[Sudhir Shivaram]

The BV-20 is for more heavier equipment. Since the BV-15 takes a load of 10kg, that should be good enough.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

If you are doing more of wildlife + birds combination, then that extra 100mm will definitely matter and you should go for that. Otherwise if it is just mammals, what you have is good enough. And I would not recommend the 1.4x TC with this.

• This reply was modified 10 months, 2 weeks ago by  Sudhir Shivaram.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Go with the 300mm f2.8 (plus converter) and the 70-200 f2.8 lens. Dhikala is more of a habitat shot place you will need both these lens for amazing compositions and action.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Without sharing the image with all the exif details, difficult to answer.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Both are totally different and has no connection to evaluate which is more essential. Auto focus is the camera’s capability to automatically focus on the subject.
Auto Exposure lock is where you take the exposure of the subject for a specific tonality, lock that exposure and use it on another tonality.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Hi Suhas,

1. Level adjustment option is not available in LR, but you can use the whites and the blacks slider to get the same results.

2. Once you come back to LR after using PS or 3rd party tools, the original file no is displayed back and then you an do an export.

3. The latest version of LR has Denoise option available which is far better than the Topaz Denoise. The other tools which you use has its limitations when you move away from LR / PS.

4. If it is PS tutorial you are referring to, it is under Image -> Adjustment -> Levels.

Rgds,
Sudhir

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Hi Srinivas, Looks like the Nikon P1000 cannot be set for back button focusing. You will have to use the main focus / shutter release button itself.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

A warm welcome to you on this platform Rajesh. Good to eMeet you and to know your passion for photography. I am sure you will learn a lot here.

Please do post images as per posting guidelines and request for feedback.

Rgds,
Sudhir

[Sudhir Shivaram]

You are at the right place. You need to understand about your equipment capability, understand about getting proper exposure.

To get birds in flight, you need to understand:
– getting the right ISO and shutter speed for a given aperture
– Getting the right kind of focusing point to be used.
– Understanding metering and EV (as you say you are getting dark images)

For all these, please do spend time to go through the course where all these are explained.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

There are multiple issues related to lowlight photography:

– Auto focusing will be pretty slow depending on the lens used.
– You will not get a good shutter speed and again depends on the aperture of the lens.
– If you use high ISO, you may end up with noise in image.
– If you are doing handheld photography, then you may get shake in image.
– Image quality may not be upto mark in low light.

Of course in my basics and advance fundamentals of photography course all these are explained and how to overcome these. That’s the whole purpose of these courses.

Please do follow the learning path document and understand all these concepts.

Rgds,
Sudhir

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Hey Poornima, A warm welcome to my photography learning platform. Glad to eMeet you here and thanks for sharing a brief background about your photography interest. You are at the right place. Good luck with your learning.

Rgds,
Sudhir

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Hello Chethan,

Can you please let me know your location (city). Generally only the very first time some folks have faced this issue and once you revisit for the viewing it plays fine. I will anyways get this checked.

Rgds,

Sudhir

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Shutter speed for a given ISO is directly dependent on amount on light falling on the subject. Without sharing those details difficult to provide solution. If you are shooting in very low light condition, then it will happen with any camera.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Thanks a lot Kiran 🙂

[Sudhir Shivaram]

Roopin, I do have the Sony RX10 IV and it’s amazing for birding and wildlife photography. It’s auto focus is at par with any of the other Alpha series camera and pretty fast for a bridge camera. It should serve the purpose for you.