Hi Glenn, when will you start making more videos on UA-cam. I really enjoyed your photography videos and reviews. Infact, I got my 1300d with a 75-300mm because of how passionate you are on photography. Been taking photos with the 1300d since 2018 and really loving it and maybe will upgrade to a 7d ii soon 🙂
My favorite birds are the South America Antpittas, but these Pittas from Asia and Australia are super awesome birds. I hope one day have chance to see one of these cool guys!
I think it's really cool to get these little glimpses of how you actually work. A lot of useful tricks and stuff "hidden" in the narrative, love it! Thank you two for making this show, really enjoying it!
Really insightful. You both are gifted storytellers and that really shows in your images and footages too. Another great feature is your experimentation with different gear based on the situation. That is truly phenomenal! Can't wait for your next! 😍
Guys this is the one of the best Bird Video Blogs on UA-cam. I love seeing all of these birds I've never heard of and hope to see in real life someday! And I love the personal stories. Keep up the great work.
Love hearing the story behind some of these shots that are in urban areas. As Glen said you never know where the shots are going to come from. Jan has said similar where birds deep in the bush might timid and impossible to get close to, where if you look outside of the box you may find the exact same species that will come right upto you in an urban setting. I think botanic Gardens can be a really good spot to start with. A species ive struggled with in S.A. is a brush brozewing, even in full camo at a water source, 1 slight movement and they are gone. Yet I found 1 at a botanic Garden and I was walking right upto it.
Yes, finding tame birds usually helps a lot to take better images, although this was taking it to the xtreme! Oh nice, I'd love a nice tame Brush Bronzewing!
Thank you, thank you and thank you Jan and Glenn for time and effort of bringing these videos to us 😊 It is just a kind of content I want to see more of. It covers pretty much it all - gear, travels, adventures, lovely real life photography stuff, amazing nature and so on. Amazing footage and stories. Looking so much forward to the new ones!
We really like this format. I do have a couple of suggestions for Glenn for really great birding spots not too far from Quito. Of course there is Mindo where we birdied for 4 days in December 21. And near the Pappallacta Hot Springs there is the wonderful Guango Lodge (long tailed stylish, swordbill hummingbirds, and many mothers plus a grey chested mountain toucan raiding an oropendula nest, for example. It cost us $10 each to go there and bird for a half day, and that included free coffee and tea. The lunch was super pricey, we didn’t do that piece. And another place, north of Quito, full of dry land tropical rainforest birds in an unusual and unique setting, is Jerusalem Parque Recreacional.
Another very interesting episode, good tips on handling urban shootings. As Canon has recently announced the launch of R5C, I would love to hear your take on it sometime in the future show.
Hi guys I'm currently shooting with a new Pentax K3III; while it lags with eye detection it does have it and seems to be improving with each firmware update. The thing that is really impressive is the highlight metering mode, it prevents blowing highlights. This is very useful for shooting light and white coloured birds eg Ibis, cockatoos, corellas, egrets etc. It takes away the exposure compensation guess work. I always enjoy your videos keep them coming.
To answer your question in the video, I am fine with this format, no issues at all. Enjoyed the episode. I am curious if the R3 guys in the group had an easier time processing the images of that yellow bird thanks to the greater dynamic range of the R3 sensor.
Nice video, guys. The stories of your shoots are always welcome, and honestly my favorite kind of content. I love the names of many of the Australian birds. Noisy Pitta. I don't think there would ever be a similarly named bird anywhere else in the world.
Glen, what couldn't you set up the R5 in Av and AEB at 20fps with +/- 1.5EV? . I did a C2 setup that way for 3 shot AEB group. I shoot running GSDs that way and they HDR in LR pretty well with minimal ghosting.
The "settings vs simplicity" thing is a big point of debate in UX design (User eXperience). It's also a bit of a trap. IMO having settings is good, but (and this is critical) the defaults need to work well. Imagine a camera with lots of settings like a Z9 (or A1 or R5 or...), but with some presets included. "Fast action handheld" "Fast action tripod" "Portrait" etc. Allow the defaults (presets) to get you to a usable starting point very quickly, and then have any customization be fine-tuning. All cameras come with some profiles the user can save, but they'd be better if they also came with a variety of default starting points for users to build their profiles.
