Fed up

[iain clyne]

Got a nice shiny 1.4tc to go on my 200-600, great. Got up this morning to grey sky's and pouring rain and it’s forecast for all day.
Won’t be playing with it today.

 

[MrFotoFool]

As someone who lives in the desert I usually have the opposite problem: skies are too sunny (bad for photography) so I have a limited window of time to shoot at sunrise or sunset. Almost everyone I know who lives here loves it when it rains because it's so infrequent. However, if I lived somewhere that was dreary and/or rainy most of the time, I can see how it would get old.

For the record, I bought a Sony 1.4x at the same time I bought my 200-600 and it does work well, though I have not used it much. I was photograping a distant den of coyote pups at Rocky Mountain last summer and used it for them two days in a row. First day was sunny and I was shooting wide open (f9 with the combo) and most photos were not sharp. Second day it had just stopped raining so air was clear and I stopped down 2/3 to f11 and photos came out great. However, now I don't know if the difference was due to atmospheric haze on the first day or if the combination is not sharp wide open. I suppose you can do your own tests when your weather improves. (I should do my own tests too, but I have been too lazy!). EDIT: after I posted the image below I see the file info shows I was one full stop down to f13, though I think some were also f11.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Here is a shot from that second day, which has also been cropped in quite a bit:

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Tim Mayo]

Grey wet and very windy here today too Iain, things can only get better!

 

[spudhead]

Got a nice shiny 1.4tc to go on my 200-600, great. Got up this morning to grey sky's and pouring rain and it’s forecast for all day.
Won’t be playing with it today.

yep weeks of rain and dark skies. I am sick of it Iain

 

[Brownie]

Me too. We had sun yesterday, first time a while other than a peep here and there. Where was I? On the 35th floor of a building in downtown Detroit arguing project merits and costs with attorneys. At least I go to watch a few freighters going up and down. It's been so warm the shipping lanes on the lakes are still open.

Today, it's cloudy with rain/snow mix.

Here's a crappy 30X zoom cellphone shot from the 35th floor. The Detroit River, that's Canada on the right.

• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8 Plus back dual camera 6.6mm f/2.8
• 6.6 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 20

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

It's dismal here in Norfolk too, no piccies today.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

We've had lovely weather...

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[Uncle Kevriano]

We've had lovely weather...

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That's because you lot are weird and have Summer at Christmas

 

[iain clyne]

Here is a shot from that second day, which has also been cropped in quite a bit:

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That looks fine.

 

[iain clyne]

Grey wet and very windy here today too Iain, things can only get better!

Here's hoping.

 

[Landshark99]

Just came back from the desert of Death Valley to the amazing rain and thunderstorms were are having here in SoCal

 

[iain clyne]

We've had lovely weather...

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Do I really want to know that!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Do I really want to know that!

That's the sort of bloke I am. I leave no stone unturned to brighten your day.

 

[Unframed Dave]

I've escaped the British weather for the last five weeks, last stop in Spain before France tomorrow on our way home. Can't say I'm looking forward to it.

San Sebastian today......

• ILCE-6600
• E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-6600
• E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-6600
• E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iain clyne]

One with the TC on. Not great as it was STILL raining so was at 6400iso.

 

[iain clyne]

A nice bright day at last and a Blue tit taken with the 200-600 +1.4 TC. Not the most exciting but just wanted to test the TC.