Birds of Manitoba - Craig & Rose: Nikon D3300 with the Tamron 150-600

Thursday 17 March 2016

Nikon D3300 with the Tamron 150-600 - 17 March 2016

Got my new camera gear today, Nikon D3300 and Tamron 150-600 lens.
I was anxious to try them out so I charged the battery for an hour and went to the pond we frequent.
It was not a perfect photo day, gloomy with a moderate snow falling for most of my time at the pond.
I took about 220 photos and kept 18. There were a lot of almost identical photos and many at a distance did not turn out due to the snow. In some of the photos the snow fall was heavy enough that the camera actually focused on the snow.
I was rather pleased with my new kits performance considering the weather, my limited abilities and this being my first time using this kit.
Photos taken range from about 60 feet to over 200 yards.
I tweaked the exposure on all the photos and added some sharpness.
The D3300 is very small and light.
The Tamron 150-600 is large and weighs in at about 4 lbs.
Some of the photos were shot hand held and others with the lens resting on a door window in our van.
I think hand held shots are very possible with the 150-600, except for birds at a distance. I am really looking forward to better weather so I can get some more experience with it.