what's up guys what's the difference between a telephoto zoom lens and a
super telephoto zoom lens you ask well a whole lot this is the Tamron 150 to 600
f5 6.3 VCD IG II it opens up a world of possibilities for your photos and that
takes some practice and we want to thank photographer Frederic Bonneau for sharing
these awesome wildlife photos taken here in Florida using the Tamron 150 to 600 G
II. All super telephoto lenses have a few things in common and knowing what these
are will help you get more creative with your photos now the compression effect
is a great tool for creating dramatic photos and what I mean by compression is
that whatever is in the background will look closer and larger than what it
really is adding more impact to the image for example if you take a photo of
a person with something interesting in the background like a tree a building or
a mountain with a wide-angle lens the object in the background will appear
small in the frame getting lost in the composition now if you were to take that
same photo with a telephoto that same object will be pulled into the photo and
add a more dramatic effect one of the draws of super telephoto lenses is that
they narrow the field of view helping you get closer to a subject that is far
away but it also magnifies the bokeh effect giving you smooth pleasing bokeh
in the out-of-focus areas this helps isolate your subject from the background
for intimate close-up photos another effect of the high magnification of
shooting at focal length of 400 500 600 is shallower depth of field this makes
it more of a challenge to nail the focus right where you want it it's great to be
able to zoom in on your subject but with that zoom you magnify any shake or
vibration for the sharpest possible photos a good rule is to keep your
shutter speed as fast as your focal length
I recommend shooting in shutter priority or full manual so you can set your
shutter speed keep in mind if you're using a crop sensor camera like this one
your equivalent field of view is going to be around 240 to 960 millimeter so
keep the shutter speeds high when shooting handheld this requires high ISO
so if you want to keep the iOS I use a good tripod or monopod which
leads us to our next tip now when using a lens like this a tripod or monopod is
gonna be your best friend not just because you'll get tired of
holding a four to five pound lens but it will give you sharper images then you
can get shooting handheld now with a telephoto lens the field of view is much
narrower so even the smallest amount of movement moves the image more than when
using a wide-angle lens the Tamron 150 to 600 features a rotating tripod collar
with a dovetail or arca-swiss type mount making it convenient to attach to a ball
head or gimbal a gimbal is a favorite of bird photographers because it gives you
the ability to move the camera around effortlessly and smoothly because the
weight is perfectly balanced now if you're using a ball head make sure that
it is ready to handle the weight of your lens so that the ball doesn't creep
while you're shooting monopods are also a great option which allow you for
greater mobility while shooting and they're great for doing some panning
shots just set your shutter speed between 120 v to 1/100 of a second and
you can blur the background of fast-moving subjects another important
tip is if you're using a tripod turn the vibration compensation off since you
already have the lens stabilized using the VC while on a tripod could cause
vibrations that make you lose sharpness now the Tamron 150 to 600 offers
four-and-a-half stops of image stabilization and this allows you to
shoot at shutter speeds you normally couldn't want shooting handheld the VC
will help you break that roll that I mentioned about keeping your shutter
speed as fast as your focal length mode one is great for use with telephoto
lenses because the stabilizer is working continuously
to keep the image steady in the viewfinder mode three will give you the
most stabilization as it will only compensate when the shutter is released
now mode two should only be used for panning which is a great technique for shooting
subjects in motion and then there is a hidden mode four not found on the switch
which is for videography as it has to be custom program using the Tamron tapping
console also keep in mind that although VC is a
very useful feature it's only effective for slow moving or stationary subjects
for fast-moving subjects you will need to use a fast enough shutter speed to
freeze the action so you got this far what's next well let's say you're all
set up to get the perfect shot of the red-shouldered hawk well the picture is
not going to be great unless you nail the focus get to know the focus settings
of your camera you servo or continuous autofocus to track your subject you can
adjust your tracking sensitivity in the cameras menu so that you can fine-tune
the focusing to match the subject you are shooting and don't forget this lens
also offers full time manual focus override unless you focus as close as
7.2 feet and has a focus limiter switch that will let you limit the focus to
subjects that are closer within 7 to 32 feet or further away from 32 to infinity
this is a great way of keeping the lens from losing focus on your subject. Last tip
set your drive mode to high-speed and make sure you have a fast memory
card for a burst shooting I hope you get out somewhere wild now this lens was
made to get outdoors and I'd love to see what photos you're getting with your
super telephoto lenses so please share them as always thanks for watching keep
on shooting and I'll catch you in the next video