Geoff the a9 was/is a bellwether to me. Can't image what the a9ii will be like.
Great shot by the way.
Since you have 1dX/1DXii how do you thing the DR compares?
I give a slight nod to the Sony and the 'slight' is OK considering 6 more fps. But the killer when I'm shooting out of the blind is the silence. Bierds can hear and they react to a loud machine gun!
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Geoff the a9 was/is a bellwether to me. Can't image what the a9ii will be like.
Great shot by the way.
Since you have 1dX/1DXii how do you thing the DR compares?
I give a slight nod to the Sony and the 'slight' is OK considering 6 more fps. But the killer when I'm shooting out of the blind is the silence. Bierds can hear and they react to a loud machine gun!
I think the A9 recovers highlights easier...but the 1DX2 is right up there with it. I have been tending to overexpose a bit more than I do on my Nikon cameras. The Nikons are ISO-less so underexposing doesn't really matter and you protect the highlights (which I find are easy to blow on the Nikon sensors). But the A9 is not totally ISO-less so exposing to the right is still of benefit and with its highlight recovery is not that dangerous.
I bought the A9 for two main reasons: 1) Silence 2) To play/experiment with mirrorless .... the 20FPS is just an added bonus to me!! The blackout free VF was the feature that sealed the deal because without it I can't deal with EVF blackout and lag and would not have bought the camera.
LBJ wonderful family portrait.
Geoff, excellent as always.
I guess we've all imaged Spoonsbills at one time or another. Last year I did my best Spoonie work at the Stick Marsh, but this year something unique for me....first time ever getting a head on.
I remember when the a9 first starting getting attention and some nay-sayers saying it's a mirrorless and won't be able to track well.
This shot plucked from 20+ all looking same save wing position.
Not the most beautiful Spoonie but a unique pose to me so I was happy-
MedicineMan404 wrote:
LBJ wonderful family portrait.
Geoff, excellent as always.
I guess we've all imaged Spoonsbills at one time or another. Last year I did my best Spoonie work at the Stick Marsh, but this year something unique for me....first time ever getting a head on.
I remember when the a9 first starting getting attention and some nay-sayers saying it's a mirrorless and won't be able to track well.
This shot plucked from 20+ all looking same save wing position.
Not the most beautiful Spoonie but a unique pose to me so I was happy-
We all have our good side! Excellent handling capturing the head-on angle with the Spoonie ! Taking a cue from many of you on the forums and Youtube (Mark Smith), I decided to take a drive down to Stick Marsh myself to see what all the excitement was about ( about 1.5 hours drive from Orlando). Wow. Roseate Spoonbill Jackpot for sure! Not to mention the Bald Eagle, Woodpecker pair, Red-shouldered I spotted on the dirt road drive to the waterfront. Still cleaning that fine dirt road dust out of my trunk BTW. Ha ha. Well worth the drive!
Yes I did and thanks. After getting to use Mitesh’s cameras in Florida I was sold on the A9. I wasn’t going to buy it right away as I’m still really happy with my Nikon gear. But right when I got home a member on here who is local to me wanted to sell his one month old A9,100-400 and 1.4TC with a few extras from RRS. The price was right so I went for it. Enjoying the silent shutter which is the main reason I bought it. The D850 shutter noise had been driving me mad and driving the birds back into the bush😱
Stoffer wrote:
Hi Geoff, so you got the A9?
Welcome to the Sony side! That A9 is in great hands!
What's funny is that when I first went from my D810 to the Sony A9, it felt so weird and I felt so insecure/unsure while shooting silent shutter. Now that I have been shooting the A9 for awhile, when I go back to the D810 to shoot the shutter just seems so loud now. Lol.
arbitrage wrote:
Yes I did and thanks. After getting to use Mitesh’s cameras in Florida I was sold on the A9. I wasn’t going to buy it right away as I’m still really happy with my Nikon gear. But right when I got home a member on here who is local to me wanted to sell his one month old A9,100-400 and 1.4TC with a few extras from RRS. The price was right so I went for it. Enjoying the silent shutter which is the main reason I bought it. The D850 shutter noise had been driving me mad and driving the birds back into the bush😱
