Philippine Needletail with a 5dmk2

[Tonji Ramos]

A lot of people say 5Dmk2 is not good for birds in flight.

But I got lucky and got the speeding Philippine Needletail in Zamboanga.

Special thanks to Doc Boy who lent me his 400mm f5.6. My 500mm was useless for these fast little guys. I could not even see them in my viewfinder with my regular setup.

PHILIPPINE NEEDLETAIL
Mearnsia picina
Pasonanca, Zamboanga


5dmk2, 400mm f5.6, 1/4000, f6.3 ISO 2000 manual exposure, handheld

[Michael R. Anton]

Don't know how you do it, Tonji. Galeng!!!

[Clemn A. Macasiano Jr.]

Excellent ! Bravo bravo !

[Ely Teehankee]

The smaller version of the Pintail Duck. Well done Tonji & Mabuhay.

[Tonji Ramos]

Thanks guys. These birds are the same size as Glossy Swiftlets and they seem to fly faster. Shooting these fast birds made me wish I had one of the newly released camera models with high tech AF.

Ely, haha. Mabuhay.

[Ramon Quisumbing]

Fantastic, Tonji!