Very good point and exactly how I felt using the different systems. The main thing for me is that Canon and Sony largely have 1 mode that you can customise, whereas Nikon has 4, which makes it hard to know which one to pick to even start customising The profiles sound like a good idea as well.
Excellent episode, but very frustrated that I was not able to be on the Columbia workshop with Glenn. Instead I am watching the Clark’s Nutcrackers at our Montana feeders and wondering if my Z9 will be available by spring migration.
Great content as always, so educational. Just wondering, can you set the threshold for zebras (blinkies I guess) to match the blown-out limit of the sensor? I don't shoot canon so not sure if it's an option but for Sony cameras you can set the zebras at 107 (older sensors) or 109 (A1) to account for the exposure latitude in Raw. I haven't blown up an exposure since setting my camera that way and wondering if it could help with some of those super tricky conditions you are facing (maybe you only need to dial-in -1 stop instead of -1.6 stop if you can see the actual blown-out limit). Just a thought.
Also, Glenn, are you trying to see/photograph the Black-breasted Puffleg? Bcs that's a challenge with capital C! (I've only been to Yanacocha once, and ofc I didn't happen to be there on the rare occasion of its visits. This was in Aug 2015)
I enjoyed this type of video and I'm very impressed with your post processing skills. I'd be curious to see how the brush turkey(s) handle raising their chicks in such an urban environment. I know photographing birds in urban looking settings probably wouldn't make for beautiful images but it might exemplify some of the pressures wild bird species are under from urban sprawl. Domestic cats alone seem to represent a big threat to some bird species. Perhaps it's a project some of your viewers would like to contribute to. Just a thought.
Great episode, liked this format as well. Glenn's Columbia photos were amazing! Quick question for Glenn - How to manage cards and storage on these long field trips? Carrying a laptop is inevitable to transfer the photos from cards to SSD?
C'mon Glenn! "Stranded" 3 weeks in Ecuador... what a DREAM! (and I'm not referring to the nightmare kind, here...) Uhm, I'm only 1:36 minutes in, so I'm gonna continue watching, to see if you'll show me/us some Ecuador footage in this episode (or if that has to wait until the next one).
Hi Jan, excellent video as always, greetings from Costa Rica . Could you make a comparison between a canon prime 500 mm lens and the nikon pf 500? I a little bit worry about the subject framing distance because the Nikon is so tiny and I’m thinking that the effective reach in terns of distance (not mm) would be so different, even both being prime lenses. I think the Nikon pf is a good option and I want to buy it, you have that 5.6, but i don’t want to loose that reach, That's why I would like to see that difference. Actually I’m using a sigma 150-600 would be even better if can can compare those, or a tamron 150-600. Thanks you and regards
Both are "true" 500mm. Whereas zoom lenses are usually much "shorter" towards the MFD. SO the 150-600 at 500mm will be much shorter in terms of reach than the 500PF from the same spot
The pf version is not the only 500mm lens from Nikon. The f4 version is an amazing lens. However being f4, it becomes bigger and heavier like the Canon. The compactness and weight of 500 pf is what makes it an incredible lens which. You can hike with it for hours without any issues to get shots that are much more difficult than the f4 versions. Also it's a true 500mm however the minimum focusing distance is greater than the f4 versions so, that can be a deciding factor for the scenarios that you shoot in..
The colours are much better now, but the Prosets also help you to fix many other things in your images, so they remain tremendously helpful and usually still; give you better colours as well.
And, to answer your question at the end: I prefer videos like this. Not that I don't enjoy your more planned sessions, but this way I get more "birding feel" videos. I'm a birder first, and a bird-photographer-wannabe last. (Bcs Butterfly-chasing and fish-watching comes in between, there...) But, I know that's just me. I suspect most peeps here is here for the photography lessons.
