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One of the hardest thing for me when I got my Nikon 500mm lens was that I could not locate the bird in flight so easy since the narrow field of a long lens. If I spotted the subject further away I had time to locate the subject and follow it through. But the closer the subject the harder it was. Even with a 400mm lens or say the 300mm lens users could have a problem locating the bird it flight. So here is a tip that I have used with the 500mm and even on the 300mm Canon lens that I use to have.

On the 500mm lens and the 300mm canon lens that I had there is a big knob on the lens hood, if you place that knob facing up in the center of the camera you can uses this like a riffle site by pointing it at your subject and in most cases you will be able to locate the subject much faster. Just think of it as looking down the barrel of the shot gun. So now what if you don't have a know on the end of your lens hood and you have the pull out type and twist to lock it in, how can I apply this to that lens? I had Lynn my wife outside to get her to try to track some gulls and see if she can track them, she had a bit of a time doing so. So this is what I said to her, in order to make this easier for you, lift your eye just a bit from the view finder and look right down the middle where the flash goes into, again like looking down the barrel. She tried this a number of times and was able to track the birds in flight a lot better. With a little pratice try this out and see if it will work for you. Now you have a sight that you can used that you can at least use to lock onto your targert, rather then lifting the lens up in the air and hoping that you can find your subject. Just a little tip that I used and it has helped Lynn and myself lock on to the bird in flight.

Enjoy this tip...