Capturing Birds in Flight with a basic Autofocus (AF) System and the reasonably slow frame rate of the Canon EOS 6D Full Frame body and EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM zoom lens.
Generally, when I capture Birds in Flight at Woodbridge Island Cape Town, I prefer the extra fps and reach of a faster APS-C (crop) body paired with a 400mm prime lens.
This morning I took the Canon EOS 6D (4,5 fps) and the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens while everybody around me captured birds in flight with the Canon EOS-1D X / Canon EOS 7D Mark II and the Canon EOS 70D - all of which have superior frames per second (fps) continuous shooting rate and superior AF systems compared to the humble Canon EOS 6D with its basic 11-Point AF system.
Location: Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
FPS (Frames Per Second Rate in continuous shooting mode) of the EOS bodies mentioned:
Autofocus (AF) Points of EOS bodies mentioned
These 4 consecutive images of the Pied Kingfisher are substantial crops, but the point is that Birds in Flight photography is possible without the most advanced fps / AF systems and / or fast(er) prime lenses.
Canon Equipment Used
FPS (Frames Per Second Rate in continuous shooting mode) of the EOS bodies mentioned:
- Canon EOS-1D X 14 fps
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II 10 fps
- Canon EOS 70D 7 fps
- Canon EOS 6D 4.5 fps
Autofocus (AF) Points of EOS bodies mentioned
- Canon EOS-1D X 61 AF Points
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II 65 AF Points
- Canon EOS 70D 19 AF Points
- Canon EOS 6D 11 AF Points
These 4 consecutive images of the Pied Kingfisher are substantial crops, but the point is that Birds in Flight photography is possible without the most advanced fps / AF systems and / or fast(er) prime lenses.
Canon Equipment Used
- Canon EOS 6D
- Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens
- Manual Mode: Auto ISO @ 300mm focal length
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| Birds in Flight Photography with Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens |
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| Birds in Flight Photography with Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens |
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| Birds in Flight Photography with Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens |
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