Charlie MacPherson joins Jim and Fred once again and discusses his experience with the new
Tamron 150-600mm telephoto zoom lens.
Tamron loaned Charlie a lens which he used with his
Canon 1DX and he took it out into the field in Massachusetts to photograph some of the local birds. He compares the results with his
Canon 600mm prime lens. Tune in to hear what Charlie has to say and see some of the images he made with this new lens.
In the news,
Nikon has offered to replace the shutters on its D600 cameras that are experiencing the 'dust' issues, and they have announced an upgrade to the D4 to a D4s. A Florida based photographer has pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the endangered species act, and several more companies are releases cameras (even phones!) with 4K video capability.
Jim, Charlie and Fred also discuss the upcoming
Tampa Bay Shootout which takes place in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 4, 5 and 6.
Jim Clark is the keynote speaker on Friday evening at the PTec campus in south St. Petersburg and the speech is free and open to the public. There are nearly 50 photography workshops to choose from for the weekend and registration is now available at
www.thephotoshootout.com. Fotobug listeners can get a $15 discount by entering discount code
TBPS-Caldwell when you register. But hurry!! There are limited openings for the workshops and it is first come-first serve!
Jim has some exciting workshops coming up this fall - Fall Colors and Moose in Maine, and Fall Colors in the Julian Alps in Slovenia. Details and signup information can be found at
www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com. Charlie also has some great workshops such as summer in Iceland and his annual Polar Bear workshop! Details can be found at
www.theamazingimage.com. Be sure to sign up for Charlie's newsletter for free prizes and be sure to wish Charlie well on his recent hip replacement!
Coming up on the next podcast, Jim catches up with sports photographer (and light painter!),
Dave Black at the
Universal Studios in Orlando! You won't want to miss this one!