Shooting Birds In Flight (BIF) from a balcony during the quarantine with the Nikon Z50 by Krishnan Venkitachalam: My casual shooting camera a Sony RX100 ver 1 had gone bust a few months ago. I was looking for a replacement for my Sony which has served me well for over nine years. Initially I had thought another RX100 (RX100 VII specifically) but I discovered that the cost was similar to the Nikon Z50. The Z50 is a bit larger in size but still is compact enough with the kit lens. I thought I’d give it a try. Then there is this flexibility of changing lenses which is not there with the RX100. I decided on the Z50. We have been in lock down from the day I got my Nikon Z50. So the only option was to shoot whatever one gets from the balcony, on a 20 something floor! There are a few wild urban Alexandrine parakeets that fly about and perch on some of the nearby wires. They make a racket and are good fun to watch. I thought I’d challenge myself to come up with shots from my balcony which is something I have been doing for a few years now. But this time I set myself a new challenge, that is to shoot birds in flight (BIF) on the Z50 from my balcony. There are buildings all around but there are also a few gaps between buildings with trees. Trick would be to snag shots in...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 21 February, 2021