Looking at a Cattle Egret in Breeding Plumage.
Cropped and flipped; tripod mounted 100-400mm f4-f5.6 GM set to 400mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/320 second.
Exposure corrected +0.83 Stops.
May 11, 2019
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
I have switched on Eye-AF for Animals in my A9.
My eyes aren't good enough anymore to see in the EVF whether Eye-AF is effective or not.
Looking at these images Eye-AF certainly doesn't seem to get in the way, it may actually be doing its Job IMHO!
Sony ILCE-9 + FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X TC @ 560 mm, f/4.5, 1/640 s, ISO 4000.
Also these images are heavily cropped.
The A9 with 6,000x4,000 pixels seems to handle that well.
I used Focus Area Center or Flexible M.
These little birds move fast and erratically.
It's hard to predict where they will be next.
I either have my focus area on their head or I don't, handholding the FE 400/2.8 lens.
If I do the A9 focusses instantly and I get in this case an L burst of sharp images.
Of course, shooting would be doable but a bit harder with my A7r.2 or A7r.
Looking at a Cattle Egret in Breeding Plumage.
Cropped and flipped; tripod mounted 100-400mm f4-f5.6 GM set to 400mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/320 second.
Exposure corrected +0.83 Stops.
May 11, 2019
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
Rich
Lovely shot Rich !
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AGeoJO wrote:
From Ecuador = cross posted...
Another beauty Joshua
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k-h.a.w wrote:
Eye-AF for Animals?
I have switched on Eye-AF for Animals in my A9.
My eyes aren't good enough anymore to see in the EVF whether Eye-AF is effective or not.
Looking at these images Eye-AF certainly doesn't seem to get in the way, it may actually be doing its Job IMHO!
Also these images are heavily cropped.
The A9 with 6,000x4,000 pixels seems to handle that well.
I used Focus Area Center or Flexible M.
These little birds move fast and erratically.
It's hard to predict where they will be next.
I either have my focus area on their head or I don't, handholding the FE 400/2.8 lens.
If I do the A9 focusses instantly and I get in this case an L burst of sharp images.
Of course, shooting would be doable but a bit harder with my A7r.2 or A7r.
I have switched on Eye-AF for Animals in my A9.
My eyes aren't good enough anymore to see in the EVF whether Eye-AF is effective or not.
Looking at these images Eye-AF certainly doesn't seem to get in the way, it may actually be doing its Job IMHO!
Also these images are heavily cropped.
The A9 with 6,000x4,000 pixels seems to handle that well.
I used Focus Area Center or Flexible M.
These little birds move fast and erratically.
It's hard to predict where they will be next.
I either have my focus area on their head or I don't, handholding the FE 400/2.8 lens.
If I do the A9 focusses instantly and I get in this case an L burst of sharp images.
Of course, shooting would be doable but a bit harder with my A7r.2 or A7r.
K-H., my favorite AF setting in Ecuador is Tracking-AF with Selectable Assist Point (I don’t remember the exact name and I cannot access my cameras right now). It was fail-proof there to get the initial focus and it switched automatically to tracking. It did make my life so easy that way. No, not Eye-AF for bird but as far as I am concerned, I can live without .
Joshua
Edit: two superb images from the cemetery, Birdie!
AGeoJO wrote:
K-H., my favorite AF setting in Ecuador is Tracking-AF with Selectable Assist Point (I don’t remember the exact name and I cannot access my cameras right now). It was fail-proof there to get the initial focus and it switched automatically to tracking. It did make my life so easy that way. No, not Eye-AF for bird but as far as I am concerned, I can live without .
Joshua
Edit: two superb images from the cemetery, Birdie!
Thanks Joshua. I hear you.
I also used tracking, but once these little birds started moving I could not keep them in the frame.
So I saw no need to use that.
To nail the initial focus made all the difference.
Tracking or not, the initial focus area has to be spot on.
K-H.
PS: All your pictures, of birds or otherwise, stand out and are enjoyable!
First snaps with a new to me Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2 vII. Nora is my faithful model. These are both wide open at f/1.2. Last time I used a copy of this lens was on my NEX-6. Love it on the A7rIV with the Techart adapter!
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