about unsharp photos with zooms or if you're actually ...
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Lens for Nikon D5600 recommended for bird photography
Focal length does not much depend on the bird or the camera, but instead depends on the distance to the bird. Is distance 3 meters or 30 meters? The camera you own is likely very fine. Use it to learn ...
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Which Teleconverter is best along with my Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR Zoom Lens for Nikon-D7200?
None of them.
Here are the reasons why:
Teleconverters are designed to be used with telephoto lenses. Most makers of teleconverters state that they are intended with lenses of 70mm focal length or ...
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How are the smooth, colorful backgrounds created in these wildlife macro photos?
The photographer has arranged a shallow depth of focus, and has chosen a plain background. And, according to his blog, has selected from a very large number of less successful attempts!
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How could I make the snake better stand out from the grass in this "backyard wildlife" photograph?
Nice shots! I think the biggest issue with these photos (with regards to attracting attention to the snake) is that the leaves are parallel to the snake, and lead the eye away from it and toward the ...
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Layman's guide to making distant things clearer - add on lenses/monoculars for mobile phones
I'm completely at sea with magnification, crop, zoom and telephoto
Lenses are described in terms of focal length, and all you really need to know about focal length is that shorter focal lengths give ...
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Will a 400mm lens on a Canon 7D help me get better detail of birds in flight than my Panasonic FZ1000?
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens combination is cost-effective pairing for birds in flight photography. The lens is light, sharp and works very well with the EOS 7D Mark II'...
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Why is my camera missing the action again and again?
If you had the center focus point selected manually, the camera did exactly what you told it to do. It focused what was behind the center focus point in each frame.
If you want to track subjects ...
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Silent camera bean bag filling
Short summary of my experiences so far.
First I tried it with shredded rubber tires. Stability was pretty good and just what I was hoping for. A big disadvantage is the weight.
After that I tried ...
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Is a 400mm enough for long-distance wildlife photography?
Answering from personal experience: I have an APS-C Camera (Canon 70D) with a Sigma 120-400mm F/4-5.6. It takes a while to get decent shots. Don't underestimate the bulk of the camera+lens, and the ...
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How could I make the snake better stand out from the grass in this "backyard wildlife" photograph?
What could have been done to still make the snakes come out well
You're swimming upstream here. I don't know what kind of snake that is, but it looks like it's used to mimicking the plant. Instead of ...
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How are the smooth, colorful backgrounds created in these wildlife macro photos?
Context for Question 2: Most macro lenses peak at f2.8, I've never obtained such a beautiful and smooth background even at this aperture.
You don't need a huge aperture. You can get better bang for ...
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How should I approach deer to photograph them?
I often photograph wild deer in our Royal Parks in the UK, the trick is keep your distance, much better to have a good photograph of a deer at distance than one close up where you may be on the ...
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Will a 400mm lens on a Canon 7D help me get better detail of birds in flight than my Panasonic FZ1000?
I am using a Panasonic Lumix fz1000 with a built in 25-400 lens.
Actually, no you're not. :) The Panasonic FZ1000 is a 1"-format sensored camera with a 9.12-146mm lens, which yields an equivalent ...
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