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08-27-2019, 03:44 PM | #12322 |
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There's a guy, over on DPReview, saying that AF, on the a9, isn't as fast or reliable as the 100-400mm GM OSS. What do you think?
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08-28-2019, 01:48 PM | #12324 | |
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Did you see the new 6600. I wish they'd upgrade the EVF. With my 6400, I have trouble tracking birds, when using the 6400 vs. my a9.
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Yeah I was really hoping form something better than a mild upgrade to the 6400. The bigger battery is nice and all, but I was hoping for a different form factor, with a front dial and joystick along with a center mounted viewfinder at least. IBIS for what I shoot isn't really a big deal. I saw nothing that will make me cancel my order for the 7RIV. I am interested to see how the crop mode works on that with the 200-600 mounted. I know it won't be at A9 level, but could still have some killer reach for perched birds and slower moving wildlife. I think we may have seen the last really high performance croppers with the D500 and 7D2. None of the companies seem to think that is a market worth pursuing. |
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08-28-2019, 07:26 PM | #12326 |
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A direct 1400 pix crop from A9 with the 200-600+1.4TC. 840mm ISO 500 f9@1/1250
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I was shooting this morning with a Canon friend. We've got matching rigs, but Sony vs. Canon, instead of the same brand. His EF 600/f4 III was nice, but balance was further forward than the Sony and the hood is unnecessarily large. He's bemoaning the unlikely 7D3 and fingers crossed that there's a pro mirrorless, with new sensor and performance to match the 1DX replacement. If that doesn't happen this winter, he's moving to Sony. Dave
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I think that the RX-10 is actually the best "first step" for wildlife and bird. Only go into the bigger stuff, once you're taking hundreds or thousands of pictures per month and you run into situations where the RX-10 doesn't cut it for you. My buddy has the EF 600mm f/4L IS III. Talk about a lens hood!!! That thing is crazy-big, on an already large lens.
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08-30-2019, 09:27 AM | #12333 | |
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61-mp on the a7IV!!!! You only need it if you print 72". Besides me and you, what crazy people do that?? Okay, being able to do a huge crop and still have 20-mp left is the other good reason. Who does that? Us wildlife photographers! Why do wildlife photographers buy $13,000 lenses? So you can crop 70% and still have this level of detail: Family Fishing Trip by David Stephens, on Flickr Love my 600/f4!
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Small Bumble-bee On Lavender by David Stephens, on Flickr
Using the 100-400mm, with FE 1.4x teleconverter, on a7RIII, with Kenko 25mm extension tubes, allowing focus to 18" at 560mm. This is around a 50% crop, resulting in around 8-times life size, when viewed at 1024p on a 27" monitor.
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Not as good as others' close-ups, but here a Monarch on one of our alliums.
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Another bee. This time I used f/16, instead of f/8, and got much more DOF. Of course, I needed to move ISO up to 6400, but DxO PRIME NR cleans up the noise very well:
Another Honey Bee by David Stephens, on Flickr Even at that small aperture, I think that the DOF is less than 1/4-inch.
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Great eye contact and up-wing pose.
How do you choose between 100-400mm, plus 1.4x and the 200-600mm?
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