Test Shots with the new-to-me 400mm Tamron Lens!!! Photo Gallery by glamis at pbase.com

Test Shots with the new-to-me 400mm Tamron Lens!!!

The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

Some of these used the 1.4 and others used the 2.0. Because it's not really digital-ready I don't have some of the EXIF information I usually do. These were strictly hit or miss shots. This is a manual focus lens. Boy, do you really get spoiled with that auto focus feature!!!

Also, the f-stop settings were limited to full open and next to full open so depth of field wasn't an option in these. But still, WHAT a fantastic new toy to have!!!

Up to the first alligator I was using the 1.4 and after the 1st alligator I used the 2.0.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Dad for the lens and all the stuff that came alone with it!

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"Does this thing actually work? Let's see!" Very first shot with the new lens.	Very fist moving object shot with the new lens. Boy, this is harder than I thought! Green Heron	First 1/2 way descent shot with the new lens. Green Heron.
OK shot.	Full Body Shot	Mmmm...this manual focus stuff isn't so easy after all.
I can get CLOSE!!!	Baby Least Bitterns. Totally cute!
Dang that focus thing is hard when you're 1/2 blind already!
Before I figured out the lens would actually rotate. :-P	Before I figured out the lens would actually rotate. :-P
It doesn't get much closer!	Focus problems and movement problems. The bird was being very cooperative - the dolt behind the camera was not.	Focus!
He needs a comb.	Focus issues. See, it's not as easy as it looks!	Still with the focus issues.
Stand STILL already!!! Common Moorhen	Well, the back feathers are in focus! Common Moorhen	EYE see you! (could've been a tad sharper) Small Alligator
Stop movin' around! Anhinga	He stopped moving, but he wouldn't turn around. Green Heron	That 1/2 push on the shutter release doesn't work the auto-focus feature, you dummy! Juvenile Common Moorhen
Best Shot of the Day!	Muckin' around with the camera settings. This is what you get when you put it to "full program" mode. Needless to say, we won't be doing that anymore.	Juvenile Great Blue Heron
Framing problems. Juvenile Great Blue Heron	Not bad, but it's a few too many stops on the exposure adjustment for me. Juvenile Great Blue Heron	Juvenile Great Blue Heron and nest
Juvenile Great Blue Heron	Juvenile Great Blue Heron	A little too light for my taste. It's a trial and error period, clearly. But fun anyway. :-) Juvenile Great Blue Heron
Tons of Baby Least Bitterns!	Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bitterns - check out the guy's wing on the far right hand side. Cool!
Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bittern	Baby Least Bitterns
Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bittern
Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bitterns	Baby Least Bitterns doing what they're famous for - acting like tall weeds
Baby Least Bitterns acting like weeds	Baby Least Bitterns - weed immitation	Baby Least Bitterns
Another try at the Great Heron - not such a great shot

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