Wuji Equipment Edit丨Qiangala
I have been working as an ecological travel team leader and bird guide since 2016. The bird watching activity in Motuo, Tibet, which was originally scheduled to be cancelled due to the epidemic, so I have to go back to my hometown in Guangxi for vacation. When I got home this time, I brought the Fuji X-H2S body and XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR lens, ready to take pictures of the birds living by my side.
Huang Shigui
Ecological photographer
China's new record bird species rust-throated wool spotter
shooting more than 3500 species of bird species
Brown back shrike X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/1000 seconds ISO800
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X-H2S with XF150-600mm is a good choice for bird shooting
The reason why I brought this set of equipment this time is because X-H2S is Fuji's latest speed flagship phone. It is said that its response speed and focus speed have all achieved the benchmark for APS-C format cameras, and it also has bird eye recognition and other bird-friendly functions. What's more, its fastest continuous shooting speed of 40 shots per second is the best among APS-C machines. I really want to try whether it can meet my need to capture exciting moments.
In addition, this XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR is also the latest released ultra- telephoto lens . Compared with the fixed-focus lens, it has a richer perspective. Moreover, the 900mm ultra-telephoto lens equivalent can be shot by hand, which is really cool. When shooting birds, you can compose and framing more flexibly, and there are more choices in the picture presentation.
Finally, the overall weight of this set of equipment is very light. It takes trekking and searching for bird shooting in the wild. Heavy equipment is definitely a burden. This set of equipment is not only light, but also saves the accessories such as tripods, which completely liberates bird shooting people.
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X-H2S New bird's eye AF focus, making it easier to shoot birds
When it comes to shooting birds, the most important performance is focusing, especially now cameras have the intelligent recognition function of deep learning, which can recognize bird's eye AF, and become the favorite of bird photographers. Fuji X-H2S has added bird recognition and bird eye AF, which makes it very easy to photograph birds.
The largest number of people near the wasteland in my hometown is East Asian stones. Don’t underestimate this ordinary bird, which looks like a sparrow. They have leaped thousands of kilometers from the northeast to South China. When I found it, it was standing on the wires in the orchard hunting! When I lifted the camera, it was already waiting for an opportunity to move, but even so, X-H2S can still schedule such a moment. In addition to the fast response speed of X-H2S, it has to be said that Bird's Eye AF is really easy to use.
East Asian Stone X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/1000 seconds ISO640
Autumn wind causes ripples on the water surface, and the canna sways with the wind. The little bird standing on the top of the canna staggered and almost couldn't stop. He used a move to "white crane shining its wings" to maintain balance, but no matter how it moves, the focus frame will fall on its eyes in real time, and just press the shutter to lock the moment.
East Asia Stone X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/800 seconds ISO640
At the door of the house is a winding river, winding and twisting, merging into Pearl River . This river has nurtured our ancestors and other creatures living here. Black-winged Kitchen is the most common Raptor at the doorstep. It has a simple black and white feather color, bright red iris, and an elegant hovering posture. The black-winged Kitchen is the beauty of the raptor. In the past, it was a bit difficult to shoot a flying black-winged kite, but now you only need to turn on the Fuji X-H2S bird recognition function, and the focus will be quickly locked on the ascension body and eyes, even if it moves quickly and irregularly, there is no problem.
Black-winged kite X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/800 seconds ISO800
Slim Red-breasted flower pecking has gorgeous colors. They like to feed on Mulberry Parasites and are the most important disseminators of Mulberry Parasites. Because they are too small and active by nature, they often jump in the dense mulberry parasitic . If you want to take good photos of them, bird's eye AF is essential.
Red-breasted flower-pecker X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/160 seconds ISO500
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X-H2S has 40 high-speed continuous shooting
H2S shooting birds flying board pictures is the pursuit of bird photography enthusiasts. The use of high-speed continuous shooting is indispensable for the flying version to record the birds' posture of flying in the air. The faster the continuous shooting speed, the more detailed the birds' flying movements can be recorded, and the best postures will not be missed. The X-H2S device has high-speed continuous shooting of up to 40 photos per second. Although it is an electronic shutter , because it uses the latest stack sensor, it perfectly solves the jelly effect that has always been criticized by electronic shutters.
