cwchan

I was there in the outing as well. It was hazy with very soft and flat light yesterday. Photo taken under this condition is soft, it is normal. In fact, the result is acceptable.  If it was sunny,  your Kingfisher photo is a masterpiece.  Try again next time at bright sunlight.

One more point, try not to use the aperture at widest open. If the lens is f2.8, try to step down to f 4, etc.   There is a compromise between aperture and shutter speed. Lower the speed, smaller the aperture, sharper the  image,however, the more chance you get a blurred image due to vibration.

Wing
FRPS

cwchan

Mandy,

The following is my work using your scope (set at 30X (20-60x zoom eyepiece)).

Nikon 8400
17.5mm
1/185 f6.

I have no experience on why only the last 1/5 zoom of my DC can give me an image without noticable dark corners. It will not happen at my 30X eyepiece.  Can any experienced users (Neil, Bob, and others) give me some advice on the setting of the zoom eyepiece?  Is it a reason due to  small Eye Relief in zoom eyepiece ?

Wing
( some friend called me Chak Gor  : )