My favorite big-lens question; how far will that take pictures? Usually I just say "pretty far," but the other day I said, "several light years." Got a puzzled reaction.
I love your videos but allow me to underline the fact about the customisation of a camera as I came from Canon to Nikon the last 3 years and in my 1Dx to 5DSR then to D850 and now to Z9 always I had to customise the camera to my likings. All cameras from my old 5D to today needed setting up... All my cameras till now you could shoot from the box then you may had to set up as you like...
I think everyone customises there cameras and that's great. My main comment in regards to the Z9 was, that there wasn't one mode that seemed to be best, forcing you into using multiple modes
Hey Jan & Glenn, yet another nice episode with again very awesome birds!!! This shows feels like I can spend every 2 weeks some time in pub with some likeminded birders ;-) Glenn is now most certainly feeling "punished" he cannot see the Canadian winter plumage, heheh ! And Jan, you just revealed how much you fooled us last week ! I thought you used the 24-105 because you didn't have much room, like in between some farms or something .. unbelievable we now get to see it was actually a busy roundabout in a really crowded place. Amazing how you can change the perception of the context with some tricks! Thank you for sharing this behind the scenes, but this reveal indeed has a stronger impact when only telling it a week later! When will you take the drone concept next level, like this kea in NZ: ua-cam.com/video/KNjanoLuSFI/v-deo.html ??
haha that Kea is cool! Well, I mainly had to use the 24-105 because I was so close to the birds and also to get all of them in the frame, but it also helped me to blend in :)
Love what you do, but I think cameras have got to easy and have spoilt some including yourselves. If you are a professional, you do not just switch on a camera a fire away and get the shots, like you stated, that would make anyone a professional shooter - The Z9 is a sophisticated camera and with a 1000 page manual, fully customisable to get it as you want. You guys obviously are used to setting up your canons or Sony’s as standard, well it seems the Nikon Z9 is more than that.
I think the main difference is that Canon especially has one mode that is highly customizable and effective with different AF cases. Whereas Nikon has essentially 4 modes that behave differently, which makes it harder to pick one, because in the end we can only use one mode at a time. Let's be honest, most people switch the camera on and want to fire away. If you watch my R5 set up video you will know that I have changed almost all settings. My point is more that it is nice if it works well straight away :)
I believe that I am the only person who photographs farts, for which I use a Thermal-Imaging-Camera; fart photography is no less interesting than bird photography
Laying it on a bit thick with the presets... I'm sure it's easy money, but they are a bit of a scam and only really useful if you make them for yourself.
Many of us, Glenn and me included use them every day very successfully, so no need to hide them :) Many people value being able to do something with one click rather than moving sliders for 20min
Wonderful episode guys. I really enjoyed the Nosiy Pitta and the Glen's South America stories.!
Great to hear it!
I feel like the best tips and useful information comes from the 2 of you. Thank you.
So glad!
Glad to hear you think so!
The best images of an Ocellated Tapaculo and Multicolored Tanager I have ever seen. Congratulations!
Cheers Joshua! 😀
We hope you enjoy the show everyone!
Saturday just got better! 😉😂
Hi Glenn, when will you start making more videos on UA-cam. I really enjoyed your photography videos and reviews. Infact, I got my 1300d with a 75-300mm because of how passionate you are on photography. Been taking photos with the 1300d since 2018 and really loving it and maybe will upgrade to a 7d ii soon 🙂
Greetings from Costa Rica Glenn awesome photos and videos
I like the change up with this video in the field ..!! Great stuff as always 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Cheers John!
Loved this episode but I love all your episodes!!
Awesome, thanks!
Thanks so much!
My favorite birds are the South America Antpittas, but these Pittas from Asia and Australia are super awesome birds. I hope one day have chance to see one of these cool guys!
Yes after seeing so many of the South American Pittas I'm really keen to see their colorful cousins 🙂
Best of luck!
I think it's really cool to get these little glimpses of how you actually work. A lot of useful tricks and stuff "hidden" in the narrative, love it!
Thank you two for making this show, really enjoying it!