Egret X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/1600 seconds ISO500
This set of continuous shootings of egrets are all in focus accurately. The high-speed continuous shooting combined with bird's eye AF is simply a magic tool for bird shooting.
With the excellent high-speed continuous shooting performance of X-H2S, I not only recorded the scene of the egret leaping up and flapping my wings, but also recorded the figure of the golden waist swallow , the moment when night heron suddenly appeared and flew by...
golden waist swallow X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/800 seconds ISO500
night heron 1 night heron X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/800 seconds ISO500
night heron X-H2S｜XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/1000 seconds ISO640
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X-H2S is paired with a new 26-megapixel sensor, excellent picture quality
For friends who like bird photography, shooting birds at close range and obtaining "counting hairs" birds is the goal pursued by "bird people". The new APS-C size 26.16 megapixel back-illuminated stack "X-Trans CMOS 5 HS" sensor and the new X-Processor5 processor are equipped with a new APS-C-size 26.16 megapixel back-illuminated stack and a new X-Processor5 processor improve image resolution at lower ISO. It was also a close-up shot, but Fuji's expression of color was better. For example, this black curly tail, less than 5 meters away from me, took a colorful black look.
Black curly tail X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/160 seconds ISO320
Take this photo of the diphtheria red hip bulb as an example. When we enlarge it 100% you can see very sharp image quality performance, and the eyes and feather parts have very high resolution.
Dipoeal red hip squid X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/840 seconds ISO800
Local enlargement
In recent years, all the fields in front of my hometown have been planted with sugar oranges, and the height of the fruit trees is more than two meters. Although black-winged kites are common, if you want to track them and take wonderful pictures, you will inevitably run around the fields. This set of equipment weighs a total of 2.2KG, and it is handheld and has no pressure when shooting in the field. Of course, the search results will not be disappointed. I captured the scene of the black-winged kite harvesting. It was holding a Chinese stone dragon. Look, even the straw rod had not even had time to let go and throw it away!
Black-winged Kire X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/1250 seconds ISO800
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XF150-600mm lens has excellent optical qualities.
Ultra-telephoto lens must be used to shoot wild birds. Although APS-C frame can obtain a greater advantage in telephoto end compared to full frame, it still tests the imaging quality of the lens telephoto end.The longest focal end of the Fuji XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR lens is 600mm, with an equivalent 900mm ultra-long focal length in 35mm format. Moreover, its excellent optical quality allows me to shoot excellent picture quality at the longest focal end. With the soft front and back blurred ability, I recorded many wonderful moments as I wish.
White squid likes to move around wetlands. When taking this photo, the grass in the foreground and the background were well blurred, and the softness of the sunset was fully expressed.
White squid X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/320 seconds ISO800
Brown back shrike in the sunset and Gesang flower as the background show their softness.
Brown back shrike X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F8 1/800 seconds ISO1000
Blackfish X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/60 seconds ISO800
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X-H2S has excellent anti-shake performance
The grove of Sun Yat-sen University South Campus is a famous migratory bird stopping place in Guangzhou. Every autumn migration season, various online birds are active near the grove. Whether they can be photographed well is a test of the performance of photography equipment, but in forests with poor lighting conditions, it is especially challenging for the camera's anti-shake performance. The photo below was taken at 1/40 second in handheld condition. The shot was successful once, and there was no shaking and blurring at all. The excellent anti-shake capability of X-H2S can be seen.
Black Flying X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/40 second ISO800
When shooting this Black Flying , the light on the scene was actually very dark. In order to ensure the picture quality, I held it in 1/30 seconds for shooting. There was no problem with the 600mm end, and the framing composition was very stable. In addition, I increased the sensitivity to ISO2000, and it can be seen that the picture has almost no effect. Even if it is moderately brightened in the later stage, there is not much dark noise.
Blackbird X-H2S / XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR / F9 1/30 seconds ISO2000
Trial summary
For most bird shooting enthusiasts and ecological record enthusiasts, excellent focus pursuit ability is the core demand. In addition, lightweight equipment is crucial, and no one wants to travel long distances with too heavy equipment. If there is good anti-shake performance, it will definitely be very popular. The above points are the main selling points of the Fuji X-H2S+XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR equipment. Of course, it also has the high-quality color expression capabilities of the Fuji camera . Take it with you and record the Feiyu beside you~
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