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Eyes Wide Open
I've found with the 400mm f5.6 that the hardest part about getting BIF shots is finding the bird in the viewfinder. It's like looking through the cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels; the FOV is tiny. So I've been experimenting with tracking with both eyes open. With the 5D MkIII in expanded point mode, I get a circle in the center of the VF. With both eyes open, that circle appears to be floating way out in front of the camera. Since I have both eyes open, I can see the bird and move the circle onto it, and then the bird appears in the VF. I close my left eye and focus/shoot as normal. It took a little practice, but I've become quite proficient at it. Maybe everyone does this and I'm just waking up to the idea?
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