Traveling to Utah for a funeral, I had to stop on the way for this scene. I just love the colors of the southern Utah landscape. The snow on the mountain in the background was a bonus. A7RIII + FE 28/2.
kdrk888 wrote:
I know Ronny's frogs put all other frogs to shame. Anyways, I went to the zoo this morning to test the Sigma 60-600 Sports at 600mm on the Sony A7RIII. The animal eye AF worked (but not always) on a variety of animals, even the frog!
I can’t compete with the frogs I have seen here but I was out with my Samyang 85 last night and took this one. Heavily cropped as I could not get too close.
I visited our favorite burrowing owl site yesterday. This adult owl was taking it easy, just sitting on a branch. I started out from approximately 40 feet or so and I took a few images, I was there by myself and I approached the owl slowly closer and closer. Each time I took a few images and my move didn't seem to bother this owl. It stayed put, just turning the head to the left and right and from time to time, looked straight at me. When I got closer to the MFD of the lens, I took off the TC, and lowered the minimum shutter speed (I am using Auto ISO, BTW) and I could get as close as 15 feet and the owl was basically frame filling.
Starting at approximately 20 feet or so, I noticed that the lens didn't let me AF anymore; it just racked back and forth. Apparently, that's one of the drawbacks of adapting a non-Sony lens that I just discovered. Maybe it is more related to the A7r III and not with the A9. I need to figure that out. So, I ended up focusing manually. That lens though is just superb; the details using the A7r III are just amazing.
Gorgeous shot Joshua. Sometimes it is nice to out alone. Chances are if lots of other photogs around, the bird would not have let you get that close. Is it possible that the adapter changes the min. focusing distance?
Thank you Ronny! I am liking the Sigma 60-600 a lot, sharp enough for me, I am still young enough to handle the weight. Still not sure about the AF for BIF though. Here is another shot of the lion at 600mm at the zoo yesterday. The image was cropped, the JPEG file is about 15MP. Will be interesting to see how the new Sony 200-600 performs. I am sure the AF will be better with native mount lenses.
Gorgeous shot Joshua. Sometimes it is nice to out alone. Chances are if lots of other photogs around, the bird would not have let you get that close. Is it possible that the adapter changes the min. focusing distance?
Birdie
Thank you, Birdie! Yes, for sure the owl would have flown away had there been more photographers around. It happened many times before. There are a few potential causes for the lens not to AF beyond 20 feet. I am not sure what the actual cause is though. Most of the time, I am using the lens with the focus limiter on, which is around 45 feet, to make the AF perform better at longer distance setting. It is the first time that I tried to focus on something that close with that lens. I got so close that the thought of using a macro lens for that owl did cross my mind .... just kidding .
Chimney Tops in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountain NP. After the Tops burned in 2016, the trail was permanently closed past this viewpoint, as the rocks are too fragile to sustain foot traffic. Folks used to scramble up the rock to the top before the fires, and it's likely it will be closed for the remainder of our lives. Sad stuff, but a beautiful view nonetheless!
. Anyways, I went to the zoo this morning to test the Sigma 60-600 Sports at 600mm on the Sony A7RIII. The animal eye AF worked (but not always) on a variety of animals, even the frog!
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