{"id":69555,"date":"2025-02-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=69555"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:40:51","slug":"greatest-pocket-lens-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/greatest-pocket-lens-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Pocket Lens, Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DLCFLWW0044.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Z9#2&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Wakodahatchee Wetlands captured by Z 9 \/ Z26f2.8<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>When I go out with long glass like the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208201129\">Z400f4.5<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208201136\">Z600f4TC<\/a><\/strong>, I like to just have that with me. I just don&#8217;t like gear on my back or hanging off my shoulder anymore, I just wanna concentrate on shooting with the big glass. But one lesson I&#8217;ve learned the hard way is, never forget the landscape lens when out with the big glass. That&#8217;s why I had the backpack or camera on the shoulder back in the day. I can&#8217;t be more emphatic about how much I love the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208201167\">Z26f2.8<\/a><\/strong> because this tiny lens with ease slips into a shirt or pants pocket and provides a landscape lens when shooting with the big glass. This is a perfect example of what I&#8217;m referring too. Photographing the Wood Storks at sunrise, getting that fireball behind them when the clouds come in. You can see the drama in the light but the Z600f4TC is waaaaaay too much lens for the shot. I simply pulled the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208201167\">Z26f2.8<\/a><\/strong> out of my pocket and made the click. 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