Glad to hear you enjoyed the show
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very enjoyed watching gentlemen... thank you... beautiful birds...
Thank you!
Really insightful. You both are gifted storytellers and that really shows in your images and footages too. Another great feature is your experimentation with different gear based on the situation. That is truly phenomenal! Can't wait for your next! 😍
Thanks so much!
Cheers!
In Quito! My city.
Si senor!
Guys this is the one of the best Bird Video Blogs on UA-cam. I love seeing all of these birds I've never heard of and hope to see in real life someday! And I love the personal stories. Keep up the great work.
Our pleasure!
Thanks so much Lisa!
Excellent episode. I am waiting for my Z-9
Awesome, thanks
I'm sure it will serve you well.
Yes, love this raw type of show a lot. Keep m coming!
Will do!
Love hearing the story behind some of these shots that are in urban areas. As Glen said you never know where the shots are going to come from. Jan has said similar where birds deep in the bush might timid and impossible to get close to, where if you look outside of the box you may find the exact same species that will come right upto you in an urban setting.
I think botanic Gardens can be a really good spot to start with. A species ive struggled with in S.A. is a brush brozewing, even in full camo at a water source, 1 slight movement and they are gone. Yet I found 1 at a botanic Garden and I was walking right upto it.
Yes, finding tame birds usually helps a lot to take better images, although this was taking it to the xtreme!
Oh nice, I'd love a nice tame Brush Bronzewing!
Great points. Botanic gardens, golf courses, etc etc can be goldmines!
love it...great info....gona get those pro set for sure....i would of needed it for the Varied thrush this week, in heavy fog...:(
Awesome. Such a cool bird! I hope you got some shots
@@jan_wegener got some but not happy with them LOL
Great episode guys!!!!
Thank you, thank you and thank you Jan and Glenn for time and effort of bringing these videos to us 😊 It is just a kind of content I want to see more of. It covers pretty much it all - gear, travels, adventures, lovely real life photography stuff, amazing nature and so on. Amazing footage and stories. Looking so much forward to the new ones!
Cheers. Thanks so much for watching.
Awesome, glad you are enjoying the show!
I always learn from watching you guys. Thanks you for another nice video
Cheers Ed!
Our pleasure!
Hi, I really like this new format.
Good to hear!
We really like this format. I do have a couple of suggestions for Glenn for really great birding spots not too far from Quito. Of course there is Mindo where we birdied for 4 days in December 21. And near the Pappallacta Hot Springs there is the wonderful Guango Lodge (long tailed stylish, swordbill hummingbirds, and many mothers plus a grey chested mountain toucan raiding an oropendula nest, for example. It cost us $10 each to go there and bird for a half day, and that included free coffee and tea. The lunch was super pricey, we didn’t do that piece. And another place, north of Quito, full of dry land tropical rainforest birds in an unusual and unique setting, is Jerusalem Parque Recreacional.
Thanks for the tips!
Excellent video!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you!
Great video! I love the candid talk and setups for capturing these beautiful birds in the field. Thanks!
Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That brush turkey story is crazy Jan. A fun video. I like the "raw" style. Throw one in every now and then.😊
Thanks for the feedback!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely love your entertaining style. Each episode is like you're taking me along on yohr field trips. Looking forward to the next one
Thanks Heidi!
Perfect way to start the weekend, with a new video! 🤘
Enjoy!
Cheers. Thanks for watching!
Living vicariously through you guys... South America, Australia,... one day 🤞
:)
Great episode guys. Very informative. But seriously, Glenn is “stranded” in Ecuador? We should all be so lucky! 😎
Very true!
I really enjoyed this format, and Glenn get out to Mindo. Some great birds in the area and an Andean Coco of the Rick Lek too
A great area. Been many times!
Great video this too,we really appreciate everything you prepare for us… thank you a lot
Cheers Antonio!
Glad you enjoy the videos!
Interesting video! Tell me, will you take pictures in the Pantanal? Do you do photo tours there?
Really liked this more raw format too😁
Cheers Verlene!
