Cool video. Thanks for sharing

I would never use a 2x converter on any lens except a 400 f2.8 or a 600mm f.4. Just my opinion. A 1.4 will work much better.

ha ha ha, YT recommending a wildlife photography video of my go-to place for eagles, I was there Oct 31st and got tons of early morning moody photos with my Sigma 150-600 F5-6.3, going mid-April for the hatchings.

You should consider renting a 600mm f/4 prime instead of the 180-600mm zoom. You should be far enough away from the eagles where you would be shooting at 600mm most of the time, and a prime lens will take a 1.4x converter better than a zoom. I'd stay away from the 2x converter, even on a prime lens.

Your shots are super cool. However, I have a few suggestions for you. I, too, just went out for my first wildlife birding experience the other day. I have a Z8 and I used my 100-400 lens. Why didn't you use your native Z glass? I'd say that a 2x teleconverter with F-mount FTZ adapter on a long lens is not going to get you great results. I've been shooting my 100-400, which is not ideal, but it's all I have, and I'm getting super clean shots if the birds are within 20-75 meters of my camera. The closer the better, and my best results have come when birds are within 50 meters of me. I mean, some of mine are so sharp that I cant believe it. Also, my shots straight out of the camera are clear but not tack sharp. For sharpness, you probably need good denoising software and even sharpening from that software. I use DxO Pure Raw either with or without sharpening with great results. I shoot either FX or DX on the Z8, and I think FX with cropping in post works better for me. Also, high ISOs are fine. 3200 is no problem. I'd say that you don't need to throw more money at the problem just now. Instead, practice with what you have because your gear is not really the problem it seems. I think that you went out to a difficult situation for your first birding shoot. I went to a local zoo to see what was possible and to practice, and my shots were fantastic in that controlled environment. Then when I got out in the wild the first time, I shot birds that were relatively close AND I even shot pigeons to practice. Just get some more experience with your gear, practice the settings, and do easy shoots with close birds to get used to shooting birds for a bit.

Just randomly saw this bro I was like that's my cousin haha hope you're doing good

Love the Video man!! Love that area! Always good shooting. Same at Port Deposit up the road.

i was at conowingo yesterday. on 11/16... i almost went on 11/15 but i didnt want to deal with the cold weather

is there a restroom there for the length of time you were there?

At 2.14 AT-AT caught you did. Mm. 😌

Teleconverters on zoom lenses is not a workable combination,particularly with f mount lenses on Z bodies.