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Trying the 5DM2 at Birds in Flight

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In this sortie to Candaba wetlands, I finally had some time to try the AF of the 5DM2 at birds in flight (I grudgingly suspended HD video capture for the afternoon).
I turned on the six invisible assist points for AF tracking. I'm pleasantly surprised that the 5DM2's AF is very fast in target acquisition and excellent in
tracking - miles ahead of my 40D's AF, and giving my 1DM2 a good run for the AF money. The downsides of the 5DM2 at BIFs are the slow frame rate (tougher
to get the optimum wing position of the BIF) and the noticeable shutter lag. On the positive side, acquiring and tracking a BIF through such a large VF/frame is
much easier, giving the subject more canvas all around for cropping flexibility. When focal length limited, the 5DM2 has a longer "reach" than my 1DM2 and is
about equal in pixel density to my 20D.

In sum, the 5DM2 is a very good BIF body and it's complementary to my 1DM2 in this application when frame rate and short shutter lag are less important than high ISO performance,
a bigger canvas, a longer reach, or simply more MP.

Some still captures from the 5DM2 and BIFs from the 1DM2 are included in this gallery.
Grey Heron Scientific name - Ardea cinerea Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Grey Heron

Scientific name - Ardea cinerea

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Eastern Marsh-Harrier Scientific name - Circus spilonotus Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetlands and grasslands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]
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Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Scientific name - Circus spilonotus

Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetlands and grasslands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]

Eastern Marsh-Harrier Scientific name - Circus spilonotus Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetlands and grasslands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, uncropped full frame, processed and resized to 900x600]
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Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Scientific name - Circus spilonotus

Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetlands and grasslands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, uncropped full frame, processed and resized to 900x600]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]
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Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]

Purple Swamphen Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, captured AFTER SUNSET, cropped, processed and resized]
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Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, captured AFTER SUNSET, cropped, processed and resized]

White-browed Crake Scientific name - Porzana cinerea Habitat - Wide variety of wetlands from ricefields to tidal marshes and edges to lakes. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped to 3072 x 2048 (300D photo size), processed and resized to 1350 x 900]
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White-browed Crake

Scientific name - Porzana cinerea

Habitat - Wide variety of wetlands from ricefields to tidal marshes and edges to lakes.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped to 3072 x 2048 (300D photo size), processed and resized to 1350 x 900]

 Zitting Cisticola Scientific name - Cisticola juncidis Habitat - Ricefields and wetter grassy areas. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 1000 mm, f/16, Manfrotto 475B/3421 support, available light, full HD video frame (video grab), processed and resized to 1280x720]
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Zitting Cisticola

Scientific name - Cisticola juncidis

Habitat - Ricefields and wetter grassy areas.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 1000 mm, f/16, Manfrotto 475B/3421 support,
available light, full HD video frame (video grab), processed and resized to 1280x720]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]
IMG_1371-1200x800.jpg

Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]

Yellow Bittern Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

 Yellow Bittern Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_1996-1350x900.jpg

Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
Cinnamon Bittern Scientific name: Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Habitat: Ricefields, marshes and mangroves. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Cinnamon Bittern

Scientific name: Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Habitat: Ricefields, marshes and mangroves.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support]

 Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]
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Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, cropped and processed]

Grey Heron Scientific name - Ardea cinerea Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. [CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_1441-1200x900.jpg

Grey Heron

Scientific name - Ardea cinerea

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]


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