Glad to hear!
Thank you so much for the video. Appreciate you both sharing your experiences.
Our pleasure!
Another very interesting episode, good tips on handling urban shootings. As Canon has recently announced the launch of R5C, I would love to hear your take on it sometime in the future show.
Not overly excited since they remove the IBIS and bird's eye tracking in video mode.
I'll leave that one to Jan!
Hi guys I'm currently shooting with a new Pentax K3III; while it lags with eye detection it does have it and seems to be improving with each firmware update. The thing that is really impressive is the highlight metering mode, it prevents blowing highlights. This is very useful for shooting light and white coloured birds eg Ibis, cockatoos, corellas, egrets etc. It takes away the exposure compensation guess work. I always enjoy your videos keep them coming.
Sounds like an awesome feature!
I would like to get to Ecuador next year Glenn, I’ll have to try and find your info on trips.
Check out his website
glennbartley.com/
Thoroughly enjoyed the format. Very informative and stimulating.
Was wondering if you used a strobe with any of your shooting?
Thanks, I don't think either of us did.
Love it!! Another awesome show! Fun to see the “real-world” conditions and activity!
Glad you enjoyed it!
To answer your question in the video, I am fine with this format, no issues at all. Enjoyed the episode. I am curious if the R3 guys in the group had an easier time processing the images of that yellow bird thanks to the greater dynamic range of the R3 sensor.
More dynamic range certainly would be welcome on that guy!
Nice video, guys. The stories of your shoots are always welcome, and honestly my favorite kind of content. I love the names of many of the Australian birds. Noisy Pitta. I don't think there would ever be a similarly named bird anywhere else in the world.
Thanks for letting us know!
Thanks! A lot of strange birds around Australia :D
Another great video and useful information. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad to hear you enjoyed the show!
Zebra’s helpless a lot in ETTR with my Sony a1.Does the Z9 offer this in stills?
I am not sure to be honest
Glen, what couldn't you set up the R5 in Av and AEB at 20fps with +/- 1.5EV? . I did a C2 setup that way for 3 shot AEB group. I shoot running GSDs that way and they HDR in LR pretty well with minimal ghosting.
They move way too fast. Wouldn't work.
The "settings vs simplicity" thing is a big point of debate in UX design (User eXperience). It's also a bit of a trap. IMO having settings is good, but (and this is critical) the defaults need to work well.
Imagine a camera with lots of settings like a Z9 (or A1 or R5 or...), but with some presets included. "Fast action handheld" "Fast action tripod" "Portrait" etc. Allow the defaults (presets) to get you to a usable starting point very quickly, and then have any customization be fine-tuning. All cameras come with some profiles the user can save, but they'd be better if they also came with a variety of default starting points for users to build their profiles.
Very good point and exactly how I felt using the different systems.
The main thing for me is that Canon and Sony largely have 1 mode that you can customise, whereas Nikon has 4, which makes it hard to know which one to pick to even start customising
The profiles sound like a good idea as well.
Excellent episode, but very frustrated that I was not able to be on the Columbia workshop with Glenn. Instead I am watching the Clark’s Nutcrackers at our Montana feeders and wondering if my Z9 will be available by spring migration.
Next year Scotty!
Great content as always, so educational. Just wondering, can you set the threshold for zebras (blinkies I guess) to match the blown-out limit of the sensor? I don't shoot canon so not sure if it's an option but for Sony cameras you can set the zebras at 107 (older sensors) or 109 (A1) to account for the exposure latitude in Raw. I haven't blown up an exposure since setting my camera that way and wondering if it could help with some of those super tricky conditions you are facing (maybe you only need to dial-in -1 stop instead of -1.6 stop if you can see the actual blown-out limit). Just a thought.
It's not and it's a major annoyance.
Canon doesn't have any Zebras for photo mode, other than the blinking highlights, but they only show up after you have taken the image in the review.
@@jan_wegener Unfortunate but I sure hope Canon adds that feature via firmware soon - it is so convenient.
