Female wheatear and Whitethroat

Well the weather was just dull and overcast but i wanted to test the 5d in low contrast light i really thought i would miss the crop factor but this camera can take cropping really well and you get quite a bit back.
500f4isL +1.4tc 1/250sec f5.6 iso 400 on a monopod.
Rob.

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Very nice shots Rob. The 5D saves the day. The wheatear is a beauty.

Nice shots considering the light!

GyRob wrote in post #3178801
i really thought i would miss the crop factor but this camera can take cropping really well and you get quite a bit back.

I agree! I've been cropping quite heavily lately and the result is surprising.

But if I continue shooting birds as much as I have in the recent days I'll need a more powerful zoom than the 70-200...

Very nice shots despite the tough overcast light, pic#2 is my favourite, a very beautiful bird.

Very good shots. The Wheatear is my favorite.

Not bad at all. The second shot wins it for me ever so slightly. Good exposure on the first!

Nice results. I know just how hard it is to get anything decent in our overcast conditions,
You did really well, especially on the Wheatear.
On the Whitethroat did you stay in one spot and wait for him to return or did you catch him before he flew?
Ive tried both methods here and ive failed miserably so any tips on what worked would be great.
cheers.

peat wrote in post #3184019
Nice results. I know just how hard it is to get anything decent in our overcast conditions,
You did really well, especially on the Wheatear.
On the Whitethroat did you stay in one spot and wait for him to return or did you catch him before he flew?
Ive tried both methods here and ive failed miserably so any tips on what worked would be great.
cheers.

I had seen how he moved a couple of weeks befor ,so i stayed in one place 4 hours lol but he did not land were he had the last time - close but not were i wanted him .
Rob

Great shots. I like No2, I think the sand and the background help?

You can be proud of both shots, Rob. #2 is quite artistic. Nicely done.

Great shots considering the conditions. How much if any I.Q. do you loose to account for the differece in crop factor?

clivingston wrote in post #3185435
Great shots considering the conditions. How much if any I.Q. do you loose to account for the differece in crop factor?

Very little loss when you look at it in real term's and should you get an almost full frame with the 5d then the iq leap's ahead so you have then gained a lot.
from what i can work out a 1.6 crop sensor will only win when at the very limit of range for getting a shot lets say across a lake were you carn't get any closer .
Most time say using a 400mm just a few paces closer make's up for the lack of crop and if you were using a 1.3 crop there's no diffrence as the pixcel count is the same.
Rob.

Very impressed, Ive always wondered how the 5D would do as a birding camera.