1/2 second manual focus via liveview with a 40D

Never thought I would ever see this subject with that exif, Im floored!

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/ima...62496/original





Discuss

 

I am ignorant, but I don't get it whats so special the slow shutter speed?

 

maybe the bird moves so much that the 1/2 sec shutter speed is amazing..

 

I would be hundreds of times more impressed if this shot was handheld

 

It was! Thats what floors me! And FTR any of you guys ever try to photograph a kingfisher? They dont exactly sit still, if you ever see one to begin with.

 

That's freaky if hand-held but I'm not buying it. Had to be a tripod (and lucky timing for a static bird, lol). Too sharp!

 

[QUOTE=Penforhire,Nov 22 2010, 11:30 AM] That's freaky if hand-held but I'm not buying it.

 

^^^
maybe he meant the bird was being hand-held while the shot was taken LOL

We all know 1/2s at 700mm hand-held has 0.000(how many 0s?)1% to be relative clear but that was razor sharp - even less believable

 

Here is my Kingfisher. 70-200 2.8IS @ 2.8, low LOW light, ISO 100, don't remember the shutter speed. Taken with my old 30D.

 

Where does he say it was handheld? Just because he didn't use a tripod doesn't mean he didn't steady the camera somehow, whether it was a tree or light pole or large rock. And he has a LOT of pics of his gear on a tripod.

People make all kinds of claims. Sometimes they are lying and sometimes they are just misread.