@@fredericbeudot822 I doubt it
Also, Glenn, are you trying to see/photograph the Black-breasted Puffleg? Bcs that's a challenge with capital C! (I've only been to Yanacocha once, and ofc I didn't happen to be there on the rare occasion of its visits. This was in Aug 2015)
Not really a bird you can chase. Have to get lucky.
@@GlennBartley That's for sure!
Really enjoyed the video 👍. Keep them coming 🙏
Cheers!
Will do!
Fab stuff as always guys! Glenn, not jealous at all 😫😂.... JP
😁😎
Thank you!
Lovely place to get stuck well done guys great video ! 😀👍
Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
I enjoyed this type of video and I'm very impressed with your post processing skills. I'd be curious to see how the brush turkey(s) handle raising their chicks in such an urban environment. I know photographing birds in urban looking settings probably wouldn't make for beautiful images but it might exemplify some of the pressures wild bird species are under from urban sprawl. Domestic cats alone seem to represent a big threat to some bird species. Perhaps it's a project some of your viewers would like to contribute to. Just a thought.
Yes, that's certainly a concern. The chicks are pretty independent right away, but with that many cars, certainly facedangers
Great episode, liked this format as well. Glenn's Columbia photos were amazing! Quick question for Glenn - How to manage cards and storage on these long field trips? Carrying a laptop is inevitable to transfer the photos from cards to SSD?
Yes I just download every night and backup everything on ssd.
Amazing video ❤️
Thank you!!
Another great video guys.. looks like Glen is yet to watch Jan's idea of fixing blown out highlights 😜
C'mon Glenn! "Stranded" 3 weeks in Ecuador... what a DREAM! (and I'm not referring to the nightmare kind, here...) Uhm, I'm only 1:36 minutes in, so I'm gonna continue watching, to see if you'll show me/us some Ecuador footage in this episode (or if that has to wait until the next one).
Yes not such a hardship 😁
Very interesting! How is Ecuador at the moment with covid? I'm going to fly to Quito in 2 weeks ;)
Pcr tests required for entry
@@GlennBartley Thanks. How are people dealing with covid? Are masks used and hygiene measures taken?
@@markus.herrmann.photography yes they take it seriously
@@GlennBartley Thanks! Enjoy your stay. I'm looking forward to getting there!
Love the content and style . Glen you look shattered 😂
Hahaha 🤣
Thanks!
Hi Jan, excellent video as always, greetings from Costa Rica .
Could you make a comparison between a canon prime 500 mm lens and the nikon pf 500? I a little bit worry about the subject framing distance because the Nikon is so tiny and I’m thinking that the effective reach in terns of distance (not mm) would be so different, even both being prime lenses. I think the Nikon pf is a good option and I want to buy it, you have that 5.6, but i don’t want to loose that reach, That's why I would like to see that difference.
Actually I’m using a sigma 150-600 would be even better if can can compare those, or a tamron 150-600.
Thanks you and regards
Both deliver outstanding images. The Canon is more than twice the weight but you gain a stop of light. Guess it depends what is more important to you.
Both are "true" 500mm. Whereas zoom lenses are usually much "shorter" towards the MFD. SO the 150-600 at 500mm will be much shorter in terms of reach than the 500PF from the same spot
The pf version is not the only 500mm lens from Nikon. The f4 version is an amazing lens. However being f4, it becomes bigger and heavier like the Canon.
The compactness and weight of 500 pf is what makes it an incredible lens which. You can hike with it for hours without any issues to get shots that are much more difficult than the f4 versions.
Also it's a true 500mm however the minimum focusing distance is greater than the f4 versions so, that can be a deciding factor for the scenarios that you shoot in..
@@jan_wegener thank you so much
Amazing
Thanks
how many nikon camera do u use for a professional nikon user it will take less than a min to set up the camera
Cool
Which one is the Go to AF mode on the Z9 that works in most cases?
Is there still a need to buy your presets even though canon introduced their own in the meantime?
Ours are still much better and give you way more options...
The colours are much better now, but the Prosets also help you to fix many other things in your images, so they remain tremendously helpful and usually still; give you better colours as well.
