Totally Sick!
I ask YOU to listen to the report, it takes only a few minutes. I hope it will disgust you into getting involved.
Field Shoot – 1 Nikon 70-300
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Just prior to heading to Costa Rica, the loaner 1 Nikon 70-300 arrived. I did a quick post because I was instantly impressed by the small size and huge quality. Well we went off to Costa Rica and I put the 70-300 into Sharon’s hands to shoot. Sharon is a very good shooter and has a rock solid shooting technique. With her shooting the 70-300 which when zoomed out is the same as the 800mm I was shooting, we could easily see the results. She shot with her Nikon V2 and as you can see, the results are stunning! The critters you’re seeing here are:
Northern Jacana
Roadside Hawk
Northern Jacana
Golden-naped Woodpecker
White-faced Monkey
Three-toed Sloth
All of these photos were taken handheld. The Northern Jacana and White-faced Monkey were taken from the water shooting from a sea kayak. The Three-toed Sloth was shot overhead and is a mother with young. To say this lens is spectacular is an understatement. Sharon did a marvelous job as always and you can see, she had the right tools. For those wanting a light weight long lens and those who need this because life dictates it, this is THE lens for you!
BTJ Africa is Out!
An issue literally 30yrs in the creation, the latest issue of the BT Journal is out and its massive! It has 70 pages, 200 photographs and more video (amazing footage Brent captured!) then we’ve ever incorporated before. It’s more a iBook than a iMag! And that’s because it’s a big story, our safari in South Africa. To this day I don’t have the ONE word to describe which is why in part, this issue is so huge.
As a special thank you, this weekend iPad users can subscribe for a year of BTJ for $9.99. Android users can enjoy a free trial period, allowing you to get the newest issue free for 7 days (please note the subscription will charge like normal after the trial period if you have not cancelled the subscription before the trial ends.)
The BT Journal is now read in more countries then ever before and just now exciting our biggest hardcopy subscriber base, we simply can’t thank you enough for all of your support! I’m in Costa Rica working on the next issue as you read this. So we will continue to bring you the best content possible to charge your batteries and help you fill your pixels with passion! Thank You!!
Nikon 1 70-300 OMG!
So Wednesday, the box arrived containing the 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens and with all that’s going on here, I didn’t give it a second thought. Then last night, after basically tripping on it, I remembered it was here. I’d gotten it for Sharon for our upcoming Costa Rica and later on Africa trip. I put it on the V3 and OMG! Then I took some photos at sunset and, OMG again! Seriously … freakin wow!
Look at the size of this lens, it fits in the palm of Sharon’s hand! Half of that is the shade for goodness sake! And if you look at the barrel, you see it say EQUIV 135 = 189-810mm. That’s right, that’s a 800mm lens sitting there in Sharon’s hand! It focuses amazing close, incredibly fast, has manual focus capability and is wicked sharp. No, it’s not a replacement for the “real” 800mm but when you think that on the V3 you have 60FPS, great image quality in a really small package, I can see a ton of applications for this duo. I’ve just begun to explore this, stay tuned!
Why Nikon?
photo by (c) Mike Corrado
“There’s a box here for you Mr. Peterson,” said the gal behind the registration desk. On the shipping label I saw “Corrado” and knew that once again, Mike had come through to save my butt (he had nearly a decade of experience saving my butt already). Inside the box was the latest version of the 600f4 to demo. That was back in 1997.
Yesterday morning Mike heard I was in need, again, so he reached out to me with a solution that once again, saved my butt. I’m often, really often, asked why I shoot Nikon and one of the stand out reasons is because of Mike Corrado! He’s one of the quiet guys at Nikon NPS but he has always, always been there for me and that makes a huge difference! Besides being a really good guy, he’s one damn fine shooter! That I think is really important since with that knowledge, he’s just that more effective in his assistance cause he’s been there. So in answering the question, “Why Nikon?” I can honestly say it’s in large part because of folks like Mike. Thanks for always being there Mike!
FCCC ’15 – Be There!
