Nikon Z6 + Nikkor 400mm f/5.6 ED IF manual focus lens. This is not the fastest or easiest lens to shoot with as it’s extremely long yet quite light and VERY prone to lens vibration. Wildlife don’t often sit still for long so focusing manual, setting every other setting manually and stopping the ruddy lens shaking is quite a challenge but it is possible. For this shot I used a vintage Gitzo table top tripod with a small RRS ballhead. Putting weight with my hand on the end of the lens I was able to stop the lens shake enough to take some reasonably sharp shots. This shot is completely uncropped. I’ve just added a little sharpening and removed a couple of leaves that were distracting. Otherwise it’s pretty much as is.