And, to answer your question at the end: I prefer videos like this. Not that I don't enjoy your more planned sessions, but this way I get more "birding feel" videos. I'm a birder first, and a bird-photographer-wannabe last. (Bcs Butterfly-chasing and fish-watching comes in between, there...)
But, I know that's just me. I suspect most peeps here is here for the photography lessons.
Yes we'll certainly be mixing these in 😊
If we are able to do a mix it will be perfect :)
My favorite big-lens question; how far will that take pictures? Usually I just say "pretty far," but the other day I said, "several light years." Got a puzzled reaction.
Haha... Nice one 🤣
haha!
Sir could you please make a video critiquing the bird photos of your subscribers ?
Perhaps some time
@@GlennBartley 😊👍👍👍
Haha, it’s the same in Sweden. ”What are you filming”, ”Is it a rare bird”, ”Wow, what a lens, must be expensive” and so on...
Yes no matter where you go!
Just got asked if I shoot for nat Geo. Classic! 😂
We need Lens coat to make an invisible coat!
I love your videos but allow me to underline the fact about the customisation of a camera as I came from Canon to Nikon the last 3 years and in my 1Dx to 5DSR then to D850 and now to Z9 always I had to customise the camera to my likings. All cameras from my old 5D to today needed setting up... All my cameras till now you could shoot from the box then you may had to set up as you like...
I think everyone customises there cameras and that's great. My main comment in regards to the Z9 was, that there wasn't one mode that seemed to be best, forcing you into using multiple modes
@@jan_wegener sorry to drag the comments Jan but what is the "mode"? I don't remember any camera (Canon or Nikon) to have a mode...
@@TerryKontopoulos auto focusing mode/method
Hey Jan & Glenn, yet another nice episode with again very awesome birds!!!
This shows feels like I can spend every 2 weeks some time in pub with some likeminded birders ;-)
Glenn is now most certainly feeling "punished" he cannot see the Canadian winter plumage, heheh !
And Jan, you just revealed how much you fooled us last week ! I thought you used the 24-105 because you didn't have much room, like in between some farms or something .. unbelievable we now get to see it was actually a busy roundabout in a really crowded place. Amazing how you can change the perception of the context with some tricks! Thank you for sharing this behind the scenes, but this reveal indeed has a stronger impact when only telling it a week later!
When will you take the drone concept next level, like this kea in NZ: ua-cam.com/video/KNjanoLuSFI/v-deo.html ??
haha that Kea is cool!
Well, I mainly had to use the 24-105 because I was so close to the birds and also to get all of them in the frame, but it also helped me to blend in :)
Thanks for your feedback Werner!
Love what you do, but I think cameras have got to easy and have spoilt some including yourselves. If you are a professional, you do not just switch on a camera a fire away and get the shots, like you stated, that would make anyone a professional shooter - The Z9 is a sophisticated camera and with a 1000 page manual, fully customisable to get it as you want. You guys obviously are used to setting up your canons or Sony’s as standard, well it seems the Nikon Z9 is more than that.
So I'm guessing that you use Nikon? 😂
@@GlennBartley first 300 pages gets you to switching the camera on
I think the main difference is that Canon especially has one mode that is highly customizable and effective with different AF cases. Whereas Nikon has essentially 4 modes that behave differently, which makes it harder to pick one, because in the end we can only use one mode at a time.
Let's be honest, most people switch the camera on and want to fire away. If you watch my R5 set up video you will know that I have changed almost all settings. My point is more that it is nice if it works well straight away :)
Jan, wait until you have them in your garden. You will want to shoot them with something else 😂
haha!
I believe that I am the only person who photographs farts, for which I use a Thermal-Imaging-Camera; fart photography is no less interesting than bird photography
Laying it on a bit thick with the presets... I'm sure it's easy money, but they are a bit of a scam and only really useful if you make them for yourself.
Many of us, Glenn and me included use them every day very successfully, so no need to hide them :)
Many people value being able to do something with one click rather than moving sliders for 20min