Canon 5D IV Settings for BIF (Birds In Flight)

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone could share the settings they use to photograph birds in flight. I'm new to wildlife photography, having just recently purchased the Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens. Previously, my only telephoto for a long time has been the 70-200L II.

I took my 5D4 + Tamron to a local wildlife reserve, and most of my BIF photos have been blurry. Especially when shooting @600mm.

The settings that I used are: 1/3200, ISO 2500, f/8. The lens focuses perfectly when on a tripod, or at closer FL's. However, when shooting @ anything longer than 400mm or in flight, everything is blurry.

I was also playing around with different AF Cases, but not sure which one would fit best.

Advises and recommendations are welcome!

not the tamron lens but Arthur Morris has so 5div recommendations at his birds as art website

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com …-sensor-and-so-much-more/

I own the tamron but find that at extended ranges it is not real sharp best pictures are around the 400-500mm range and with tripod

Hello! I added the Tamron 150-600 G2 recently, and learned that it is a bit more demanding than my 70-200 to keep sharp.
When handholding I try and greatly up the shutter speed to around 1/2000 and that works really well. Arthur Morris talked about that in a video I saw and it works! Also, if you can brace against something to help reduce any lens motion, that helps too.

If you could post a shot or two that could help identify what is causing the issue. I'll help if I can - even though I am still learning a lot about BIF.

Have you been perusing the 5DIV Photo thread? And the Bird Portrait thread? They both have some great info on settings and techniques.