Today was another stunning morning at the Water Ranch. The Ring-necked Ducks were particularly friendly today and would often come closer than I could focus. I was stunned by the Z600f4 TC’s ability to capture minute details. When I saw drops of water and feathers within its narrow band of focus at f/4, the thought crossed my mind: What would happen if f/11 came into play? As soon as I dialed in f/11, my shutter speed instantly skyrocketed – 1/40! To capture detail requires both depth of focus and shutter speed to capture movement; ducks frequently bob their heads back and forth across my frame. 1/40 simply isn’t enough to stop that motion, so I needed to observe peak of action carefully and shoot numerous frames since this shot has such a low precentage rate. Finally, only 1 frame needed to be successful, the one you see above! In total it cost shutter speed, frames and time – that is the cost of depth!
