I was looking for an Ozzie Smith photograph from 1983 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and --
this is the man who took that famous photograph. His name is Scott Rovak. Guess what he shoots with . . .
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It says "Nikon."
Obviously he knew just how to use it. It's a stunning photo!
I just sent the F2 out for its regular 50 year tune-up.
Turning from Cardinals to Hawks (smooth transition), these were taken this week, with a Nikon Coolpix, code name "Hubble" for the extreme zoom. 2000 and 750mm effective focal length. I kicked up the gain to 400 to get shutter speed, so they are a tad grainy with the small sensor and cropping. Can't argue because the entire camera costs less than a telephoto in that range (if they exist).
As I posted on your other thread, my daughter has a new Olympus underwater camera and I'm looking forward to her photos.
Got any hawks at the new place? If so, KC beware.
Downside on all the Coolpix cameras is the small sensor (6X crop factor) but that's necessary to get the outrageous zoom ratios. Nikon discontinued ALL pocket Coolpix cameras, leaving only the portable telescopes.
The old Coolpix P510, which I used for over 10 years, seems much smaller now! "Only" 24-1000mm effective focal length.
Telephoto lenses are really expensive.
Nice thing about the mirrorless is that it accommodates old lenses via adapter. This came in handy with star and comet photos, where new motor-driven lenses will focus past infinity, so focus in the dark is a fright. The old ones snapped on, and infinity is indeed, infinity.
I used the old 180mm/2.8 to get this. Color removed. "To infinity and not beyond"
